Nautical/Naval History

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1. Naval History On This Day, Any Nation 1 2 3 4 27

   By Kevin, May 2, 2013   

   • Kingfisher
   • 786 replies
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   • Cold_Fire
   • October 21, 2023

2. Name the Ship Game 1 2 3 4 107

   By RMS Olympic, February 17, 2013
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   • amateur
   • August 25, 2022

3. Ship paintings 1 2 3 4 34

   By Vegaskip, October 17, 2017
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   • TBlack
   • January 31

4. Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops of the Royal Navy 1 2 3 4 6

   By molasses, March 7, 2013
   • 172 replies
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   • AJohnson
   • November 30, 2022

5. American sailing warships with no plans or records 1 2 3 4 14

   By CharlieZardoz, June 3, 2015   

   • John Adams
   • Alliance
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     Tagged with:

     • John Adams
     • Alliance
     • General Greene
     • Enterprise
     • Congress
   • 399 replies
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   • uss frolick
   • January 18

6. Brig USS Enterprise 1799 info gathering 1 2 3 4 6

   By CharlieZardoz, August 14, 2015   

   • Enterprise
   • 165 replies
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   • CharlieZardoz
   • March 15

7. Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion 1 2 3 4 9

   By Cathead, April 30, 2016   

   • Steamboats
   • riverboats
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     • Steamboats
     • riverboats
     • rivers
     • sternwheelers
     • paddlewheelers
   • 269 replies
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   • Canute
   • July 4, 2022

8. Art of period shipbuilding 1 2 3 4

   By Tadeusz43, March 7, 2015   

   • period shipbuilding
   • 93 replies
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   • Sailor1234567890
   • June 2, 2017

9. Ships of the late 16th century? 1 2 3

   By NAZGÛL, March 13, 2015
   • 79 replies
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   • midelburgo
   • February 20, 2018

10. A first look at the Frigate John Adams, 1799-1829 1 2 3

    By Talos, November 12, 2015
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    • Talos
    • May 21, 2020

11. 18th and early 19th Century cutter models 1 2

    By tkay11, April 24, 2015   

    • Cutter
    • 18th Century
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      • Cutter
      • 18th Century
      • Sherbourne
      • National Maritime Museum
      • Chatham Historic Dockyard
      • Rigging
    • 42 replies
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    • Roger Pellett
    • December 10, 2023

12. Pilar (Ernest Hemingway's Fishing Boat)

    By birchbaysider, April 5, 2014
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    • bridgman
    • February 8, 2021

13. Seeking information on determining load waterline 1 2 3 4

    By trippwj, March 1, 2015
    • 110 replies
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    • AaronCastor
    • May 2, 2018

14. historic newspaper articles postings 1 2 3 4 9

    By AON, January 28, 2020   

    • newspaper
    • 263 replies
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    • mtaylor
    • May 21, 2020

15. The Dutch Boeier De Sperwer- The 'James Bond Yacht' 1 2

    By Salty Sea Dog, June 1, 2013
    • 30 replies
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    • flying_dutchman2
    • January 8, 2014

16. HMS Victory re-paint 1 2

    By SailorGreg, August 20, 2015
    • 48 replies
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    • harlequin
    • March 9, 2019

17. Colors on ships

    By VonHoldinghausen, September 16, 2014
    • 20 replies
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    • jbshan
    • February 7, 2016

18. French Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Carnot

    By dgbot, November 27, 2015
    • 25 replies
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    • GrandpaPhil
    • August 14, 2023

19. Ballast Stones

    By tmj, December 2, 2019
    • 15 replies
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    • Martocticvs
    • April 17, 2021

20. The subsciption frigate New York and other details 1 2

    By CharlieZardoz, January 29, 2016   

    • new york
    • subscription
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      • new york
      • subscription
      • frigate
    • 51 replies
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    • uss frolick
    • January 21, 2018

21. Bare feet on deck???

    By Izzy Madd, March 20, 2015
    • 23 replies
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    • wq3296
    • March 26, 2015

22. Red Right Returning, history question

    By Modeler12, March 28, 2013
    • 26 replies
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    • Modeler12
    • March 29, 2013

23. British official Report of the Prince de Neufchatel vs Endymion battle 1 2 3

    By uss frolick, October 16, 2014
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    • uss frolick
    • September 6, 2020

24. Italian Boats of the Adriatic Sea 1 2

    By jack.aubrey, October 15, 2016
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    • cotrecerf
    • August 2, 2022

25. Mathew Baker's early concept of ship hull design, ca. 1570 1 2 3 4

    By Waldemar, October 12, 2022
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    • Mark Humphrey
    • June 6, 2023

26. Venetian ships 1797-1799

    By MarisStella.hr, April 11, 2014
    • 17 replies
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    • MarisStella.hr
    • June 28, 2014

27. Question about stoves and how the rotisserie worked 1 2

    By Modeler12, June 25, 2015
    • 35 replies
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    • wrkempson
    • June 28, 2015

28. Looking for plans or possible models of Magellan's ships. 1 2

    By J11, November 13, 2020   

    • Magellan Ships Plans
    • 57 replies
    • 7.8k views
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    • CharlieZardoz
    • January 13

29. Old ships' figureheads photo 1 2 3

    By druxey, September 24, 2020
    • 64 replies
    • 7.3k views
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    • Peter Reynolds
    • June 27, 2022

30. 2nd rate London 1656 – the art of the shipwright 1 2 3 4

    By Waldemar, January 19, 2023
    • 101 replies
    • 7k views
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    • James H
    • February 11, 2023