Naval History On This Day, Any Nation

[Prowler901]

247 years ago today the Continental Congress passed a resolution to create the Continental Navy, the precursor to the US Navy.

 

Happy Birthday to all my US Navy shipmates.

 

Semper Fortis

 

Todd

[bruce d]

October 14, 1942. The German hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser, disguised armed raider) Komet was sunk off Cap de la Hague in the early hours. Komet was attempting to break out into the Atlantic and was ambushed by British, Polish and Norwegian Hunt class destroyers and British and Dutch MTBs. 

The wreck was found in 2006.

[greenstone]

On 1/27/2014 at 11:37 AM, Kevin said:

Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet

Amongst other measures Hood took one may mention the garrisoning , which he commissioned as a sloop-of-war to blockade the approaches of Martinique.

 

My respect, colleagues!

In a russian book of the 19th century I found an interesting drawing of HMS "Diamond Rock" 

 

 

Edited February 14, 2023 by greenstone

[allanyed]

79 years ago today 5000 vessels took part  in the largest combat landings ever made.   Ships and sailors from MANY countries took part and many made the ultimate sacrifice along with their soldier brothers,  Pics below are from our recent visit May 23 -25, 2023

  

 

Edited June 6, 2023 by allanyed

[Louie da fly]

A few days late for this one, but I only just discovered it.

 

[Knocklouder]

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/this-day-history-oct-21-1797-legendary-warship-uss-constitution-launched-boston

   

Today's History lesson.  I found it interesting        Old Ironside !!

Edited October 22, 2023 by Knocklouder
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[Cold_Fire]

Thank you for the read, friends.

[Ferrus Manus]

July 12, 1346. The forces of Edward III of England finish crossing the English Channel and land at St Vaast la Hogue, Normandy, beginning the invasion of France and kicking off the Hundred Years' War. 

 

 

Famously, Edward face planted while disembarking his ship, writing it off as the land of France being ready to receive him. From there, the English army pillaged, looted, and raped their way through Normandy and on to Calais, in an action now known as the Crecy Campaign. 

Edited July 13, 2024 by Ferrus Manus

[Ferrus Manus]

I know I'm a day late to post this, but...

 

On November 10th, 1975, the ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald was lost with all hands in a freak storm on Lake Superior. 

 

 

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald was forever memorialized in Gordon Lightfoot's famous ballad. 

Edited November 12, 2024 by Ferrus Manus

[Michael Mash]

That is a very nice photo.

I think perhaps this has become the most famous shipwreck on the Great Lakes, helped along and memorialized by Gordon Lightfoot’s song.

[The Ships Cat]

On this day the 23rd March 1660 the famous English diarist and navy clerk wrote in his diary -

 

23rd. Up early, carried my Lord’s will in a black box to Mr. William Montagu for him to keep for him. Then to the barber’s and put on my cravat there. So to my Lord again, who was almost ready to be gone and had staid for me. Hither came Gilb. Holland, and brought me a stick rapier and Shelston a sugar-loaf, and had brought his wife who he said was a very pretty woman to the Ship tavern hard by for me to see but I could not go. Young Reeve also brought me a little perspective glass which I bought for my Lord, it cost me 8s. So after that my Lord in Sir H. Wright’s coach with Captain Isham, Mr. Thomas, John Crew, W. Howe, and I in a Hackney to the Tower, where the barges staid for us; my Lord and the Captain in one, and W. Howe and I, &c., in the other, to the Long Reach, where the Swiftsure lay at anchor; (in our way we saw the great breach which the late high water had made, to the loss of many L1000 to the people about Limehouse.) Soon as my Lord on board, the guns went off bravely from the ships. And a little while after comes the Vice-Admiral Lawson, and seemed very respectful to my Lord, and so did the rest of the Commanders of the frigates that were thereabouts. I to the cabin allotted for me, which was the best that any had that belonged to my Lord. I got out some things out of my chest for writing and to work presently, Mr. Burr and I both. I supped at the deck table with Mr. Sheply. We were late writing of orders for the getting of ships ready, &c.; and also making of others to all the seaports between Hastings and Yarmouth, to stop all dangerous persons that are going or coming between Flanders and there. After that to bed in my cabin, which was but short; however I made shift with it and slept very well, and the weather being good I was not sick at all yet, I know not what I shall be.

 

Pepys Diary - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4200

Edited Sunday at 07:25 PM by The Ships Cat