Following the declaration of war on Serbia by Austria-Hungary in the Summer of 1914, the French, Russian and British navies sent small detachments and a few shore batteries to assist Serbia in ...
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The Russian–American Company fleet (1799–1871) provided communication between the Asian and Baltic ports of Russia and the distant Russian colonies in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. At the beginning ...
One of Spain’s treasure shipments was intercepted by an Irish privateer, one of many off the waters of Britain. Letters of marque issued by the Spanish authority in Flanders allowed privateers to ...
The development of the Severn Trow from the 15 th to early 20th century is discussed. The earliest form was an open flat bottomed, double ended barge progressively developing a more rounded section ...
The article reviews how the Royal Navy attempted to understand the cause of scurvy, followed by implementation of a cure and prevention. James Lind undertook trials to cure this common illness, most ...
The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...
The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...
The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...
The third in a series, this article examines the rules used by HM Customs established through Statute to calculate tonnage following 1670 Act for ‘Encouragement of the Building of Good and Defensible ...
The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...
The Ashmolean Museum houses the oldest English ship model in existence, although its provenance and raison d’être has never been fully established. Details of the model, and restoration work carried ...