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 ...

Alexander Smith from Ulster, Able Seaman on the Bounty; John Adams founder of Pitcairn, born in Hackney 1766; one and the same or not? The author’s intriguing quest for a definitive answer, from his ...

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The Trustees of The 1805 Club are delighted to invite Members and Friends, and their guests, back to the historic venue of HMS NELSON WARDROOM for our annual flagship event: a splendid evening to mark ...

As students of Pepys’s official career would expect, his orderliness of mind and methodical good sense are reflected from every page, but the journal also furnishes unexpected material on Charles II.

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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, ...

Thomas Doughty was beheaded in Patagonia by Drake in 1578. Doughty’s brother, John, commenced murder proceedings against Drake upon their return to England. After establishing his locus standi, ...

The trading and privateering voyage of Captain John Strong in the ship Welfare (or Farewell), 270 tons, 40 guns, to the South Seas in 1689-91 based on his journal and the account of Richard Simson.

Compared with other nations, the eighteenth century Royal Navy was markedly slower in adopting new propulsion technology, initially resisting steam in favour of sail and later the screw propeller over ...

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Herring were fished commercially in the Bristol Channel, including from Porlock, until the early years of the twentieth century. This essay presents an historical overview of the industry, with ...