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Life at Sea in the Royal Navy, 1860s
By Antoine Vanner|2026-10-09T16:34:17+00:00October 9th, 2026|
Life at Sea in the Royal N [...]
The Royal Navy vs. the Riff Pirates 1848-51
By Antoine Vanner|2026-10-01T17:58:11+00:00October 1st, 2026|
The Royal Navy vs. the Rif [...]
The Wit and Wisdom of Admiral “Jacky” Fisher
By Antoine Vanner|2026-09-28T09:04:16+00:00September 25th, 2026|
The Wit and Wisdom of Admi [...]
Georgian Naval Chaplains – and a rascally journalist
By Antoine Vanner|2026-09-17T14:42:18+00:00September 17th, 2026|
18th Century Naval Chaplai [...]
Life – and Death – in seaborne trade, 1870s
By Antoine Vanner|2026-09-11T18:33:06+00:00September 11th, 2026|
Life – and Death – in sea [...]
Passing by on the other side at sea? Kish Bank, 1876
By Antoine Vanner|2026-09-03T17:24:43+00:00September 3rd, 2026|
Passing by on the other si [...]
Guest Blog: Yankee Adventurers in the Pacific
By Antoine Vanner|2026-08-28T10:13:34+00:00August 28th, 2026|
Guest Blog: Yankee Adventu [...]
Liner turned raider: Prinz Eitel Friedrich 1914 – 15
By Antoine Vanner|2026-08-20T17:53:16+00:00August 20th, 2026|
A Liner turned raider: Pri [...]
1759 – “The Wonderful Year”
By Antoine Vanner|2026-08-07T16:57:17+00:00August 7th, 2026|
1759 – “The Wonderful Year [...]
Richard Paton: Self-taught naval artist with sea experience
By Antoine Vanner|2026-07-30T18:32:49+00:00July 30th, 2026|
Richard Paton (1717 – 1791 [...]
The HMS Queen Charlotte disaster, 1800
By Antoine Vanner|2026-07-25T09:51:17+00:00July 24th, 2026|
The loss of HMS Queen Char [...]
Naval action off Gaza, November 1917
By Antoine Vanner|2026-07-17T16:34:57+00:00July 17th, 2026|
Bombardment and U-Boat act [...]
Hell at Sea: Merchant Service in the mid-19th Century
By Antoine Vanner|2026-07-09T17:05:12+00:00July 9th, 2026|
Hell at Sea Merchant Servi [...]
In the Dawn of Naval Aviation – HMS Ark Royal and HMS Argus
By Antoine Vanner|2026-07-03T17:52:24+00:00July 3rd, 2026|
In the Dawn of Naval Aviat [...]
The ramming of HMS Vanguard, 1875
By Antoine Vanner|2026-06-25T15:52:34+00:00June 25th, 2026|
The ramming of HMS Vanguar [...]
HMS Dolphin captures the slaver Firme, 1841
By Antoine Vanner|2026-06-12T17:58:25+00:00June 12th, 2026|
HMS Dolphin capture [...]
Disgrace at sea: Sinking of liner La Bourgogne, 1898
By Antoine Vanner|2026-06-04T14:09:45+00:00June 4th, 2026|
Disgrace at sea: Loss of l [...]
Duelling Steamships : Vladimir vs. Pervaz-i-Bahri, 1853
By Antoine Vanner|2026-05-28T15:36:33+00:00May 28th, 2026|
Duelling Steam Warships : [...]