September 2017
HMS Indefatigable versus Droits de l’Homme 1797
HMS Indefatigable vs. Droits de l’Homme Desperate action in storm and darkness 1797 Besides their few major fleet actions, the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars saw many [...]
Imperial German Navy – sketches of life on board ship 1902
The Imperial German Navy – sketches of life on board ship 1902 Some time ago I stumbled on German publication of 1902 entitled “Germany’s Honour on the [...]
August 2017
The loss by fire of the SS City of Montreal 1887
The loss by fire of the SS City of Montreal 1887 The history of maritime passenger-transportation in the mid-nineteenth century is, in great part, a [...]
HMS Fowey 1710 – Officers were not always Gentlemen!
HMS Fowey, 1710 – Officers were not always Gentlemen! I’ve mentioned before in my blogs some of the unusual stories I’ve found in an 1889 book by [...]
The painful transition from Sail to Steam
The painful transition from Sail to Steam Admiral John Moresby I’m fascinated by the way that navies – and most especially the [...]
Petropavlovsk August 1854
The Crimean War’s North Pacific Theatre: Petropavlovsk, August 1854 The most common image of the Crimean War (1854 – 56) is of Britain’s Light Brigade charging to [...]