June 2018
Captain Richard Bowen – Part 2 of 3
Captain Richard Bowen, Beau Ideal of a Naval Officer Part 2 of 3 This article continues the story of the splendid Captain Ricard Bowen (1761-1797) which was [...]
May 2018
The Gold Hunter Mutiny, 1828
Mutiny on the High Seas – the Gold Hunter, 1828 I recently encountered a remarkable account of a mutiny on a commercial vessel in 1828. It appeared [...]
Built to be unlucky? The French battleship Suffren
Built to be unlucky? The French battleship Suffren The splendidly-expressive Yiddish word “schlemiel” describes a person who is invariably unlucky and whose endeavours are doomed to failure [...]
“Snakes and Ladders” – Guest Blog by J.G. Harlond
"Snakes and Ladders" - Guest Blog by J.G. Harlond J.G. [...]
The SMS Grosser Kurfürst Disaster, 1878
The loss of SMS Grosser Kurfürst, 1878 Two maritime disasters which involved large loss of life occurred in British waters in 1878. One was about the now-forgotten disaster [...]
The Troopship Sant Anna sinking, May 1918
The Troopship Sant Anna sinking, May 1918 The Sant Anna, pre-war. (With acknowledgement to the “Forum PAGES 14-18” website: Les combattants & l'histoire de la Grande [...]