August 2022
The Battle of Heligoland 1864
War in the North Sea, 1864 – The Battle of Heligoland Tegetthoff In the late 19th and early 20th Centuries the [...]
The Chesapeake – HMS Leopard Incident, 1807
The Chesapeake – HMS Leopard Incident, 1807 The three-year “War of 1812“between Britain and the United States, brought no great benefit to either nation. Though the issues involved [...]
Battle of Ushant 1778 – its farcical aftermath, the guillotine and a “Citizen King”
The indecisive Battle of Ushant 1778 – and its farcical aftermath, the guillotine and a “Citizen King” France’s entry into the American War of Independence was [...]
July 2022
HMS Royal George Salvage
The salvage of HMS Royal George, 1782 – 1844 HMS Royal George in her glory The loss, while at anchor at Spithead, off Portsmouth, of the ship-of-the-line [...]
Training Tragedies – HMS Eurydice & HMS Atalanta
Training Tragedies: the losses of HMS Eurydice and HMS Atalanta At first glance, the picture of a frigate such as HMS Eurydice, as above, immediately evokes visions of single-ship [...]
June 2022
French oared-galleys in British Waters – 1707
Royal Navy frigate vs. French oared galleys – 1707 When one thinks of battles involving oared galleys one thinks automatically of actions in the Mediterranean. The [...]