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The video above is the trailer showcasing Joe Follansbee’s...
Published on 2011-07-12 08:31:17
The video above is the trailer showcasing Joe Follansbee’s recently published book called, The Fyddeye Guide to America’s Maritime History. Watch the video above and feel free to take a look at Joe’s book on Amazon (link), it looks perfect for those interested in finding maritime historical sites in their area or in the greater USA. Joe is the main blog editor over at www.fyddeye.com. > read more
Delaware Makes First Quasi-War Capture, 7 July 1798 | Naval History Blog
Published on 2011-07-08 01:41:00
Delaware Makes First Quasi-War Capture, 7 July 1798 | Naval History Blog: The title says it all. If you are at all interested in this war, time period, or what have you, then I highly suggest picking up Ian Toll’s book, Six Frigates. He gives an excellent, rousing account of the Quasi-War and the War of 1812. Click the title to go to the original post from the Naval History Blog. > read more
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Published on 2011-06-17 23:54:00
Evidence of fish tanks on Roman ships
Published on 2011-06-11 00:52:00
Evidence of fish tanks on Roman ships: (Original article link in title) A lead pipe found on a wreck of a Roman ship has led experts to suggest that this may be the only remaining evidence of on-board fish tanks. We do know that the Romans possess > read more
USS Triton Circumnavigates the Globe | Naval History Blog
Published on 2011-05-10 02:01:00
USS Triton Circumnavigates the Globe | Naval History Blog: May 10, 1960 (Link in title) The USS Triton completes a submerged circumnavigation of the globe in only 84 days. The mission was called Operation Sandblast and was a first in history. Th > read more
Scurvy Awareness Day | May 2nd
Published on 2011-05-02 11:28:00
Scurvy Awareness Day | May 2nd: This site was too awesome not to post (click title for link). Enjoy, and happy Scurvy Awareness Day to everyone!! > read more
Confirmed: Y. pestis bacteria caused the Black Death
Published on 2011-04-11 10:33:00
Confirmed: Y. pestis bacteria caused the Black Death: A very interesting blog post from The History Blog (click on above title for link) concerning the (now-known) microbial origins of the Black Death. Yersinia Pestis, the causative pathogen, is kn > read more
A fascinating video from BoingBoing discussing the mysterious...
Published on 2011-03-26 02:34:01
A fascinating video from BoingBoing discussing the mysterious and undeniably interesting neurological powers of cephalopods (octopuses, squids, etc.). The video is only ten minutes long, but gives a good sense of why exactly these creatures are so > read more
adventures-of-the-blackgang: US Sloop of War Hornet sinking...
Published on 2011-03-11 00:41:10
adventures-of-the-blackgang: US Sloop of War Hornet sinking the HMS Peacock; War of 1812 “…At the same moment another sail appeared, and proved to be HMS Peacock approaching the port. Clearing for action, Hornet quickly closed the distance and > read more
Leaving comments FYI
Published on 2011-02-22 14:46:36
The comments link might be easy to use, but it’s even easier to miss! Should anyone want to leave a comment on any post on my main blog page, just press the “n comments” link (n = however many comments that post has) which is located at the b > read more
Scurvy was one of the plagues of long distance travel by...
Published on 2011-02-22 14:19:28
Scurvy was one of the plagues of long distance travel by sailing ship, when voyages could last for months to years. During that time the crews lived on salted meat and dried root vegetables, the only things that could be kept edible without refrigera > read more
Some interesting maritime links from the last month!
Published on 2011-02-03 00:15:55
Image via Wikipedia Picked up a few links in my browsing over the last few weeks that I thought were worth sharing. Enjoy and let me know what you think of any of the stories! 1861: Superior Naval Bureaucracy (Naval History Blog) New York City Hon > read more
Watercolor Images from The Battle of Waterloo
Published on 2011-01-11 13:41:00
Above is a watercolor image originally painted by a Scottish surgeon and gifted artist named Charles Bell. During the Battle of Waterloo, Bell witnessed many horrific and gruesome injuries, many of which he was careful to record and then transform > read more
Happy New Year to everyone. Thanks for reading my little corner...
Published on 2010-12-31 04:03:00
Happy New Year to everyone. Thanks for reading my little corner of the web, it’s been a lot of fun writing here and I’m looking forward to doing more of the same in 2011! All the best! > read more
Any good books on The Restoration, naval or otherwise?
Published on 2010-12-17 02:54:23
Image via Wikipedia I recently completed J.D. Davies’ fiction work, Gentleman Captain, my first foray into the world of naval historical fiction, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am preparing a review of it shortly, but wanted also to ask readers if > read more
Turning bombs into...furniture?
Published on 2010-12-05 10:51:00
Turning bombs into...furniture?: Old Salt Blog just posted an interesting albeit slightly odd story about an Estonian sculptor named Mati Karwin, who is apparently creating furniture with the marine mine husks left behind by the Soviets when they pul > read more
John Wesley Powell's Water-based States: How the Western U.S. Could Have Looked
Published on 2010-11-18 08:25:00
John Wesley Powell's Water-based States: How the Western U.S. Could Have Looked: A very interesting article that gives us a “what if” scenario where the layout of the states in the American West would have been based on irrigation systems and wat > read more
Wasp vs. Frolic -- The Story
Published on 2010-11-16 22:00:00
Image via Wikipedia To give a little background to the picture I put up the other day from the Naval History Blog, I figured I would give some more details on just what the battle between the USS Wasp and the HMS Frolic was. The Frolic had left the G > read more
Wasp vs. Frolic in the War of 1812 via www.navalhistory.org
Published on 2010-11-11 12:53:00
Wasp vs. Frolic in the War of 1812 via www.navalhistory.org > read more
Some interesting maritime links from the last month!
Published on 2010-11-05 14:27:25
Image via Wikipedia I have collected some very interesting and worthwhile maritime history and naval history-related links over the past month or so, and figured I would collect and share them here. Enjoy and comments welcome, as always. A Good Bo > read more
Added a Tag Cloud link
Published on 2010-10-29 03:11:59
I added a “Tag Cloud” link to the navigation at the top of my blog. I figured this would make it easier for people to navigate my posts based on which topic they were interested in. Just click the link and it should generate a list of all the > read more