When gasometer foundations were being constructed in 1886, an enormous pre-Roman logboat was discovered in the silt of the Ancholme river; in ancient times a wide estuarine valley. After litigation, ...
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Discusses the development of the visual signalling system known in its various forms as Semaphore, ranging from hand-held flags to tower-mounted rotating arms, using differing codes and languages at ...
The Russian–American Company fleet (1799–1871) provided communication between the Asian and Baltic ports of Russia and the distant Russian colonies in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. At the beginning ...
The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...
The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...
The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...
A detailed history of the Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth which included the first gated “dry” dock in England, intended to handle the largest ships of the day and meant to supersede the “wet’ docks then ...
Transport of meat required cold storage at port of loading, on-board and on discharge. The discussion concentrates on mechanical on-board systems. Early voyages under sail required auxiliary engines, ...
Cook’s voyages played a significant part in the history of science and were supported by initially the Royal Society and later by the Board of Longitude. Astronomers, naturalists and artists went on ...
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The American navy had been neglected, so there were few ships available to it at the outbreak of war. The author gives a list of these, then discusses in detail their readiness for action, dimensions, ...
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