The full history of a famous barque from her launch to her ultimate fate with all the trials and tribulations experienced during her lifetime. A good description of the fight the sailing ship put up ...
The development of the Severn Trow from the 15 th to early 20th century is discussed. The earliest form was an open flat bottomed, double ended barge progressively developing a more rounded section ...
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 ...
The Gokstad Viking Ship: some New Theories Concerning the Purpose of Certain Constructional Features
Questions arising during the process of model building led the author to review the functions of several constructional features of the Gokstad ship. His findings suggest that blocks and uprights were ...
Galleys, similar in design to those of the Viking era, played an important role in trade, policing and warfare in the Scottish highlands and Islands, especially Argyll. To date no wrecks have been ...
After surveying the development of early steam-powered vessels, the author examines the design and construction of the first paddle frigates, Gorgon and Cyclops in terms of engines, speed, tonnage, ...
This paper describes the 103 Martello Towers erected on the South and East coasts of England against French invasion, and explains the origin of the name and design of the Martello Tower. The author ...
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This is a technical article which discusses the rationale behind the hypozomata (heavy cables) that are on record as being supplied as hull reinforcement for Athenian triremes. It establishes that ...
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Steffy’s article is an amply illustrated and very detailed preliminary report on a bronze ram and adjacent bow timbers of a pre-Christian Era warship of unstated provenance found intact in November ...
No formal hierarchy existed within the Royal Navy prior to 1748, therefore Admiralty approved uniforms were unnecessary. At the time ‘naval officer’ referred to non-military posts, whilst the military ...
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