One of Spain’s treasure shipments was intercepted by an Irish privateer, one of many off the waters of Britain. Letters of marque issued by the Spanish authority in Flanders allowed privateers to ...

This article is a robust riposte to the commonly held view that work aloft in sailing vessels-and particularly in the Royal Navy – was highly risky and resulted in frequent accidents and death. It ...

A naval cause celebre, the dispute between Augustus Keppel and Sir Hugh Palliser after the inconclusive battle of Ushant in 1778 led to the courts martial (and acquittals) of both admirals. The causes ...

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During the American Revolution the Dutch Caribbean island of St Eustatius was a major transit point for trade with the rebels and French islands. The British Administration was particularly aggrieved ...

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This describes the capture in the year 1592, near the island of Flores, in the Azores, of the Portuguese carrack Madre de Dios, homeward bound from Cochin, by an English fleet during the war between ...

A short history of the Kempenfelt family from origins in Sweden and what details are available of the careers and fate of Admiral Kempenfelt’s brothers. The free quarterly newsletter of the Society ...

The Fishburns and the Langbournes were two of the three most notable Whitby shipbuilders in the last decade of the eighteenth century. Thomas Fishburn was known for producing ship-rigged vessels with ...

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, ...

Wooden ships have three main enemies – fire, dry-rot and worms, and rot was a major problem that affected the operational readiness of the fleet. Although rot must have been a problem for many ...