SMS Deutschland was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial German Navy. She was commissioned in August 1906. When completed, Deutschland was already overshadowed by HMS Dreadnought, launched the same year In the Battle of Jutland Deutschland was assigned to the rear of the German line and saw little fighting #battleship #FirstWorldWar #GermanNavy #HighSeasFleet #ImperialGermanNavy #KaiserlicheMarine #maritimehistory #NavalHistory #Predreadnought #SMSDeutschland #WW1 https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/german-pre-dreadnought-battleship-sms-deutschland/
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Looking forward to the conference “DEL CORSO Y LOS CORSARIOS” at Universidad CEU San Pablo in Madrid this week, organised by Cátedra Internacional CEU Elcano. I’ll be speaking about the Prize Papers and Global Maritime History.
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Times-Colonist: A ‘magnificent obsession’: Maritime Museum acquires virtual encyclopedia of nautical history. “The Nauticapedia’s vessel databases, articles, reference tables and images attract four million web hits from 130 countries annually. [John] MacFarlane recently donated the comprehensive resource, including all of its rights and contents, to the Maritime Museum of B.C. to be the […]
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Hannover https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/german-pre-dreadnought-battleship-sms-hannover/ #Battleship, #FirstWorldWar, #GermanNavy, #HighSeasFleet, #ImperialGermanNavy, #KaiserlicheMarine, #MaritimeHistory, #Naval, #NavalHistory, #Navy, #Pre-dreadnought, #SMSHannover, #WorldWarOne, #WW1
Bien avant le Titanic, l’Inde a connu son propre drame : le SS Vaitarna, surnommé le Titanic indien.
Un vapeur électrique en 1888 + un cyclone 
À lire ici : https://www.2tout2rien.fr/le-titanic-indien-disparition-du-ss-vaitarna/
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"My lab operates meteorological buoys out on Lake Superior in the western arm," said Austin. "I work with the Weather Service, and their No. 1 thing is we need more (weather monitors) out there. Just because you know what the conditions are near Stoney Point doesn't mean you necessarily know what the conditions are in Two Harbors."
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/how-science-has-prevented-so-far-another-shipwreck-like-edmund-fitzgerald
Duluth News Tribune · How science has prevented (so far) another shipwreck like Edmund Fitzgerald
#OTD 29 Aug 1583, Tudor adventurer Maurice Browne went down with his ship, the Delight, on Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s doomed voyage.
A courtier, spy & captain, he chose death over escape...
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The Tudor Society · Maurice Browne, a Forgotten Tudor Adventurer - The Tudor SocietyWhen we think of Elizabethan adventurers, names like Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh usually come to mind. But on 29th August 1583, another Tudor mariner met a tragic fate. His name was Maurice Browne and he went down with his ship, the Delight. Browne wasn't just an adventurer, he was a well-connected courtier who worked for Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's famous spymaster. But his ambition and spirit of exploration led him to join Sir Humphrey Gilbert's doomed voyage to North America...
With thousands of square feet of canvas capturing every breath of the trade winds, a 19th-century tea clipper was the absolute pinnacle of sailing evolution. #History #Clipper #CuttySark #MaritimeHistory #SailingShip #Ship #TeaClipper #TeaTrade #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2782-en/
World History EncyclopediaCutty Sark: Fastest Ship in the WorldWith thousands of square feet of canvas capturing every breath of the trade winds, a 19th-century tea clipper was the absolute pinnacle of sailing evolution. The Cutty Sark was just such a ship, carrying...
HMNLS Java was a cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy . Sunk at the Battle of the Java Sea in Feb 1942 https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/netherlands-cruiser-hnlms-java/ #HMNLSJava #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #WW2 #cruiser #RoyalNetherlandsNavy #BattleoftheJavaSea
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Vindictive https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/british-heavy-cruiser-hms-vindictive/ #AircraftCarrier, #Cruiser, #HeavyCruiser, #HMSVindictive, #MaritimeHistory, #Naval, #NavalHistory, #Navy, #RepairShip, #RoyalNavy, #Warship
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Lothringen https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/german-pre-dreadnought-battleship-sms-lothringen/ #Battleship, #FirstWorldWar, #GermanNavy, #HighSeasFleet, #ImperialGermanNavy, #KaiserlicheMarine, #MaritimeHistory, #Naval, #NavalHistory, #Navy, #Pre-dreadnought, #SMSLothringen, #WorldWarOne, #WW1
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Preussen https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/german-pre-dreadnought-battleship-sms-preussen/ #Battleship, #FirstWorldWar, #GermanNavy, #HighSeasFleet, #ImperialGermanNavy, #KaiserlicheMarine, #MaritimeHistory, #Naval, #NavalHistory, #Navy, #Pre-dreadnought, #SMSPreussen, #WorldWarOne, #WW1
SMS Hessen was the third ship of the Braunschweig-class battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. Named after the Grand Duchy of Hesse, she was laid down at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel in 1902, launched on 18 September 1903, and commissioned on 19 September 1905. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/german-pre-dreadnought-battleship-sms-hessen/ #battleship #FirstWorldWar #GermanNavy #HighSeasFleet #ImperialGermanNavy #KaiserlicheMarine #maritimehistory #naval #NavalHistory #Navy #Predreadnought #SMSHessen #WorldWarOne #WW1
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Braunschweig https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/german-pre-dreadnought-battleship-sms-braunschweig/ #Battleship, #FirstWorldWar, #GermanNavy, #HighSeasFleet, #ImperialGermanNavy, #KaiserlicheMarine, #MaritimeHistory, #Naval, #NavalHistory, #Navy, #Pre-dreadnought, #SMSBraunschweig, #WorldWarOne, #WW1
Inside the 1960s Ocean Liner RMS Transvaal Castle - full film here: https://ow.ly/Qq6F50WIkuC
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British Heavy Cruiser HMS London in Sep 1941 https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/british-heavy-cruiser-hms-london-1929/ #cruiser #heavycruiser #HMSLondon #maritimehistory #naval #NavalHistory #Navy #RoyalNavy #warship #WW2
The Turkish pre-dreadnought battleship Turgut Reis was originally built for the Imperial German Navy as SMS Weissenburg, one of the Brandenburg-class battleships Purchased by Turkey in 1910, she participated in the Balkan War and WW1. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/turkish-pre-dreadnought-battleship-turgut-reis/ #battleship #FirstWorldWar #maritimehistory #NavalHistory #Predreadnought #predreadnoughtbattleship #TurgutReis #TurkishNavy #warship #WorldWarOne #WW1
British Heavy Cruiser HMS Raleigh https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/british-heavy-cruiser-hms-raleigh/ #Cruiser, #HeavyCruiser, #HMSRaleigh, #MaritimeHistory, #Naval, #NavalHistory, #Navy, #RoyalNavy, #Warship
HMS Effingham a Hawkins class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. Lost during the Norwegian campaign in 1940. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/british-heavy-cruiser-hms-effingham/ #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #RoyalNavy #HeavyCruiser #HMSEffingham