A view of the Mary Rose from towards the stern, showing the internal structure of the ship. The orangey browns of the ship contrast with the blues of the background.
Visited any good museums lately?
Why not come and visit a great one this weekend!
Available as part of the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ticket - maryrose.org/Book-Now
One of my favourite accounts on here, from the beautiful Northumbrian coast.
I very much hope it settles. It's so short-sighted of the way we're structuring society/the economy at the moment, with less investment in deeper knowledge.
There were as at least two US CVEs (Tulagi and Kalinin Bay) operating Hellcats in support of Operation Dragoon (the landings in Southern France) in Sep '44. There was one UK CVE (Emperor) too 😊
#OTD in 1836, Davy Crockett died at the Alamo. His descendant Lt. Davy Crockett was a U.S. Navy Hellcat pilot during WWII. After being shot down and captured in France in 1944, he was taken to Toulon where the German commander surrendered the arsenal and his 500 men to Crockett.
That's access denied even if an USNI member as well.
Interesting question though - lots of interesting answers. Particularly if we don't just include their time as CNO (Nimitz, for example).
Composite image of Alf Crossley and Victor de Kock.
🗓️ #OTD in 1943 –🕯️Alf Crossley (left) and Victor de Kock (both 📸 via Special Forces Roll of Honour) are the latest men to lose their life during COPP's early recce ops around Sicily.
They fail to return to sub HMS Unrivalled after heading to shore somewhere near Pozzallo. #NavalHistory 🧵
#OTD in 1944, William Hitler joined the fight against his uncle Adolf by enlisting in the U.S. Navy. Initially rejected, he received permission to serve after writing to FDR and getting cleared by the FBI. He later changed his name and lived quietly in NY until his death in 1987.
Setting the record straight! Thanks for writing/sharing and bumping to the #NavalHistory feed.
Ships sunk by submarines since World War Two, thread
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4th Dec 1971, Pakistani submarine PNS Hangor sunk India frigate INS Khukri with a torpedo
Our collection of longbows and arrows are unlike anything anywhere else in the world, but what can they tell us about archery in Tudor England?
Find out with our online talk on Saturday 14th March at 14.00 GMT
A packed house at the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln last night for my talk on Bomber Command’s gardening operations during the Second World War. It was fantastic to meet so many readers and podcast listeners in person—thank you to everyone who came along!
Thanks for writing/sharing, and bumping to the feed.
#NavalHistory
It was most likely on 6 March 1943 that RTp Ardito depth-charged HM/Sub Turbulent, which was lost with all hands on patrol. She has not been found.
In August 1942 Turbulent attacked and damaged Italian merchant Nino Bixio on its northbound run. Bixio was carrying 3,200 POW, of whom 336 were killed.
After the first line I was a little confused as to where you were going with this, but ended strongly!
Call for papers for the Centre for Port and Maritime History's 30th Anniversary Conference, Liverpool, 10-11 September 2026
CALL FOR PAPERS: Share your research at the Centre for Port and Maritime History's 30th Anniversary Conference, Liverpool, 10-11 September 2026. CPMH includes @ljmuofficial.bsky.social , @liverpooluni.bsky.social & Liverpool's Maritime Museum. Submit abstract to n.j.white@ljmu.ac.uk by 15 May.
An example of river bamboo fish weir aka Barrage en bambou, Piege à poissons from #IrrawaddyRiver Near #Kathay, Upper Burma, #Myanmar. The people of Myanmar used a range of fish traps, fish pens and aquaculture to fish and farm fish. #Coastsinmind #Coastalhistory #tcdtceh
🌊 LUP author Faye Hammill recently appeared on the Mariner's Mirror Podcast from the Society of Nautical Research, to discuss their upcoming book Ocean Liners and Modern Literature!
Listen here 🎧️
snr.org.uk/the-mariners...
#MaritimeHistory #SkyStorians
I am delighted to report that the new book has been kindly reviewed by @navalreview.bsky.social
www.naval-review.com/book-reviews...
@drjostanley.bsky.social #histbookchat #history
'Harwich Submarines' tells the story of how a small force of British submariners shaped and eventually dominated the battle space in the North Sea in 1914. In the words of the enemy commander, they brought 'constant danger ... to this confined area.'
#royalnavy #ww1 #navalhistory #submarineservice
6 Mar 1945 // Midget submarine HMS XE.II, exercising in Loch Striven, collided with the Norina, a net barrier tender. Norina's turning screws sliced open her hull and she sank immediately. Two of her crew were able to get out using escape apparatus, but three men died. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
6 Mar 1941 // HM Tug Sun VII, one of the 'Sun' fleet of Thames tugs operated by the firm of W. H. J. Alexander, and a Dunkirk veteran, struck a mine at Barrow Deep in the Thames Estuary and sank with the loss of five of her crew. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
6 Mar 1941 // HM Trawler Keryado, a French boat seized in 1940 and serving as a minesweeper, was sailing with other trawlers from Dover to Swansea when she struck a mine off Beachy Head. Two violent explosions destroyed her, with the loss of 9 of her 21 crew. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
6 Mar 1838 // 5-gun schooner HMS Pincher was in the Channel in company with HMS Volage when both ran into a powerful squall off Selsey Bill. The Volage recovered, but the Pincher disappeared. Her wreck was found some days later, capsized and submerged. No survivors. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
6 Mar 1811 // 10-gun schooner HMS Thistle came ashore south of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, because of mistakes in her charts. She capsized, throwing men into the surf: four men were drowned trying to reach the shore. Her wreck was eventually sold to a local man for $135. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
"I would unhesitatingly recommend this book to interested members."
The Naval Review has reviewed 'The United States Navy 1914-1918'
You can read the full review here: https://bit.ly/3PjTPsQ
#Navy #History #Books
HMS St Vincent in John Barrow's 1882 journal. Fitzjames served on this ship 50 years earlier. #NavalHistory
New question and answer video up coming from Italian Military Archives on the #RegiaMarina. Click on link to submit questions:
#NavalHistory
#WW2
#OTD 6/3/1957 #RememberRCN - First Trans-Atlantic flight by RCN aircraft. 2 Trackers & 2 Banshees from VX10 Squadron departed from St. Hubert, QC for NAS Ford in the UK to begin Trails in the newly commissioned HMCS BONAVENTURE. Discover this story www.rogerlitwiller.com/2026/...
#OTD 6/3/1945 #RememberRCN -SS Green Hill Park (Park Steamship Company) caught fire & exploded, burning for several days in Vancouver Harbour, 8 killed 19 wounded. Fire result of sailors siphoning over-proof whiskey from cargo. City of Vancouver Archives CVA 586-3564
