The fighting was particularly testing in the war as the Chinese kept their forces out of reach in inland waterways and creeks, protected by shoal water, booms and fire rafts. With a draught of only ...

The article deals with the particular knowledge of certain parts of the sea acquired by local mariners, usually by tradition or from their own experience. Despite the growing availability of surveys ...

The development of the Severn Trow from the 15thto early 20th century is discussed. The earliest form was an open flat bottomed, double ended barge progressively developing a more rounded section and ...

This is an article detailing the period when sidelights began to come into use and eventually became mandatory. Prior to their use it was only recommended that mooring lights be shown, with the ...

Letters to his father and brother by A. Hardy, midshipman on board HMS Nassau at Yarmouth, casting new light on the 1797 mutiny are reproduced. They show ...

This article gives a detailed insight into the life of John Tyrrell, following archaeological investigations of the third rate ship Anne, the only English ...

Abstract Developments in the practice of naval gunnery between the early 16 th century and mid 18 th century are discussed, with related changes in tactics leading to the establishment of the line of ...

This article provides a survey of Guernsey-based privateering from roughly 1689 to 1815. The opportunity is also used to discuss reciprocal privateering by the French (from St. Malo to Dieppe), as ...

Part 7 of a series of articles drawn from the manuscript of the late Sir Oswyn Murray, originally planned as a volume in the Whitehall Series. This Part deals with the organisational structure of the ...

The Battle of the Nile of 1798 was one of the most important naval battles that has ever been fought. This episode presents an introduction explaining the context of the battle and is followed by a ...

In this episode Dr Sam Willis explores HMS Warrior, one of the most groundbreaking ships in the history of naval power. An iron-framed, iron-clad single-gundeck warship, launched in 1860 HMS Warrior ...

Abstract Describes the main anchor groups found in the Eastern Mediterranean, showing methods of dating them and highlighting regional differences in design and manufacture, comparing finds from ...