Goodwin seeks to clarify the misunderstandings relating to the different kinds of gaff-topsails, which in 1911 were still very common. The confusion emanates from the fact that the names were never ...

This Note summarizes what we know about features of the ship type known as the cog, from its origins as a coaster and as a tender to bigger ships, to its growth in size as voyages grew longer and its ...

The quality of the iron used for this purpose was important. At low temperatures the need for use of quality such material is clear. Using such samples as were possible to obtain, for example from a ...

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A follow-on to the author’s article in the Mariner’s Mirror August 1993, this suggests a letter to Charles I of Anjou (King of Sicily) in 1275 confirms the existence of well-established methods of ...

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Cook’s voyages played a significant part in the history of science and were supported by initially the Royal Society and later by the Board of Longitude. Astronomers, naturalists and artists went on ...

This is a first-hand account of the lives of the Humber keelmen, written by a former owner and commander of a Humber keel. The article includes a list of the keels and sloops sailing on the Humber ...

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The Dutch marine diver, John Jacop Janson, (in English Jacob Johnson) was hired in 1620 to recover guns from a shipwreck near Waterford. He was later hired to recover guns and valuable cargo from ...

Maritime aspects of the First Crusade have been sparingly reported, but were crucial to its progress. Friendly fleets captured two ports before the crusade reached the east. Supplies reached the ...

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