Maritime History
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After the muntiny - Captain Bligh
Fletcher Christian rebels and puts Capt. Bligh adrift in an open boat at the mercy of the sea.
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The Monomoy Disaster
New England life-savers dare all to rescue those at peril from the sea.
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The Armada, Part 2
Conclusion of the story of the defeat of the Spanish Armada
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The Armada
England stands alone against the most powerful empire in the world.
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Sub surfaces after 136 years!
The confederate submarine Hunley becomes the first sub to sink an enemy ship in battle
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The Oak Island Mystery Pit
During my months of searching the internet for interesting sites and stories on maritime history for Suite101.com, I’ve come across many fascinating stories, stories which seem too strange to be true. What follows is one of those stories. Though it does not involve ships or shipwrecks, it does involve pirates and an island – Oak Island.
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Trapped at the Bottom of the World
An epic tale of endurance - trapped at the bottom of the world!
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Anne Bonny - Pirate Queen Pt. 2
The conclusion of the Anne Bonny story
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Anne Bonny - Pirate Queen
The Golden Age of Piracy was not the exclusive domain of men, here is the story of Anne Bonny, Pirate Queen
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The Golden Age of Piracy - Blackbeard!
The short career of the infamous Blackbeard.
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Women and Children First!
Where did the custom of "Women and children first" begin?
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Is that a Galleon, Galleass or a Galley?
A short primer on the difference between a sloop and a ketch
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The Mystery of the "Mary Celeste"
The story of the most famous cases of disappearance at sea.
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Jack Binns and the Wreck of the "Republic"
Wireless operator Jack Binns becomes a hero and Marconi becomes a household name with the sinking of the RMS Republic.
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The Wreck of the "Atlantic"
One of the Titanic's younger sisters meets an unhappy fate.
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
The wreck of the "Edmund Fitzgerald" according to the official Coast Guard report.
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What happened to the survivors of the “Titanic?”
Short biographies of some of the survivors of the Titanic
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Britannic
The last of Titanic's sister ships meet her end in war.
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They were Earth's purist children - young and fair
The worst fire in New York history
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The Wreck of the "Essex"
This true story inspired "Moby Dick"
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RMS Olympic – “Old Reliable”
A short history of RMS Olympic, Titanic's luckier sister.
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The Sultana
At the end of the Civil War, thousands of ex-POWs board the steamer "Sultana" for the trip home. Many would never arrive.
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The “Empress of Ireland”
The "Empress of Ireland" collides with a Norwegian Collier in the St. Lawrence River, with great loss of life.
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Premonitions of the Titanic disaster?
Was the Titanic sinking foreseen by psychic powers?
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The Inquiry
The US Senate investigates the disaster and condemns the "Californian"
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The "Carpathia" races to the rescue
As the survivors of the "Titanic" huddle in their open life boats, 400 miles from land, the Cunard Liner "Carpathia" races to the rescue.
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"She's gone lads."
The truth dawns on the Titanic's passengers that the ship is in mortal danger. Lifeboats are loaded and launched. The Titanic founders at 0220 15 April, 1912.
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"Is it serious?" "Yes, I'm afraid it is..."
The Titanic brushes against the iceberg, and is doomed.
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Titanic: Danger Ignored
Despite numerous warnings, Titanic sails into an immense ice field.
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Sailing Day
"Titanic" sails from Southampton and, after brief stops at Cherbourg and Queenstown, sails into history.
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Titanic: The Dream Comes Alive
The Titanic Story continues as it's builders design and build new wonder ships to ply the North Atlantice sealanes
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Titanic: Prologue
The story behind the building of the Titanic: Part One.
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Trapped at the Bottom of the World
An Epic of endurance - Trapped at the bottom of the World.
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