Abstract The second section of Captain Keats’ (the first part being found in MM Vol. 7, Issue 10) orders to the officers and crew of the Superb run from paragraph 23 to 88 and lay down the rules and ...

The article traces the history of the dogger from its importation from Holland in the Middle Ages. Used for fishing voyages to Iceland, these substantial and seaworthy vessels contributed to the ...

Abstract First World War stories usually concern the vast destructions wrought by conflict – the loss of life, the ruination of landscape, and the crushing of hope. We tend to forget that the other ...

The article describes the voyage of the Sampson from Constantinople through the Mediterranean in 1621 undertaken by Sir Thomas Roe and his wife Eleanor.

The innovative water jet propulsion used in this steam lifeboat is documented, and the rescues which she undertook are detailed.

This etching by the famous caricaturist George Cruikshank (1792-1878) shows a group of sailors enjoying a moment of rest around their mess table. The table is slung on ropes between two guns.

I would be most grateful for an explanation of the word ‘Rate’ in this context. I attach the baptism details of a forbear of mine describing his father as a Rate Sailmaker. I notice that the other ...

Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail 1700–1860 is a worthy addition to Seaforth Publishing’s series on naval vessels that has thus far covered the British, French, Dutch and Russian navies. This ...

During the 1870s three naval vessels participated in the study of the Pacific Ocean. In 1873 the Royal Navy’s HMS Challenger departed from Portsmouth, ...

In Global Trade and the Shaping of English FreedomWilliam Pettigrew presents five case studies to demonstrate the ways that interactions between English merchants and foreign traders, ministers, kings ...

Have RN personnel, not RM, ever acted as infantry post WW2? During WW2 the beach master teams were, effectively infantry as they were armed with small arms in an active combat zone. In ‘Biggles breaks ...

The Society of Model Shipwrights is celebrating its 50th Anniversary at the Royal Maritime Club in Portsmouth, with an exhibition of ship models made by members over the years. The exhibition will be ...