by @axe99.bsky.social
An umbrella maritime history feed, capturing content from the naval, civil maritime, pirate and coastal history feeds all in one place (so capturing #NavalHistory, #MaritimeHistory, #PirateHistory and #CoastalHistory).
João Moreira da Silva We’re very pleased to announce the Michaelmas Term Card for the Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop! To attend our online sessions, please sign up to our mailing list to receive the relevant links ahead of each session: lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/subscr... @camhistory.bsky.social #MaritimeHistory
Roger Litwiller -Canadian Naval Author/Historian #OTD 11/10/1963 #RememberRCN -HMCS HAIDA paid-off, to become floating Memorial in Toronto, ON. The last remaining Tribal Class Destroyer was moved to Hamilton, ON in 2004. Parks Canada
Roger Litwiller -Canadian Naval Author/Historian #OTD 11/10/1942 #RememberRCN -SS Waterton (Bowater, NF) sunk by U-106 in the Cabot Strait. A 117 Sqn RCAF Canso was directly overhead when 2nd torp struck, dousing aircraft in water & debris. HMCS VISON made several unsuccessful attacks on U-boat, then rescued all 27 crew.
Paul Montgomery As the first steps of the Industrial Revolution took hold across England, other industries had already taken hold along the Atlantic coast. It was a laborious process that turned kelp into essential base chemicals, potash & lime, and was based along North Atlantic coast. #coastalhistory #muSEAum
Paul Montgomery Human net of communities fishing in Wer warat of the #MalukuIslands, #Indonesia. A traditional fishing method involving a long rope bound with coconut leaves, used to enclose fish at low tide and let the whole community spear and net them. #coastalhistory #muSEAum
RN ship losses 11 Oct 1943 // Minesweeper HMS Hythe was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.371 off Bougie, Algeria. She broke in two and sank very quickly. There were 20 survivors from her crew of 82. (Imperial War Museum image FL 14021) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
Destinations Journey Ottoman pre-dreadnought battleship Barbaros Hayreddin www.destinationsjourney.com/ottoman-pre-... #battleship #warship #maritimehistory #navalhistory #OttomanEmpire
Bart⚓️ 1/27 #otd 11 October 1896, North Carolina. A hurricane drives the schooner E.S. Newman ashore with the captain's wife and three-year-old son aboard. Seven men of the Pea Island Life-Saving Station get all nine people off alive. Their medals came 100 years late. #maritimehistory