Annan was well placed for shipbuilding as good timber came from the northern shores of the Solway Firth, and they could be fitted out at Liverpool. The last of the great clippers was built by ...

The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...

The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...

Galleys, similar in design to those of the Viking era, played an important role in trade, policing and warfare in the Scottish highlands and Islands, especially Argyll. To date no wrecks have been ...

Coins were often placed under the mast of a sailing vessel to bring a fair wind, a good catch or profitable trading. Examples are given of such practices in historic vessels in the pre-1800 era from ...

The free quarterly newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research keeping you up to date with all society news, short research articles, headlines from the world of maritime research and heritage, ...

Sir Douglas Owen, who died in November 1920, a founding member of the Society, was elected to be its first Hon. Secretary and Treasurer at the inaugural AGM in December 1910. Prior to this he had been ...

The article describes the role of the fleet under Lord Gambier in the combined land and sea attack which resulted in the Danish fleet being carried off to prevent it joining the French. The Danes had ...

The importance of the Festival within the Chinese calendar is explained, together with the origins of the traditional elements such as the sprinkling of rice into the water, the eating of small ...

A long and detailed piece on the emergence of the word Binnacle from the word Bittacle which was in earlier use. As well as tracing the etymology of the words, the author describes how the ...

The silver oar which is placed on the table below the Bench in the Admiralty Court is the visible sign of a maritime tribunal’s authority. In his article Senior attempts to establish the date on which ...

The brief role of steam ships navigating the River Shannon is examined, with descriptions of the ships involved and passengers carried, as well as photographs and plans. The free quarterly newsletter ...