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in the book “Thetis Down “ by Tony Booth. (Pen and Sword 2008) Booth mentions a report written shortly after the loss of the boat by Rear Admiral (S) Dunbar-Nasmith and his six man committee which ...

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Thanks so much for reaching out. We have tried to contact you via email to explain these delays further, but we expect the mariner’s Mirror journals to be published very soon, and we apologise for the ...

I am looking for any sources on Pamela Hardy whose name was attached to many forged and spurious ‘Lord Nelson Relics’ that were sold at Christies auctions in the 1930s. I am wondering if the Mariner’s ...

And yes I think that is a woman helping the injured sailor. We know they were onboard many ships and John Nicol recounts how they helped bring powder to the guns so that would make sense. Love to know ...

Hi everyone – I’m preparing a piece to publish for our maritime art series on this mezzotint ‘Sailors in a Fight’. I’ve always hugely enjoyed it. Who can help explain exactly what is happening? There ...

I am writing a novel and a significant part of it takes place on sailing ships around 1675. I have already written that part of the book, but I am not an expert on sailing or wooden ships from that ...

I am seeking advice from forum members regarding an archaeological study of materials salvaged by Inuit from two 1845 Franklin expedition boats, one found in 1859 and the other in 1861, at Erebus Bay ...

reading David R.MacGregor’s great book, Fast Sailing Ships, Their Design And Construction 1775 – 1875, I came across the following sentence: Alexander Stephen Jnr estimated the first cost and interest ...

I am an independent scholar in maritime research. I am contemplating writing a book on the T2s build as part of the massive shipbuilding effort during WWII. Does anyone know of a book specifically on ...

Does anyone know of a historian who has worked on sounds at sea? I’ve just found a ‘piping chart’ in an early seamanship manual and I’d like someone to author a short magazine piece (c.1000 words) for ...