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"Fjords of Silence - East Greenland", photography by Örvar Thorgeirsson
#Tallships #Maritime #sea
Japanese intelligence assessment of their attack on Pearl Harbour, put together shortly afterwards by Lieutenant Commander Mitsuo Fuchida who led the Japanese planes involved.
#USNavy #WW2 #ImperialJapaneseNavy
“Racing Home” by English artist Montague Dawson, showing the 19th century Tea clippers Chrysolite and Stornoway.
#Maritime #clippers #tallships
Fireships on the Hudson by Geoff Hunt – Showing the American night attack made on the #RoyalNavy ships Phoenix and Rose in August 1776. The age of sail feared fire above all else. Both narrowly escaped serious damage, but were forced to withdraw.
#USNavy #AmericanIndependence
“The Escaping Smuggler” by Montague Dawson
#Tallships #maritime #Smuggling
In 1853 the navies of the world were still dominated by wooden ships powered by sail. But a battle in the Black Sea was about to change all that. Find out more in my blog this week
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#Sinop #maritime #navy
Crossing of the Line Ceremony by Henry Heath
#Royalnavy #equator #sailors
Battle of Chesme 1770 by I Aivazovsky. Poor Turkish munitions handling and Russian fire ships led to fire spreading through their ships. John Elphinstone, a British RN adviser to the Russians commanded part of the fleet and played a leading role.
#RussianNavy #RoyalNavy
«Dawn Suspect, Revenue Cutter 'Kite' Chasing a Smuggler» by British artist Montague Dawson
#Maritime #RoyalNavy