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Crossing of the Line Ceremony by Henry Heath
#Royalnavy #equator #sailors
The Last Wave, by 19th century Spanish artist Emilio Ocon Y Rivas
A picture worth a thousand words
#maritime #marineart #nautical
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
«Presa en Gibraltar / Capture off Gibraltar» by Catalan artist Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau
#Maritime #RoyalNavy #Gibraltar
“Blackwall Yard” by Francis Holman
On the north bank of the Thames near Greenwich in 1784s. The 74 on the stocks in the middle is thought to be HMS Venerable. She will go on to be Admiral Duncan's flagship at the Battle of Camperdown
#Maritime #RoyalNavy #Camperdown
Today in 1607, 104 English settlers established the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown, present-day Virginia.
#jamestown #Maritime
The roar of surf pounding on the shore greeted them as they reached the crest. Beneath them a beach stretched away, empty of life. Beyond the waves a dark ship with backed topsails rode on the moonlit sea.
Book 6 in the #AlexanderClay series – coming soon
#books #histfict
«Rounding Cape Horn» by British Artist Montague Dawson
#Tallships #CapeHorn #Nautical