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Happy Birthday to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, born on this day in 1806.
His achievements include the steamships Great Western, @SSGreatBritain and Great Eastern. https://t.co/6kpQL3KXzs
26July 1845, Franklin's ships were spotted off Baffin Island. They weren't seen again. What happened? https://t.co/K52IPr2nZ7 #DeathInTheIce
A branch of the bread fruit tree. The initial drawings for this picture were done during Captain Cook's first Endeavor voyage. #foodMW
John Franklin set sail with 129 crew to find the North-West Passage. They would never return. Discover his story: https://t.co/SwY4tfiowQ
Was #Nelson our greatest naval hero? #OnThisDay Sam Hood born - Nelson called him "greatest Sea-Officer I ever knew" https://t.co/OabCM6AnTz
Meet our #blackbritishhero A veteran of Trafalgar & accomplished sailor, John represents important hidden histories https://t.co/dLrzS1aDXo
#OnThisDay: Happy Birthday to one of the world's great explorers, Captain James Cook, b.1728 in Marton, Yorkshire https://t.co/p1Ez9tErJ3
#OnThisDay 4 Nov 1805: Strachan's action off Cape Ortegal, after Trafalgar - capture of 4 French ships https://t.co/tBtP2ENZat
British fleet: 27 ships of the line, 6 others & 18k men. Franco-Spanish fleet: 33 ships of the line, 11 others & 33k men #TrafalgarDay
Could discovery of #HMSTerror solve one of the #Arctic's greatest mysteries? Our curator covers the story so far: https://t.co/c9N81s6JBp