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On this day in 1759 - the Battle of Quiberon Bay took place. Fought in a gale, on a lee shore it was the Royal Navy’s most decisive victory before Nelson

Picture is the Battle of Quiberon Bay by Richard Wright

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2020-11-20

Night Suspect by Montague Dawson

An Excise cutter in pursuit of a smuggler – ‘Brandy for the parson, Baccy for the clerk…’

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2020-11-12

A small but savage epic of courage occurred in 1811 when a small British trader, the Fortune, was attacked by a larger French privateer, her crew outnumbered six to one. But she did not surrender… Click: https://t.co/SaBL9NqlyM

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2020-11-06

Ever looked at a new £20 note and wondered what the ship is all about? Let me explain...it’s the podcast you’ve always wanted dedicated entirely to naval and maritime history 🌊🎧 https://t.co/S99FDjlFqb

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2020-11-01

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archive: Barnabas’s walking cane, with a nod to the silver wolf head original cane this one was carved in scrimshaw, I added more carved maritime details down the length. All painted in Photoshop…

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2020-10-29

Pause ludique !

Navires à l'entrée de
Charles Leduc
vers 1870-1880

L'artiste nantais, élève du peintre de marine Charles Leroux, compose ici une image riche en détails pour illustrer l'importance du trafic maritime à l'embouchure du fleuve.

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2020-10-28

Happy birthday to the .

They were formed in 1664 as The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot.

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2020-10-28

This year’s annual Media Awards ceremony will go ahead next Thursday, 28 October in a virtual format. The Awards ceremony hosted by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry will include a full presentation of the winners and runners-up in each of the award categories. 2/3

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2020-10-23

In maritime lore a sea k/a the was said to lie at the bottom of the sea & surface in search of food or when disturbed. Its huge tentacles capable of capturing ships full of men and pulling them down into the depths of the sea.
🎨 Russell Marks

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2020-10-22

🌊⛵ L’artiste, Alain Abramatic, partage ses horizons maritimes préférés jusqu’au 2 novembre à la 📸 RDV Angle des rues Auguste Perret et Corbusier à 👉 https://t.co/9m4R97869d

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2020-10-21

It’s time once more for a But this one isn't a review of a photo or film, but a walk-through of a exhibition. I’m talking about Monsters of the Deep, my new exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, Falmouth, Cornwall ()...

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2020-10-12

Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (1850-1921) was a Danish-born American maritime artist known as the "Audubon of Steam Vessels". Jacobsen was born in Copenhagen. painted more than 6,000 portraits of sail and steam vessels, making him "the most prolific of marine artists"

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2020-10-11

Ce combat inspira de nombreux peintres, ici par exemple le britannique Robert Dodd (1748–1815). National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Londres. https://t.co/KXQHhRD0S5

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2020-10-06

SAFELY DELIVERED THIS WEEK FOR AUCTION

Via our West Wales valuer for:

Welsh Sale
Dec 5

James Harris of £1000-1500

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2020-10-03

N. Renaissance & Romantic artistic movements all depicted seascapes. Esp of maritime peoples like Greeks, Dutch, British & Russians. Enough of the lecture! You should be singing! At this rate we won’t meet our monthly shipwreck quota! Sirens who needs a lozenge?

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2020-10-02

A big spoopy bean wizard blocks your path, wyd?

Halloween Maritimus sketch~

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2020-10-02

Have you been missing the National Maritime Museum? Show us some love on 3 October as we take part in - share your creative skills online or at the Museum and we'll make a huge artwork - together!

Find out how to take part: https://t.co/fZmonypTPe

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2020-10-01

multiple plans for repurposing the mcbarge, such as a seafood restaurant or a maritime museum, have been proposed, but as of 2020, none have been undertaken.

the mcbarge's future remains uncertain.

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2020-09-30

キューティーハニー by 渡辺岳夫, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band,Tokyo, 手塚裕之, Yukari Miyake https://t.co/L4WnrOv5nV

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2020-09-30