Titanic followup letters
Titanic followup letters Cutaway sketch of Titanic. Note the “smoke” from number four funnel. Tom Fisher writes of the Last Log of the Titanic: book review (Newsletter 54 September 2003): […]
Category: Ships
HMS Rattler
HMS Rattler by John Ellis The development of the steam engine for locomotion was a challenge taken up by engineers in the late 18th century. Richard Trevithick demonstrated his steam […]
An RAN MIDN in HMS Vanguard
An RAN midshipman in HMS Vanguard by John Jobson CDRE John Jobson describes his nine months aboard the last of the RN battleships, HMS Vanguard. These recollections are based on […]
Bantry Bay Gigs
Bantry Bay gigs As a followup to Bantry, the unknown invasion (Newsletter 65, June 2006 pp 24-27) Tom de Voil learned “quite by accident” at a local Rotary Club meeting […]
Duyfken
Duyfken (Little dove) by John Ellis Indonesian spices have been important ingredients in Middle Eastern food and drink for over 3000 years. They were imported to the Persian Empire from […]
Carrier Evolution VIII: Early CVAs
USN Carrier Evolution VIII: Early Attack Carriers Eighth article in a series by Scot MacDonald. Reprinted with permission: Naval Aviation News, November 1962, pp 44-48. “We have hit the Japanese […]
Carrier Evolution IX: Escort CVEs
USN Carrier Evolution IX: Escort Carriers Ninth article in a series by Scot MacDonald. Reprinted with permission: Naval Aviation News, December 1962 pp 49-53. “The story of the escort aircraft […]
Carrier Evolution X: Battle CVAs
USN Carrier Evolution X: The battle carriers Tenth article in a series by Scot MacDonald. Reprinted with permission: Naval Aviation News, January 1963, pp 54-56. The life of the Midway […]
Carrier Evolution XI: Japanese WW II
USN Carrier Evolution XI: The Japanese carriers in WW II Eleventh article in a series by Scot MacDonald. Reprinted with permission: Naval Aviation News, April 1963. Japan is beaten, and […]
Anti-ship Missiles
Anti-ship missiles HMS Sheffield (above) on fire after her fatal Exocet hit, 4 May 1982, off the Falklands and USS Stark on fire and listing after taking two Exocet AM-39s […]