Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty. But beware...

I just finished reading Yarmouth Castle Burning by Eric Takakjian and Randall Peffer. Wow. Outstanding! I interviewed them both for the next episode of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs, coming Nov 11th. #maritimehistory #history #podcast #shipwreck

#OTD 5 Nov 1973, the Norwegian owned, Liberian flagged tanker SS Golar Patricia was bound from England to Bahrain in ballast. She suffered a succession of 3 explosions causing her to break in two and sink. (1/2)🧵 #maritimehistory #history

#OTD 5 Nov 1973, the Norwegian owned, Liberian flagged tanker SS Golar Patricia was bound from England to Bahrain in ballast. She suffered a succession of 3 explosions causing her to break in two and sink. (1/2)🧵 #maritimehistory #history

New episode! The cargo vessel Star of Bengal met a tragic end in southeast Alaska on Sep. 20, 1908. 111 of 138 on board, mostly Asian immigrants, perished. My guest is Ronan Rooney from Wrangell History Unlocked podcast. www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/94 #history #maritimehistory #Alaska #shipwreck

New episode! The cargo vessel Star of Bengal met a tragic end in southeast Alaska on Sep. 20, 1908. 111 of 138 on board, mostly Asian immigrants, perished. My guest is Ronan Rooney from Wrangell History Unlocked podcast. www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/94 #history #maritimehistory #Alaska #shipwreck

3 Nov 1940 - The British transport ship SS Casanare (requisitioned from Elders & Fyffes) was torpedoed and sunk west of Ireland by German U-boat U-99, with the loss of 9 crew. (1/3)🧵 #history #maritimehistory #RoyalNavy #WWII #skystorians #navalhistory #shipwreck #WW2 #Germany

3 Nov 1940 - The British transport ship SS Casanare (requisitioned from Elders & Fyffes) was torpedoed and sunk west of Ireland by German U-boat U-99, with the loss of 9 crew. (1/3)🧵 #history #maritimehistory #RoyalNavy #WWII #skystorians #navalhistory #shipwreck #WW2 #Germany

@shipwreckspod.bsky.social Verdwenen in 1929: Wrakkenjagers vinden vermist schip | historianet.nl share.google/EHoDLfRnvPiN...

#OTD In the misty and cold night of Oct 31, 1837 the sidewheel paddle steamer Monmouth was transporting over 700 Muscogee (Creek) people up the Mississippi River. They were being relocated due to the "Indian Removal Act" signed by President Andrew Jackson. (1/6)🧵 #history #maritimehistory

#OTD In the misty and cold night of Oct 31, 1837 the sidewheel paddle steamer Monmouth was transporting over 700 Muscogee (Creek) people up the Mississippi River. They were being relocated due to the "Indian Removal Act" signed by President Andrew Jackson. (1/6)🧵 #history #maritimehistory

#OTD The Spanish passenger steamer Vizcaya was bound for Havana from New York with 103 passengers and crew. On the evening of Oct 30, 1890 she was struck by the 4-masted schooner Cornelius Hargrave, near Barnegat Light off the coast of New Jersey. (1/4)🧵 #history #maritimehistory #NewJersey

#OTD The Spanish passenger steamer Vizcaya was bound for Havana from New York with 103 passengers and crew. On the evening of Oct 30, 1890 she was struck by the 4-masted schooner Cornelius Hargrave, near Barnegat Light off the coast of New Jersey. (1/4)🧵 #history #maritimehistory #NewJersey

The MS Berge Vanga was a Norwegian oil-bulk-ore (OBO) carrier built in Croatia in 1974. On Oct 29, 1979, contact was lost with the ship in the south Atlantic while on voyage from Brazil to Japan with a cargo of iron ore. (1/3)🧵 #history #skystorians #maritimehistory

The MS Berge Vanga was a Norwegian oil-bulk-ore (OBO) carrier built in Croatia in 1974. On Oct 29, 1979, contact was lost with the ship in the south Atlantic while on voyage from Brazil to Japan with a cargo of iron ore. (1/3)🧵 #history #skystorians #maritimehistory

New episode! On Sept 9, 1929, the semi-whaleback cargo ship SS Andaste was lost on Lake Michigan in a sudden storm, with all 25 on board. Only 16 bodies and assorted debris from the ship were ever found. www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/93 #maritimehistory #history #greatlakes #LakeMichigan

New episode! On Sept 9, 1929, the semi-whaleback cargo ship SS Andaste was lost on Lake Michigan in a sudden storm, with all 25 on board. Only 16 bodies and assorted debris from the ship were ever found. www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/93 #maritimehistory #history #greatlakes #LakeMichigan

#OTD The King George V Class Super-Dreadnought HMS Audacious, under Captain Cecil Dampier, was the first principal casualty of WWI, when she struck a mine laid by German Norddeutscher Lloyd liner/minelayer SS Berlin. (1/2)🧵 #history #maritimehistory #WWI

#OTD The King George V Class Super-Dreadnought HMS Audacious, under Captain Cecil Dampier, was the first principal casualty of WWI, when she struck a mine laid by German Norddeutscher Lloyd liner/minelayer SS Berlin. (1/2)🧵 #history #maritimehistory #WWI

Bartholomew Roberts - the pirate with too many flags. #piratehistory #pirates #history #c18th

#OTD Oct 26th, 1825. Construction of the Erie Canal is completed, connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, and providing access to the Atlantic Ocean from the Great Lakes. Today the canal is 351 miles long, 120 feet wide, 12 feet deep, and contains 35 locks. #maritimehistory #history #greatlakes

Happy to see James Seth's book receive a shout out here - Musicians on ships in Early Modern Europe by Ania Upstill @folger.edu blog www.folger.edu/blogs/collat...

Two gentlemen enjoying a beverage in their official Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs mugs. Cheers!😊

#OTD 24 Oct 1918, The Canadian passenger ship Princess Sophia ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef near Juneau, Alaska during a severe snow storm. The ship sat high atop the reef throughout the following day, unable to launch its lifeboats. (1/3) 🧵 #maritimehistory #history #Alaska #Canada

#OTD 24 Oct 1918, The Canadian passenger ship Princess Sophia ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef near Juneau, Alaska during a severe snow storm. The ship sat high atop the reef throughout the following day, unable to launch its lifeboats. (1/3) 🧵 #maritimehistory #history #Alaska #Canada

In Episode 92, you heard stories from real pirate Captain Tonz. As a follow-up, today I have released the bonus episode, "Who Were the Barbary Pirates?" Available now to Officer's Club members and subscribers to Into History. www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-... #history #pirates #maritimehistory

In Episode 92, you heard stories from real pirate Captain Tonz. As a follow-up, today I have released the bonus episode, "Who Were the Barbary Pirates?" Available now to Officer's Club members and subscribers to Into History. www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-... #history #pirates #maritimehistory

HMS Association was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy. On 22 Oct 1707, as the flagship of Admiral Shovell’s fleet, and commanded by Capt Edmund Loades, the fleet was returning to England after a campaign against the French. (1/5) 🧵 #maritimehistory #history #skystorians

HMS Association was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy. On 22 Oct 1707, as the flagship of Admiral Shovell’s fleet, and commanded by Capt Edmund Loades, the fleet was returning to England after a campaign against the French. (1/5) 🧵 #maritimehistory #history #skystorians

New episode! I had a chance to talk with retired captain and real pirate, Captain Tonz. He tells of a harrowing escape from a sinking ship, and an adventure smuggling camels. www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/92 #history #maritimehistory #pirate

New episode! I had a chance to talk with retired captain and real pirate, Captain Tonz. He tells of a harrowing escape from a sinking ship, and an adventure smuggling camels. www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/92 #history #maritimehistory #pirate

#OTD On Oct 20, 1976, the MV George Prince ferry was carrying 96 passengers and crew, 20 cars, 8 trucks, and 6 motorcycles across the Mississippi River near Luling, Louisiana. (1/4) 🧵 #history #maritimehistory #mississippiriver #louisiana

This past week, the 4-masted fully-rigged ship Falls of Clyde was towed 25 miles offshore of Honolulu Harbor and scuttled, wfter efforts to save her failed. She was originally built in 1878 by Russell & Co. in Glasgow, Scotland. Full story below.(1/2)🧵 #maritimehistory #hawaii

This past week, the 4-masted fully-rigged ship Falls of Clyde was towed 25 miles offshore of Honolulu Harbor and scuttled, wfter efforts to save her failed. She was originally built in 1878 by Russell & Co. in Glasgow, Scotland. Full story below.(1/2)🧵 #maritimehistory #hawaii

#OTD Oct 17, 1729 - The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal opened for maritime traffic. The C&D Canal is a 14-mile-long, sea-level waterway that connects the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River. (1/3)🧵 #Delaware #Maryland #maritime #history

#OTD Oct 17, 1729 - The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal opened for maritime traffic. The C&D Canal is a 14-mile-long, sea-level waterway that connects the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River. (1/3)🧵 #Delaware #Maryland #maritime #history

#OTD 16 Oct 1906, the Norwegian vessel SS Ivanhoe, owned at the time of her loss by Albert W. Selmer, was on a voyage from Bossmo, Norway to Goole, England with 1100 tons of pyrite, when she was wrecked on Whitton Sands, Humber Estuary. #maritimehistory

#OTD 16 Oct 1906, the Norwegian vessel SS Ivanhoe, owned at the time of her loss by Albert W. Selmer, was on a voyage from Bossmo, Norway to Goole, England with 1100 tons of pyrite, when she was wrecked on Whitton Sands, Humber Estuary. #maritimehistory

3 shipwrecks off the coast of the former Levant port city of Dor have revealed changing trade patterns of the Mediterranean Iron Age. today.ucsd.edu/story/ancien... #archaeology

3 shipwrecks off the coast of the former Levant port city of Dor have revealed changing trade patterns of the Mediterranean Iron Age. today.ucsd.edu/story/ancien... #archaeology

Bonus episode available now for Officer's Club members on Patreon and Into History subscribers, "A Brief History of Antarctic Exploration." #history #maritimehistory #antarctica #skystorians #polarexploration www.patreon.com/posts/140848...

Bonus episode available now for Officer's Club members on Patreon and Into History subscribers, "A Brief History of Antarctic Exploration." #history #maritimehistory #antarctica #skystorians #polarexploration www.patreon.com/posts/140848...

The Battle of Valcour Island took place on Lake Champlain from 11 Oct - 13 Oct 1776 and was one of the first naval battles of the American War of Independence. (1/4)🧵 #history #OTD #militaryhistory #navalhistory #maritimehistory #skystorians

The Battle of Valcour Island took place on Lake Champlain from 11 Oct - 13 Oct 1776 and was one of the first naval battles of the American War of Independence. (1/4)🧵 #history #OTD #militaryhistory #navalhistory #maritimehistory #skystorians

#OTD Oct 10, 1993, the passenger ferry MV Seohae capsized and sank in the Yellow Sea during a storm. The vessel was traveling from Jeju Island to Mokpo carrying over 360 passengers and crew—well over its intended capacity. (1/2) 🧵 #history #SouthKorea #maritimehistory

#OTD Oct 10, 1993, the passenger ferry MV Seohae capsized and sank in the Yellow Sea during a storm. The vessel was traveling from Jeju Island to Mokpo carrying over 360 passengers and crew—well over its intended capacity. (1/2) 🧵 #history #SouthKorea #maritimehistory

Thought you might find this interesting, new Shackleton museum opening in Athy today. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

When there is a Part 1, you know Part 2 is coming. And here it is! (This part includes the Endurance expedition.😉) shipwrecksandseadogs.com/91 #maritimehistory #history #shackleton #skystorians