maritime history

Had been looking into issues pertaining to Maritime and mainland history. There are a number of aspects related to Maritime-Hinterland-Mainland History. Prof. M.N. Pearson also talks about Deep Sea, Coastal and Hinterland Societies connected with Maritime histories. With maritime the most...

post some of your favorite ships Zheng He's treasure ship the SS Great Eastern

I would like to start a thread about maritime mutinies and their causes. I would ask if there is a connection between conditions on a given vessel or fleet(s), discipline (or lack of), the distance of a mutiny from the vessel's home port, and other such factors, for example, the level of...

Can anyone give me the number of ships (as accurate as ppossible) for the British, French, and German Navy (seperatly obviously) at the very start of WWI?

This time it isn't one hero based on a real person, it's a whole series of heroes, it's almost a whole industry (at the very least it's a genre and a bit of fiction). Among the literary heroes based on this man are Horatio Hornblower (C S Forester), Jack Aubrey (Patrick O'Brian), Lieutenant Lord...

As a wreck diver myself I think this would really be a neat dive. Some of the cannons are still loaded!!! I hope they eventually post pictures from the dive site itself. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-a … 13854.html

YouTube - Unsolved Mysteries - Noah's Ark this is an old clip but still very interesting. do you believe the eye witnesses? why won't the turkish government allow investigators to go on the north slope? how about the satellite pictures? and the iron fittings found in the arrangement of the ark?

Hi experts, Is there any historical document and proof for Noah's Ark and story? If so, could you please guide me to some materials about his Ark and story. Very thanks.

I was not sure which area to post this thread in but decided this fits the topic best. My goal was to make a visual representation for ship sizes. Sometimes just reading the numbers on paper does not properly convey the scales. 1)HMS Titanic - 269 meters 2)USS Nimitz - 332 meters...

Hello, I am a new member here. I am writing a book set in 1595 and I have been researching a question for days and that I cannot find the answer to, so I thought I would turn to this forum. Now that I am here I can see this will be a great place to learn about that time period in general. What...

1433 - What if internal political jealousies didn't influence Ming dynasty officials to disband Admiral Zheng He's Treasure Fleet, thus allowing European navies more glory than they might have achieved?

I'm at it again (talking about fictional characters based on real people). This time the rant is about the real “Robinson Crusoe”. “Robinson Crusoe” was written by Daniel Defoe in or around 1719 (at the time he was employed as a Hanoverian spy in Edinburgh). The original title of the book...

What Did John Rolfe Mean to America? Rolfe is commonly referred to as the man who married Pocahontas. But, he had a far more significant role in American history. Some would say he was a man of extreme misfortune intermixed with amazing courage and innovation, while others see him as...

Hey guys, I'm currently trying to modify a game that is set during 1000AD - 1500 AD, but I'm going to modify it so that it is set during the 1300AD to 1600 AD I would like to ask you guys some questions: 1) During 1300AD-1600AD, what are some very powerful African Countries? (Exclude Egypt and...

Hello everyone, help needed. As far as pirate legends concern, did the person Jack Sparrow(of the PoC movies) exist for real in the past? And if he did, was he a Malay? Thanks! =)

Hello everyone, need some help. I have some questions. Who discovered flintlock technology? Is it originated from the East or the West? Thanks! =)

Klaus Stortebeker was a 14th century German pirate captain who was said to be able to drink a mug of beer in a single gulp. His crew went by the motto "friends of God and enemies of the world." Eventually he was captured by the Hanseatic league and sentenced to be beheaded with his crew of 70...

I've had a fascination with pirates most of my life, but I haven't started collecting books about them until relatively recently. I am presently reading The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard. This is a history of the famous pirate captains of the 1710s, operating in the Carribean and the...

The United States naval ship Constitution (Old Ironsides, tho made of oak), as a combat vessel, carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and men. This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at sea. She carried no evaporators (i.e. fresh water...

As for the subject: At what range was it conducted? I understand it was probably line of sight, but how far? Fifty meters? 100? 200? How big/long were the average ships? Is there a FAQ/guide to the topic?