Tag: Atlantic

• Podcast

28th March 1942: Operation Chariot and the St. Nazaire raid by British forces in WW2

• 28th March 2023
• Tagged as: Atlantic, Britain, Commandos, France, Germany, Nazi, Operation Chariot, Royal Navy, Second World War, Ship, St Nazaire, Tirpitz

The raid by the Royal Navy and British Commandos was overseen by Combined Operations Headquarters.

• Podcast

3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on the voyage that takes him to the Americas

• 3rd August 2022
• Tagged as: America, Atlantic, Canary Islands, Columbus, Spain

Palos de la Frontera holds the official title as the starting point of Columbus’ transatlantic voyage.

• Podcast

24th April 1916: Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions set off in James Caird, a recovered lifeboat, to sail from Elephant Island to South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean

• 24th April 2022
• Tagged as: Adventure, Antarctica, Atlantic, Boat, Elephant Island, Expedition, Exploration, Sailing, Sheckleton, South Georgia

Despite all the odds stacked against them, the crew of the tiny boat reached South Georgia in 16 days and then crossed to the whaling station at Stromness.

• Podcast

4th December 1872: Deserted US merchant ship Mary Celeste found drifting in the Atlantic

• 4th December 2021
• Tagged as: Atlantic, Cargo, Ghost, Gibraltar, Mystery, Ship, Transportation

Mary Celeste had departed New York on 7 November.

• Podcast

25th September 1956: Inauguration TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable

• 25th September 2021
• Tagged as: America, Atlantic, Britain, Canada, Cold War, Communication, Newfoundland, Scotland, Technology, Telephone, USA

Known as Transatlantic No. 1 or TAT-1, the £120 million system actually consisted of two identical cables to allow transmission in each direction.

• Podcast

16th August 1858: Queen Victoria sends the first transatlantic telegram

• 16th August 2021
• Tagged as: Atlantic, Buchanan, Queen Victoria, Science, Technology, Telegraph

Queen Victoria sent the first telegram using the newly-installed transatlantic telegraph cable to US President James Buchanan.

• Podcast

1st September 1985: Wreck of the Titanic discovered by a team led by Robert Ballard

• 1st September 2020
• Tagged as: Atlantic, Discovery, Oceanography, Science, Technology, Titanic

The wreck of the Titanic was discovered by a joint American-French expedition led by oceanographer Robert Ballard.