Tag: Ship

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

• 4th December 2024
• Tagged as: Atlantic, Cargo, Ghost, Gibraltar, Mystery, Ship, Transportation

Mary Celeste had departed New York on 7 November.

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22nd November 1718: The pirate Blackbeard killed by sailors under Robert Maynard

• 22nd November 2024
• Tagged as: Blackbeard, Navy, Piracy, Pirate, Ship, Virginia

The British pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, was killed during a battle with British sailors under the command of Lieutenant Robert Maynard.

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15th July 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrenders to the British

• 15th July 2024
• Tagged as: Britain, France, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Navy, Ship, Surrender

Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrendered to British Captain Maitland on board the Royal Navy ship HMS Bellerophon.

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7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner

• 7th July 2024
• Tagged as: America, Atlantic, Blue Riband, Ocean Liner, Ship, Transatlantic, United States, USA, Virginia

SS United States secured the Blue Riband, an accolade awarded to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic with the highest average speed, and continues to hold the record to this day.

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24th March 1989: Start of the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska’s Prince William Sound

• 24th March 2024
• Tagged as: Alaska, disaster, Environment, Exxon Valdez, Oil, Ship, Wildlife

Exxon Valdez had only recently departed the Valdez Marine Terminal when the captain, Joseph Hazelwood, left Third Mate Gregory Cousins in charge of steering the vessel while he retired to his quarters.

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18th February 1915: Germany initiates a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare during the First World War

• 18th February 2024
• Tagged as: America, Britain, First World War, Germany, Lusitania, Navy, Sea, Ship, Submarine, U-Boat, United States, USA, Wilhelm II, Woodrow Wilson, WW1

On February 4, 1915, Admiral Hugo von Pohl of the German High Seas Fleet warned that ‘every enemy merchant vessel’ in British waters would be targeted and that ‘it may not always be possible to prevent attacks on enemy ships from harming neutral ships’.

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18th January 1911: Eugene Ely lands the first aircraft on a ship when he touches down on USS Pennsylvania

• 18th January 2024
• Tagged as: Air Force, Aircraft, Curtiss, Eugene Ely, Navy, Ship, Technology, USS Pennsylvania

Following a brief flight, Ely executed a successful landing on USS Pennsylvania in a Curtiss Model D ‘Pusher’, despite being caught off-guard by the sudden updraft that struck the aircraft as he reached the temporary wooden landing platform.

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31st July 1970: Black Tot Day ends the Royal Navy’s daily rum ration

• 31st July 2023
• Tagged as: Alcohol, Britain, Navy, Ship, United Kingdom

On the 31^st July 1970, the British Royal Navy issued the last daily rum ration, or “tot”, to sailors.

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3rd July 1940: British navy attacks the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir

• 3rd July 2023
• Tagged as: Algeria, Axis Alliance, Battle of the Atlantic, Britain, Churchill, France, Mers-el-Kebir, Navy, Nazi, Second World War, Ship, Vichy

British naval ships attacked the French Navy at Mers-el-Kébir in Algeria during the Second World War.

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13th May 1787: The First Fleet departs for Australia from Portsmouth in England

• 13th May 2023
• Tagged as: America, Australia, Britain, Colonialism, Criminal, Exploration, Imperialism, Ship, South Africa

On the 13^th May 1787, the eleven ships of the “First Fleet” set sail under Captain Arthur Phillip from Portsmouth, England, to establish a penal colony in Australia.