Tag: Ship

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28th April 1789: The crew of HMS Bounty mutiny against Captain William Bligh

• 28th April 2023
• Tagged as: HMS Bounty, Mutiny, Navy, Pitcairn, Royal Navy, Ship, Tahiti

23-year old Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian led a mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty.

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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.

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20th March 1602: The Dutch East India Company established

• 20th March 2023
• Tagged as: Dutch East India Company, Dutch Republic, East India Company, Economics, Economy, Finance, India, Netherlands, Ship, Spices, Trade

By the start of the 17th century merchants from the Dutch Republic had begun to undertake voyages to the ‘Spice Islands’ of the Indian Ocean.

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29th November 1781: The Zong Massacre sees 132 Africans thrown overboard by the crew of a slave ship in an attempt to cash in their insurance policy

• 29th November 2022
• Tagged as: Abolition, Africa, Britain, Civil Rights, Jamaica, Netherlands, Ship, Slavery

The ship’s insurers refused to pay out for the deaths of the slaves and the ensuing court cases found that the killing of slaves was legal in some situations.

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27th June 1905: Russian sailors mutiny on the battleship Potemkin

• 27th June 2021
• Tagged as: Mutiny, Revolution, Russia, Ship

The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutinied on the 27^th June 1905, an uprising that was immortalized in Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 silent film.

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16th December 1914: German Navy attack Scarborough

• 16th December 2020
• Tagged as: Britain, Civilians, First World War, Germany, Navy, Ship, Total War

Shortly after 8am on the 16^th December 1914, the German Imperial Navy attacked the British seaside towns of Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.

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7th August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress

• 7th August 2020
• Tagged as: America, Johnson, Navy, Ship, USA, Vietnam, War

On the 7^th August 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by the United States Congress.

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3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain

• 3rd August 2020
• Tagged as: America, Exploration, Ship, Spain, USA

At 8am on the 3^rd August 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on the voyage that would take him to the Americas.

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19th April 1770: Captain Cook’s voyage sights Australia

• 19th April 2020
• Tagged as: Australia, Britain, Emigration, Exploration, Ship

On the 19^th April 1770, the British explorer Captain James Cook first caught sight of Australia.

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5th April 1621: The Mayflower returns to England

• 5th April 2020
• Tagged as: Britain, Emigration, Ship, USA

On the 5th April 1621, the Mayflower – the boat that carried the Pilgrim fathers to America – returned to England from the settlement at Plymouth.