Dave Long
@axe99.bsky.social
Personal account, all opinions my own and not representative of anyone/thing else. Interested in critical thinking, naval history and raising ME/CFS awareness. Also, random nice photos :)
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Dave Long
@axe99.bsky.social
· Jan 12
[Pinned] Welcome to the Naval History Feed 😊 This feed aims to bring together posts about naval history (anything from 20 years or so ago and older). To have your posts or replies show up in the feed, just tag them with #NavalHistory. For more on this feed and feeds in general, read on 😊 (1/8)
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Hey #skystorians, quick question. Watched Master and Commander with my son. He got interested in captains and ships logs. Went searching (UK archives) but many from early 19th century are not digitized. Just curious, what are the reasons? Don't want to make assumptions. #naval history #archives
December 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Hey #skystorians, quick question. Watched Master and Commander with my son. He got interested in captains and ships logs. Went searching (UK archives) but many from early 19th century are not digitized. Just curious, what are the reasons? Don't want to make assumptions. #naval history #archives
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4.5/5 stars- You will not learn any grand history from Unsinkable. You will not study campaigns or invasions or doctrine. You will learn about five men and their ship and everything that forged them together to such a degree that Plunkett was a holy word to them even in their twilight. #histbookchat
December 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
4.5/5 stars- You will not learn any grand history from Unsinkable. You will not study campaigns or invasions or doctrine. You will learn about five men and their ship and everything that forged them together to such a degree that Plunkett was a holy word to them even in their twilight. #histbookchat
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The stunning, 6-masted schooner Delaware Sun started life as the William L. Douglas, built in 1903 in Quincy, Massachusetts.
She was the largest 6-masted steel collier ever built and the lower parts of her masts were hollow steel cylinders. (1/3) 🧵
#maritimehistory #shipwreck #history #podcast
She was the largest 6-masted steel collier ever built and the lower parts of her masts were hollow steel cylinders. (1/3) 🧵
#maritimehistory #shipwreck #history #podcast
December 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The stunning, 6-masted schooner Delaware Sun started life as the William L. Douglas, built in 1903 in Quincy, Massachusetts.
She was the largest 6-masted steel collier ever built and the lower parts of her masts were hollow steel cylinders. (1/3) 🧵
#maritimehistory #shipwreck #history #podcast
She was the largest 6-masted steel collier ever built and the lower parts of her masts were hollow steel cylinders. (1/3) 🧵
#maritimehistory #shipwreck #history #podcast
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An outcome of my research into the #PhilosopherShips of #StephenGirard is that I now get very excited about little chunks of wood in various museum collections. Here's an example: a piece of the ROUSSEAU at Girard College.
#PortraitofaCitizen #maritimehistory #Rousseau #NewBedford
#PortraitofaCitizen #maritimehistory #Rousseau #NewBedford
December 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
An outcome of my research into the #PhilosopherShips of #StephenGirard is that I now get very excited about little chunks of wood in various museum collections. Here's an example: a piece of the ROUSSEAU at Girard College.
#PortraitofaCitizen #maritimehistory #Rousseau #NewBedford
#PortraitofaCitizen #maritimehistory #Rousseau #NewBedford
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The old harbour on the River Main in the mid-18th c.
Painting by Friedrich W. Hirt (d. 1772).
📷 Dec 26
(Historical Museum Frankfurt)
#maritimeHistory #harbours
Painting by Friedrich W. Hirt (d. 1772).
📷 Dec 26
(Historical Museum Frankfurt)
#maritimeHistory #harbours
December 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The old harbour on the River Main in the mid-18th c.
Painting by Friedrich W. Hirt (d. 1772).
📷 Dec 26
(Historical Museum Frankfurt)
#maritimeHistory #harbours
Painting by Friedrich W. Hirt (d. 1772).
📷 Dec 26
(Historical Museum Frankfurt)
#maritimeHistory #harbours
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Oh, you gonna take me home tonight
Oh, down beside that red fire light
Oh, you gonna let it all hang out
Flat-bottomed boats you make the rocking world go round
Oh, down beside that red fire light
Oh, you gonna let it all hang out
Flat-bottomed boats you make the rocking world go round
December 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Oh, you gonna take me home tonight
Oh, down beside that red fire light
Oh, you gonna let it all hang out
Flat-bottomed boats you make the rocking world go round
Oh, down beside that red fire light
Oh, you gonna let it all hang out
Flat-bottomed boats you make the rocking world go round
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The River Main was the most important route to Frankfurt until the mid-19th c. Since the river was too shallow, only long, narrow boats were able to navigate the Main.
Here is a model of a Main ship. 1/2
📷 me, on Dec. 26.
(Historical Museum Frankfurt)
#maritimeHistory #ships
Here is a model of a Main ship. 1/2
📷 me, on Dec. 26.
(Historical Museum Frankfurt)
#maritimeHistory #ships
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The River Main was the most important route to Frankfurt until the mid-19th c. Since the river was too shallow, only long, narrow boats were able to navigate the Main.
Here is a model of a Main ship. 1/2
📷 me, on Dec. 26.
(Historical Museum Frankfurt)
#maritimeHistory #ships
Here is a model of a Main ship. 1/2
📷 me, on Dec. 26.
(Historical Museum Frankfurt)
#maritimeHistory #ships
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A #watercolour of St. Augustine's Parade by #Bristol born artist, Samuel Jackson, the 'Father' of the Bristol School of Art: 1825.
(originally posted on FB by Best of Old Photographs of Bristol and District)
#Art #History #Painting #Landscapes #Harbour #Maritime
(originally posted on FB by Best of Old Photographs of Bristol and District)
#Art #History #Painting #Landscapes #Harbour #Maritime
December 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A #watercolour of St. Augustine's Parade by #Bristol born artist, Samuel Jackson, the 'Father' of the Bristol School of Art: 1825.
(originally posted on FB by Best of Old Photographs of Bristol and District)
#Art #History #Painting #Landscapes #Harbour #Maritime
(originally posted on FB by Best of Old Photographs of Bristol and District)
#Art #History #Painting #Landscapes #Harbour #Maritime
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The tragic story of the first Minots Ledge #Lighthouse, built in 1850 on a reef off the #Massachusetts coast. The lighthouse collapsed in a storm on April 16, 1851, taking the lives of the two assistant lighthouse keepers on duty.
#NewEngland #MaritimeHistory
#NewEngland #MaritimeHistory
The Tragic Minots Ledge Lighthouse Disaster
YouTube video by Big Old Boats
youtube.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The tragic story of the first Minots Ledge #Lighthouse, built in 1850 on a reef off the #Massachusetts coast. The lighthouse collapsed in a storm on April 16, 1851, taking the lives of the two assistant lighthouse keepers on duty.
#NewEngland #MaritimeHistory
#NewEngland #MaritimeHistory
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🗓️ #OTD in 1942 – COPP is just a few weeks old when its officers are called to COHQ in London to be briefed for recce of Sardinia (for Operation Brimstone). COHQ's Hugh Faulkner (📸 IWM A 29481) prioritises which beaches should be looked at first. #NavalHistory 🧵
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December 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🗓️ #OTD in 1942 – COPP is just a few weeks old when its officers are called to COHQ in London to be briefed for recce of Sardinia (for Operation Brimstone). COHQ's Hugh Faulkner (📸 IWM A 29481) prioritises which beaches should be looked at first. #NavalHistory 🧵
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HMS Hood entering the Miraflores Locks heading east in the Panama Canal, July 1924. Hood, the battle cruiser Repulse and five "D" class light cruisers went on a round-the-world "Empire Cruise" which lasted from November 1923 to September 1924 promoting British sea power.
#NavalHistory
#NavalHistory
December 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
HMS Hood entering the Miraflores Locks heading east in the Panama Canal, July 1924. Hood, the battle cruiser Repulse and five "D" class light cruisers went on a round-the-world "Empire Cruise" which lasted from November 1923 to September 1924 promoting British sea power.
#NavalHistory
#NavalHistory
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You may have seen the sinking of the German heavy cruiser BLUCHER in the Battle of Drøbak Sound from the 2016 film, “The King’s Choice.” This is a longer sequence of that same event from this year’s “The Battle of Oslo.” English subtitles.
#NavalHistory
youtu.be/ccz0EXDYg9E?...
#NavalHistory
youtu.be/ccz0EXDYg9E?...
The sinking of Blücher - The Battle of Oslo (2025)
YouTube video by ashton
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
You may have seen the sinking of the German heavy cruiser BLUCHER in the Battle of Drøbak Sound from the 2016 film, “The King’s Choice.” This is a longer sequence of that same event from this year’s “The Battle of Oslo.” English subtitles.
#NavalHistory
youtu.be/ccz0EXDYg9E?...
#NavalHistory
youtu.be/ccz0EXDYg9E?...
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IJN Aircraft carrier Sōryū
Date: December 29, 1937
Location: Kure
Photo:
Situation: Immediately after the completion of the construction, it is leaving the port for Yokosuka.
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Date: December 29, 1937
Location: Kure
Photo:
Situation: Immediately after the completion of the construction, it is leaving the port for Yokosuka.
static.ow.ly/photos/origi...
December 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
IJN Aircraft carrier Sōryū
Date: December 29, 1937
Location: Kure
Photo:
Situation: Immediately after the completion of the construction, it is leaving the port for Yokosuka.
static.ow.ly/photos/origi...
Date: December 29, 1937
Location: Kure
Photo:
Situation: Immediately after the completion of the construction, it is leaving the port for Yokosuka.
static.ow.ly/photos/origi...
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In Scapa Flow between 1916 & 1917, the names same of the class HMS Queen Elizabeth at anchor.
#queenelizabeth #hms #battleship #warship #ship #royalnavy #rn #worldwar1 #ww1 #navalhistory #history #snapshot
#queenelizabeth #hms #battleship #warship #ship #royalnavy #rn #worldwar1 #ww1 #navalhistory #history #snapshot
December 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In Scapa Flow between 1916 & 1917, the names same of the class HMS Queen Elizabeth at anchor.
#queenelizabeth #hms #battleship #warship #ship #royalnavy #rn #worldwar1 #ww1 #navalhistory #history #snapshot
#queenelizabeth #hms #battleship #warship #ship #royalnavy #rn #worldwar1 #ww1 #navalhistory #history #snapshot
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Book recommendation:
ENDEAVOUR by Peter Moore
peter-moore.co.uk/books/endeav...
#NavalHistory #AgeOfSail #histbookchat #booksky #MaritimeHistory #HMSEndeavour #Whitby #JamesCook
ENDEAVOUR by Peter Moore
peter-moore.co.uk/books/endeav...
#NavalHistory #AgeOfSail #histbookchat #booksky #MaritimeHistory #HMSEndeavour #Whitby #JamesCook
December 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Book recommendation:
ENDEAVOUR by Peter Moore
peter-moore.co.uk/books/endeav...
#NavalHistory #AgeOfSail #histbookchat #booksky #MaritimeHistory #HMSEndeavour #Whitby #JamesCook
ENDEAVOUR by Peter Moore
peter-moore.co.uk/books/endeav...
#NavalHistory #AgeOfSail #histbookchat #booksky #MaritimeHistory #HMSEndeavour #Whitby #JamesCook
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28 Dec 1942 // Naval tug HMS St Issey was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.617 off the Libyan coast between Tukrah and Daryanah, while towing two lighters from Alexandria to Benghazi. There were no survivors from her crew of 36. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
December 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
28 Dec 1942 // Naval tug HMS St Issey was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.617 off the Libyan coast between Tukrah and Daryanah, while towing two lighters from Alexandria to Benghazi. There were no survivors from her crew of 36. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
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28 Dec 1940 // HM Trawler Barbara Robertson was sunk by U-boat U.30 south-west of the Butt of Lewis while returning from Iceland, with the loss of one man. The U-boat surfaced nearby in the darkness of the early hours of the morning and sank her with gunfire. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
December 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
28 Dec 1940 // HM Trawler Barbara Robertson was sunk by U-boat U.30 south-west of the Butt of Lewis while returning from Iceland, with the loss of one man. The U-boat surfaced nearby in the darkness of the early hours of the morning and sank her with gunfire. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
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28 Dec 1917 // HM Drifter Piscatorial II, a Yarmouth boat in #RoyalNavy service as a net barrier tender, was sunk, presumed mined, off Newhaven. A loud explosion was heard offshore at 7pm, and wreckage and bodies were washed up on the following day. All 10 crew were lost. #WW1 #NavalHistory
December 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
28 Dec 1917 // HM Drifter Piscatorial II, a Yarmouth boat in #RoyalNavy service as a net barrier tender, was sunk, presumed mined, off Newhaven. A loud explosion was heard offshore at 7pm, and wreckage and bodies were washed up on the following day. All 10 crew were lost. #WW1 #NavalHistory
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28 Dec 1782 // 16-gun ship sloop HMS Albany was wrecked on rocks while leaving Penobscot Bay, where she had made an unauthorised stop while sailing from New York to Boston. Her commander, Lt Robert Vardon, was dismissed the Service for negligence and other failings. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
December 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
28 Dec 1782 // 16-gun ship sloop HMS Albany was wrecked on rocks while leaving Penobscot Bay, where she had made an unauthorised stop while sailing from New York to Boston. Her commander, Lt Robert Vardon, was dismissed the Service for negligence and other failings. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
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28 Dec 1782 // 50-gun 4th-rate HMS Cato was last seen on this date, when HMS Hound, which had left Rio de Janeiro with her on 12 December after both ships called there to make repairs, parted from her in the South Atlantic. HMS Cato was on her way to India, but was never seen again. [1/2]
December 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
28 Dec 1782 // 50-gun 4th-rate HMS Cato was last seen on this date, when HMS Hound, which had left Rio de Janeiro with her on 12 December after both ships called there to make repairs, parted from her in the South Atlantic. HMS Cato was on her way to India, but was never seen again. [1/2]
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28 Dec 1778 // 14-gun ship sloop HMS Cupid sank on the Newfoundland Banks after developing a leak while escorting a convoy from Jamaica to London. The source of the leak could not be found, and pumping failed to control it, so she was abandoned and allowed to sink. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
28 Dec 1778 // 14-gun ship sloop HMS Cupid sank on the Newfoundland Banks after developing a leak while escorting a convoy from Jamaica to London. The source of the leak could not be found, and pumping failed to control it, so she was abandoned and allowed to sink. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
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#OTD 28/12/1943 #RememberRCN -Capt Harold T. W. Grant, RCN while commanding RN cruiser HMS ENTERPRISE engaged 5 German destroyers & 6 torpedo boats with HMS GLASGOW in the Bay of Biscay. Sinking 3 & damaged 4 others. Grant received the Distinguished Service Order for this action.
December 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#OTD 28/12/1943 #RememberRCN -Capt Harold T. W. Grant, RCN while commanding RN cruiser HMS ENTERPRISE engaged 5 German destroyers & 6 torpedo boats with HMS GLASGOW in the Bay of Biscay. Sinking 3 & damaged 4 others. Grant received the Distinguished Service Order for this action.
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#OTD 28/12/1942 #RememberRCN -HMCS BATTLEFORD while investigating a radar contact, finds 4 U-boats on the surface preparing a concentrated attack on Convoy ONS-154. Assisted by HMCS CHILLIWACK, corvettes attack with gunfire, forcing U-664 & U-662 to lose contact with the convoy.
December 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#OTD 28/12/1942 #RememberRCN -HMCS BATTLEFORD while investigating a radar contact, finds 4 U-boats on the surface preparing a concentrated attack on Convoy ONS-154. Assisted by HMCS CHILLIWACK, corvettes attack with gunfire, forcing U-664 & U-662 to lose contact with the convoy.