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Beck ⚓
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My name is Beck

⚓Amateur naval historian mainly looking at the Royal Navy from 1790 to 1815.

📖Dyslexic MA Naval/Maritime history Student in the most landlocked part of the UK. - deferred until Sept 2025

#NavalHistory #SignalHistory
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Probably should introduce ourselves over here!

Known as "Beck" and I'm a amateur naval historian currently trying my hand at a master degree (part time).

My area of interest is Naval Signalling and it's used/development around the early 1800.

I also want to build a replica seventy four 😂
Nelson's Patent Bridge at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14th February 1797.

🎨Geoff Hunt

Happy Battle of St Vincent day everyone, extra to everyone 🍻

#NavalHistory #MaritimeArt
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 32 (1804) ⚓

"Fire in succession on Enemy's stern most ships, then tack or wear"

#NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory #DockYardTalk
February 1, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 31 (1804) ⚓

"Rake they Enemy"

#NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory #DockYardTalk
January 31, 2026 at 8:30 AM
That's cute, let me raise you 3000 signals phrases using Sir Home Popham Telegraphic Marine Vocabulary.

😄
tag yourself i’m I AM MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY
January 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 30 (1804) ⚓

"Van engage Enemy's Van, Rear, Rear, Centre their Centre"

#NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory #DockYardTalk
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 29 (1804) ⚓

"Steer for and engage your respective opponents"

#NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory #DockYardTalk
January 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM
📖 January 29th 1805⚓
✍🏻 New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today.
📜 Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below.

🔗dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-29th-1805

#Nelson #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
"Dispatches For Admiral Thornton"

HMS Surprise arriving with dispatches for Admiral Thornton, flying his flag in the massive 110-gun HMS Ocean. Both ships are hove-to, allowing boats to shuttle between them.

🎨Geoff Hunt

#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 28 (1804) ⚓

Signal 28 - Take station suitable for mutual support & engage.

#NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory #DockYardTalk
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM
This weird hobby, now I'm looking for a set of period pennant flags.

#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #SignalFlags
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
"Randolph against the odds, 7th March 1778 "

Randolph (32) engaging Yarmouth (64) off Barbados on a moonlit night.

🎨Geoff Hunt

#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 27 (1804) ⚓

"Break thro Enemy's line & engage on the other side"
>if 🚩 at Foretop break through enemy Van
>If 🚩at main top break through enemy Centre
>If 🚩 at mizen top break through enemy Rear

#NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
January 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM
📖 January 26nd 1805⚓
✍🏻 New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today.
📜 Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below.

🔗dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-26th-1805

#Nelson #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 26 (1804) ⚓

Signal book:- "Keep sight of the Enemy"

#DockYardTalk #NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
I have started to plot Victory's position from those given in Lord Nelson letters and Dispatches.

It's really helped to paint the picture of the fleets movements & landmarks given such as "Agincourt Sound"

Track the plots here - www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...

#Nelson #AgeOfSail #RoyalNavy
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 PM
📖 January 25th 1805⚓
✍🏻 New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today.
📜 Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below.

🔗dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-25th-1805

#Nelson #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 25 (1804) ⚓

"Attack or harass the rear of the Enemy"

#DockYardTalk #NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
January 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 24 (1804) ⚓

Royal Navy signal book:- "At liberty to fire on Enemy in passing"

#DockYardTalk #NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
January 24, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 23 (1804) ⚓

In the Royal Navy signal book:- "Destroy or disable the Enemy's Trading Ships"

#DockYardTalk #NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 AM
📖 January 22nd 1805⚓
✍🏻 New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today
📜 Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below

🔗https://dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-22nd-1805

#Nelson #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"HM 74 Gun Ship "Conqueror" off Portugal, Nov 1807 "

The Seventy Four served at Trafalgar and is seen here off coast, signal 62 hoisted from her mizzen top - "Each Squadron to anchor separately"

🎨Derek Gardner

#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 22 (1804) ⚓ (with the repeater flag)

In the Royal Navy signal book:- "Attack the Enemy's convoy of Transports"

#DockYardTalk #NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 AM
📖 January 22nd 1805⚓
✍🏻 New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today.
📜 Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below.

🔗https://dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-22nd-1805

#Nelson #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
January 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM
"His Britannic Majesty's 64-Gun Ship 'Agamemnon' "

The 64 gun ship lays at her anchor flying the flag of a rear Admiral of the Red, also can be seen a ships boat hooked onto her main chains.

🎨Derek Gardner

#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 21 (1804) ⚓

In the Royal Navy signal book:- "Attack the Enemy on bearing indicated"

#DockYardTalk #NavalSignals #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #MaritimeHistory
January 21, 2026 at 8:30 AM