"Battle Of Trafalgar 21st October"
This Artwork shows fleet action and the centre the British Flagship Victory, she can be seen flying a Vice Admiral of the White flag from her fore, and Signal 16 from her main.
🎨John Thomas Serres
#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
This Artwork shows fleet action and the centre the British Flagship Victory, she can be seen flying a Vice Admiral of the White flag from her fore, and Signal 16 from her main.
🎨John Thomas Serres
#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
January 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"Battle Of Trafalgar 21st October"
This Artwork shows fleet action and the centre the British Flagship Victory, she can be seen flying a Vice Admiral of the White flag from her fore, and Signal 16 from her main.
🎨John Thomas Serres
#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
This Artwork shows fleet action and the centre the British Flagship Victory, she can be seen flying a Vice Admiral of the White flag from her fore, and Signal 16 from her main.
🎨John Thomas Serres
#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
On 16 January 42 convoys MW8a and MW8b left Alexandria in Operation MF3. It was to be the last successful Malta convoy for a long time. One of four merchants and a destroyer were lost.
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Luftwaffe Report – Air Attacks on Convoy Operation MF 3, 16 to 19 Jan 42
Background Convoy operation MF 3 was a combination of two two-ship convoys, both from Alexandria to Malta, MW 8A, and 8B. from 16 January to 21 January 1942. Full detail can be found at this link. …
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January 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
On 16 January 42 convoys MW8a and MW8b left Alexandria in Operation MF3. It was to be the last successful Malta convoy for a long time. One of four merchants and a destroyer were lost.
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This is an amazing shot.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This is an amazing shot.
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Facebook Naval Analysis page.
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Guns and armor were important for the dreadnought battleship, but so was propulsion.
Between 1910 and 1916, the US shifted between triple- expansion engines and turbines in six classes of battleship before adapting turbo-electric drive in the New Mexico class.
Notes in ALT.
#NavalHistory
Between 1910 and 1916, the US shifted between triple- expansion engines and turbines in six classes of battleship before adapting turbo-electric drive in the New Mexico class.
Notes in ALT.
#NavalHistory
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Guns and armor were important for the dreadnought battleship, but so was propulsion.
Between 1910 and 1916, the US shifted between triple- expansion engines and turbines in six classes of battleship before adapting turbo-electric drive in the New Mexico class.
Notes in ALT.
#NavalHistory
Between 1910 and 1916, the US shifted between triple- expansion engines and turbines in six classes of battleship before adapting turbo-electric drive in the New Mexico class.
Notes in ALT.
#NavalHistory
ME: Nelson didn't wear an eye patch.
DAD: How do you know? Were you there?
ME: It doesn't appear in portraits, caricatures or statuary, nor is one mentioned in letters, diaries, newspapers, memoirs, ballads...
DAD: Were. You. There?
ME: No.
MY DAD: So you don't know.
ME: *Sigh*
#navalhistory
DAD: How do you know? Were you there?
ME: It doesn't appear in portraits, caricatures or statuary, nor is one mentioned in letters, diaries, newspapers, memoirs, ballads...
DAD: Were. You. There?
ME: No.
MY DAD: So you don't know.
ME: *Sigh*
#navalhistory
January 15, 2026 at 8:34 PM
ME: Nelson didn't wear an eye patch.
DAD: How do you know? Were you there?
ME: It doesn't appear in portraits, caricatures or statuary, nor is one mentioned in letters, diaries, newspapers, memoirs, ballads...
DAD: Were. You. There?
ME: No.
MY DAD: So you don't know.
ME: *Sigh*
#navalhistory
DAD: How do you know? Were you there?
ME: It doesn't appear in portraits, caricatures or statuary, nor is one mentioned in letters, diaries, newspapers, memoirs, ballads...
DAD: Were. You. There?
ME: No.
MY DAD: So you don't know.
ME: *Sigh*
#navalhistory
On Sept. 13th, 1918, two Nassau class battleships steam together (likely SMS Posen & Westfalen). It is either a training exercise or the pair are supporting additional warships in the North Sea.
#nassau #battleships #warships #germany #ww1 #navalhistory #history #war #ship #worldwar1
#nassau #battleships #warships #germany #ww1 #navalhistory #history #war #ship #worldwar1
January 15, 2026 at 6:55 PM
On Sept. 13th, 1918, two Nassau class battleships steam together (likely SMS Posen & Westfalen). It is either a training exercise or the pair are supporting additional warships in the North Sea.
#nassau #battleships #warships #germany #ww1 #navalhistory #history #war #ship #worldwar1
#nassau #battleships #warships #germany #ww1 #navalhistory #history #war #ship #worldwar1
15 Jan 1945 // Escort carrier HMS Thane, delivering aircraft from the United States, was torpedoed by U-boat U.1172 as she entered the Clyde. Ten of her crew were killed and she was heavily damaged. She was towed to Greenock and declared a constructive total loss. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
15 Jan 1945 // Escort carrier HMS Thane, delivering aircraft from the United States, was torpedoed by U-boat U.1172 as she entered the Clyde. Ten of her crew were killed and she was heavily damaged. She was towed to Greenock and declared a constructive total loss. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
15 Jan 1918 // HM Drifter Ethnee, a North Shields boat in #RoyalNavy service as a net barrier tender, was driven onto the Goodwin Sands in high winds and broke up, with no loss of life. #WW1 #NavalHistory
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
15 Jan 1918 // HM Drifter Ethnee, a North Shields boat in #RoyalNavy service as a net barrier tender, was driven onto the Goodwin Sands in high winds and broke up, with no loss of life. #WW1 #NavalHistory
15 Jan 1916 // HM Trawler Fulmar, a Grimsby boat in #RoyalNavy service as a patrol vessel, disappeared on or about this date in the Gulf of Sollum, Egypt. She was presumed sunk by a British mine in a newly-laid field about which she had not been warned. All 15 of her crew died. #WW1 #NavalHistory
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
15 Jan 1916 // HM Trawler Fulmar, a Grimsby boat in #RoyalNavy service as a patrol vessel, disappeared on or about this date in the Gulf of Sollum, Egypt. She was presumed sunk by a British mine in a newly-laid field about which she had not been warned. All 15 of her crew died. #WW1 #NavalHistory
15 Jan 1916 // HM Drifter Everard, an Inverness boat in #RoyalNavy service as a net barrier tender, sank after a collision just before dawn with armed trawler Penguin off the Tuskar Rock, County Wexford, Ireland. Both vessels were darkened at the time. No lives were lost. #WW1 #NavalHistory
January 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
15 Jan 1916 // HM Drifter Everard, an Inverness boat in #RoyalNavy service as a net barrier tender, sank after a collision just before dawn with armed trawler Penguin off the Tuskar Rock, County Wexford, Ireland. Both vessels were darkened at the time. No lives were lost. #WW1 #NavalHistory
15 Jan 1805 // 36-gun frigate HMS Doris was abandoned and burnt to prevent capture off Saint-Nazaire. She had struck rocks in Quiberon Bay on 12 Jan and been refloated, but began to sink once taken back to sea. No lives were lost. (Contemporary image via Wikimedia Commons) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
15 Jan 1805 // 36-gun frigate HMS Doris was abandoned and burnt to prevent capture off Saint-Nazaire. She had struck rocks in Quiberon Bay on 12 Jan and been refloated, but began to sink once taken back to sea. No lives were lost. (Contemporary image via Wikimedia Commons) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
15 Jan 1801 // 12-gun cutter HMS Lurcher, part of the blockading squadron off Brittany, was captured by a 12-gun French privateer. The court martial cleared her officers of blame after hearing that she was unfit for action: most of her guns were dismounted or faulty. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
15 Jan 1801 // 12-gun cutter HMS Lurcher, part of the blockading squadron off Brittany, was captured by a 12-gun French privateer. The court martial cleared her officers of blame after hearing that she was unfit for action: most of her guns were dismounted or faulty. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
15 Jan 1697 (O.S.) // 10-gun pink HMS Hind was attacked, boarded and captured by a French 14-gun privateer off Lowestoft. The court martial ruled that the Hind had not been sufficiently prepared for action and fined her captain, Walter Riddell, three months' pay. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
15 Jan 1697 (O.S.) // 10-gun pink HMS Hind was attacked, boarded and captured by a French 14-gun privateer off Lowestoft. The court martial ruled that the Hind had not been sufficiently prepared for action and fined her captain, Walter Riddell, three months' pay. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
Admiralty wax seal on the envelope of an 1852 letter from John Barrow. Pretty!
[British Library] #NavalHistory
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January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Admiralty wax seal on the envelope of an 1852 letter from John Barrow. Pretty!
[British Library] #NavalHistory
[British Library] #NavalHistory
📖 January 15th 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-15th-1805
#Nelson #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
✍🏻 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-15th-1805
#Nelson #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
📖 January 15th 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-15th-1805
#Nelson #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
✍🏻 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-15th-1805
#Nelson #NavalHistory #DockYardTalk
It's always fascinating when logs contain details of scientific relevance.
On 10th July 1906, USRC Thetis perform a reconnaissance of Bogoslof Island(s) after a major geological event. The hand drawn sketch is awesome.
1905-06 logs will appear soon on naval-history.net
#OldWeather #NavalHistory
On 10th July 1906, USRC Thetis perform a reconnaissance of Bogoslof Island(s) after a major geological event. The hand drawn sketch is awesome.
1905-06 logs will appear soon on naval-history.net
#OldWeather #NavalHistory
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 AM
It's always fascinating when logs contain details of scientific relevance.
On 10th July 1906, USRC Thetis perform a reconnaissance of Bogoslof Island(s) after a major geological event. The hand drawn sketch is awesome.
1905-06 logs will appear soon on naval-history.net
#OldWeather #NavalHistory
On 10th July 1906, USRC Thetis perform a reconnaissance of Bogoslof Island(s) after a major geological event. The hand drawn sketch is awesome.
1905-06 logs will appear soon on naval-history.net
#OldWeather #NavalHistory
"HMS Superb"
Surperb (74) was a third rate ship of the line, seen here flying the command flag at her fore of a Vice Admiral Of the White.
🎨Derek G.M. Gardiner
#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
Surperb (74) was a third rate ship of the line, seen here flying the command flag at her fore of a Vice Admiral Of the White.
🎨Derek G.M. Gardiner
#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"HMS Superb"
Surperb (74) was a third rate ship of the line, seen here flying the command flag at her fore of a Vice Admiral Of the White.
🎨Derek G.M. Gardiner
#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
Surperb (74) was a third rate ship of the line, seen here flying the command flag at her fore of a Vice Admiral Of the White.
🎨Derek G.M. Gardiner
#NavalHistory #SignalHistory #MaritimeArt #AgeOfSail
On 15 January 1942, the last of six German submarines to be lost during Operation CRUSADER was sunk by depth charges dropped by a Fairey Swordfish of No. 815 Sqn FAA, off Mersa Matruh, where she was no doubt hoping to intercept Allied convoys to/from Alexandria. #navalhistory
Small/Auxiliary naval unit losses and damage
Background The constant convoy battles either on the Italy/Greece to Libya or the Alexandria to Tobruk routes took a severe toll on smaller units on both sides. This list is probably not complete &…
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January 15, 2026 at 9:06 AM
On 15 January 1942, the last of six German submarines to be lost during Operation CRUSADER was sunk by depth charges dropped by a Fairey Swordfish of No. 815 Sqn FAA, off Mersa Matruh, where she was no doubt hoping to intercept Allied convoys to/from Alexandria. #navalhistory
On 15 January 42, MFP148, a F-Lighter of the first series produced in Palermo, was lost on a mine a few miles outside Tripoli, while transporting much needed fuel to the Axis forces in the Marada-Mersa el Brega position at Aphelia.
Mining was a constant danger to both sides. #navalhistory
Mining was a constant danger to both sides. #navalhistory
The loss of MFP148, 15 January 1942
Background In late 1941 the Kriegsmarine introduced a new type of vessel into the Mediterranean theatre, the Marinefährprahm (MFP, or simply ‘Prahm’), of ‘F-Lighter’ as it was known by the Ro…
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January 15, 2026 at 8:28 AM
On 15 January 42, MFP148, a F-Lighter of the first series produced in Palermo, was lost on a mine a few miles outside Tripoli, while transporting much needed fuel to the Axis forces in the Marada-Mersa el Brega position at Aphelia.
Mining was a constant danger to both sides. #navalhistory
Mining was a constant danger to both sides. #navalhistory
@lydiajane13.bsky.social someone in your sphere of interest minesweeping in Norway very proactive very ruthless and a loose cannon
His minesweeping force was called Tigerverband and he developed his own tiny minesweeper and midget submarine #navalhistory
His minesweeping force was called Tigerverband and he developed his own tiny minesweeper and midget submarine #navalhistory
Hans Bartels (Marineoffizier) – Wikipedia
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January 15, 2026 at 7:49 AM
@lydiajane13.bsky.social someone in your sphere of interest minesweeping in Norway very proactive very ruthless and a loose cannon
His minesweeping force was called Tigerverband and he developed his own tiny minesweeper and midget submarine #navalhistory
His minesweeping force was called Tigerverband and he developed his own tiny minesweeper and midget submarine #navalhistory
This week’s free to read follows the career of a Chatham built battleship into the First Workd War
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#ww1 #navalhistory #history
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#ww1 #navalhistory #history
From Chatham to the Dardanelles
The loss of Irresistible.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:11 AM
This week’s free to read follows the career of a Chatham built battleship into the First Workd War
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#ww1 #navalhistory #history
jerijerod14.substack.com/p/from-chath...
#ww1 #navalhistory #history
HMS Attacker (D02) was an American-built escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aircraftcarrier #escortcarrier #RoyalNavy#WorldWarTwo #SecodWorldWar #HMSAttacker #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory
January 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM
HMS Attacker (D02) was an American-built escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aircraftcarrier #escortcarrier #RoyalNavy#WorldWarTwo #SecodWorldWar #HMSAttacker #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory
More firepower means more big holes in the ship design.
Several classes of early dreadnoughts mounted six turrets (or more) to increase the number of guns they could bring to bear.
Here are some examples: (Notes in ALT).
#NavalHistory
Several classes of early dreadnoughts mounted six turrets (or more) to increase the number of guns they could bring to bear.
Here are some examples: (Notes in ALT).
#NavalHistory
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
More firepower means more big holes in the ship design.
Several classes of early dreadnoughts mounted six turrets (or more) to increase the number of guns they could bring to bear.
Here are some examples: (Notes in ALT).
#NavalHistory
Several classes of early dreadnoughts mounted six turrets (or more) to increase the number of guns they could bring to bear.
Here are some examples: (Notes in ALT).
#NavalHistory