Questions tagged [naval]
Of or pertaining to ships and or the sea, especially military vessels.
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How did U-boats enter and exit the submarine pens at Brest?
I was reading about the Brest submarine pen/bunker complex and looking at pictures of it. I was even able to locate a set of blueprints of the base here. But because of the poor quality of the image ...
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When was Red Sea rig introduced into British Royal Navy?
Red Sea rig is a mess dress uniform variant. It is used by some naval officers in the (UK) Royal Navy and other navies, that inherited its traditions (Canadian, Indian, ...). In general, it is similar ...
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Was there an official order on ships' cats per vessel?
In the funny, but still (I assume) historically accurate material about "The history of Ships Cats", the author states that "many navies had standing order for minimum acceptable number ...
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Is there any evidence of naval ramming in the 9th and 10th century North Sea?
In Bernard Cornwell's 'Sword of the Kings', his main character uses the tactic of ramming to sink an enemy ship before engaging in hand-to-hand combat with surviving ships which get leashed together. ...
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Did Spain have a strategic plan for its navy in the Spanish–American War?
Admiral Cervera y Topete is cited in many places as having thought that the Spanish couldn't defeat the Americans in war due to the dilapidated state of the Spanish Navy. The position of the Spanish ...
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Which Soviet submarine was HMS Splendid tracking on 30th March 1982?
In 'Vulcan 607', R. White describes the background of the submarines that headed to the Falkland Islands. For the HMS Splendid, he notes that the submarine, under CO Lane-Nott was engaged in a mission ...
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The Code of Corsairs of Mediterranean of the Middle Ages
How was the code and operating rules of the corsairs of the Mediterranean used, such as by Barbary Corsairs or Knights of the Order, during Middle Ages?
There are references to agreements in the ...
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Sloop of War Hand
It was recorded in our family history by a R.N.Lt that a John Chandler (who had prepared charts of the North Sea) died when in 179? the sloop of War "Hand" foundered in the North Sea with all hands. I ...
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Has a prize ship ever been surrendered to a neutral country?
According to the Hague Peace Convention of 1907, §13 Art. 3, whenever a belligerent power captures a prize ship in the territorial waters of a neutral power, the belligerent power must surrender the ...
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Has it ever been practice to clip to ratlines?
I am reading a story (alt history) where it describes climbing on a ship with the sailors:
pausing to clip their safety harnesses to the ratlines every few feet.
Now, I used to work on a tallship, ...
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Where from, and in what way, did the first detailed account of the use of self-propelled torpedoes reach the RN and USN?
Three possible candidates seem to exist for the first verified (non-participant) observation of a torpedo boat assault. The options are the Russo-Turkish War, at Caldera Bay, or at Weihaiwei, all of ...
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Trying to identify what military service, war and rank by the uniform
I have been searching google images, tried a reverse search and found nothing. I have looked on many sites and cannot identify the service. I do know he has 9 buttons on his coat, 3 on the cuffs, red ...
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What is the history of the Molly, which became the USS Reprisal
According to Wikipedia, the USS Reprisal
...was the first ship of what was to become the United States Navy to be
given the name promising hostile action in response to an offense.
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Identify this button/rivet
Naval button?
I found this at an former telegraph, pony express and stage stop in NV. It looks like a rivet used mostly for leather or pouches from my research but I really can't ID it for sure
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Can you identify this Empire flagged c1913 single stack ocean liner?
I believe my great-grandparents arrived on this ship in 1913. I cannot find the name of the ship.
The family immigrated to Canada in 1913 from Belgium. They may have arrived in Quebec, or Saint John, ...
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What is the source of the story from the Battle of the Nile?
Here is a creepy story from history. As I remember the story, after The Battle of the Nile 1 August 1798 or the Battle of Trafalger 21 October 1805 someone on a British ship saw a boy sitting on a ...
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Is this a coin, token or medallion?
I found this attached to a rock, on a beach in Western Australia a number of years ago.
I cannot identify the Coat of Arms although have looked in numerous sites.
The reverse appears to be a Lion ...
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Help me recognize this naval action
I recall reading a Wikipedia article about an Age of Sail naval combat incident between two vessels, the smaller one being attacked by the larger one. I don't remember anything about the participants ...
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Did the Chinese aim guns above ships in 19th century?
I have read some things that don't seem true about the Chinese opposing English and other western forces during the 19th century and early 20th. What seems to be true is that China was very aware of ...
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