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Catherine Rowan Jones · @ivyfox
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I just had a major 'oh, THAT'S why' moment and wanted to share.
Among my many -doms are and .
I just completed a jigsaw of a view of Bremerhaven with a curious tower. Obvs I needed to know more.
It's a lighthouse, or 'leuchtturm' in German(bonus )
Thanks to @wikipedia, it is the rear of a pair of "leading lights". If a vessel approaching a shallow or dangerous navigation does so with these lights aligned, it's on the safest course.
Hence its wider use.

#nerd #etymology #navalhistory #stationery

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AskHistorians · @AskHistorians
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Fresh off our reopening, a user wanted to know if the Titanic was a badly designed ship, or if the accident was just crew error. /u/YourlocalTitanicguy reveals just how complicated this question is, and explores the involved.
reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/com

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Presidencies of the US · @presidencies
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As discussed in ep. 4.20, in 1812 (at 4:20 PM coincidentally), the first shots of the War of 1812 were fired by the USS President. Listen to the episode to learn more! presidenciespodcast.com/420-on

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Simon Cameron · @scameron1
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Copper story. This one about how the phrase 'copper bottomed' entered the lexicon. How a tiny marine invertebrate threatened an Empire.

link.medium.com/ucdist5f6zb

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HMS Speedy · @hms_speedy
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OTD in 1847, Lord Cochrane was reappointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath by Queen Victoria.
He had been stripped of his Navy rank and knighthood after circumstantial evidence led to his conviction in the stock exchange trial in 1814.




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Shari Reid 📚 · @sharroreid
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How did Revolutionary Americans augment their fledgling U.S. Navy to take on the powerful Royal Navy? How did the British Navy respond?

In the latest episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Liz speaks with Eric Jay Dolin about his latest book, Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution, discussing privateers (not pirates!) in the War of Independence.

benfranklinsworld.com/episode-

#americanrevolution #books #bookclub #bookstodon #histodons #history #navalhistory #ushistory #vastearlyamerica

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HMS Speedy · @hms_speedy
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On this day in 1832, Thomas Cochrane was restored to the Royal Navy list and promoted to Rear Admiral of the Blue. ⚓🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿



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Loukas Christodoulou · @Loukas
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Can anyone in confirm or deny that the first Royal Navy aircraft carriers were built slower on purpose because they were designed to stay with battleships?

I read it in one book from 1970 but can't confirm it online.

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HMS Speedy · @hms_speedy
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On this day in 1800, 24 year old Thomas Cochrane climbed on board HMS SPEEDY and read his commission to the assembled crew.
"By virtue of the power and authority to us given, we do hereby constitute and appoint you Commander of His Majesty's sloop the Speedy,..."





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CT History News · @CTHistoryNewsBot
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#connecticut #19thcentury #20thcentury #april #connecticuthistory #groton #navalhistory #navalyard #newlondon #silentservice #subasenewlondon #submarines #unitedstatesnavy #usnavy #usnavybases #ussnautilus #ussnewmexico #worldwari

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James Mathieson · @digitalwombat
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#OnThisDay #history #news #navalhistory

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CT History News · @CTHistoryNewsBot
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#connecticut #18thcentury #19thcentury #barbarywars #charleston #connecticutcelebrities #connecticuthistory #derby #france #greatbritain #hmsguerriere #isaachull #march #militaryhistory #navalhistory #portsmouth #revolutionandthenewnation #usnavy #ussconstitution #warof1812

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Journey Plotter · @JourneyPlotter
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This month's Journey Plotter update:

New is post- journey of 's HMS Durban (1921-1923), a China Station, 5th Light Cruiser Squadron, ship.

#ww1 #royalnavy #navalhistory #citizenscience #ancestry

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Caro601 ⚓ · @Caro601
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The edited logs of HMS Durban, 1921 to 1923, with three @JourneyPlotter maps, have been published. Our thanks to editor Rosemary, and to Matteo for geographical assistance. naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-

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Angela Miller · @Alternatecelt
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Here's the second part of John Paul Jones exploits in Kirkcudbright. Tonight it's the story of the raid on St Mary's Isle.
youtu.be/irabk9WOMfI

#youtube #video #warofindepenence #scotland #Solway #navalhistory #galloway #history

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Angela Miller · @Alternatecelt
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This is my latest . It's the fist of two parts about John Paul Jones in Kirkcudbright.
youtu.be/U05mgE06QkU

#JohnPaulJones #navalhistory #americanhistory #us #Solway #galloway #scotland #video #history

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Journey Plotter · @JourneyPlotter
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I'm pleased to announce the release of Journey Plotter Mobile v2.0.
Main changes:
- Redesigned user interface
- Support for dark theme
- Resizeable map and events panes
- Several performance improvements and small bug fixes

More info: journeyplotter.nl/jpm/
Or watch a short video showing some of the features: youtu.be/GEvO578o7sI

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HMS Speedy · @hms_speedy
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OTD in 1820 Thomas Cochrane was busy planning his most successful amphibious operation: THE CAPTURE OF VALDIVIA 🇨🇱⚓🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿





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HMS Speedy · @hms_speedy
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A beautiful photo of HMS VICTORY in 1946



#hmsvictory #royalnavy #navalhistory #tallships

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