HMS Neptune 1797

HMS Neptune was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She served on a number of stations during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and was present at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Neptune was built during the early years of the war with Revolutionary France and was launched in 1797. She almost...

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Wasa 1627

     ► Vasa (or Wasa) was a Swedish warship that was built from 1626 to 1628. The ship floundered and sank after sailing less than a nautical mile (ca 2 km) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. Vasa fell into obscurity after most of her valuable bronze cannons were salvaged in the 17th century. She...

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Baltimore Clipper Newport 1886

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); At the beginning of the 19th century in America, numerous vessels with racy lines were been built. They were very fast and easy to head: the famous clippers of Baltimore. They were either used as coastguard vessels, dealing with smugglers and pirates, or used as escort...

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