The Loss of the Royal George by John Christian Schetky

Published in October 25th, 2010
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The Loss of the Royal George by John Christian Schetky, c 1840 Tate Gallery, London (image 3000 x2075 px, 3.74 MB) On August 29 1782 Royal George, a magnificent 100 gun three-decker, suddenly sunk in the calm waters of Spithead. The catastrophe took lives of Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt and around 900 of the ship’s […]

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The Bombardment of Algiers 27 August 1816 by George Chambers, Senior

Published in October 24th, 2010
Posted by in 19th Century, Battle Scenes, Dutch Navy, Royal Navy
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The Bombardment of Algiers 27 August 1816 by George Chambers, Senior, ca 1836 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (image 1500 x1063 px, 728 KB) The Bombardment of Algiers by the combined Anglo-Dutch force under the command of Sir Edward Pellew has already been described in details in an earlier post. This time I would like to […]

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The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship in the Battle of Gibraltar April 25th 1607 by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen

Published in October 13th, 2010
Posted by in 17th Century, Battle Scenes, Dutch Navy
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The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship in the Battle of Gibraltar April 25th 1607 by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen, ca 1622 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (image 1600 x 1145 pixels 1.6 MB) In 1621 the Admiralty of Amsterdam decided to commission a painting commemorating the Battle of Gibraltar that took place in 1607. This battle, in which […]

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Dutch Whalers off a Rocky Coast

Published in October 12th, 2010
Posted by in 17th Century, Dutch Navy
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Dutch Whalers off a Rocky Coast by Abraham Storck, ca. 1688 Maritiem Museum Rotterdam (image 1937 x 1433 pixels, 2.3 MB) Several Dutch fluyts lying at anchor in northern waters while their crews are hunting whales. The ships are flying Dutch colors with a whale in the middle. The ship in the right is about […]

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