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
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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
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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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The Dutch Fleet under Sail

Published in July 30th, 2010
Posted by in 17th Century, Drawings, Dutch Navy, Second Anglo-Dutch War (1664–67), Willem van de Velde the Elder
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The Dutch Fleet under Sail by Willem Van De Velde The Elder, 1672 Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy (image 8000 x 4400 px, 5,14MB) ‘The Dutch Fleet under Sail’ is believed to be a depiction of the Dutch battle fleet prepared to set sail for the Medway and Sheerness in 1667. This expedition commanded by Admiral […]

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The Eendracht and a Dutch Fleet of Men-of-War before the Wind

Published in July 19th, 2010
Posted by in 17th Century, Dutch Navy, Ludolf Backhuysen
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The Eendracht and a Dutch Fleet of Men-of-War before the Wind by Ludolph Backhuysen (Ludolf Backhuizen), ca. 1670-75 The National Gallery, London (image 1920×1200 px733KB) A Dutch battle fleet and its flagship the Eendracht (Dutch for Concord or Unity) are the subject of this impressive work by Ludolph Backhuysen. The Eendracht was built in 1653 […]

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The Occupation of Newport, 9 December 1776

Published in May 30th, 2008
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THE OCCUPATION OF NEWPORT, 9 DECEMBER 1776 By Robert Cleveley, 1777 (Highest resolution available 8165×5030) In 1775 the 13 British colonies in North America rebelled against British rule and formally proclaimed their independence as the United States of America. What started as a war for America soon became a war for global maritime predominance. It […]

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Between the Seven Years War and the American Revolution

Published in May 30th, 2008
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The hostilities of the Seven Years War were ended in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris. This involved a complex series of land exchanges but it was quite clear that Britain had won an astounding victory through her successful use of sea power: Canada and India were now British colonies. Much had been learned by […]

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A Trinity House Yacht and a Revenue Service Cutter off Ramsgate

Published in May 29th, 2008
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A TRINITY HOUSE YACHT AND A REVENUE SERVICE CUTTER OFF RAMSGATE By Thomas Whitcombe, c.1810 (Highest resolution available 5914×4103) The decade of peace between the Seven Years War and the beginning of the War of American Independence saw a greater focus on domestic maritime problems, chief among which was smuggling. The long-established national taste for […]

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Harrison’s H4 Chronometer, 1760

Published in May 28th, 2008
Posted by in 18th Century, Portraits, Royal Navy
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HARRISON’S H4 CHRONOMETER, 1760 (Highest resolution available 2010×2442) While concerns about repairing and supplying ships remained permanent for all navies, the end of the Seven Years War saw a technological breakthrough that freed mariners from shackles that had bound them since man first learnt to navigate: the problem of longitude was solved. Mariners had been […]

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