#OTD 10/3/1944 #BattleOfAtlantic -U625 Sunk by ShortSunderland aircraft from 422 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force west of Ireland with six well placed bombs, straddling the surfaced U-boat. While abandoning sinking U-boat, submariners signaled to aircrew, "Fine Bombish."
And by the way, just because he seems ‘like a nice guy’ or ‘has never been horrible to me’ don’t assume he hasn’t hurt others. I cannot stress enough how rare it is for women to make false allegations of violence or abuse. Believe 👏 women 👏.
A bone manicure set, mounted on a clear stand, next to an iron nail; both recovered from the Mary Rose.
If there's one thing we can say about our carpenter, he looked after his nails...
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One thing I enjoy about ancient history is the distance. It gives people room to explore big questions without the weight that often comes with more recent history, while still offering lessons that apply just as much today.
Thanks for the tip :)
The Pennsylvania Journal, or, Weekly Advertiser Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Thursday, April 16, 1772, p. 3 "...on the 1st ult. a flash of lightning went through the mainsail, split the fore part of the mainmast and set some tow on fire in the steerage, which was immediately extinguished by the second mate, who was near it..."
Really think that "Captain Sparks" is tempting fate. Details in alt text. #MaritimeHistory #inaptonym
#OTD 10/3/2017 #RememberRCN -HMCS ATHABASKAN (3rd) paid-off. She is the last of four Iroquois class destroyers to be in service with the #RCNavy. At the time she was the worlds oldest active destroyer having been commissioned on 30 Sept 1972.
#OTD 10/3/1944 #RememberRCN -HMCShips ST. LAURENT, SWANSEA & OWEN SOUND while escorting convoy HX-280, force U-845 to surface following a prolonged attack with Depth Charges & Hedgehog. Then sink U-boat with gunfire, SW of Iceland. 42 submariners rescued and became POW.
#OTD 10/3/1943 #RememberRCN -HMCS DAUPHIN rescues three survivors from SS Nailsea Court (British) and two survivors from SS Coulmore (British), torpedoed by U-229 while in Convoy SC-121 in mid-Atlantic.
#OTD 10/3/1942 #RememberRCN -SS Lady Nelson (Canadian National Steamships) torpedoed & sunk while alongside at St. Lucia by U-161, killing 18 passengers and crew. She was later re-floated & converted to Canadian Hospital Ship LADY NELSON.
Voce Admiral Shima Kiyohide led the Second Striking Force at Leyte Gulf; a hastily deployed and inadequately briefed small surface group with #Nachi as its flagship. The plan was to join with Vice Admiral Nishimura Shoji’s Southern Force as it approached the #SurigaoStrait on 24 October 1944 1/3
IJN Heavy cruiser Nachi
Date: March 10, 1942
Location: Makassar Bay
Photo:
Situation: Departing from port to return to Sasebo after completing the Southern Operation
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IJN Battleship Kirishima
Date: March 10, 1930
Location: Kure
Photo:
Situation: Completed the first renovation (finishing hull painting not completed)
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The fragile dynamic between Ernest King and Chester Nimitz two very different leaders holding the Navy together. USN often went up against elite Japanese pilots with little experience.
And : codebreakers cracking JN-25
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On this day – 10 February 1941
After returning from service in the Mediterranean, the cruiser HMAS Sydney (D48) is photographed moored off Sydney Cove, with crew members at their stations preparing for the arrival of dignitaries.
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Blue promotional graphic titled “Parliamentary Friends of ME/CFS Meeting” with a “Join Today” banner showing Tuesday 10 March 2026 and times 11:00 AM AEDT and 1:00 PM AEDT. Headshots of all ten speakers. Partner logos appear along the bottom (Bridges & Pathways, Emerge Australia, MEANA, ME/CFS Australia, and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Group Australia).
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On 9 March 1941 HM/Sub Utmost torpedoed Italian merchant Capo Vita. The attack was successful and Capo Vita disintegrated in a giant explosion with the loss of all hands, 29 crew and 14 naval gunners and support crew.
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Poster advertising the United States Lines' MANHATTAN with panels of color views of rooms aboard ship. Stephen Barrett Chase Collection, SSHSA Archives.
Find more posters from this collection at bit.ly/ChasePosters.
Great little thread, bumping to the #MaritimeHistory feed 😊
Oh aye, we're doing "how I arrived on Blue Sky" again, are we?
Majestically.
Privileged to be presenting the prestigious Mike Stammers Memorial Lecture for Centre for Port and Maritime History at the Museum of Liverpool on the 6th May 2026. Looking at forgotten but vital role of fishermen and fishing communities all around the coasts of the British Isles in the Great War.
Seascape by 19th century French artist Jules Noël
#Maritime #Sea #Ageofsail
A quality four-rotor post, this one 😁
A rotor from an Enigma machine. It has been partially dismantled to show the wiring.
Today's mystery object.
It is a bit of an Enigma, this one.
Anson's voyage was a significant moment in the history of the RN - thanks for publishing and bumping to the #histbookchat feed 😊
Cover of Log of the Centurion audiobook by Leo Heaps.
Out now in Audio! Log of the Centurion is a unique account of a daring maritime expedition across the high seas of the globe in the mid-eighteenth century. Get it here: getbook.at/LogCenturion...
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Henry Morgan led daring raids including the sack of Panama City in 1671. Branded a pirate yet later knighted and made Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica, his life was full of contradictions.
Our new episode explores how the outlaw became part of the establishment. #Podcast #History #Pirate #Maritime
