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Explore the #History behind Zheng He’s voyages when /u/Sankon sorts out some popular misconceptions, and explains why #China stopped sending expeditions. #Skystorians #NavalHist #ThursdayThrowback

Unseasonal_Jacket's comment on "When was the British Navy not one of the most powerful in the world?" Explore this conversation and more from the AskHistorians community

Get roped into some fascinating #ThrowbackThursday #History when /u/Unseasonal_Jacket writes about the power of the British Navy during the interwar years, and takes a look at the decline of a legendary sea force. #NavalHist #Skystorians

hatari_bwana's comment on "Floating Feature: Swing in Hepcat, and Dig the History of 1868 to 1959 CE! It's Volume XII of 'The Story of Humankind'!" Explore this conversation and more from the AskHistorians community

They say "Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over." And thus we begin /u/hatari_bwana’s #ThrowbackThursday story on the birth of Arizona’s Navy! Read about it on AskHistorians. #NavalHist #AmHist

jschooltiger's comment on "How did they maintain the Social constructs aboard a ship of the line between marines and sailors?" Explore this conversation and more from the AskHistorians community

Time to pressgang some #Skystorians into the reading crew! You’ll certainly be impressed by @jschooltiger.bsky.social ‘s answer on how it worked for the British Royal Navy in the 18th century. #NavalHist

jschooltiger's comment on "Ship design and construction in the age of sail." Explore this conversation and more from the AskHistorians community

Frigate about boring stuff, and haul away with @jschooltiger.bsky.social to learn about ship design and construction in the Age of Sail! Its full steam ahead for #ThrowbackThursday! #Skystorians #NavalHist #AgeOfSail

A battleship unleashes a devastating barrage of cod, the fish fired from its main guns with enough kinetic force to cause craters in the water nearby. The caption reads "The difference in strategic priorities created a situation where Iceland was willing to escalate more to protect its fishing rights than the UK was. The UK didn't understand this and miscalculated its position. In all three wars it sent Royal Navy ships into the Icelandic fisheries zone, a huge provocation. Considering the importance of the fish to Iceland, and now being threatened by foreign warships in their own coast, this essentially gave Icelandic politicians no room to maneuver."

War. War never changes #Twitterstorians. Get down to the dirty business with /u/Revak158 and find out how did Iceland win all three "cod wars" against the UK? Perfect for #ThrowbackThursday! #NavalHist #BritHist
https://buff.ly/40AGvT8

b1uepenguin's comment on "How could Polynesians navigate so well without compasses or sextants and how could they build ships capable of traveling deep ocean?" Explore this conversation and more from the AskHistorians community

How could Polynesians navigate so well without compasses or sextants and how could they build ships capable of traveling deep ocean?
(See How Far You’ll Go this #ThrowbackThursday with this fantastic answer from /u/b1uepenguin!) #NavalHist

The image shows a black and white photo of a British WWII plane, armed with an underslung bomb, flying above two warships. The caption reads "those on the arctic convoys, might have difficulty providing the usual Christmas feast. Soviet bases could not supply the creature comforts that British sailors expected. Instead, they had to bring many things with them from the UK. While decorations, crackers, and Christmas puddings easily made the trip, fresh produce ran out."

Happy Holidays #history fans! We continue our season showcase today with /u/thefourthmaninaboat writing about what #Christmas was like on British Naval ships during #WWII! #NavalHist
https://buff.ly/49T7NYU

🌊🌊🌊New on H-Oceans 🌊🌊🌊

Check out BJ Armstrong (US Naval Academy)’s review of Colin Flint (@utahstate.bsky.social)’s book _Near & Far Waters: The Geopolitics of Seapower_ pub 2024 @stanfordpress.bsky.social

#oceans #navalhist #milhist

Review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social

Happening tomorrow through Saturday! #oceans #navalhist 🗃⛵ 🌊 www.cnrs-scrn.org/admin/confer...

A photograph of a late 19th century set of Frederick Marryat's novels. Each volume has the title in gilt on the spine with a broad arrow marking.

The new blog by @illuminator.bsky.social about finding the RN broad arrow marking on Franklin artifacts reminds me of Marryat describing the history of the mark in 'The King's Own' (the doomed hero has a broad arrow tattoo).

The King's Own ed. of Captain Marryat's books, 1896. #Victorian #navalhist

🛟 ⚓️Calling #NavalHist and #MilHist People🛩️🪂

It's Weekend Working Question Time!

Has anyone compiled the Health Statistics from the 19thc or 20thc #RoyalNavy?

Has anyone does this for the #BritishArmy or #RAF?

#Twitterstorians #HistMed #HistSTM

#NavalHist query for wknd working:

I read a blog/article about a mentally unwell e19thc(?) sailor, who either set light to something on board or people were worried about him using a candle or lantern. Was this by you, @Cat_S_Beck?? If anyone else recognise this, please say 🙏

North American Society for Oceanic History

Interested in putting a #histsci/#histtech panel together for #NASOH2019 in mid-May in New Bedford, MA. If you study either/both on or near the water, #histocean, #maritime, #navalhist, whatever, any time & place: Let's talk!

CfP deadline 1 Feb -- https://nasoh.org/conferences

"Why was the USN First Fleet disestablished and why does the US Navy fleet numbering continue to start at 2? Is there some special reason?www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments... #twitterstorians #navalhist"

"What *did* they do with a drunken sailor (...in the Navy?)
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments... #twitterstorians #navalhist"

"Why were sailors so superstitious? (...or were they?) www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments... #twitterstorians #navalhist"

"Why didn't John Fisher - the highest ranking officer in the British Navy - fire Charles Beresford for insubordination during their feud?
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments... #twitterstorians #navalhist...

""The Same Niche as Privateers": 20C Armed Merchant Cruisers #navalhist #wwi #wwii #militaryhist
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"Explaining the #WWII battleship #Bismarck and its strategic and design faults: #militaryhist #navalhist www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments..."

"How and why the the shape of sails change over time? https://redd.it/4jk1a4 #NavalHist #HistTech"

"How did #ww1 and #ww2 submarines aim torpedoes? https://redd.it/4fwkvo #NavalHist"

RT askhistorians "Did the Greeks and Romans name their ships as we do? https://redd.it/48gt0f #ShipHistory #NavalHist"

RT askhistorians "Were the Alaska-class cruisers actually battle cruisers?
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments... #NavalHist #MilHist #WW2"

RT askhistorians "How much of a threat was the Italian navy prior to The Battle of Taranto? https://redd.it/44bajy #NavalHist #MilHist #I…