The Razees | Age Of Sail. Ship design during the Age of Sail was characterized by a constant struggle to achieve an optimum balance between speed and firepower. As technology and the art of shipbuilding advanced the size of ships increased. Navies were confronted with the dilemma of how to best use these ships as scrapping them before their useful life cycle was ended wasn’t a good option. The solution was to convert them as razees. A razee was simply a larger warship with a deck removed, or razed, to convert it to a large frigate. The resulting ship would have the strength of construction to carry larger guns and take more punishment than other ships in its class. As a bonus, their increased length made them fast sailers.
This process will be familiar to anyone who wrestled in high school or college. Take, for instance, Sir Edward Pellew’s famous HMS Indefatigable. As technology progressed, razees became more extreme. Like this: Like Loading... The Secret Diary of a Midshipman | The Dear Surprise. Behold a delightful series of drawings made in 1820 by Captain Frederick Marryat (author of “Mr.
Midshipman Easy”) about his life as a midshipman circa 1806 – 1812. They are definitely not “high art”, but that’s exactly the charming thing about them – they are honest and straightforward, without the pathos and glorification of the paintings at the National Gallery or the Maritime Museum. They show how Marryat saw the world as a middie, and while he certainly exaggerated or satirised some bits and pieces, they’re still a rather realistic look on the life of a midshipman in the very early 19th century. Here’s a “self portrait”, showing his mother weeping because his departure is near. He’s poking his sister in the backside, and the sea chest is being packed with all the things a young gentleman might need at sea (“powdre, green tea, portable soup, holy bible, cherry brandy, meat”.) He’s marked the sea chest with “Mast. Here you can see a midshipman who’s been “masted”. [nggallery id=38] 9d5077f0-70ac-4b7a-849e-66fd4cb4e607.
Shipstamps.co.uk • View topic - TONNANT HMS 1789. Click image to view full size Built as a 2nd Rate ship-of-the-line by Jacques_Noël at Toulon for the French Navy in 1789.Launched under the name LE TONNANT (thundering).Tonnage? , dim. 182.6 x 47 x 23.6ft.Armament 30 – 36pdrs, 32 – 24pdrs, 18 – 12pdrs, 6 –36 carronades.Crew? She was launched in the first year of the French Republic, and after completing joined the French Mediterranean fleet of Vice Admiral Comte Martin.14 March 1795 took part in the action against Vice Admiral Williams Hotman’s British fleet off Genoa.1798 In Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign was she the flagship of Commodore Aristide Aubert du Petit-Thouars during the Battle of the Nile in Aboukir Bay on 01 August 1798.In a position directly astern of the flagship L’ORIENT was she during the battle completely dismasted by enemy fire, and after a protracted struggle, exemplified by her commander Petit-Thouars, who despite the loss of both arms and a leg, refused to give up command, until he collapsed from blood loss.
Shipboard Life. WEB museos. Romancing The Royal Navy. Maritime History Archive. New_england_maritime. American Maritime History in the Age of Sail. Fall 2008 History BC 3424x Prof. Robert McCaughey Class Hours: 2:40-3:55 Class Location: 327 Milbank A thematically and chronologically ordered narrative of the impact of the Atlantic Ocean and its tidal tributaries upon the beginnings and subsequent development of the American colonies and of the Early American Republic. Special stress will be placed upon the physical givens and cultural implications of the coastal environment in which early Americans went about their lives. Washington College | Ormond Opens Maritime History Lecture Series. Class of 2018 and New Transfer Students Get ready, get set… I’m very pleased that you have chosen Washington College and I look forward to welcoming you in person at Summer Advising, a program on campus in June for new students and their parents or guardians, on June 20, 24 or 27.
Transfer students and their parents or guardians are also welcome but not required to attend Summer Advising. At Summer Advising you will hear from faculty members about their expectations of students, learn about college resources, and meet with a faculty summer advisor to register for your Fall 2014 courses. New students who cannot attend Summer Advising in June are required to attend the make-up Summer Advising day on Wednesday, August 20, where you will attend some of the sessions from the program in June. You will check in and move into your residence hall that day instead of Thursday, August 21. Dean Patrice DiQuinzio Associate Provost for Academic Services. 610Syllabus2011. National Maritime Museum: sea, ships, time and the stars : NMM. Ranks in Nelson's navy - London's docks and shipping - Port Cities. Rum. Government House rum, manufactured by the Virgin Islands Company distillery in St.
Croix, circa 1941 The majority of the world's rum production occurs in the Caribbean and Latin America. Rum is also produced in Austria, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii, the Philippines, India, Reunion Island, Mauritius, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, the United States, Venezuela, and Canada. Rums are produced in various grades.
Light rums are commonly used in cocktails, whereas "golden" and "dark" rums were typically consumed individually (i.e., "straight" or "neat") or used for cooking, but are now commonly consumed with mixers. Premium rums are also available, made to be consumed either straight or iced. Rum plays a part in the culture of most islands of the West Indies as well as in The Maritimes and Newfoundland. Etymology[edit] The Mount Gay Rum visitors centre claims to be the world's oldest remaining rum company, with earliest confirmed deed from 1703. History[edit] Origins[edit] Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812. Chatham the Royal Dockyard. Chatham The Royal Dockyard From early on, the River Medway was a convenient location for maintaining warships.
By beaching them on the mudflats at high tides, they could be serviced below the waterline. The river was also used for putting ships into "ordinary", or long term storage during peacetime. With the development of the state and the navy, more advanced shore facilities were needed, and the Medway area was a logical place for them. Chatham declined in importance and became largely limited to ship building and long term ship maintenance because the eight mile journey up the twisting Medway was difficult in the age of sail. Mass production came to Chatham in the early 1800s. Model of 1850s Dockyard This model in the Chatham Dockyard Historical Society Museum shows the yard as it would have appeared in the 1850s, which is much as it appears today. Panoramic View From Near No. 3 Slip On the far left, No. 4 Dry-dock now holds the 1878 steam and sail powered warship HMS Gannet.
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