Archive Results For: Pacific
Note: American Whalers in Britain
A new understanding of the social and economic groups involved in the Pacific whaling industry has been developed, and this article brings to the attention of interested researchers the wide range of websites now available. Read More
Filed under: Other (Nineteenth C) | Pacific
Subjects include: Biography | Whaling & Fishing
S. O. Makarov’s Diary from His Visit to Russian America in 1864
A translation of documents by S.O. Makarov deals with Makarov’s visit to Russian America in 1864 has not previously been available to specialists on Russian America. Read More
Filed under: Other (Nineteenth C) | Pacific
Subjects include: Biography | Science & Exploration
The French Pacific Division and the Chincha Islands War (1864–7)
The Chincha Islands War, fought between Spain and its former colonies of Peru and Chile from 1864 to 1866, took place while France was trying to impose an Austrian emperor on Mexico with the growing concern that the United States might intervene in both conflicts. Threatening French investments and interests in the two Latin American […] Read More
Filed under: Other (Nineteenth C) | Pacific
Subjects include: Battles & Tactics
Thomas Cavendish’s Visit to Puná Island in 1587
In 1587 Thomas Cavendish reached Puná Island, Ecuador, where he planned to overhaul his fleet and replenish his supplies. This article describes the visit to the island, the surprise attack by Spanish soldiers and the eventual departure towards Mexico. Most discussions rely only on two English primary sources for Cavendish’s circumnavigation: N. H.’s account in […] Read More
Filed under: Other (Early Modern) | Pacific
Subjects include: Science & Exploration
Thomas Cavendish’s Visit to Puná Island in 1587
In 1587 Thomas Cavendish reached Puná Island, Ecuador, where he planned to overhaul his fleet and replenish his supplies. This article describes the visit to the island, the surprise attack by Spanish soldiers and the eventual departure towards Mexico. Most discussions rely only on two English primary sources for Cavendish’s circumnavigation: N. H.’s account in […] Read More
Filed under: Other (Early Modern) | Pacific
Subjects include: Battles & Tactics | Strategy & Diplomacy
Note: Richard Mount, London Shipowner
There were complications for the owner of shares, like Mount who owned shares in a series of large commercial sailing vessels. Read More
Filed under: Atlantic | Other (Nineteenth C) | Pacific
Subjects include: Merchant Marines
At War with the Navy
The small ships taken up by the Australian navy were of small account to the navy but of far more importance to their owners. These case studies reveal the local implications of such dealings. Read More
Filed under: Other (Twentieth C) | Pacific
Subjects include: Leisure & Small Craft
Note: At War with the Navy
Small civilian craft were taken up by the Australian navy during the Second World War, and this account details the experiences of some of them. Read More
Filed under: WW2 | Pacific
Subjects include: Leisure & Small Craft
Steamships of the Russian-American Company, 1839–1867
This article analyses the development of steamship construction and the operation of steamships in the former Russian colonies in Alaska in 1838–67. This aspect of the economy of Russian America proceeded with the active co-operation of representatives of the United States and their technical support. The first steamship Nikolai I was completed in 1839 at Novo-Arkhangel’sk. The […] Read More
Filed under: Other (Nineteenth C) | Pacific
Subjects include: Merchant Marines | Science & Exploration | Shipbuilding & Design
Note: Student Strikebreakers: The 1934 West Coast waterfront strikes and the SS Mariposa
The West Coast strike by longshoremen which affected all shipping was broken by students from college or university. This is a personal account of the cruise of SS Mariposa, crewed by student strikebreakers. Read More
Filed under: Mutiny & Discipline | Other (Twentieth C) | Pacific
Subjects include: Manpower & Life at Sea | Merchant Marines