Archive Results For: Pacific
Note: Echoes of a Distant War
An exploration of the naval history of Sydney and New South Wales during the Napoleonic Wars from 1797 to 1814, touching on proposed conscription of convicts to fight in South American possessions, Matthew Flinders’ meeting with Nicolas Baudin, shipbuilding and traffic through Sydney Naval Yard, the operation of press gangs, privateering and whaling. Read More
Filed under: Napoleonic War | Indian Ocean | Pacific | Press Gangs
Subjects include: Harbours & Dockyards | Navies | Pirates, Corsairs & Privateers | Science & Exploration | Whaling & Fishing
Goldsmiths and Grocers: Further examination of investors in the privateering voyage of Woodes Rogers, 1708–1711
Recent histories have focused on the investors who outfited and funded the cruising voyage of Woodes Rogers to the Pacific from 1708 to 1711. However, relatively little has been published on the roles these investors played within Bristol society outside of the major contributors. This article identifies the social and business activities of all of […] Read More
Filed under: Other (Eighteenth C) | Pacific
Subjects include: Merchant Marines | Pirates, Corsairs & Privateers
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