Podcast Category: Shipbuilding, Seapower, Age of Sail

The Royal Navy at the time of the Great Fire of London: Charles II’s Navy
The 1660s were a time of great turmoil in England. In 1666 the gr... Read MoreCategory: Shipbuilding | Seapower | Age of Sail

Great Sea Fights 11: Leyte Gulf (1944)
The battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 was the largest naval en... Read MoreCategory: Amphibious Operations | Seapower | Air Power | Great Sea Fights

Admiral Lord Nelson, Trafalgar and Heroic Death at Sea
On the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar of 1805 we look at ... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights | Seapower | Age of Sail

Zheng He and the Chinese Treasure Fleets: Maritime China 1
A Ming Dynasty court eunuch, a diplomat, an explorer, a mariner, ... Read MoreCategory: Shipbuilding | Exploration | Seapower | Maritime Myths and Legends | Maritime Innovation | China

HMS Captain: Victorian Catastrophe
The story of HMS Captain is one of the most shocking in naval his... Read MoreCategory: Shipwrecks | Shipbuilding | Seapower | Maritime Disasters | Maritime Innovation

The Hunt for Bismarck
The pursuit of Germany's most famous battleship is one of the mos... Read MoreCategory: Iconic Ships | World War 2 | Seapower

Elizabeth II’s Navy 1952-2022
The passing of the Queen in September has encouraged historians t... Read MoreCategory: Seapower | 20th Century

Ship-Model Maker Extraordinaire Gerry Westenberg: Maritime Australia 4
The fourth episode of our mini-series on the maritime history of ... Read MoreCategory: Ship Models | Australia | Shipbuilding | Seapower

William Dampier and HMS Roebuck: Maritime Australia 3
This is the third episode in our mini series on the maritime hist... Read MoreCategory: Shipwrecks | Exploration | Archaeology | Seapower | Ship Models | Maritime Disasters | Age of Sail

The Maritime History of Time
The history of time and how it relates to the maritime world is o... Read MoreCategory: Navigation | Exploration | Middle Ages | Seapower | Maritime Innovation | Age of Sail