Maritime Photographer Linda D. Anderson Dies After Lengthy Illness
Linda D. Anderson February 29, 1952 - January 19, 2023 Linda D. Anderson was a skilled and popular nature and…
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Captain Cook Reaches Hawaii
Cook Landing Site, HI (U.S. National Park Service) On January 18, 1778, the English explorer Captain James Cook becomes the…
The Moonlight Battle at Sea (16 Jan 1780)
Luny, Thomas; The Moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-moonlight-battle-off-cape-st-vincent-16-january-1780-175009 British demonstrate naval supremacy…
Don Sineti Dies 5 Jan 2023
Don Sineti Our beloved Don Sineti crossed the bar last evening. He leaves an unfillable void in our world of…
Herman Melville sails for the South Seas (1841)
Herman Melville On January 3, 1841, Herman Melville ships out on the whaler Acushnet to the South Seas. Melville was…
Charter granted to the East India Company (31 Dec 1600)
East India Company Charter granted by Elizabeth I On December 31, 1600, Queen Elizabeth I of England grants a formal…
USS Monitor Sinks (1862)
USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia On December 30, 1862, the U.S.S. Monitor sinks in a storm off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.…
Charles Darwin sets sail from England (27 Dec 1831)
Darwin's Beagle in Plymouth British naturalist Charles Darwin sets out from Plymouth, England, aboard the HMS Beagle on a five-year surveying expedition…
War of 1812 Ends with the Treaty of Ghent
Statue commemorating the War of 1812 On this date, December 24, 1814, the War of 1812 ends. The Treaty of…
Hythe folk singer Kerry Hearn died in a crash on the A20
On this date in 2014, Hythe folk singer Kerry Hearn died in a crash on the A20 in 2014. He…
Continental Congress Creates a Continental Navy (1775)
On Friday, December 22, 1775, the Continental Congress creates a Continental Navy, naming Esek Hopkins, Esq., as commander in chief…
Mayflower docks at Plymouth Harbor (1620)
The contemporary reproduction of The Mayflower, here docked at Plymouth Harbor On December 18, 1620, the British ship Mayflower docked…
Roald Amundsen becomes first explorer to reach the South Pole
Amundsen's Gjøa On December 14, 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen becomes the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating his…
Sir Francis Drake Sets Sail (1577)
Drake's Golden Hinde English seaman Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, with five ships and 164 men on a…
The Mary Celeste is spotted at sea (1872)
Mary Celeste The Mary Celeste, a ship whose crew mysteriously disappeared, is spotted at sea December 5, 1872. The Dei…
Magellan Reaches the Pacific Ocean
Magellan Slain in the Philippines After sailing through the dangerous straits below South America that now bear his name, Portuguese…
Christmas Tree Ship Sinks (1912)
The Rouse Simmons docked along the Chicago River On this day (23 Nov) in 1912, the schooner ROUSE SIMMONS, better…
Blackbeard Killed off North Carolina (1718)
Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, is killed on November 22, 1718, off North Carolina’s Outer…
Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, sinks in Aegean Sea
HMHS Britannic The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, sinks in the Aegean Sea on November 21, 1916, killing 30 people. More…
Whaleship Essex Sunk by Sperm Whale
Whale Sinks Ship The American whaler Essex, which hailed from Nantucket, Massachusetts, is attacked by an 80-ton sperm whale 2,000…