Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Born on 29 September 1758 in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, Horatio Nelson was the sixth of…

English seaman Francis Drake returns to Plymouth, England, in the Golden Hind, becoming the first British navigator to sail the…

During the American Revolution, the U.S. ship Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, wins a hard-fought engagement against the British ships of…

The Mayflower The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. The ship was headed…

The Battle of Lake Erie In the first unqualified defeat of a British naval squadron in history, U.S. Captain Oliver…

The Turtle On September 7, 1776, during the Revolutionary War, the American submersible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the…

Magellan's ship The Victoria September 6, 1522 - One of Ferdinand Magellan’s five ships—the Victoria—arrives at Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, thus…

The Wreck of the "Royal George" Royal George sank on 29 August 1782 whilst anchored at Spithead off Portsmouth. The…

Vasa is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage…

Louisa Jo Killen (born Louis Killen; 10 January 1934 – 9 August 2013) was an English folk singer from Gateshead,…

See Bounding Main at the Festival of Sail in Two Harbors, Minnesota Bounding Main at the Two Harbors Festival of…

England Defeats Spanish Armada (1588) On July 29, 1588 England defeats the Spanish Armada Off the coast of Gravelines, France,…

Mary Rose Sinks (1545) Several theories are thought to explain how and why Henry VIII's flag ship sunk at the…

Sir Martin Frobisher The advance of science appeared more dramatically in the efforts of adventurous or acquisitive spirits to explore…

Naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris On July 18, 1792, the Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones…

2022 Sandusky Tall Ships Festival (July 1-3, 2022) Join us on the shores of Lake Erie for Festival of Sail…

Bristol Renaissance Faire Opens for the Season (July 9-10, 2022) The Bristol Renaissance Faire opens its 2022 season on July…

2022 Cleveland TALL SHIPS® Festival (July 7-10, 2022) Downtown Cleveland’s Lakefront (just north of FirstEnergy Stadium) 515 Erieside Avenue Cleveland…

Johnny Collins Dies (July 6, 2009) Johnny Collins was one of the signature voices on the maritime music scene since…

Mutiny on the Amistad slave ship (July 2, 1839) Early in the morning of July 2, 1839, Africans on the…