Why They Sang
Tall ship sailors The long and storied history of sea shanties is filled with tall tales and heroic deeds and…
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Polish Shanty Community Seeking Recognition
Perły i Łotry Posted by Perły i Łotry on Facebook 15 Mar 2026. It's everything that should be. MP's signatures,…
Admiral John Byng executed (14 Mar 1757)
Admiral John Byng Admiral John Byng was executed by firing squad on March 14, 1757, on the quarterdeck of HMS…
U.S.S. Monitor battles C.S.S. Virginia (9 Mar 1862)
Monitor vs Virginia On March 9, 1862, one of the most famous naval battles in American history occurs as two…
Supreme Court rules on Amistad slave ship mutiny case (9 Mar 1807)
Amistad trial At the end of a historic case, the U.S. Supreme Court rules, with only one dissent, that the…
Remembering John Roberts (3 Feb 2025)
John Roberts A Message From Lisa Preston: "I am utterly heartbroken to have to share with you that my partner…
Remembering Jack Forbes (30 Jan 2016)
Jack Forbes TRIBUTES have been paid to a Southend man described as the ‘father’ of the town’s folk music scene…
Remembering Tony Barrand (29 Jan 2022)
Anthony Grant Barrand (April 3, 1945 – January 29, 2022) Tony Barrand was a British-born American folk singer and academic.…
Death of Sir Francis Drake (28 Jan 1596)
Sir Francis Drake He died (aged about 56) of dysentery, a common disease in the tropics at the time, while…
First European explorer reaches Brazil (26 Jan 1500)
Pinzon "discovers" Brazil Spanish explorer Vicente Yanez Pinzon, who had commanded the Nina during Christopher Columbus’ first expedition to the…
British colonists reach New Zealand (22 Jan 1840)
SY (Steam Yacht) Aurora Under the leadership of British statesman Edward G. Wakefield, the first British colonists to New Zealand…
HRMM Announces Performance Lecture – Crime on the Hudson: Gilded Age Pirates and River Thieves
HRMM Announces Performance Lecture - Crime on the Hudson: Gilded Age Pirates and River Thieves Date & Time: Thursday, February…
Remembering Linda Anderson (19 Jan 2023)
Linda Kuemmel Anderson Linda D. Anderson was a skilled and popular nature and maritime photographer. She frequently photographed and vended…
British Convicts Land at Botany Bay (1788)
First Fleet 18th January 1788, the first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia…
Remembering Ken Stephens
Ken Stephens Ken Stephens was a remarkable maritime-themed songwriter from Southampton, whose works made an indelible mark on many a…
The Moonlight Battle at Sea (16 Jan 1780)
The Midnight Battle by artist Dominic Serres, 1781, oil on canvas, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich British Admiral Sir George Rodney,…
Regina Maris sinks at dock during Hurricane Bob (5 Jan 1994)
Regina Maris Sinks at Dock From the historical archives of Regina Maris. In Greenport, New York on February 3, 1994,…
Charter granted to the East India Company (31 Dec 1600)
East India Company On December 31, 1600, Queen Elizabeth I of England grants a formal charter to the London merchants trading to…
USS Monitor Sinks (30 Dec 1862)
USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia On December 30, 1862, the U.S.S. Monitor sinks in a storm off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.…
USS Constitution defeats HMS Java (29 Dec 1812)
USS Constitution vs HMS Java (1812) On This Day - December 29, 1812 – USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) was sailing…