Frigate Aurora Lost at Sea
Frigate Aurora The Frigate Aurora was lost at sea on 24 December 1769 on a voyage to India. William Falconer,…
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Mayflower docks at Plymouth Harbor (18 Dec 1620)
Reproduction sailing vessel, the Mayflower II On December 18, 1620, the British ship Mayflower docked at modern-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, and…
Magellan Reaches the Pacific (28 Nov 1520)
Magellan's 1520 Voyage After sailing through the dangerous straits below South America that now bear his name, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand…
Bounty Sinks off Coast of North Carolina (29 Oct 2012)
Bounding Main aboard the Bounty at Kenosha Days of Discovery in 2004 This is Dean Calin; in addition to being…
The War of Jenkin’s Ear (Begun 22 Oct 1739)
Courtesy of British Museum, London The War of Jenkins' Ear (known as Guerra del Asiento in Spain) was a conflict…
Battle of Trafalgar (21 Oct 1805)
Admiral Sir Lord Nelson In one of the most decisive naval battles in history, a British fleet under Admiral Lord…
H.L. Hunley sinks during tests (1863)
A.L. Hunley drydocked On October 15, 1863, the H.L. Hunley, the world’s first successful combat submarine, sinks during a test run, killing…
Darwin Returns to Falmouth October 2, 1836
Darwin's vessel, the HMS Beagle The British naturalist Charles Darwin returns to Falmouth, England, aboard the HMS Beagle, ending a…
Spanish explorer sails into San Diego Bay (28 Sept 1542)
Replica vessel San Salvador On September 28, 1542, the Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrives in San Diego Bay while…
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe (26 Sept 1580)
Sir Francis Drake's The Golden Hind English seaman Francis Drake returns to Plymouth, England, in the Golden Hind, becoming the first British navigator to…
HMS Wellesley is sunk (24 Sept 1815)
HMS Wellesley Sunk by bombing, 24 September 1940, raised and broken up 1948 HMS Wellesley was a 74-gun third rate,…
Mayflower Departs England (1620)
Mayflower II at Plymouth Plantation On September 16, 1620 the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World…
Remembering Bruce Jesse Macartney Jr.
Bruce Jesse Macartney Jr. Remembering Bruce Jesse Macartney Jr. who left us on 5 Sept 2019. Bruce Jesse Macartney Jr.,…
Remembering Bill Pinkney
Captain William "Bill" Pinkney William Deltoris Pinkney III (September 15, 1935 – August 31, 2023) was an American sailor and…
Remembering Jerzy Porębski
Jerzy Porębski (March 28, 1939 — August 19, 2021) Porębski was a shanties performer and author of songs with a…
Effingham fights Battle of Gravelines vs. the Spanish Armada (8 Aug 1588)
Battle of Gravelines Five Spanish ships were lost. The galleass San Lorenzo, flagship of Don Hugo de Moncada, ran aground at Calais and…
Health Status Update for Dean Calin
MMDI Founder Dean Calin with Christie Dalby and Gina Dalby, 5 August 2025. I started chemo today, 5 August 2025,…
Black Tot Day
Black Tot Day On this date in 1970 the Royal Navy stopped its daily serving of grog to its sailors.…
Remembering Johnny Collins (July 6, 2009)
Johnny Collins (10 May 1938 - 6 July 2009) Johnny Collins was one of the signature voices on the maritime…
Silver Darlings release Whaling Women album
Whaling Women by The Silver Darlings Southend-on-Sea-based maritime music group, The Silver Darlings, released their second album, Whaling Women. It…