Connecticut Sea Music Festival Announces 2024 LineupOn January 13, 2024 13 Jan 2024 - Essex, CT The operators of the Connecticut Sea Music Festival announced the performers lineup for this…
Don Sineti Dies 1/5/2023On January 5, 2024 Don Sineti Don Sineti , folksinger, songwriter, part-time sea chanteyman at historic Mystic Seaport Museum (with one of the most…
Herman Melville sails for the South Seas (3 Jan, 1841)On January 3, 2024 Herman Melville On January 3, 1841, Herman Melville ships out on the whaler Acushnet to the South Seas. Melville was…
USS Constitution defeats HMS Java (29 Dec 1812)On December 29, 2023 USS Constitution versus HMS Java On This Day - December 29, 1812 – USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) was sailing in…
Charles Darwin sets sail from England (27 Dec 1831)On December 27, 2023 British naturalist Charles Darwin sets out from Plymouth, England, aboard the HMS Beagle on a five-year surveying expedition of the southern Atlantic…
Roald Amundsen becomes first explorer to reach the South PoleOn December 14, 2023 Roald Amundsen's Ship On December 14, 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen becomes the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating…
The Mary Celeste is spotted at sea (5 Dec 1872)On December 5, 2023 Mary Celeste The Mary Celeste, a ship whose crew mysteriously disappeared, is spotted at sea. The Dei Gratia, a small…
Ferdinand Magellan Reaches the Pacific (28 Nov 1520)On November 28, 2023 Magellan's Ship Victoria After sailing through the dangerous straits below South America that now bear his name, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand…
Blackbeard Killed off North Carolina (22 Nov 1718)On November 22, 2023 Blackbeard - Edward Teach Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, is killed on November 22, 1718, off North Carolina’s Outer…
Whaleship Essex Sunk by Sperm Whale (20 Nov 1820)On November 20, 2023 "Thar she blows!" The American whaler Essex, which hailed from Nantucket, Massachusetts, is attacked by an 80-ton sperm whale 2,000…
Suez Canal Opens (17 Nov 1869)On November 17, 2023 Suez Canal Opens The Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean and the Red seas, is inaugurated in an elaborate ceremony attended…
Moby Dick First Published (14 Nov 1851)On November 15, 2023 Herman Melville Moby-Dick is now considered a great classic of American literature and contains one of the most famous opening…
John Paul Jones Sets SailOn November 2, 2023 John Paul Jones' Ranger On November 2, 1777, the USS Ranger, with a crew of 140 men under the command of John…
Carolina Maritime Model Society MeetingOn October 28, 2023 The Carolina Maritime Model Society is meeting today, 28 October 2023 at the North Carolina Maritime Museums in Beaufort, North…
Tom Lewis Concert Recorded LiveOn October 20, 2023 Tom Lewis From our friend and MMDI early supporter, Tom Lewis: "This Sunday evening I will be presenting a concert,…
H.L. Hunley sinks during tests (15 Oct 1863)On October 15, 2023 H.L. Hunley On October 15, 1863, the H.L. Hunley, the world’s first successful combat submarine, sinks during a test run, killing its inventor…
Founding of the US Navy (13 Oct 1775)On October 13, 2023 Founding of the US Navy The United States Navy claims October 13, 1775 as the date of its official establishment, when the Second…
Albert Lancaster Lloyd, aka A. L. Lloyd or Bert Lloyd dies (29 Sept 1982)On September 29, 2023 A.L. Bert Lloyd Albert Lancaster Lloyd, usually known as A. L. Lloyd or Bert Lloyd, was an English folk singer…
Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe (1580)On September 26, 2023 Drake's Golden Hinde English seaman Francis Drake returns to Plymouth, England, in the Golden Hind, becoming the first British navigator to sail the earth.…
Roanoke Colony deserted (1590)On August 18, 2023 The Lost Roanoke Colony The Roanoke Island colony, the first English settlement in the New World, was founded by English…