United States Congress authorizes privateers to attack British vessels (1776)
Because it lacked sufficient funds to build a strong navy, the Continental Congress gives privateers permission to attack any and…
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American Naval Hero Killed in Duel (1820)
Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN (1779-1820) U.S. Navy officer Stephen Decatur, hero of the Barbary Wars, is mortally wounded in a duel…
Mike Kennedy Remembrance
Mike Kennedy, photo by Charlie Ipcar Southborough -- 1:30pm to 2:20pm Sunday April 21 GB (group participation, beginner friendly)Mike (1946-2023),…
French and British battle in the Indian Ocean
The Battle of Sadras, 16 February 1804 The worldwide implications of the American War for Independence are made clear on…
Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797)
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (14 February 1797) was one of the opening battles of the Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808),…
Death of Sir Francis Drake (1596)
Francis Drake’s burial at sea off Portobello – 1883 bronze plaque by Joseph Boehm He died on 28 Jan, 1596…
First European Explorer Reaches Brazil (1500)
Spanish explorer Vicente Yanez Pinzon, who had commanded the Nina during Christopher Columbus’ first expedition to the New World, reaches…
Captain Cook Reaches Hawaii 18 Jan, 1778
The seventeen million dollar replica of James Cook's HMS Bark Endeavor sails toward San Diego's skyline. Cook's original vessel was…
Connecticut Sea Music Festival Announces 2024 Lineup
13 Jan 2024 - Essex, CT The operators of the Connecticut Sea Music Festival announced the performers lineup for this…
Don Sineti Dies 1/5/2023
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)
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)
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)
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 Pole
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)
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)
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)
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)
"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)
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)
Herman Melville Moby-Dick is now considered a great classic of American literature and contains one of the most famous opening…