H.L. Hunley sinks during tests (15 Oct 1863)
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…
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Founding of the US Navy (13 Oct 1775)
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)
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)
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)
The Lost Roanoke Colony The Roanoke Island colony, the first English settlement in the New World, was founded by English…
Please help the MMDI stay afloat!
This is rather embarrassing, actually. Hello Friends, This is Dean Calin. I have worked very hard for a couple of…
Effingham fights Battle of Gravelines vs. the Spanish Armada (1588)
Effingham vs. The Spanish Armada at Gravelines August 8, 1588: Five Spanish ships were lost. The galleass San Lorenzo, flagship of…
Polish Maritime Music Group Sąsiedzi Premiers New Song
Cover for New Song, “Upiorny dług”, by Polish Maritime Music Group Sąsiedzi. In July, Polish maritime music group, Sasiedzi, premiered…
U.S. Brig Niagara Sailing Season To End Early
Tall Ship Brig Niagara The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) and the Flagship Niagara League (FNL) regretfully announce that…
Thursday’s 20 July Seminar: Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution with Eric Jay Dolin
Man on the Bowsprit, painting by Frank Schoonover, Courtesy to the NMHS from the Frank E. Schoonover Fund, Inc. The…
Today is MMDI Launch Day!
The wildly popular Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival in Cornwall Today we officially make available to the world a website…
National Lighthouse Museum Seeking Maritime Musicians
Linda Dianto, Executive Director of The National Lighthouse Museum in Staten Island, New York is seeking experienced maritime-themed musicians for…
Henry Hudson Set Adrift by Mutineers (1611)
Henry Hudson's Last Voyage After spending a winter trapped by ice in present-day Hudson Bay, the starving crew of the…
War of 1812 Begins on 18 June
War of 1812 begins The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against…
Sir Francis Drake claims California for England
English explorer Sir Francis Drake During his circumnavigation of the world, English seaman Francis Drake anchors in a harbor just…
Bounty Mutiny Survivors Reach Timor (1789)
Captain Bligh and his supporters are cast off by the mutineers English Captain William Bligh and 18 others, cast adrift…
The 2nd Annual CT Sea Music Festival will drop anchor in downtown Essex on June 9-12, 2023
Connecticut Sea Music Festival Logo This family-friendly weekend includes a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, free daytime workshops…
Bark Europa Tips in South African Dry Dock
Photo: Bark Europa On May 20, 2023 the Bark Europa severely heeled over in dry dock while being returned to…
Gilbert & Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore” premieres (1878)
HMS Pinafore Savoy Theater Hall Poster from 1899 By the spring of 1877, the English light-opera team of W.S. Gilbert…
Captain Kidd Dies (1701)
Charles Galley *oil on panel *71.1 x 95.2 cm *signed: W. V. Velde 1677. A contemporary design to the Adventure…