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jamesfitzjamesdotcom · 2 days

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Der Will

Fitzjames to Louisa Coningham, 29th August 1832

It's never mentioned if Fitzjames could actually speak German but I like that he wrote 'Der Will'. William Coningham spent some time living in Germany while Fitzjames was in the Mediterranean. They ultimately didn't get to meet up in Naples as Fitzjames had hoped.

#james fitzjames #royal navy #letters #1830s

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enriquemzn262 · 2 months

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March 3 2024, HMS Prince of Wales sailing under the northern lights.

#aircraft carrier #navy #britain #royal navy #hms prince of wales #aestethic #northern lights #aurora

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bantarleton · 1 year

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Iconic.

#master and commander #Royal Navy #history #military history #tall ships #age of sail #aubrey maturin

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ackermantihora · 1 year

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an illustration to "HMS Maria" by @lostcauses-noregrets, the greatest fic about naval captain Erwin Smith and smuggler Levi Ackerman ⚓️

#エルリ #eruri #levi ackerman #erwin smith #erwin x levi #fan art #snk #aot #historical au #early 19th century #naval officer #royal navy

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cadmusfly · 1 year

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Everyone shut up there's a Napoleonic Man of War simulator

you can't control the ship directly you have to direct orders and its complicated and i am in love

also i nearly crashed the ship in the tutorial 10/10

@ltwilliammowett and i would tag everyone i know in the age of sail fandom but that would be a lot because everyone needs to know about this

#age of sail #tallships #napoleonic wars #royal navy #ships #shipposting

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illustratus · 1 month

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The Battle of Trafalgar by John Christian Schetky

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ltwilliammowett · 10 days

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A wax seal impression stamped by the Admiralty Office and dates to 1811

#naval history #naval artifacts #admiralty #wax seal #1811 #royal navy #age of sail

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clove-pinks · 1 month

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, Man of War.

#age of sail #man of war #royal navy #joseph mallord william turner #jmw turner #tall ship #art #the sea #harbour #maritime history #naval history

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scrapironflotilla · 9 months

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A British sailor throwing a lance bomb from a Royal Navy Drifter.

The lance bomb is exactly what it looks like. roughly 15 kilos of explosives on the end of a stick, to be thrown directly at a submarine that has surfaced alongside a ship.

Apparently one thrown from the small auxiliary ship the HMS Gleaner of the Sea (a repurposed fishing boat) hit the German submarine UB-13 and sank it in April 1916.