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2024 NMHS Live Auction – Washington, DC, 18 April 2024
Bidding is now open for the National Maritime Historical Society Live Auction featuring Lot 1: Two crew positions on Black Watch Lot 2: Maritime Adventure for 2 in the Big…
NMHS 61st Annual Meeting – Hudson Valley, NY, 19-21 July 2024
National Maritime Historical Society 61st Annual Meeting Peekskill, NY, 19-21 July 2024 Registration & Sponsorship >> Annual Meeting Feature in Sea History >> Welcome The Trustees of the National…
Seminar Series: America’s First Aircraft Carrier – 21 March, 7:00 PM EST
Watch on YouTubeBuy the Book Guest Donation Thursday, 21 March 2024 7:00 PM EST Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a suggested $10…
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SEA HISTORY
In the Pages of Sea History 186
Flying Cloud Buttersworth, Restored archived print Captain and Navigator, Husband and Wife: Josiah and Eleanor Creesy’s Record Run by David Hirzel Read this featured article USS Slater by Len F….
Sea History Magazine
Everyday Speech from Sailors of Yesterday III
Above Board Today we say that someone is “above board” to mean he or she is honest. This phrase comes from the days when ship captains were always worried about running into pirates. Pirates would oftentimes hide most of their large crew below deck or below the wooden bulwarks (the extension of the ship’s side…
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