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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
Sperm Whale
By Richard King This August 1st marks the 200th birthday of Herman Melville, author of one of the most famous novels ever written in the English language. Moby-Dick’s dramatic ending pits the great white whale against the maniacal Captain Ahab, and things don’t end well for Ahab, his ship, or his crew. The sinking of…
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