No haste, less speed…
Varyag degrees of success
To lose a ship once, as Wilde nearly suggested, may be regarded as misfortune. To lose the same ship twice begins to look like carelessness…
Ships of Note: SS Daphne
Clyde-built SS Daphne had a fine career. For the first five seconds or so.
Learning to Sail: Incompetent Crew
My lack of practical experience was becoming increasingly embarrassing, so I decided to do something about it with an RYA Competent Crew course…
Artiglio: Careful as you go now
In 1930 the Artiglio was the world’s most modern salvage ship. And its latest job was about to go with a bang…
Getting to the point
The ram: a damn old ding dong
Ships of Note: What the FLIP?
Admiral Tryon made ships do this too. Accidentally, in his case…
Ukraine: Back to the Future
All that’s old is new again. And this time it has a French accent…
In defence of the K-Class…
Steam-powered submarines are such an obviously stupid idea that only an idiot would build them. Right?
Ships of Note: The Swinging Saloon
Oasis suggested that you gotta roll with it. Not if Sir Henry Bessemer had anything to do with it…