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Artiglio: Careful as you go now
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Artiglio: Careful as you go now

DreadShips11 September 202311 September 2023

In 1930 the Artiglio was the world’s most modern salvage ship. And its latest job was about to go with a bang…

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Getting to the point

DreadShips30 August 202331 August 2023

The ram: a damn old ding dong

Ships of Note: What the FLIP?
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Ships of Note: What the FLIP?

DreadShips10 August 202311 August 2023

Admiral Tryon made ships do this too. Accidentally, in his case…

Ukraine: Back to the Future
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Ukraine: Back to the Future

DreadShips4 August 20234 August 2023

All that’s old is new again. And this time it has a French accent…

In defence of the K-Class…
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In defence of the K-Class…

DreadShips31 July 20231 August 2023

Steam-powered submarines are such an obviously stupid idea that only an idiot would build them. Right?

Ships of Note: The Swinging Saloon
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Ships of Note: The Swinging Saloon

DreadShips26 July 20234 August 2023

Oasis suggested that you gotta roll with it. Not if Sir Henry Bessemer had anything to do with it…

The enduring beauty of French predreadnoughts
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The enduring beauty of French predreadnoughts

DreadShips25 July 202325 July 2023

In the early 1890s the French navy had a problem, and as usual only half of it was across the English Channel…

Ships of Note: PC-815
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Ships of Note: PC-815

DreadShips24 July 20234 August 2023

There are some ships with tales that need telling…

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