The RMS Titanic is arguably the most famous ship in history, it has been immortalised through books, films and theatre ...

Hood was a battlecruiser - one of a new breed of warships developed before the First World War. With more horsepower and less armour, they were faster than battleships and were designed to outrun ...

In our History of the World told through things ... and particularly not on board a rolling ship. If you wanted to sail, it was impossible to keep a precise record of passing time, and at sea ...

It was also the last battle between two ships under sail. And the last fight where an American crew would board another vessel, like in the early days of the American Navy. This is the story of ...

They were found in the family bible handed down by relatives of the ship's captain. Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the ...

Before the invention of anchor chain ships used hemp rope, which often broke and put lives in danger.As the size of ships increased hemp rope anchor cables were not strong enough, and in hot ...