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Impressment in France reported, French Fleet are prepared for sea (1801)

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Three seamen from the Liberty brig to receive 100 lashes each (1801)

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Captain Lake dismissed for leaving a seamen on a desert island, 1810

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Massacre By Savages, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver 1813

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Occurences aboard the USS Constellation, February 1800

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Royal Marine sentanced to 500 lashes for embezzlement and desertion, Portsmouth 1803

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Clapper fell off bell, and killed a poor boy, Plymouth 1799

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The Russian battleship Tsarevitch in Portsmouth Harbour 1903

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12 months prison for defacing the broad arrow,Portsmouth,1801

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Fulton Submarine experiments in 1801

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One gallon of beer a day for all serving on His Majesty's Ships,1824

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The American Flagship USS Kearsarge illuminated in Portsmouth Harbour 1903

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Haslar's dead patients belongings for sale by auction 1801

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Portsmouth residents in The Great War 1914-1918

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Decayed Provisions for sale 1801

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Duel at twelve paces in 1801

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1914-08-26 HMS Highflyer sank the 'Kaiser Willhem der Grosse'

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The Japanese ship Katori visits Portsmouth Dockyard in 1906

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A British Royal Navy armoured-motor 1914

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Steam power not to be used,but in cases of necessity,the Admiralty,1856

Friday, 18 September 2009 09:00

This circular from the Admiralty to all Captains, dated August 26th, 1856 is from the Navy List of December 1860. It would appear that steam power was being used unnecessarily, and coal was being More...

Jack the Painter was executed,Portsmouth,1777

Thursday, 17 September 2009 09:00

On March 10th, 1777 John Aitkin, since known as Jack the Painter was hung on a gallows sixty four and a half feet high, being formed of the mizen-mast of the Arethusa at Portsmouth Dockyard. His body More...

Warrior the largest warship the world had ever seen, 1860

Wednesday, 16 September 2009 09:00

HMS Warrior, the first iron-hulled, armour-plated warship, was built for the Royal Navy in response to the French ironclad warship La Gloirefirst, which was launched a year earlier. She was built in More...

The German light-cruiser Emden, capured seven British merchantmen,Bay of Bengal,1914

Tuesday, 15 September 2009 09:00

On September 10th, 1914 the elusive German light-cruiser Emden, not been seen for several weeks, suddenly appeared in the Bay of Bengal. Between September the 10th and the 16th she captured seven More...

The Flags of American History

Friday, 25 September 2009 12:00

There are fewer objects to awaken the passion, the various emotions such as American flags throughout history.A brief history of American flags throughout historyWhen you believe that history of the More...

Tips For Hiring UK Genealogists

Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:00

Genealogy is a fascinating and addictive hobby. In fact, many people have told me that they never used to be interested in it, but once they started looking at their ancestry they were hooked! More...

Surname Spellings in Genealogy

Tuesday, 22 September 2009 12:00

When you are tracing ancestors, one of the most common problems you will come across is the variation in surname spellings.Here are some of the reasons why this More...

The History of Bugatti

Monday, 21 September 2009 12:00

Ettore Bugatti born in 1881 in Italy designed Bugatti. His father was an artist as well as a famous sculptor. Due to his fine carpentry work, he earned reputation in Italy and other countries. Ettore More...