Explore the relics of failed settlements, doomed expeditions, and ancient Inuit history on Devon Island, one of the Arctic’s ...
However, McClure and his crew were rescued by HMS Resolute, the ship of presidential desk fame. McClure’s search was unsuccessful, but his expedition was the first transit to the Northwest Passage.
The white name of the final Royal Navy Castle Class Ship set quite literally in stone surrounded by boggy, green undergrowth. HMS DUMBARTON CASTLE, under the Command of Lieutenant Commander Wood ...
Hayes in 1880 by British Queen Victoria. The desk is made from the oak timbers of the British ship HMS Resolute, a ship which was part of a British arctic expedition to search for explorer Sir ...
When you see or hear the names of ships, it’s common to encounter a set of letters listed before the vessel’s name. The USS Constitution, the HMS Bounty, the RMS Titanic, and the SS Lusitania are just ...
A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure on board is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy’s small wood sander.
A sailor who was hit with shrapnel on board the HMS Prince of Wales is suing the ... Construction on the ship began in 2008 and it was launched in 2017.
The captain of HMS Diamond says the Houthis are now using more advanced and more lethal weapons. Cdr Pete Evans says when the ship first entered the Red Sea in December, one-way attack drones ...
Hayes. The piece was constructed from mahogany and white oak taken from the HMS Resolute. The ship had been abandoned during an Arctic expedition but recovered by an American whaler and returned by ...
The rare polar sledge flag of a "proud Irishman" and notable 19th Century naval officer has been saved for the UK. The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) bought the flag, stopping it from ...
Though Belcher’s rescue mission was unsuccessful, one of his ships, the HMS Resolute, would find quite the legacy. Its timbers later helped build one of the world’s most iconic pieces of ...
The mysterious fate of Captain John Franklin’s doomed 1845 voyage into the Arctic to find a way through the Northwest Passage ...