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Daily Maverick on MSNArr, matey! How long pirates have been around — and why they’ll always raid on the high seas
As long as valuables have been moved by ship, water raiders have existed – so listen out for the click-click of a peg leg.
With an average ship of the line needing 154,500 feet for its rigging alone, ropemaking was vitally important during the age of sail.
Discover the centrepiece of the Lake District National Park at the helm of a newly restored motor yacht from the 1920s.
While the dress code today is less elaborate than it was in the late 1800s, dining institutions still enforce a certain ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNIn the Muddy Banks of North Carolina, Student Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Remnants of a Centuries-Old Spanish Ship
While taking measurements of an abandoned wharf site, the students found timber from what experts believe may be part of La ...
An archaeologist in Sweden spent three years traveling in vessels built like those from 1,000 years ago. He discovered lost sea routes, hidden trade harbors and new respect for Viking seamanship.
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