showing 1812 results for “ship”
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What are watches on board ship?
Life at sea meant short bursts of work followed by short periods of rest, these four-hour long segments of the day are called watches.
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Cutty Sark's main deck and ship's wheel
Do you have what it takes to steer 963 tons of Victorian tea clipper on the high seas?
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Research guide C12: The Merchant Navy: Ship registration and Custom House records
This guide outlines the history of ship registration in Britain, from the mid-17th century until 1857, when the official Mercantile Navy List was first published
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RRS Sir David Attenborough: inside the UK's new polar research ship
Learn more about one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world
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How to look after a 19th century clipper ship
At sea if you were visited by other sailors and the ship wasn't in top condition you are going to get talked about. The same standards are expected here.
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Art in focus: inside the ship’s cabin
Discover how a little-known painting changed the face of naval portraiture