Ship Navigation. A Bridge History We start our bridge history to 1590, which saw the first example of a ‘Whipstaff’ pole. The primary function of this piece of wood within the top deck, was for steering the ship. The ‘Whipstaff’’ was a long vertical pole, which was connected to the ‘Tiller’, which in turn, steered …
Captain Morgan. Was He A Real Person? There is very little know about the early life of Sir Henry Morgan, but what we do understand is, he was from a wealthy Farming family in Wales. Was he a Pirate or Privateer? Well, it depends on what part of history you’re reading – or who is …
The Female Who Disguised Herself As A Pirate Mary Read will be ultimately remembered for two things : As a woman who disguised herself as man ( Mark Read ), and for her career as fearsome pirate. Mary Read and Anne Bonny were two famous female pirates from the 18th Century, and amongst the few …
The North West Passage With Sir John Franklin The Northwest Passage is a famed sea route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through a group of Canadian islands known as the Arctic Archipelago. European explorers first began to search for the Northwest Passage in the fifteenth century, but treacherous conditions and sea ice …
The English East India Company Vs The Dutch East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was founded in the 1600s and formed by John Watts and George White. This particular trading company dominated global trade between Europe and East Asia and dealt in the exchange of commodities such as Cotton, Silk, Indigo Dye, Sugar, …
Maritime Mysteries at The Flannan Lighthouse The Flannan Lighthouse Mystery . . That Will Never Be Answered. Or will it. . . The mystery focuses on unusual log entries made by one of the Lighthouse Keepers. The three Lighthouse Keepers pictured, are Thomas Marshal, James Ducat and Donald MacAthur. On December 1900, the keepers of …
