Beautiful model. This is type of boats I was used to as a lad in NE Scotland. Do you know where I can get plans of this type of model, as I have been searching for a while now?
The photo of the ship in drydock is of the first Princess Marguerite, as are the three black and white photos which show Queen Elizabeth aboard during the 1939 Royal Visit.
Possibly in confined quarters like a submarine or between floors, but sound powered phones are capable of communicating over a pair or wires up to 30 miles
Hi just watched your video my great grandfather was the captain and my grandfather was born on board the ship. I still own captain Thomas Mitchell's chest wich he had on board the ship 1:
The difference between sextants used by mariners and navigators is not due to the horizon moving around but rather that the natural horizon is not usually visible to aviators as it is for mariners. Aviators often are flying above the clouds or over land which does not present a smooth horizon as the sea presents to mariners. Hence the need to create an artificial horizon for aviators. Here using a bubble. I, too, am looking for a video demonstration of the bubble sextant in operation.
This is guaranteed to lower blood pressure.❤️ Thanks! I love how you rearranged footage to make it look like the Johnson Street Bridge raised for a baby harbour ferry! 😂
In medieval Europe these tusks were being traded from the Arctic circle and Western Europeans did not have any idea these came from a whale. So the legend of the mythical unicorn is believed to have started.
I should add that there is a naval myth that the three white tapes on the blue jean collar represented Nelson's three great victories at sea. This is most likely a retro explanation and when the seaman's uniform was introduced into the Royal Navy in 1857, the three tapes were probably just chosen for the sake of appearance and standardization.
Thank you. I wondered about the reference to a housewife in Hornblower and the Hotspur. It’s helpful to see and understand what C S Forester was referring to.
The guillotine was ADOPTED by France in the late 1700's, and named for the doctor who PROPOSED its use as a "humane" form of execution. The actual device was created MUCH earlier, with different names, such as "the Halifax Gibbet" and different blade configurations, like a crescent-shaped edge, instead of the angled one we're used to seeing
I always remember from reading about the days of sail how sailors would knock their biscuits on the table before biting into them, ostensibly to get the weevils to exit.
