Compared with other nations, the eighteenth century Royal Navy was markedly slower in adopting new propulsion technology, initially resisting steam in favour of sail and later the screw propeller over ...

The Naval Academy at Portsmouth was established in 1733. During its 104 years of operation it developed a poor reputation; Lord St. Vincent called it a “sink of vice and abomination…” Closed in 1833, ...

There are two distinct types of Northern Chinese junks, the Pechili Trader and the Antung Trader. The Pechili is probably the oldest ocean-going Chinese trading junk, having voyaged as far as the Red ...

The East Indies station was the largest and most challenging area in which the Royal Navy operated during the long eighteenth century. Although operations on the station are well understood, its ...

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In the second half of the seventeenth century Port Mahón in Minorca was frequently used to refit and victual English fleets stationed in the Mediterranean throughout the year to protect the country’s ...

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