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clove-pinks · 6 days

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A Merchant Naval Captain circa 1830-1835, by George Chinnery.

It is these fellows that raise such reports against the English navy, that frighten the poor fellows so; they hear of men being flogged until they die under the lash, and all the lies that can be invented. Not that the masters of the merchant vessels are at all backward in disparaging the service, but threaten to send a man on board a man-of-war for a punishment, if he behaves ill — that itself is enough to raise a prejudice against the service.

— Frederick Marryat, Percival Keene

#1830s #age of sail #maritime history #frederick marryat #george chinnery #the sea #merchant navy #percival keene

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jamesfitzjamesdotcom · 1 year

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Cutty Sark (1869)

Visiting the Cutty Sark and thinking about big lad James Fitzjames and how he probably had to duck his head all the time on ships. It all seems to be made for somebody of my height (1.62 m).

#age of sail #cutty sark #merchant navy #james fitzjames #victorian #greenwich #royal museums greenwich #clipper ship #19th century

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weergang · 5 months

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Incase your national/local media doesn't care so much about shipping.

Pirates have upgraded from small boats to helicopters.

#merchant navy

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heracliteanfire · 5 months

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A convoy, 1918. John Everett.

A convoy of merchant ships painted with dazzle colours during World War I.

(via A convoy, 1918 | Royal Museums Greenwich)

#painting #WW1 #seascape #dazzle painting #merchant navy #John Everett #C20th #1910s

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intheshadowofwar · 11 months

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17 June 2023

Living History

Evesham and Broadway 17 June 2023

The following blog contains imagery of Nazi Germany and the Waffen-SS.

I make absolutely no bones about my love of living history in all its forms. At its very best, it’s an entertaining way to get people to learn about the past. At its worst, well, it’s still entertaining. Sure, there are pitfalls - but I think that’s true of any method of conveying history - and there’s certainly a time and a place for it (which we will get into in a few weeks), but ultimately I’d say I support it.

Today we drove from Bedford across the Midlands to Evesham, where a reenactment event was being held - Wartime in the Vale. Obviously this was reenactment of a military bent, and if someone questions being opposed to war but visiting such events, I once again bring up Wells’ quotation about tin widows. The overwhelming majority of the groups present represented the Second World War, although there were some First World War Tommies and a few Cold War impressions.

One part of reenactment that tends to raise eyebrows and start debates is the representation of Nazi Germany, in particular the Waffen-SS. I’m not so worried about regular Wehrmacht and Fallschirmjager impressions (unless they try to imply that said organisations were squeaky clean and never did anything wrong), but I must admit some discomfort about the SS. I decided today that I’d talk to one of them - a fellow named Samuel who was part of a late-war impression of the 1st SS Division - about why he did it. It was a very eye-opening conversation for me. Basically, as he put it, the point wasn’t to glorify the Waffen-SS, it was to educate the public about who they were and what they did. What really struck me was how he told me about an Israeli couple who thanked him for doing that, and how he pointed out that there were Poles and Jewish people in the group.

I still can’t say I’d be comfortable with personally reenacting the SS, but I think he made a good case for why he and his group did. It would certainly be hypocritical of me to say that I think reenactment can be a usual educational tool, and then ban all the things that make me uncomfortable from being reenacted. I know it’s given me a lot to think about - I’d be interested in hearing what others think too.

A few more shoutouts I’d be remiss if I didn’t make - to the ex-Tube driver who works with neurodivergent people in the 6th Airborne group, to Harry from the 1st Dorsets who I had a nice conversation with, and to the chap from the Royal Engineers group that showed me all the Lee-Enfields. As for unique impressions, I was particularly impressed by the British Cold War group - I’ve seen them before but they’re always good - to the Winter War Finns, and to the WAS(B) (Women’s Auxiliary Service Burma) group.

(There was also a guy doing a Cape Town Highlanders impression, but he was on his own so I can’t credit a group for that.)

We left just before two and went on a jaunt to Broadway, a village in the Cotswolds that I’ve been to before, but which we thought it’d be good to show my stepfather. While he and mum looked around the village, I hung around Broadway station, the terminus of the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway, and watched the train arrive. This was headed by the Merchant Navy-class No. 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. This was an old friend from my last visit to this part of the world, but I’m never definitely unhappy to see a Bulleid pacific.

I arrived back to Bedford satisfied and more than a little sunburnt. Tomorrow we leave for London, and on Monday, the study tour finally begins. I am firmly on the road to the Dardanelles now…

#second world war #reenactment #cw nazi germany #cw guns #railway #steam locomotive #merchant navy #gwsr #heritage railway #steam railways

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sharpbread · 6 months

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#meme #ship meme #merchant navy

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carbone14 · 2 years

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Paquebot transatlantique RMS Empress of Britain de la Canadian Pacific Steamship Company en construction au chantier naval de John Brown & Company – Clydebank – Ecosse – Grande-Bretagne – 1930

Réquisitionné le 29 novembre 1939 pour assurer du transport de troupes entre le Canada et la Grande-Bretagne, le paquebot fut torpillé et coulé par le sous-marin U-32 au large de l'Irlande du Nord le 28 octobre 1940.

#Et pendant ce temps-là #Marine marchande #Merchant navy #Paquebot #Ocean liner #RMS Empress of Britain #Canadian Pacific Steamship Company #Chantier naval #Shipyard #John Brown & Company #Clydebank #Ecosse #Scotland #Grande-Bretagne #Great Britain #1930

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healthysardari · 8 months

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Merchant Navy is a good Career

#merchant navy #merchant navy jobs #merchant navy salary #healthy sardari

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scotianostra · 1 year

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On February 4th 1941 the S S Politician left Liverpool on a jpourney that would go down in history and be the subject of a popular book and two films.

The 'Politician' left Liverpool with orders to sail to the north of Scotland to join a convoy and to sail onto Jamaica and the USA. She was carrying a mixed cargo which included motor cars, bicycles, cotton, tobacco and about £145,000 in bank notes, as well as 28,000 cases of whisky. The whisky had been removed from two bombed-out warehouses in Leith and Glasgow. It was designated by customs for export, to be drunk in the USA and "not in the land it was distilled, matured and blended". Britain was sending luxury goods to the USA to raise cash for the war effort.

On the morning of 5th February as the 'Politician' made her way north across the Irish Sea towards the Hebrides, the wind increased to gale force, the sea became rough and visibility reduced. Her master, Liverpudlian Captain Beaconsfield Worthington, set a course for the Minch, the channel between Skye and the Outer Hebrides.

At 7.40am Chief Officer RA Swain reported seeing what appeared to be a ship loom up very close on the starboard bow, but immediately realised it was land. Captain Worthington was called to the bridge but a few minutes later at 7.45am the 'Politician' struck submerged rocks on the northern side of the island of Eriskay. The rocks tore the bottom plating from under the stokehold, engine room and holds number 4 and 5. Water started to pour in, filling the engine room, and the ship's propeller shaft was broken. The 'Politician' was grounded, motionless at the mercy of the pounding sea and in danger of breaking up. The SOS distress signal was immediately sent out.

I shall take up the rest of the story tomorrow.

#Scotland #scottish #shipwreck #whisky galore #world war two #merchant navy #Hebrides #history

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totallyhussein-blog · 1 year

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Combat Stress keep fighting for mental health care 104 years on

It's amazing to think, that 2023 marks 104 years since Combat Stress: The UK's Leading Charity for Veterans' Mental Health was founded, back on the 12th May, 1919.

Their original name was the Ex-Servicemen's Welfare Society and they opened their first "recuperative home" in 1920 on Putney Hill in South West London, for those suffering Shell-Shock from WW1.

For over a century, Combat Stress have helped former servicemen and women with mental health problems like post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression.

Before organizations like the NHS were even started, back in 1919, the pioneering founders of Combat Stress revolutionized Britain's approach to mental health care and changed public attitudes along the way.

The approach of those who started Combat Stress, laid solid foundations for the organization to provide treatment to veterans' across the UK. Their aim today, is to help veterans tackle their past, and face a much brighter future.

Combat Stress now have treatment hubs in Scotland, Northern Ireland, South, Central and the North West of England. They are also part of a much bigger family of military organizations, who provide specialized welfare and healthcare support to Britain's ex-forces community.

Combat Stress helped over 14,000 veterans in the last year alone, and you can find out more about combatstress.org.uk through their website, or you can join the conversation over at @CombatStress on Twitter and Facebook.

#combat stress #mental health awareness #mental health #ptsd #army #royal navy #merchant navy #navy #raf #royal marines #nhs england #manchester #scotland #london #healthcare #veterans #nhs #royal college of nursing #nursing

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navalmaritimeacademy-namac · 1 year

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Naval Maritime Academy

15+ years of experience at sea followed a decade-long teaching career.

Naval Maritime Academy

Capt Cusrow Mincher Homji

15 Years of Sea Experiences as Captain

Faculty In Naval Maritime Academy (NAMAC)

The joys of teaching Mariners

It's like being on a ship! An early morning wakeup call, a refreshing bath, donning freshly ironed clothes and voila, ready for navigation through the streets of South Mumbai, on passage to the Naval Maritime Academy , deep within the wooded lands of the defence area at the farthest southern tip of Mumbai.

Arriving at the gates of NAMAC one gets welcomed into a pristine estate located in silvan surroundings, much like a Gurukul of old, outfitted with modern equipment and training aids.

Amidst cheerful good morning greetings of staff and students alike one enters the faculty room. The banter here reminds one of times spent on ships with colleagues amidst laughter, the joy of everyday work, and a general bonhomie.

It's 0815 then and off we go to our classrooms to get things ready for our students; a motley set of boys and girls, wanna be sailors, also men and women already professional seafarers. Some come for new learning others for refreshers.

Always a joy to meet fellow sailors; such fun to be able to transfer one's knowledge and know how to young and old alike. A most satisfying job this; teaching at NAMAC. giving back to the community. More a rendering of service than a business venture! And therein lies the joy, the feeling that one is part of an intuition, one that is steeped in welfare as opposed to a mere institute dishing out only information!

The greatest joy lies in the learning we gain from teaching and that smile of happiness on the faces of students as they successfully pass out of the gates of NAMAC with lasting memories.

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infullsail · 2 years

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#sailing #sailor #ocean #sea #waves #storm #captain #merchant navy

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navalmaritimeacademy · 1 year

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Naval Maritime Academy

Capt Cusrow Mincher Homji Master Mariner 15 Years of Sea Experiences Faculty In Naval Maritime Academy (NAMAC)

The joys of teaching Mariners

It's like being on a ship! An early morning wakeup call, a refreshing bath, donning freshly ironed clothes and voila, ready for navigation through the streets of South Mumbai, on passage to the Naval Maritime Academy , deep within the wooded lands of the defence area at the farthest southern tip of Mumbai.

Arriving at the gates of NAMAC one gets welcomed into a pristine estate located in silvan surroundings, much like a Gurukul of old, outfitted with modern equipment and training aids.

Amidst cheerful good morning greetings of staff and students alike one enters the faculty room. The banter here reminds one of times spent on ships with colleagues amidst laughter, the joy of everyday work, and a general bonhomie.

It's 0815 then and off we go to our classrooms to get things ready for our students; a motley set of boys and girls, wanna be sailors, also men and women already professional seafarers. Some come for new learning others for refreshers.

Always a joy to meet fellow sailors; such fun to be able to transfer one's knowledge and know how to young and old alike. A most satisfying job this; teaching at NAMAC. giving back to the community. More a rendering of service than a business venture! And therein lies the joy, the feeling that one is part of an intuition, one that is steeped in welfare as opposed to a mere institute dishing out only information!

The greatest joy lies in the learning we gain from teaching and that smile of happiness on the faces of students as they successfully pass out of the gates of NAMAC with lasting memories.