Ships
A look into all things Nautical.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/prize-of-war
9th Apr 2022 - Often confused with the term ‘’Trophy of War’’ – a ‘’Prize of War’’ is perhaps just as old in te …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/rms-tayleur
4th Jan 2022 - The RMS ''Tayleur'' was a 19th Century Clipper Ship operated by The ''White Star Shipping Line'' of England in the 1850s.She would become lost to Hist …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/razee
31st Jul 2021 - The nautical term ''Razee'' is a type of ship building renovation, by which an older Warship was converted by removing upper decks, thus making it sma …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/tage
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Tage'' was a ''Hercule''-Class Ship of The French Navy, taking more than 20 years to complete (1847). She was renamed 3 times before being chris …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/taif
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Taif'' was a ''Mecidiye''-Class Frigate of The Ottoman Navy. Launched in 1846 (as a Passenger Ship), ''Taif'' would be the Flagship of The Ottom …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hired-armed-ships
31st Jul 2021 - While often confused as ''Privateers'' – the term ''Hired Armed Vessel'' was applied to a series of Classes of small Civilian Ships, ''commissio …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/gunport
31st Jul 2021 - A Device relative from The 15th Century AD to the end of The 20th – ''Gunports'' were simple openings located along The Hull Line of a Warship. …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/above-board
31st Jul 2021 - ''Above Board'' is a Nautical term which originated from The ''Age of Sail'' (17th to 18th Century AD). As Sailing Ships were of wooden construction t …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/abaft
31st Jul 2021 - A Nautical (Sailing) Term, ''Abaft'' is relative to a Ship's Stern (or Rear). It is a Deck position used to measure distance from a Surface Object in …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-gorch-fock
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Gorch Fock'' is a German Naval Training Ship – built in 1958. It is a conventional ''3-Master'' (Full Rigged Sail Pattern), designed to tr …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/narrowboat
31st Jul 2021 - ''Narrowboats'' were a type of shallow draught Vessels used in England, to traverse narrow Channels and Rivers. While they became an important method …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/brig-of-war
31st Jul 2021 -
As we have seen with The Ship Classification of Brig (Brigantine), another Class of such was built in the 18th Century known as a ''Brig of War …