#OTD the first atomic bomb used in combat was dropped on #Hiroshima. www.pacifichistoryguide.com/post/hiroshi...

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On 6 August 1945, the first atomic weapon used in combat was deployed over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Dropped at 8:15 AM by a B-29 named the Enola Gay, the bomb destroyed much of the city.

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I went to The Military Museums in Calgary for the first time in a few years. Seeing the beautifully restored CF-104 up close is always a highlight.

Did you know the Coast Guard absorbed the U.S. Lighthouse Service? In 1939, thousands of lighthouses, buoys, and beacons became part of the Coast Guard—expanding a legacy of protecting those at sea. https://ow.ly/Yys650ZveN6 #USCGHistory

Consolidation of the Lighthouse Service with the Coast Guard

On July 1, 1939, two of the

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Join Education Director Aimee Bachari for a two-part discussion on Japanese immigration to Hawai’i by steamship & the practice of picture brides with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor of History and Ethnic Studies Dr. Kelli Nakamura. Watch at shiphistory.org/2025/04/03/s.... #MaritimeHisotry

Just finished prepping my talk for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social annual conference on September 5th. Looking forward to introducing the audience to some animal history frameworks, Gallipoli makes a fascinating case study on the value of animal studies to military historians.

What a beautiful book! Niewe Hollandse scheeps-bouw by Carel Allard (Amsterdam , 1705, first published in 1695) is an extraordinary source for the shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age. For the photo credit and further info👇 www.asherbooks.com/item/allard_... #maritimehistory #ships

Some lights are built not to shine for themselves, but to help others find their way. 🌊✨ 🔗 gocybernaut.com/celebrate-14/ #LighthouseDay #Lighthouses #MaritimeHeritage #CoastalLife

The Navigation Acts aim was to promote and regulate English shipping and trade with other countries and colonies. Based on the mercantilist principle, a protectionist economic system in use from the 16th to 18th centuries. Read more at waynesavage.com/the-navigati... #maritimehistory #history

In October I'll be speaking about my research at two polar history conferences. Really looking forward to it! Great line-up of speakers at both. Shackleton Autumn School in Athy, Ireland and 'Into The Ice' at Plymouth University. #polar #NavalHistory

#OTD On August 5, 1914, British destroyers and HMS Amphion sank the German minelayer SS Königin Luise near the Thames Estuary, securing Britain's first naval victory of World War I. Yet the mines Königin Luise had already laid claimed HMS Amphion the very next day #WorldWarI #history #navalhistory

#OTD On August 5, 1815, a U.S. squadron under Stephen Decatur concluded a peace treaty with Tripoli, following treaties with Algiers and Tunis. This ended the Second Barbary War, stopped North African pirate attacks on American shipping, abolished annual tributes and freed all captives #navalhistory

5 Aug 1943 // HM Trawlers Red Gauntlet and Hornbeam were on night patrol off Ipswich when the Red Gauntlet was torpedoed by German torpedo boat S.86 and sank with all 21 crew lost (some reports say 4 survivors were picked up at dawn next day by the Hornbeam). #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

5 Aug 1940 // HM Trawler River Clyde, a minesweeper, was sweeping off Aldeburgh when a mine caught in her sweeps exploded. She sank very quickly. HM Trawler Joseph Button rescued 9 survivors, but 12 men were lost including one who died later of injuries received. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

5 Aug 1917 // HM Trawler Bovic was damaged in a collision off Souter Point, Whitburn, and was run ashore and abandoned at Seaham. No lives were lost. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

5 Aug 1915 // HM Yacht Clementina (ex private yacht Sultana) was beached near Tor Point after a collision in the English Channel. She was too badly damaged to be salvageable and her remains were sold. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

5 Aug 1814 // 12-gun brig sloop HMS Magnet, under Acting Lieutenant George Hawksworth, sailed from Fort York, Ontario, on 4 August with a small convoy. She was carrying soldiers and gunpowder across Lake Ontario to Niagara. Overnight she lost touch with the other vessels in the convoy. [1/4]

5 Aug 1805 // 4-gun cutter HMS Dove, in the Bay of Biscay carrying despatches from England to the Mediterranean, sighted a vessel ahead in the early hours of the morning. Weather conditions were difficult and she found it difficult to manoeuvre, losing a man overboard as she turned to leeward. [1/2]

5 Aug 1778 // Determined to remove the British from Rhode Island, the Americans and French began co-ordinated movements from the late summer of 1778 to cut off the British garrison at Newport. American and French troops advanced on land, and were soon reinforced by a French squadron at sea. [1/6]

#OTD 5/8/1942 #Remember RCN -HMCS ORILLIA & HMS NASTURTIUM while escorting convoy SC-94 attack U-593 & U-595 with depth charges, both escape undamaged, U-595 losses contact with the convoy. The two escorts pick up thirty-six survivors from SS Spar, torpedoed earlier by U-593.

#OTD 5/8/1918 #Remember RCN -German Submarine U156 sinks 2 ships, trawler Agnes G. Holland (American), tanker MV Luz Blanca (Canadian) and damages a 3rd, SFV Gladys M. Hollett (British), 25-35 miles off the coast of Nova Scotia.

This year’s heatwave and drought in Europe has caused historically low water levels on the River Danube, exposing over 200 German wrecks scuttled in 1944 by the retreating Germans, including this warship. #GermanNavy #Diving #WW2

📅 WORKSHOP: Canal Dreams. Towards a Critical History of Inland Waterways | 1–2 Oct. This workshop brings together researchers who have worked on the imagination, construction and operation of artificial inland #waterways throughout #history. 👉 Programme: t1p.de/0mh1q #MaritimeHistory #histtech

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Tiny Crystals Reveal Historical Background of the Batavia Mutiny

Few episodes occupy a darker place in maritime history than the wreck of the Batavia. Wrecked off the mid-west coast of Western Australia in June 16...

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Remembering Neil Armstrong, born August 5, 1930 and passed away August 25, 2012. Full Post www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... . #TodayInNerdHistory #August5 #NeilArmstrong #NASA #Astronaut #Moon #FirstManOnTheMoon #Navy #TestPilot #Apollo11 #Eagle #Birthday #History #News #OTD #FYP #Nerd .

#OTD 5/8/1942 #RememberRCN -HMCS PICTOU is accidentally rammed by the Norwegian freighter SS Hindanger, in the fog near St. John’s, suffering major damage to her stern. Photo -For Posterity's Sake

#OTD 5/8/42 #RememberRCN -Battle for Sidney CB to UK Convoy SC-94 begins S of Iceland. HMCShips ASSISBOINE, BATTLEFORD, CHILLIWACK, ORILLIA & HMShips NASTURTIUM, DIANTHUS, PRIMROSE escort 33 ships. 17 U-boats engage convoy over 5 days sinking 11 ships. 2 U-boats sunk/2 damaged.

#OTD 5/8/1914 #RememberRCN -With Canada at war, British Columbia rushes to purchase submarines C1 & C2 from Seattle shipyard for defense of Canada's West Coast & sails them out of US waters. Purchase had to be completed before US declared its neutrality. Marc Magee Painting

This week’s #podcast looks at archaeology/grave robbery on ship wrecks, my interpretation as to the right/wrong of it including HMS Invincible, Titanic, Mary Rose and Prince of Wales. open.spotify.com/episode/1pWg... #history #navalhistory #archaeology

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Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) · Episode

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IJN Main force of the First Fleet during the summer warfare Date: August 1925 Location: Saiki Bay Photo: Ōsumi Yōkō Situation: From right: Yamashiro, Hyūga, Mutsu, and Fusō static.ow.ly/photos/origi...