History

Final Resting Place of Historic Gilded Age Ship Discovered

  • Lost Gilded Age Freighter Western Reserve Found After 132 Years.
  • Historic Great Lakes Ship Western Reserve Found After a Century.
  • Tragic 1892 Shipwreck Western Reserve Located in Lake Superior.

Researchers have found the wreckage of the Gilded Age historic ship Western Reserve, ending a 132-year-old mystery. The ship that vanished in Lake Superior in 1892 was finally found 600 feet below the surface of the Upper Peninsula coast of Michigan. The discovery was confirmed by the Great Lakes...

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Ancient Carvel-Built Ship Uncovered in Nordic Waters

  • Wreck 5, the oldest confirmed carvel-built ship in the Nordic region, was discovered off Sweden’s coast.
  • Dating back to the 1480s or earlier, it marks a shift from Viking-era clinker-built ships to stronger carvel-built vessels.
  • Dendrochronological analysis confirms the timber came from southern Sweden, aligning with historical shipbuilding records.
  • Photogrammetry has been used to create a digital model for further study and preservation.

Maritime archaeologists from Stockholm’s Museum of...

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252 George S. Leone, President and Chair of the Board of Homecoming 250

Homecoming 250, the celebration of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th anniversaries

Mark your calendar for October 9 -16, 2025, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps in their birthplace – Philadelphia and the Delaware River – as a grand opening event of the Semiquincentennial of the United States.
In episode 252, George S Leone, the President and Chair of Homecoming 250, presents the entire project, how it came about and what to expect.

For the Navy...

https://shippingpodcast.com/252-george-s-leone-president-and-chair-of-the-board-of-homecoming-250/

WWI-Era Russian Shipwreck Found During North Sea Windfarm Survey

  • WWI-era Russian merchant shipwreck discovered during a North Sea windfarm survey.
  • The shipwreck, believed to be the SS Tobol, was torpedoed in 1917.
  • Efforts are underway to protect and preserve the wreck as an archaeological site.

A Russian merchant shipwreck from World War I has been discovered in the North Sea during a survey for what could become the first floating offshore windfarm. The ship is believed to be the SS Tobol, torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1917, reports Press & Journal.

The...

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Preserving The Legacy: Historic Shipwreck Off Dorset Secures Special Protection Status

The government has granted the wreck of a ship which sank more than 200 years ago special protection, reports AOL

Earl of Abergavenny
  • The Earl of Abergavenny sank off the coast of Weymouth, Dorset, with the loss of some 250 lives, in what is considered one of the UK’s worst maritime disasters.
  • It was carrying more than 60 chests of silver bullion that have never been found.
  • John Wordsworth, the brother of renowned Romantic poet William Wordsworth, was the ship’s captain.
  • The 1,300-tonne ship set...

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Name confirmed for US Navy’s sixth Constellation-class frigate

Rendering of a US Navy Constellation-class guided-missile frigate

US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has confirmed that a future US Navy Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG) will be named USS Galvez. The ship honours Conde Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, who provided supplies, intelligence, and military support to the American colonists during the...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/name-confirmed-for-us-navys-sixth-constellation-class-frigate/

Russia resumes search for submarine lost in World War II

A Soviet Navy Leninets-class submarine, date unknown

The Russian Ministry of Defence has confirmed that an expedition has been launched to attempt to locate a Soviet Navy submarine that was lost off the northern coast of Japan in the closing weeks of World War II. Russian Navy hydrographic ships will begin combing the waters of La Perouse Strait...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-submersibles/russia-resumes-search-for-submarine-lost-in-world-war-ii/

Symbol of Sacrifice: USS Jacob Jones Bell Returns Home

Ceremony Highlights & Historical Context

The United Kingdom has ceremoniously returned the bell from the USS Jacob Jones, the first American destroyer lost to enemy attack during World War I, to the United States.

Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Martin Connell handed the bell to Admiral James W. Kilby, the U.S. Vice Chief of Naval Operations, during the first Sea Lord’s annual seapower conference at Lancaster House in London.

In December 1917, a German U-boat sank the USS Jacob Jones, resulting in...

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