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The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast

The Society for Nautical Research and the Lloyds Register Foundation

The world"s No.1 podcast dedicated to all of maritime and naval history. With one foot in the present and one in the past we bring you the most exciting and interesting current maritime projects worldwide: including excavations of shipwrecks, the restoration of historic ships, sailing classic yachts and tall ships, unprecedented behind the scenes access to exhibitions, museums and archives worldwide, primary sources and accounts that bring the maritime past alive as never before. From the Society

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35:47

The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/09/02

Dr Sam Willis meets with the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin to discuss the many challenges the Royal Navy faces exercising sea power in the modern world. They discuss life on a modern warship; how the sea provides prosperity, security and stability; exercising seapower hand in hand with a Government's policies; G7 and NATO; 'Global Britain' and Britain's overseas territories; the Gulf of Guinea and the Ukraine; the Rule of law, Exclusive Economic Zones; the nuclear deterrent; the new

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37:04

The Sunken Archaeology of Malta and the Virtual...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/25

The underwater heritage around Malta is one of the richest collections of maritime archaeology in the world. The quality of preservation is outstanding as well as the number of sites, and yet they are inaccessible to so many of us. Not only do you need to be able to dive to see these sites, but for most of them you need to be able to dive very, very deep and that is only possible for a tiny fraction with the requisite skill, experience, knowledge, equipment, support...and lets not forget courage.One

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36:03

Great Sea Fights 6: USS Constitution v HMS Guerriere...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/22

In this, the sixth episode of our Great Sea Fights series, we explore the remarkable events of 19 August 1812 when the powerful frigate USS Constitution fought and destroyed the British frigate HMS Guerriere in one of the greatest shocks to the Royal Navy in its history and one of the most ferocious single-ship actions ever fought. It is an extraordinary story: how did the United States get to a stage where not only could they build and maintain ships but compete with - and in the case of this

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30:45

Great Sea Fights 6: USS Constitution v HMS Guerriere...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/21

In this, the sixth episode of our Great Sea Fights series, we explore the remarkable events of 19 August 1812 when the powerful frigate USS Constitution fought and destroyed the British frigate HMS Guerriere in one of the greatest shocks to the Royal Navy in its history and one of the most ferocious single-ship actions ever fought.It is an extraordinary story – how did the United States get to a stage where not only could they build and maintain ships but compete with – and in the case of this

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18:06

Great Sea Fights 6: USS Constitution v HMS Guerriere...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/20

In this, the sixth episode of our Great Sea Fights series, we explore the remarkable events of 19 August 1812 when the powerful frigate USS Constitution fought and destroyed the British frigate HMS Guerriere in one of the greatest shocks to the Royal Navy in its history and one of the most ferocious single-ship actions ever fought. It is an extraordinary story: how did the United States get to a stage where not only could they build and maintain ships but compete with – and in the case of this

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29:44

Great Sea Fights 6: USS Constitution v HMS Guerriere...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/19

In this, the sixth episode of our Great Sea Fights series, we explore the remarkable events of 19 August 1812 when the powerful frigate USS Constitution fought and destroyed the British frigate HMS Guerriere in one of the greatest shocks to the Royal Navy in its history and one of the most ferocious single-ship actions ever fought. It is an extraordinary story: how did the United States get to a stage where not only could they build and maintain ships but compete with – and in the case of this

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50:55

Great Sea Fights 5: A Tudor Battle, 1512 Part III:...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/12

In this the third and final part of our special mini Great Sea Fights series on the Tudor naval battle of St Mathieu in 1512, one of the Mary Rose's earliest engagements and possibly the first ever naval battle in which guns were fired out of gunports. We explore the problems posed to historians trying to recreate a medieval sea fight. What sources are available? How can you recreate the tides on that day and the wind? How do you make progress with no logs or letters or detailed descriptions of

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26:59

Great Sea Fights 5: A Tudor Battle, 1512 Part II: The...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/11

In this, Part II of our special episodes on the battle of St Mathieu in 1512 and its aftermath, we hear three contemporary accounts.The first is from the Venetian Ambassador Nicolo di Favri,fascinating as it includes a great deal of information on life and manners in Tudor England as well as war news. The writer was newly appointed to the court of Henry and wasa member of the Venetian elite who served in the Councils of the Republic, and finds the English somewhat eccentric. The second is a letter

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20:55

Great Sea Fights 5: A Tudor Battle in the Reign of...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/10

In this, the fifth episode of our Great Sea Fights series we explore the remarkable battle of St Mathieu, of 10 August 1512. In one of the earliest engagements of the Mary Rose a French squadron is surprised near Brest, and it ends with two major warships one French, and one English - and the largest in both fleets, on fire. It is also possibly the earliest naval battle fought with cannon, firing through gunports. This episode explores the events of the day and also its aftermath, following the

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36:06

Maritime Scotland 3: A Blockade Runner from Fife in...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/06

This the third episode in our special series on the maritime history of Scotland. Dr Sam Willis explores the remarkable career of Joannes Wyllie, a Fife man who made a fortune running guns from Glasgow to the confederate south during the American Civil War (1861-5) – revealing Scotland's hidden history of supporting slavery. He talks with JohnMessner a curator for transport and technology at Glasgow Museums.John was part of the project team for the Riverside Museum-Scotland’s Museum of Transport and

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45:56

Maritime Scotland 2: The Forgotten Shipbuilders of...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/05

In this, our second episode dedicated to the remarkable maritime history of Scotland, we explore the fabulous shipbuilding heritage of Leith, the port just to the north of Edinburgh. To unpick this story Dr Sam Willis speaks with Ron Neish. Ron is a remarkable man with many man stories to tell. Born and bred in Leith he served his apprenticeship as a Ship Loftsman, in the Henry Robb Shipyard in Leith. When it closed in 1984 he worked all over the world but always retaining his love for ships and the

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26:47

Maritime Scotland 1: The WW2 Midget Submarines of...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/08/04

In the latest episode of The Mariner's Mirror Podcast we begin three episodes dedicated to the maritime history of Scotland. In this episode I speak with Ben Saunders, a senior marine archaeologist with Wessex Archaeology, based at their office in Edinburgh, and we talk about the hulks of two X-Craft on the shore at Aberlady Bay, East Lothian.An innovative video has been created to accompany this podcast showing 3D photography of the wreck, overlaid with a 3D model of what the craft would have

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19:11

The Oldest Canal in Britain? The Exeter Ship Canal

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/07/28

In this episode Dr Sam Willis explores the Exeter Ship Canal which, with the exception of the Roman 'Fossdyke' in Lincolnshire, is the oldest manmade waterway in Britain. Canal building is usually associated with the canal mania which gripped Britain between 1790 and the 1820s as the early years of the industrial revolution both posed problems and created solutions for those wishing to travel and transport goods across Britain. But the Exeter ship canal is 230 years OLDER than that. It was built in

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29:09

Iconic Ships 7: The Billy Ruffian - HMS Bellerophon

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/07/23

Today we have episode 7 of our Iconic Ships mini-series in whicha curator of a historic ship makes a case for their ship being iconic, or a historian takes a ship from history but which sadly no longer survives and make a case for that ship being iconic.HMS Bellerophon - known fondly as the Billy Ruffian - was a Third 74-gun ship of the line with one of the most extraordinary careers of any warship in the great age of sail. She was the first ship to engage the Revolutionary French at The Glorious

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24:22

Iconic Ships 6: USS Constitution

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/07/21

Today we have episode 6 of our Iconic Ships mini-series in whicha curator of a historic ship makes a case for their ship being iconic, or a historian takes a ship from history but which sadly no longer survives and make a case for that ship being iconic. Today we have the magnificent - and surviving - warship from the great age of sail, USS Constitution, otherwise known as 'Old Ironsides'. A wooden-hulled masted frigate, launched in 1797, she is a truly magnificent survivor from a lost age, and from

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25:01

Iconic Ships 5: HMS Belfast

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/07/12

Today we have episode 5 of our Iconic Ships mini-series in whicha curator of a historic ship makes a case for their ship being iconic, or a historian takes a ship from history but which sadly no longer survives and make a case for that ship being iconic. Today we have none other than HMS Belfast. Moored today just upstream of Tower Bridge, Belfast is a true icon of the London skyline and Thames riverscape.A Royal Navy 'Town Class' Light Cruiser, Belfast was launched in 1938; she played a crucial

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30:57

The 'Sunken Library': An extraordinary collection of...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/07/07

In August 2014, a group of amateur divers revisited a known shipwreck from the seventeenth century but found that shifting tidal patterns had exposed much more of the wreck than had previously been seen, including a number of wooden luggage chests. Over the course of two days around a thousand items were brought up from the wreck, comprising silk textiles, women’s clothing, furnishing items and objects related to life on board ship, many in a remarkable state of preservation. The divers also

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43:04

Maritime Archives Masterclass

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/06/29

This episode opens up the fascinating world of maritime historical discovery. Dr Sam Willis meets Max Wilson from the Lloyds Register Foundation archives to explore some of the different types of document that you might come across conducting maritime research: from boiler plans, ship plans, stowage plans and rigging plans - to survey reports, casualty returns, correspondence, photographs and intriguing miscellaneous items - this episode unravels extraordinary maritime stories that come to you

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40:49

The Forgotten Music of the Arctic Whalers

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/06/22

In the 18th and 19th centuries countless whaling ships set sail from Shetland for the Arctic. They brought back whales for their valuable oil, but left behind their music. Maurice Henderson, a fiddle player from Shetland, has been rediscovering these arctic whaling tunes and its surviving tradition in Greenland. Here he plays some of them, and discusses their history. For the video check out the Mariner's Mirror Podcast YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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24:38

Iconic Ships 4: The Cutty Sark

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/06/16

The fourth episode in our Iconic Ships series features three members of the curatorial team of the Cutty Sark arguing for the iconic status of their ship. At the time of her launch in 1869 the Cutty Sark was a state-of-the-art Tea Clipper designed to bring manufactured goods to China and return with Chinese tea as quickly as possible. She could carry well over 1,300,000 million lbs of tea. Soon the advent of steam and the opening of the Suez Canal changed her fate and she began to take a variety of

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