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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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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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17:44

The Lost Fishing Village of Hallsands

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/06/09

In the early years of the twentieth century commercial dredging removed a shingle beach from the tiny fishing village of Hallsands in South Devon. Soon high tides and storms washed everything away and all that is left now are the ruins of this maritime community. Dr Sam Willis meets maritime archaeologist Grant Bettinson from CITiZAN to find out more. The interview was filmed so do check out our YouTube Channel as the ruins are shown as never before with dramatic new drone footage. Hosted on Acast

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36:29

Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Jutland, 1916 Part 3...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/06/02

Today we have Part 3 of our special episode on the Battle of Jutland because, on this day in history in 1916, the German and British battlefleets were coming to terms with the results of the largest naval battle of the First World War and one of the largest in history involving 250 ships and 100,000 men, and in which 25 ships of various sizes were sunk. Part 1 outlined the events and included a fantastic interview with Dr Stephan Huck, head of the excellent German Naval Museum in Wilhelmshaven; Part

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46:17

Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Jutland, 1916 Part 2...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/06/01

Today we have Part 2 of our special episode on the Battle of Jutland because, on this day in history in 1916, the German and British battlefleets met in the largest naval battle of the First World War and one of the largest in history involving 250 ships and 100,000 men. Part 1 outlined the events and included a fantastic interview with Dr Stephan Huck, head of the excellent German Naval Museum in Wilhelmshaven. Today we are exploring in more detail the German perspective with a number of eyewitness

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36:18

Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Jutland, 1916 Part 1...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/05/31

Today we have for you Part 1 of our special episode on the Battle of Jutland because, on this day in history in 1916, the German and British battlefleets met in the largest naval battle of the First World War and one of the largest in history - involving 250 ships and 100,000 men. Parts 2 and 3 will follow in the coming days and will introduce you to a host of original eyewitness sources to the battle with episodes dedicated to the German view and the English. Today we have an outline of the

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30:16

Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Tsushima, 1905 Part 3...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/05/29

The final instalment of our 3-part special on the Battle of Tsushima explores the Japanese perspective of the battle including a consideration of the extraordinary growth of the Imperial Japanese Navy both before and after Tsushima. Dr Sam Willis speaks with Kunika Kakuta. Kunika is a final year PhD student in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London and specialises in the relationship between politics and the development of seapower.The Battle of Tsushima was the decisive naval action

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29:18

Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Tsushima, 1905 Part 2...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/05/28

Part 2 of our 3-part special on the Battle of Tsushima explores the Russian perspective of the battle with a reading of the diary of Captain Vladimir Semenoff. Semenoff was a well known Russian naval officer who served in several positions throughout the course of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. His presence during the siege of Port Arthur and later during the Baltic Fleet's long voyage to Tsushima gave him an unusually broad perspective on the war's progress, and he later wrote several titles

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21:41

Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Tsushima, 1905 Part 1

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/05/27

The Battle of Tsushima was the decisive naval action between Japan and Russia that effectively ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 and one of the most important naval battles in history. It was the first in which radio played a major part; the action that demonstrated the power of the all-big-gun battleship, leading to HMS Dreadnought of 1906 and the Anglo-German dreadnought race; the first time a modern battleship was sunk by guns, and largely fought at previously unimaginable ranges of up to

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59:34

The Evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/05/26

On this day in 1940, the British Expeditionary Force and other Allied troops were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk, to save them from the rapidly approaching German forces who had just launched their lightning invasion of northern Europe. It was one of the most challenging and significant amphibious operations and evacuations in history. The planners of Operation Dynamo first estimated that 45,000 men might be rescued; but between 26 May and 4 June 338,226 men were returned to England by a vast

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16:32

Iconic Ships 3: HMS Hood

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/05/24

A very special episode in our new Iconic Ships series, published on the anniversary of the loss of HMS Hood in 1941.HMS Hood is without doubt one of the Royal Navy’s most famous ships. A battle-cruiser, laid down in 1916 and launched in 1918, she was the largest battle cruiser ever built and the largest warship of any type in the world for twenty years. Sheenjoyed a correspondingly high profile which rendered her loss, with all but three of her crew, particularly potent. On this day in May 1941,

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33:36

Amphibious Operations

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/05/21

This week Dr Sam Willis speaks with Timothy Heck, the Deputy Directing Editor at the Modern War Institute at the United States Military Academy in West Point. They discuss the changing nature of amphibious operations in history and its relevance to the present day. What can the US Marine Corps today learn from amphibious operations in the past? Like DDay in WW2 or Gallipoli in WW1? How are other lesser-known operations relevant and important? From a night attack on the shores of Tuscany in 1555 to a

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38:20

The Wonderful World of Ships' Cats, Dogs and Birds:...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/05/13

This week Dr Sam Willis explores the heart-warming story of maritime pets by speaking with Pat Sullivan from the excellent Museum of Maritime Pets. There is a centuries-old tradition of animals living on or near water, and collaborating with man (and woman) in both peace and war. Pat has spent a great deal of time documenting these animals' contributions and promoting the safe and humane treatment of animals who live or work on or near waterways in our modern world. From live-saving and courageous

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38:53

The Nanggala Submarine Disaster and the K-Class...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/05/06

This episode has been inspired by the tragedy of the Nanggala, a submarine of the Indonesian navy that disappeared earlier this month with 53 crew members on board and only 72 hours of oxygen to keep them alive. After 5 days of searching Nangala was found at a depth of more than 800 meters, split into three sections. This has led to a great deal of discussion in the press about submarine design. In this episode Dr Sam Willis talks with Andrew Choong Han Lin, curator of ships plans and technical

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26:19

Ghost Ships of the Dart: The Wreck of the Fever Ship...

The Mariner"s Mirror Podcast ·

2021/04/30

Estuaries and creeks around the coast of England are littered with the remains of watercraft which have been deliberately abandoned when they are no longer deemed useful. The extent of this is astonishing. In 2013 a survey identified at least 199 assemblages of hulked vessels all around the English coastline and this is by no means the complete record.In recent years many have been identified and they have fascinating histories. This week Dr Sam Willis meets Grant Bettinson a maritime archaeologist

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