SM U-1, also known in English as the German Type U 1 submarine, was the first U-boat class of the U-boat series of submarines produced for the German Empire's Imperial German Navy. Only one was built. The U-1 was constructed by Germaniawerft in Kiel and was commissioned on 14 December 1906.[3] When ...

The Koryu (Type D) Tei Gata was an improved version of the Type C midget. Type D's were equipped with more powerful diesels and electric motors and could recharge their batteries faster. These changes again tripled their range. They were four feet longer, weighed 60 tons and could dive to 328 feet. ...

German Type XXIII submarines were the first so-called elektroboats to become operational. They were small coastal submarines designed to operate in the shallow waters of the North Sea, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, where larger Type XXI Elektro boats were at risk in World War II. They were so sma...

HMS Ambush is an Astute-class nuclear fleet submarine of the Royal Navy, the second boat of her class. Ambush is the third vessel, and the second submarine, to bear the name in Royal Naval service. She was ordered in 1997, laid down in 2003 and commissioned in 2013. Ambush's nuclear reactor will not...

Although the status of women in ancient Egypt was higher than in any other ancient civilization, the notion that a woman could be king was abhorrent to the Egyptians. Yet, a woman did become king and not just an ordinary king. She became the first great woman in recorded history, the forerunner of s...

The Princess of Nólsoy (Loosely told by an article in the youth magazine "Ungu Føroyar" no. 3, 1908). Reportedly, Scotland has had six kings by the name of James. One of them, no one knows which one, was the father of the aforementioned princess. In those times there were many principaliti...

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Eric Tabarly Tabarly was born in Nantes on 24 July 1931 to a family of yachting tradition. His parents took him for sailing excursions on their cutter Annie when he was still a baby. In 1938, Tabarly's father purchased the gaff-rigged cutter Pen Duick. Tabarly enlisted in the Navy as a volunteer in ...

Icebreaker ALEXSANDR SIBIRIAKOV Built in 1909 as Bellaventure a Sealing vessel by D W Henderson at Glasgow for Harvey & Co, St Johns, Newfoundland. 1384Brt. L 73.4m. B 10.9m D 5.2m. Steam Engine of 2000hp, giving a speed of 13 knots. During 1909 she rescued the crew of the steamer Virginia Lake....

The figurehead on the latest Black Prince is quite different.

Halifax was devastated on 6 December 1917 when two ships collided in the city's harbour, one of them a munitions ship loaded with explosives bound for the battlefields of the First World War. The result was the largest human-made explosion prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945. T...

The island of Guernsey with its sandy beaches, cliff walks, seascapes and offshore islands has been a popular tourist destination since the Victorian days. Our latest issue of self stick stamps are a nod to the heady hey days of island tourism. The images on each set features a panoramic scene, whic...