What is a 'dreadnought' and what does it mean in military ships?

Dreadnought is an intimidating name that's befitting the very ships that bore it. They were equally intimidating to see in ...
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Philippine museum brings deadly, lucrative galleon trade to life

The Museo del Galeon, which focuses on the hulking Espiritu Santo, aims to tell the story of Spain's 250-year-long Pacific ...

Of Marble and Millionaires: A Stroll Through New York’s Gilded Age History

Yes, some memorable mansions were lost to the vagaries of expenses and development, but many remain — and some are even open ...
Observer

The Philippines Pavilion Turns the Country’s Maritime History into an Archive of Universal Longing

Artist Jon Cuyson’s installation reimagines the ocean not as distance or danger but as a sentient entity that connects ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Here’s What Underwater Robots Are Finding at France’s Deepest Shipwreck, a 16th-Century Merchant Vessel Resting at the Bottom of the Mediterranean

Known as the "Camarat 4," the ship was loaded with cannons, cauldrons and hundreds of ceramics—which are still visible on the ...
Ancient Origins

Genoese Ship Sunk by Francis Drake Identified in Cádiz Bay

The vessel, owned by Pietro Paolo Vassallo and captained by Clemente Vassallo, had arrived in Cádiz on a state mission ordered by King Philip II of Spain, carrying military supplies and bronze cannons ...