Carrickfergus teenager Christopher Kenny shared the fascinating history here of a Q-Ship called Result that was built in Carrickfergus’s shipyard.
When Cradock’s squadron – two aged armored cruisers, one light cruiser and a passenger ship converted into an armed cruiser – sighted smoke on the afternoon of November 1 1914, the ships ...
The ship chartered for the project was the 55.99m RSV Endeavour owned by Seaway-Offshore Ltd. A vessel with an unusual history as Colonel Templar The main search tool was a deep-water, multi-beam ...
More than 500 of the ship's crew died after it was torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1914. The authors of a report sent to the Royal Navy have said they believe there is enough information ...
Olympic became a troop ship during WW1 and was repainted in dazzle. She shows some of the techniques used by dazzle designers. Bold shapes at the bow and stern break up the form of the vessel.
In 1914, English cartographer John G. Bartholomew created an isochronic map, a map that shows all points that are accessible in the same amount of time. Ships and railroads were the fastest modes ...