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@destinationsjou.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 4:30 AM

HMS Colossus (1882): History, Design and Rare Photos www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #maritimehistory

@itsyoursofia.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:34 PM

Ever wondered what daily life was like aboard a pirate ship during the Golden Age of Piracy? Explore the routines, challenges, and realities pirates faced while sailing the seas.

#PirateHistory #GoldenAgeOfPiracy #MaritimeHistory #History #Pirates

@guel-sen.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:35 PM

Here is one of the best-known depictions of the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571.

Lepanto is today's Nafpaktos in western Greece; Ottoman Turkish: İnebahtı

The image represents the Holy League’s victory over the Ottoman fleet. 🧵1/

#MaritimeHistory #EarlyModern #OttomanHistory #galleys #ships

Here is one of the best-known depictions of the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571.

(Lepanto is today's Nafpaktos in western Greece; Ottoman Turkish: İnebahtı)

The image represents the Holy League’s victory over the Ottoman fleet.
mage: Ignazio Danti, Battle of Lepanto, c. 1580, fresco, Gallery of Geographical Maps, Vatican Museums, Vatican City, based on a 1572 engraving by Fernando Bertelli.
The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus was the immediate trigger for the formation of the Holy League.

The victory has traditionally been portrayed as a decisive triumph of Christian Europe over Ottoman expansion and a symbolic turning point in the Mediterranean.
Recent scholarship has challenged the traditional portrayal of Lepanto as a decisive turning point. It has emphasized its limited immediate strategic consequences and the Ottomans’ rapid reconstruction of their naval power.
Here are three references:
On the conventional narrative and how this interpretation was itself shaped by early modern Catholic political and religious discourse:
Stefan Hanß. War and Peace: Shaping Politics in Reformation Germany after the Battle of Lepanto. (2017).
On Lepanto's long-lasting impact on European literature, art, diplomacy, and representations of Muslims:

Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, Issue 1: Seeing the Turk after Lepanto: visions of the Ottomans and Islam in Spain and Italy. 2018.
On the rapid reconstruction of the Ottoman fleet after L. within 6 months:

Bulent Ari/Luca Zan “Shipbuilding and Early Forms of Modern Management: Six Months to Rebuild the Ottoman Fleet after the Defeat at Lepanto,” (2024)

@shiphistory.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:08 PM

REMINDER! We hope to see you on Monday for this free, family friendly open house where you can tour the Ship History Center, play deck games, peruse our used book sale, and more! #MaritimeHistory

@shipwreckspod.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 11:54 AM

⚓This Week in Shipwrecks: Drone strikes sink two cargo ships in the Black Sea, a 2,100-year-old wreck off Turkey yields more than 6,500 ceramic pieces, divers recued in Asia, and 4 other news stories.⤵️

shipwrecksandseadogs.com/twis-008

#maritimehistory #shipping #news #podcast #ships #ocean

@crusaderproject.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:43 AM

Oh, look, it's the elusive Battle Summary No. 28

#navalhistory #maritimehistory @hush-ndb.bsky.social @navalhistorian.bsky.social

@bartgonnissen.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 5:20 AM

1/25 The night of 9 October 1799, a British frigate ran onto a sandbank off the Dutch islands of Vlieland and Terschelling. Some 240 people were aboard; one survived. She carried gold and silver worth around a million pounds. Most of it is still down there. #maritimehistory #otd

Painting of a three-masted warship heeling hard in a storm, sails torn and a British ensign flying, waves breaking over her stern, which carries the name La Lutine.

@guel-sen.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:19 PM

Was the Turtle Ship a game changer in 16th-c. naval warfare?

This video reconstructs the first recorded engagement in which the Turtle Ship was deployed and explores how it changed the course of naval warfare.
Prepared by Kwangsoob Ko.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP-z...

#maritimehistory #ships

@shiphistory.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:17 PM

The next issue of PowerShip will be out before you know it. Now is the time to join or renew your membership to ensure you get this great issue! #MaritimeHistory

@guel-sen.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:16 PM

Designed under the command of Admiral Yi Sun-sin in Korea in the late 16th c., the Turtle Ship was an innovative warship that used in the naval campaigns against the Japanese fleet.
📷 1:25 scale model. PhotoCredit: National Museum of Korea, Seoul
www.mmk.or.kr/mobile/eng/?...

#maritimehistory #ship

Designed under the command of Admiral Yi Sun-sin in Korea in the late 16th c., the Turtle Ship was an innovative armored warship that used in the naval campaigns against the Japanese fleet.
The image shows a 1:25 scale model. PhotoCredit: National Museum of Korea, Seoul

@bartgonnissen.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 4:47 AM

1/x Two of the best-known coats on any high street began as working kit for sailors on cold decks. Both carry names from my little corner of the North Sea: Duffel, a small town near Antwerp, and the Dutch word "pij". The story of the duffel coat and the peacoat. #maritimehistory

@dailynorthern.com Oct 7, 2026, 4:31 PM

Sloops brought a ghostly shipmate into Faroese folklore #Faroesefolklore #Icelandfishing #maritimehistory

@shiphistory.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:55 PM

October is #AmericanArchivesMonth and at SSHSA, we have many different items in our collections. Here is an example of a postcard from the Willie Tinnemeyer Collection with an illustration of the Clyde Steamship Company liner ALGONQUIN, shown in profile. #MaritimeHistory

@prizepapers.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:54 PM

Text: @nele.popp and @amanda.bevan2026 Photo Credits: Prize Papers Project, National Archives, ref. HCA 32/310/7/SP10, SP14, SP13. Images reproduced by permission of The National Archives, UK. Photographer: Mustapha Ousellam. #earlymodern #maritimehistory

@journalmaritime.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 1:34 PM

Check out our latest open access article The spritsail revolution: Contemporary debate on the introduction of sailing technology at sea and its importance for maritime trade in the sixteenth-century Netherlands by Louis Sicking

doi.org/10.1177/0843...

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@guel-sen.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 11:21 AM

On this day of 1571:
The decisive day of the Battle of Lepanto.

The battle ended in a victory for the Holy League over the Ottoman fleet. 1/

#MaritimeHistory #galleys #fleet #earlymodern

On this day of 1571:
The decisive day of the Battle of Lepanto.

The battle ended in a victory for the Holy League over the Ottoman fleet.
The image shows the cover of No. 3 "Lepanto" of the Finix Comics.

@lhaasis.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 6:58 AM

History inspires game development. This Thursday, John Beiner and I will share how the Prize Papers Project and the German Maritime Museum are helping Capstan Games bring maritime history to life in the game "Ahoy". Join our international workshop online! Link below.
#earlymodern #maritimehistory

John Beiner and me standing in front of the main entrance of The National Archives, UK / First slide of our presentation, with a screenshot from the game in the background.

@shipwreckspod.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 7:19 PM

HMAS Sydney: Australia's Worst Naval Disaster. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.
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#navalhistory #maritimehistory

@guel-sen.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 6:01 PM

Together, these structures formed a remarkable system of medieval maritime defense.

A longer follow up🧵on the Shipyard is coming soon.. Stay tuned😊 3/3

📷Oct. 3, 2026 View from the entrance of the Shipyard.

#maritimehistory #Seljuk #harbor #castle #medieval #coastal

View of part of the harbor, the Red Tower, and the historic walls from the entrance of the Shipyard, with natural rock formations visible in the sea.

@itsyoursofia.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 5:26 PM

Ever wondered what life was really like below deck on a pirate ship? Discover the cramped spaces, daily routines, and harsh conditions sailors experienced while living at sea. Read more: www.patlubeck.com/what-were-pi...

#PirateHistory #MaritimeHistory #PirateShips #History #Adventure