28 min listen
Maritime Archives Masterclass
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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 straight from the past... including HMS Investigator and HMS Hecla and the exploration of the arctic; the shipwreck of ss Politician and her cargo of malt whiskey; and ss Dunedin, the first ship to successfully transport a full cargo of refrigerated meat from New Zealand to England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Welcome to The Mariner's Mirror Podcast!: Dr Sam Willis talks with David Davies, naval and maritime historian and author of naval fiction and Chairman of the Society for Nautical Research, about the importance of maritime history. The plans for the podcast are laid out: this will be a podcast ... by The Mariner's Mirror Podcast