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by denAdmirant
Thu Jun 01, 2017 2:28 pm
Forum: Privateers
Topic: US 1812 privateres in British service
Replies: 4
Views: 8621

Re: US 1812 privateres in British service

This may not be exactly what you're after, but this site lists American, British, and Canadian* privateers from the war: http://www.1812privateers.org/Canada/ *Since Canada didn't exist yet, they were just British privateers, but the distinction is made for people and ships sailing from Canadian por...
by denAdmirant
Sat May 27, 2017 1:35 pm
Forum: Places
Topic: Brockville Aquatarium
Replies: 0
Views: 12415

Brockville Aquatarium

A museum for all things watery, the Aquatarium in Brockville has a partial reconstruction of one of the ships built for duty on the Great Lakes during the Revoultionary War. https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SOFswesAzxQ/Vxfd7smc3HI/AAAAAAAAHzM/VmgHuHUydTc1TNUE0pXUcdhLWIFMHb0oQCLcB/s1600/April%2B09b%252C%2B...
by denAdmirant
Wed May 24, 2017 10:47 pm
Forum: Forum Talk
Topic: Forum Structure
Replies: 7
Views: 11420

Re: Forum Structure

It's coming along nicely! But for the spam... -_- I've thought of another category, though I'm not sure if you want this on the site or not - Art. A heading for sharing pictures or paintings of ships and the like. I'd include a gentle reminder that it ought to be used for real ships, or at least art...
by denAdmirant
Wed May 24, 2017 10:45 pm
Forum: Ship Owners and Companies
Topic: Late 18th century VOC uniforms
Replies: 0
Views: 10627

Late 18th century VOC uniforms

Not strictly ships, but a part of shipboard life. Something I've been after for a while now are prints or paintings of late Dutch East India Company uniforms. There are many prints of captains and officers, and especially soldiers, from much earlier, especially the Dutch Golden Age. What I'm curious...
by denAdmirant
Wed May 24, 2017 1:09 am
Forum: Forum Talk
Topic: Forum Structure
Replies: 7
Views: 11420

Re: Forum Structure

Hurray for the forum! If you do wish to break it down further, my suggestion would be to change "Warships" and "Mariners" into "Ships" and "People", and create subforums within those categories. People is easy: Sailors (captains, admirals, seamen, etc); builde...