The technological revolution of the 19th century would turn naval warfare on its head ... so strong that they were virtually impervious to cannon fire. Nor did they require sails; steam engines ...

More than a decade ago, I approached an estimable New York editor with an idea for a book about a 19th-century naval expedition aimed at conquering the North Pole. His response was an unequivocal ...

Marine archaeologists say the Pin Wreck is a 19th Century mooring lighter A wreck found off the Dorset coast more than 30 years ago is a 19th Century naval vessel built in Portsmouth, researchers ...

A wreck found off the Dorset coast more than 30 years ago is a 19th Century naval vessel built in Portsmouth, researchers have discovered. The 24m-long (79ft) Pin Wreck, named after the hundreds ...