Divers from the Russian Emergencies Ministry successfully raised a historic 19th-century cannon from the depths of the sea near Matyushenko Bay in Sevastopol, Crimea, on March 27. Using air-filled ...

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 ...

The wreck captures a tragic moment in maritime history during the 19th century Australian gold rushes. The 800-ton sailing ship was beginning its journey back to the Netherlands in June 1857 when ...

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 ...