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Category: Maritime History

Posts on general maritime history.

What are the Attributes of a Navy?

April 5, 2020 Tim Migaki

The attributes of naval or maritime forces differ from that of land or air forces mostly due to the attributes of the environment that they

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Book Review – U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of WWII by Robert Scheina

March 1, 2020 Tim Migaki

Many of us are familiar with the great naval battles of WWII and their associated ships. Names like Missouri, Enterprise, Yorktown, Indianapolis, Yamato, Akagi, Bismarck,

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The Boatswain’s Pipe

August 18, 2019 Tim Migaki

Caveat: I am not a Boatswain’s Mate. Some of the information may be incorrect, apocryphal, or vary depending on the country’s navy or sea service.

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Splice the Mainbrace! – Grog

November 9, 2018 Tim Migaki

Drinkers with a sailing problem…or is it the other way around? We’re taking a journey back to the days of wooden ships and iron men. 

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Wonder Day – What’s the Cost of Sunken Treasure?

September 12, 2018 Tim Migaki

Wonder Day/Wonder Week is an inquiry-based learning strategy where students spend either a day or a week researching and reporting on a topic of their

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