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After frantic preparations Lancaster sailed from Woolwich with four ships in February 1601. The Red Dragon, his flagship, had been bought from the Earl of Cumberland who was at this time the only titled member of the Company.
John Keay • The Honourable Company: History of the English East India Company
We prowled the auction sites, craigslist up the east coast, then across the gulf coast, then large cities up and down the Mississippi River and Tombigbee internal waterway system, Chicago Nautical Donations, Deltaville Maritime Museum (field of Dreams), Cooper Specialty Salvage, eBay, Certified Sales and the other auction outlets. After a week we
... See moreKeith Carver • Sailboat Cowboys Flipping Sail Post-Sandy: The Art of Buying, Repairing and Selling Storm-Damaged Sailboats
They were later built during World War I by an American company, Elco, as submarine chasers for Italy and Great Britain. For the Italian Navy, their main duty was to operate in the northern Adriatic Sea, where the waters were shallow, and the Adriatic coast of Austria required small vessels to operate because it was rocky and had many islands.
Alessandro Massignani • The Black Prince and the Sea Devils
The Seeker arrived at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Manasquan Inlet at about ten P.M. Each man aboard the boat was taken inside and asked to write an account of the incident, then was released.