USS CHESAPEAKE, frigate, 36 guns, 1244 tons, keel laid 10 Dec. 1798, launched 2 Dec. 1799. Originally designed as a 44-gun frigate, one of five sister ships of the CONSTITUTION. The CHESAPEAKE was attacked by the British LEOPARD off Cape …
The book that inspired Moby Dick and In the Heart of the Sea
Shipping History reminds us that on this day in 1994, the MS Achille Lauro cruise ship caught fire and later sank near Somalia following an engine explosion. Below is a first-hand account of the incident filmed by one of the …
From Star Advertiser HONOLULU, HAWAII — Dec. 4, 2015 — The cruise ship Grand Princess, which lost power at sea Monday about 20 miles east of Hawaii island, canceled the rest of its Hawaii voyage today and will offer its …
Princess sidelines Grand Princess in Honolulu after engine fire caused it to lose power Read more »
NOW IN KINDLE, PAPERBACK & AUDIBLE Many great accounts of the fateful night of April 14th and 15th of 1912 have been told about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Over the past one hundred and one years, the stories …
The original facts and details of the Titanic disaster from the newspapers of the world bring forward the story in a vivid and striking way! Join the news stories in action as the first reports told of the RMS Titanic …
Titanic 1912: the original news stories of the sinking of the Titanic Read more »
This sample of the Audible version of The Chesapeake Tales & Scales is a presentation of Chapter 8 entitled “Our Shore” by Fred McCoy. This is but one of many great tales in The Chesapeake Tales & Scales. Join us …
Jack Chekijian narrates Pirate Trials bringing an entertaining story of actual trials of bloodthirsty pirates who bludgeoned and murdered on the high seas before being brought to justice in courts in England, Scotland, Canada and the United States. Now …
PIRATE TRIALS: Dastardly Deeds & Last Words – book trailer Read more »
SUSPENSE – starring ORSON WELLES in THE HITCHHIKER – “A story doesn’t have to appeal to the heart, it can appeal to the spine” ORSON WELLES in THE SHADOW – Death House Rescue This meeting between H.G. Wells and Orson Welles was …
