An attempt to raise one of the anchors from Blackbeard’s famous ship Queen Anne’s Revenge will be made today.  The ship sank off the coast of Beaufort, NC in 1718.  The wreck currently sits in about 20 feet of water.  For more information check out these articles: http://www.salon.com/wires/us/2011/05/27/D9NFMOO80_us_blackbeard_s_ship/index.html http://www.history.com/news/2011/05/19/anchor-away-for-blackbeard%E2%80%99s-pirate-flagship/ If you’re interested in more information [...]

I have been absent from these pages for some time, in large part due to a once-in-a-lifetime chance to visit the continent of Australia.  It was a magnificent trip, and going there is well worth your time, effort and wherewithal should you get the opportunity. Part of the trip was spent in Sydney, the capital [...]

While it is not my intention to spark a political debate on this blog, I thought this was interesting news story. http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/17/ship.cesar.chavez/index.html?hpt=C2 The Library has many great sources on the history of naming ships in the United States Navy, including Robert Nesser’s Ship Names of the United States Navy: Their Meaning and Origin (call # [...]