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Smack (ship)
A smack was a traditional fishing boat used off the coast of Britain and the Atlantic coast of America for most of the 19th century and, in small numbers, up to the Second World War. Many larger smacks were originally cutter-rigged sailing boats until about 1865, when smacks had become so large that cutter main booms were unhandy. The smaller smacks retained the gaff cutter rig. The larger smacks were lengthened and re-rigged and new ketch-rigged smacks were built, but boats varied from port to port. Some boats had a topsail on the mizzen mast, while others had a bowsprit carrying a jib. Large numbers of smacks operated in fleets from ports in the UK such as Brixham, Grimsby and Lowestoft as well as at locations along the Thames Estuary. In England the sails were white cotton until a proofing coat was applied, usually after the sail was a few years old. This gave the sails its distinctive red ochre colour, which made them a picturesque sight in large numbers. Smacks were o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armed Trawler Ethel & Millie
The Armed trawler ''Ethel & Millie'' was a British auxiliary warship which served during World War I. She was built in 1908 as the fishing smack ''Ethel & Millie'', operating from Lowestoft and registered as LT 200. In early 1917 she was armed for defence against U-boat attack, and fought two actions against them. She was sunk in action on 15 August 1917. Background '' Ethel & Millie'' was a 58-ton trawling smack, built and registered at Lowestoft in 1908. Prior to the First World War she had an uneventful career as part of the fishing fleet there, operating out into the North Sea fishing grounds. In 1917 German U-boats had started to attack British trawlers, and in response to this, a number of trawlers were armed for self defence. ''Ethel & Millie'' was one of these vessels, being equipped with a 6-pounder gun and assigned a naval rating as gunner. In this manner she entered service in February 1917, under the command of skipper Wharton, and carrying the name ''Boy Alfred'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Well Smack
A well smack was a type of traditional fishing boat in use in the United Kingdom and then the Faroe Islands between the late 18th century and around 1920. It had a well amidships. The well was filled with circulated external water, which kept fish alive until delivered to land and sold. It was a modified form of a fishing smack. History Between roughly 1775 and 1875, "well smack" referred to a 50-foot gaff cutter used in long-lining for cod, ling, turbot, and other bottom-living sea fish. These vessels were also known as cod boats. From roughly 1875 to 1920, they were extended to make 80-foot gaff ketches, sometimes by the cut-and-shut procedure. Some were built as new 80-foot welled smacks; some were turned into dry ships for use with ice. Structure and usage These smacks were heavy-hulled with a draught of two fathoms. They were buoyant fore and aft, with the well contained amidships. Augur holes were drilled in the sides of the hull so that water could flow freel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britannia (smack)
'' Britannia '' (BN72) is the last working Class One East Coast Smack. She was built in King's Lynn in 1914 and launched in 1915, and is currently (2021) undergoing restoration in Devon, and due to be relaunched in 2022. She measures long with a beam of . History ''Britannia'' was built as the result of consultations between her owner Alfred Rake and the builders the Worfolk Brothers of King's Lynn. She was built of single grown oak frames sourced from Sandringham, Norfolk, Sandringham Forest. She was the last and largest Class One Smack to be built by the Workfolk brothers. The National Historic Ships Register speculates that she was named after the King's yacht, the HMY Britannia (Royal Cutter Yacht), HMY ''Britannia'', Rake having crewed on that yacht. Built in 1914, she was launched in 1915. In the 1920s and 30s she was adapted for use as a power whelk trawler, and her interior later changed for use as a charter vessel. She capsized and sank in 1968, after which she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, the BBC also has regional centres across England and national news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maldon, Essex
Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea Salt which is produced in the area. History Early and medieval history The place-name ''Maldon'' is first attested in 913 in the '' Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', where it appears as ''Maeldun''. Maldon's name comes from ''mǣl'' meaning 'monument or cross' and ''dūn'' meaning 'hill', so translates as 'monument hill'. East Saxons settled the area in the 5th century and the area to the south is still known as the Dengie Peninsula after the Dæningas. It became a significant Saxon port with a hythe or quayside and artisan quarters. Evidence of imported pottery from this period has been found in archaeological digs. From 958 there was a royal mint issuing coins for the late Anglo-Saxon and early Norman kings. It was one of the only two towns in Essex (Colchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Historic Fleet
The National Historic Fleet is a list of historic ships and vessels located in the United Kingdom, under the National Historic Ships register. National Historic Ships UK is an advisory body which advises the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and other public bodies on ship preservation and funding priorities. As part of this remit, National Historic Ships maintains the National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV), which as of September 2014 listed over 1,000 vessels. The National Historic Fleet is a sub-grouping of this register, the vessels included on this list are distinguished by: *Being of pre-eminent national or regional significance *Spanning the spectrum of UK maritime history *Illustrating changes in construction and technology *Meriting a higher priority for long term preservation The National Historic Fleet may also include vessels from the National Small Boat Register which are a minimum of 50 years old and which fit the above criteria. As of September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excelsior (smack)
''Excelsior'' is an authentically restored fishing smack of the Lowestoft fishing fleet and a member of the National Historic Fleet. She was built by John Chambers of Lowestoft in 1921 and worked until 1936 before being converted into a motor coaster. In 2021 ''Excelsior'' will celebrate her 100th birthday. During her time as a motor coaster she was known as ''Svinør'' and worked mainly in Norwegian waters before returning to Lowestoft in 1972. She measures long with a beam of and is ketch rigged and is the last traditional sailing trawler able to tow a full-sized traditional trawl net. ''Excelsior'' was restored in 1989 and operates as a sail training vessel based out of Lowestoft, able to accommodate up to 17 people, including 12 trainees or passengers. History The Demonstration of History in Her Physical Fabric EXCELSIOR was built in 1921 by John Chambers & Co, who were the ports leading smack builders. She was designed by Ernest Chambers drawing upon the firm's acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM UB-4
Seiner MajestätGerman: "His Majesty's" ''UB-4'' was a German Type UB I submarine (U-boat) in the German Imperial Navy (german: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was sunk by a British Q-ship disguised as a fishing smack in August 1915. ''UB-4'' was ordered in October 1914 and was laid down at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel in November. ''UB-4'' was a little more than in length and displaced between , depending on whether surfaced or submerged. She carried two torpedoes for her two bow torpedo tubes and was also armed with a deck-mounted machine gun. ''UB-4'' was broken into sections and shipped by rail to Antwerp for reassembly. She was launched and commissioned as SM ''UB-4'' in March 1915."SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ( en, His Majesty's) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''. ''UB-4'' conducted the first sortie of the Flanders Flotilla in April, during which she sank the Belgian Relief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Martin Jehan
Ernest Martin Jehan DSC (2 February 1878 – 7 December 1929) was a British officer in the Royal Navy during the First World War. Jehan is best known for the sinking of a German U-boat by him and his crew aboard the smack ''Inverlyon''. He began the war as a warrant officer and was decorated and commissioned after sinking . Early life and career Born in Forest, Guernsey, on 2 February 1878, Ernest Martin Jehan had worked as a plasterer before joining the Royal Navy on 8 February 1894, when he reached the age of eighteen; he signed up for 12 years service initially. At the age of 18, he was described as being with dark brown hair, brown eyes and a "dark" complexion. Jehan's first posting on 4 February 1894 was to the stone frigate HMS ''Impregnable'', then based on the former HMS ''Howe'', where he was rated boy seaman. He was then moved to HMS ''Boscawen'' (on the former HMS ''Trafalgar'') on 22 February 1895, then HMS ''Victory I'' on 10 July 1895 and HMS ''Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HM Armed Smack Inverlyon
His Majesty's or HM Armed Smack ''Inverlyon'' was a fishing smack that was converted to a Q-ship during the First World War. Q-ships served as decoys to lure German submarines near enough so that concealed weapons could be brought to bear and sink the submarines. On 15 August 1915, ''Inverlyon'' succeeded in luring German submarine within range and sinking her with nine shots from her gun. The Royal Navy Gunner in command of the vessel, Ernest Martin Jehan, received the Distinguished Service Cross and members of ''Inverlyon''s crew shared the bounty offered for German submarines. After ''Inverlyon''s Q-ship career ended, she returned to fishing, but was sunk by on 1 February 1917. Career ''Inverlyon'' was a fishing smack of 59 tons burthen that was a part of the fishing fleet at Lowestoft on the Suffolk coast. The wooden boat had a flush deck, two masts, and no engine. ''Inverlyon''s sails were fore-and-aft rigged and may have been red ochre in colour, the traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously awarded by countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, most of which have established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours. It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians under military command. No civilian has received the award since 1879. Since the first awards were presented by Queen Victoria in 1857, two-thirds of all awards have been personally presented by the British monarch. The investitures are usually held at Buckingham Palace. The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to honour acts of valour during the Crimean War. Since then, the medal has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. Only 15 medals, of which 11 to members of the Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
