Age of Sail Time Traveler

Hopeless 17th-19th century warship, maritime, fur trade history & pirate lore enthusiast. If I could go back in time- I’d already be there

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

What floats your 18th century boat?
I’m here as an HMS Invincible 1744 project ambassador but enjoy a lifelong interest in Wooden Walls & Naval History. Hooked at age 6 on this book. What lit your maritime passion?
#Invincible1744 @NatMuseumRN @MASTArchaeology @bu_maritimearch

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

@myabradshaw78 I’d love to hear from the Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine on this one…

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

@cbcwatcher @WabKinew Watching wab bend the knee to Trump - priceless

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

@Franksquarerig @RoyalMarines I will be looking forward to visiting the new facility on my next visit over 👍

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

Rule Britannia🇬🇧

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

I’m back in England this week. And when you are here- you know you’re in for a fantastic day!😀

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

Dutch Warship by Gerard Valck, 1651-1726

Valck was an engraver, draughtsman, cartographer and art merchant of the Golden Age

Really enjoyed this and had to share.

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

@Franksquarerig Merry Christmas!

[Royal Navy Museums @NatMuseumRN]

🎄 Step aboard HMS Warrior and find her dressed as she was in the Victorian navy: soft lamplight, evergreens, and trees standing where generations of sailors gathered.

These decks have carried laughter, duty and hope, and the glow she wears now feels woven into that long memory.

[Heart of Oak ⚓️ @HMWarships]

The Restoration of HMS Implacable.
Painting by Robert Borlase Smart (1881–1947).
NMM, Greenwich, London (ID: BHC3415)

HMS Implacable began her life as Duguay-Trouin, a French Téméraire-class 74-gun third rate launched in 1800. Though she survived Trafalgar, she fell into British hands soon afterwards at the Battle of Cape Ortegal. Entering Royal Navy service under her new name, she took part in the Baltic campaign of 1808, notably in the capture of the Imperial Russian 74-gun ship Vsevolod during the Anglo-Russian War. She later served as a training vessel and, in time, became the Royal Navy’s second-oldest ship after HMS Victory, Nelson’s Trafalgar flagship. When the Navy finally scuttled her in 1949, she went to her end flying the French and British colours side by side.

[Royal Navy Museums @NatMuseumRN]

🎉 Huzzah! Pickle Night 2025

Our second year hosting this event aboard HMS Warrior, and we completely sold out! The feedback has been incredible!

⚓ Want to join for 2026? Sign up to our mailing list and be the first to hear when tickets go live!

https://t.co/57wHTmhELL

[Portsmouth Historic Dockyard @PHDockyard]

✍️ Outside @NatMuseumRN, you’ll find bricks covered in initials, dates and symbols. Marks left by sailors and dockyard workers centuries ago.

Portsmouth is known for street art, but these are the city’s oldest signatures.

https://t.co/Gmn6IjwVRJ

[Royal Navy Museums @NatMuseumRN]

⚓ Today we remember all those who served at sea, the sailors, submariners, marines & naval aviators who gave their lives in service of their country.

We honour their memory & the generations who continue to serve, with gratitude and respect.

In Waters Deep by Eileen Mahoney

[The Mary Rose @MaryRoseMuseum]

Some people will tell you that the Mary Rose never made it out of the harbour, but she was actually well travelled, at least for a ship in Henry VIII's navy.

This map shows some of the Mary Rose's more notable destinations - any near you? #Museum30 #Maps

https://t.co/xfywzcYbIK

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

The 42-gun Triumph, built by William Burrell at Deptford; launched in 1623. Must have been a sight to behold back in the day

[Royal Navy Museums @NatMuseumRN]

🗓️ #OnThisDay–4 Nov 1805

The Battle of Cape Ortegal marked the final action of the Trafalgar campaign

Sir Richard Strachan’s squadron captured four French ships, including Duguay-Trouin, later HMS Implacable, the Navy’s second oldest ship after Victory

https://t.co/ljDSQ32rtj

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

‘Raid on the River Medway, Chatham 1667’ by renowned maritime artist Jan de Quelery

Ships from left: Agatha, Beschermer, Charles V, Propatia, Royal Charles, Matthias & Admiral de Ruyter’s yacht. The Royal Charles was taken to Holland where it was put on display as a war trophy

[NMRN Hartlepool @HpoolQuay]

🎂 Yesterday was a very special day!

🥳 It was HMS Trincomalee's 208th birthday, which was launched from the Bombay shipyard, India in 1817.

📍 Now she stands proudly, still afloat, in Hartlepool.

🎟️ https://t.co/CWnpnwQXyz

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

Let’s start the week off right

[Chris Balster @ChrisBalster]

An officer aboard HMS Superb photographed by Nicholas Henneman in the 1840s.

[Age of Sail Time Traveler @AgeofSail1747]

A new-to-me model kit acquisition, this 1970 vintage Lindberg “Captain Kidd Pirate Galleon” which was a reboxing of the 1965-issue Wappen Von Hamburg.

I’m such a sucker for vintage box art like this!