Nautical Historian Mugs

If only they'd taken it with them!

Remote control pirate bully

When laundry ruled the waves.

Captain Corcoran, Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore

"What if we're just a ship in somebody's bottle? Yar, here comes me existential crisis."

"Shall I let them breathe."

Ralph Rackstraw HMS Pinafore

"Actually, I used them as collateral for a loan."

'It was this big. I swear'

"Captain, we've taken on strippers."

'...the storm raged and the doctor got drunk to steady his nerves..'

"The Captain really, really hates losing at shuffleboard."

On the plus side, I'd wager a lot of you folks back there had never seen an iceburg up close before.

"Destroyers"

"You can let that go till later, Harris."

Victorian Royal Navy

'We should talk more.'

"Re-calculating, arrive at your final destination in six...five...four..."

'Don't just stand there, Mum - Your admiral has lost the soap!'

Ocean Liners will be Ocean Liners

F&E Submarine Contractors. When we ask the government for assistance, we should avoid calling it a "bailout."

Lighthouse attracts ships like moths

"....After ten o'clock is quiet time on board for the comfort of our passengers."

A grave with an anchor and periscope

"Long Johns Silver."

Horatio Nelson

'Kiss me Hardy.'

'What I need now is a good publicist...'

John Bull Devouring the French Navy

Iron clad sailors

U Boat

Captain Thomas Coram.

"Too long at sea, I'm afraid."

Veteran mistakes ironclad ship for Noah's Ark

'Oh, I'm the captain of my soul, all right -- it's just that I'm married to a fleet admiral.'