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 Captain really, really hates losing at shuffleboard."

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

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."

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

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

Ocean Liners will be Ocean Liners

Victorian Royal Navy

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

A grave with an anchor and periscope

'We should talk more.'

Lighthouse attracts ships like moths

"Long Johns Silver."

Horatio Nelson

'Kiss me Hardy.'

John Bull Devouring the French Navy

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

Iron clad sailors

Captain Thomas Coram.

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.'

Rob The Grinder admires the Nobby Shropshire One

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