Ship Historian Mugs

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

'And the poop deck isn't what it sounds like!...We've got a jon boat for that!'

"It's so huge that calling it 'Ark' somehow didn't seem to do it justice."

Remote control pirate bully

When laundry ruled the waves.

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

Old sea captains queue to see Monster Whale Revenge.

Ralph Rackstraw HMS Pinafore

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

"Shall I let them breathe."

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

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

'How long have you operated multi-engines, sailor?'

"Captain, we've taken on strippers."

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

Ocean Liners will be Ocean Liners

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

A grave with an anchor and periscope

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

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

'We should talk more.'

Lighthouse attracts ships like moths

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

"Long Johns Silver."

Horatio Nelson

'Kiss me Hardy.'

John Bull Devouring the French Navy

Iron clad sailors

U Boat

Captain Thomas Coram.

Rob The Grinder admires the Nobby Shropshire One

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