Nikolay Ottovich fon Essen, pictured whilst Captain of the cruiser Novik in the Russo-Japanese War. Courtesy: Eesti Meremuuseum, mmf1348_17 Today I sent the final draft of The First World War in th…

The lessons that emerge from the way a weaker fleet was able to overcome a larger one retain their relevance for naval warfare today.

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The lessons that emerge from the way in which a weaker fleet was able to overcome a larger one retain their relevance for naval warfare today.

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Naval History, BNRA, Mark Harris, Baltic war 1914-1915 Sim Comfort, Battle of Copenhagen 1801. James Walters, Swedish East India company. Steve Dunn, Battle in the Baltic, 1918–1920 Andrew Choong, Ope...

Signal flags and pendants from the Signalbuch der Kaiserliche Marine, captured from S.M.S. Magdeburg, held at The National Archives, author’s image I was at the National Archives recently, re…

By Mark Harris The captain of Bayan was just finishing his lunch: … I was already leaving to go up to the bridge, when suddenly I heard the signalman cry out, ‘Pallada exploded!’ I was on the bridg…

Essen’s triumph, 1914 to February 1915 Published by Helion & Company, October 2025 A definitive history of the remarkable Baltic naval campaign, revealed through new research in Russian, German…

Lady Ismay working before the war (courtesy of Old Ship Picture Galleries) On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, remember the crew of Lady Ismay. Many vessels were requisitioned for n…