"by John Hay and starring Nick Frost as Captain Pugwash and Jason Flemyng in an unknown role. Production is set to begin in 2018, with the plot following Captain Pugwash travelling to Botany Bay, where he eventually finds himself at the helm of The Black Pig on a mission to rescue Tom the Cabin Boy's father, who is marooned on a volcanic island. Captain Pugwash Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan. The character's adventures were adapted into a TV series, using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action"
"Captain Pugwash Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan. The character's adventures were adapted into a TV series, using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action (the first series was performed and broadcast live), also called ""Captain Pugwash"", first shown on the BBC in 1957, a later colour series, first shown in 1974–75, and a traditional animation series, ""The Adventures of Captain Pugwash"", first aired in 1998. The eponymous hero – Captain Horatio Pugwash – sails the high seas in his ship called the ""Black Pig"", ably assisted by"
"has issued a number of digital and part computer-animated cartoon films based on the Pugwash character, set on the island of ""Montebuffo"", ""somewhere in the Spanish Main"". Peter Hawkins did not provide the voices, HIT Entertainment instead employing character actor James Saxon. A DVD containing 'All 30 heroic high sea adventures from the second-generation colour 1974–1975 series (156 minutes running time) was given away with the ""Sunday Times"" on 20 January 2008. The pompous but likeable captain of the ""Black Pig"". Although he boasts of being the ""bravest buccaneer"", he is actually quite cowardly and stupid. His greed often gets"
"John Ryan (cartoonist) John Gerald Christopher Ryan (4 March 1921 – 22 July 2009) was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character ""Captain Pugwash"". Ryan was born in Edinburgh. He expressed his love of writing and drawing early in life, creating his first book, ""Adventures of Tommy Brown"", at the age of 7. Ryan attended Ampleforth College, a Catholic boarding school. After serving as an officer with the Lincolnshire Regiment in Burma during the Second World War, Ryan studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic. Whilst teaching art at Harrow, Ryan first created ""Captain Pugwash"" as a comic"
"in the Captain Pugwash series and the 11 in his Noah's Ark series, he produced a further 24 books. Ryan died in hospital in Rye, East Sussex. He is survived by his wife Priscilla and his three children. His daughter Isabel Ryan provided Mary's voice in Mary, Mungo and Midge. His brother was Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher Columba Ryan. His father was diplomat Andrew Ryan. John Ryan (cartoonist) John Gerald Christopher Ryan (4 March 1921 – 22 July 2009) was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character ""Captain Pugwash"". Ryan was born in Edinburgh. He expressed"
"he was depicted as being constantly sleepy. Pugwash's adenoidal pronunciation of this character's name appears to be the main source of the urban legend about characters' sexually suggestive names. The most aggressive of the pirates, but in reality just as harmless. He is quite rebellious and grumpy, and is perhaps marginally more intelligent than Willy, the Mate or the Captain. He was not present in the 1997 series. A simple sailor from Wigan. He appears to be the youngest crew member (apart from Tom). He is a gentle soul, and is against using violence. He does, however, have the occasional"
"is the episode 'Pirate of the Year' where Pugwash enters the ""Pirate of the Year contest 1775"" A number of spin-off books were written by John Ryan, who in the 1980s drew three new Pugwash comic-strip storybooks: ""The Secret of the San Fiasco"", ""The Battle of Bunkum Bay"" and ""The Quest for the Golden Handshake"". A related book by John Ryan was ""Admiral Fatso Fitzpugwash"", in which it is revealed that Pugwash had a medieval ancestor who was First Sea Lord, but who was terrified of water. Prior to the 1974–1975 series, the first generation of ""Captain Pugwash"" episodes were"
"M/V Chugach Ranger The M/V ""Chugach Ranger"" is a historic ranger boat whose home port is Petersburg, Alaska. She is the last wooden ranger boat in the fleet of the United States Forest Service operating in Southeast Alaska. She was designed by Seattle-based boat designer L. H. Coolidge and launched in Seattle in 1925. She has been in service ever since, transporting scientists, government officials, supplies, and guests throughout the areas administered by the Forest Service in southeastern Alaska, and performing search and rescue operations. First based in Cordova, she was assigned to the Tongass National Forest in 1953, and"
"a pirate. The rest of the crew also found they were unable to operate without Tom, after he left with the captain when the crew mutinied. Tom is an expert concertina player, despite this being a 19th-century anachronism for an 18th-century pirate, and part of his repertoire is The Trumpet Hornpipe (the ""Captain Pugwash"" theme). He was portrayed with a Home Counties accent in the first television adaptation, and with an Irish accent in the 1997 series. Captain Pugwash's fearsome arch-enemy, captain of the ""Flying Dustman"" (a pun on the Flying Dutchman combined with a reference to the occupation of"
"The Ship's Cat The Ship's Cat, also known under its full title of The Adventures & Brave Deeds Of The Ship's Cat On The Spanish Maine: Together With The Most Lamentable Losse Of The Alcestis & Triumphant Firing Of The Port Of Chagres, is a 1977 children's narrative poem that was written by Richard Adams with illustrations by Alan Aldridge. The book was first published through Jonathan Cape and describes the adventures of an anthropomorphic Elizabethan ship's cat. The book follows a ship cat referred to only as ""Cat"" or ""Ship's Cat"" who serves as a swashbuckling crew member of"
"USS Puffer (SSN-652) USS ""Puffer"" (SSN-652), a ""Sturgeon""-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pufferfish, a fish which inflates its body with air. The contract to build ""Puffer"" was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down there on 8 February 1965. She was launched on 30 March 1968, sponsored by Mrs. John B. Colwell, and commissioned on 9 August 1969 with Commander John M. Will, Jr., in command. USS ""Puffer"" operated in the Pacific Ocean during the 1970s, earning two"
"gross tonnage is . Retired in 1985, ""Duwamish"" was purchased by the Puget Sound Fireboat Foundation. She is permanently moored at the Historic Ships Wharf near the Museum of History & Industry at South Lake Union Park in Seattle. Visitors may board the vessel when volunteer staff is available. ""Duwamish"" was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. She is a city landmark. Duwamish (fireboat) Duwamish was one of the most powerful fireboats in the United States several times over her 75-year working life. She is the second oldest vessel designed to fight fires in the US, after ""Edward M."
"USS Spinax (SS-489) USS ""Spinax"" (SS/SSR-489), a ""Tench""-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy named after the spinax, one of the spiny sharks (dogfish sharks) scientifically known as ""Squalidal"". Her keel was laid down on 14 May 1945 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 25 November 1945 sponsored by Mrs. Tom C. Clark, and commissioned on 20 September 1946 with Commander A. R. Faust in command. ""Spinax"" moved to New London, Connecticut, on 15 November and was assigned to Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet. On 15 December 1946, she sailed for the Caribbean Sea"
"the subject of vigorous debate within the Navy, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Congress. The proposed ships ranged from a 5,000-ton ""austere"" ship promoted by Admiral Zumwalt to a nuclear strike cruiser displacing three times as much. The type of ship, cruiser or destroyer was also a subject of debate. The Aegis system was eventually installed on a modified version of the hull, the first of which was designated as DDG-47, and later changed to CG-47. The ship was appropriated in 1978, and shortly after construction began at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. CG-47 was commissioned on"
"relocated to Petersburg. She is about long, wide, and is estimated to displace 40 tons. The boat was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. M/V Chugach Ranger The M/V ""Chugach Ranger"" is a historic ranger boat whose home port is Petersburg, Alaska. She is the last wooden ranger boat in the fleet of the United States Forest Service operating in Southeast Alaska. She was designed by Seattle-based boat designer L. H. Coolidge and launched in Seattle in 1925. She has been in service ever since, transporting scientists, government officials, supplies, and guests throughout the areas administered"
"USS Voyager (Star Trek) USS ""Voyager"" is the fictional ""Intrepid""-class starship which is the primary setting of the science fiction television series """". It is commanded by Captain Kathryn Janeway. ""Voyager"" was designed by ""Star Trek: Voyager"" production designer Richard D. James and illustrator Rick Sternbach. Most of the ship's on-screen appearances are computer-generated imagery (CGI), although models were also sometimes used. The ship's motto, as engraved on its dedication plaque, is a quote from the poem ""Locksley Hall"" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson: ""For I dipt in to the future, far as human eye could see; Saw the vision of"
"(later renamed ""Astorian"") and ""Calista"", both built in 1911, ""Florence J."" (1914), ""F.G. Reeves"", (1916), ""Vashona"" (later renamed ""Sightseer"") (1921), and the ferry ""Whidby"" (1923). Launchings did not always go well. ""Florence J"". rolled over and sank on the first launching attempt. Shipyard operations eventually ceased in the 1912. SS Charles W. Wetmore (an unusual vessel that used the drydock at least once) Quartermaster Harbor Quartermaster Harbor is a small harbor located in southern Puget Sound, in Vashon Island, Washington State. Quartermaster Harbor is formed by Vashon Island on the west and Maury Island on the east. It opens about"
"weapon, and successfully used it to sink an enemy vessel. The five stars refer to the fact that ""Cushing"" is the fifth ship in the U.S. Navy to carry the name. USS Cushing (DD-985) USS ""Cushing"" (DD-985), named after William Barker Cushing, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to bear the name. ""Cushing"" was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. ""Cushing"" operated out of Yokosuka, Japan for the last several years of her career. ""Cushing"" was the last ""Spruance""-class destroyer to remain in active service, until decommissioned on 21 September"
"cabin boy Tom, pirates Willy and Barnabas, and Master Mate. His mortal enemy is Cut-Throat Jake, captain of the ""Flying Dustman"". Captain Horatio Pugwash made his debut in a comic-strip format in the first issue of ""The Eagle"" in 1950, then appeared regularly as a strip in ""Radio Times"". In 1957 the BBC commissioned a series of short cartoon films produced by Gordon Murray. Ryan produced a total of 86 five-minute-long episodes for the BBC, shot in black-and-white film, but later transferring to colour. Ryan used a real-time technique of animation in which cardboard cutouts of the characters were laid"
"Captain Ahab Captain Ahab is a fictional character and the main protagonist in Herman Melville's ""Moby-Dick"" (1851). He is the monomaniacal captain of the whaling ship ""Pequod"". On a previous voyage, the white whale Moby Dick bit off Ahab's leg, and he now wears a prosthetic leg made out of whalebone. The whaling voyage of the ""Pequod"" ends up as a hunt for revenge on the whale, as Ahab forces the crew members to support his fanatical mission. When Moby Dick is finally sighted, Ahab's hatred robs him of all caution, and the whale drags Ahab to the bottom of"
"USS Culebra Island (ARG-7) The USS ""Culebra Island"" (ARG-7) was a ""Luzon""-class internal combustion engine repair ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after Culebra, an island between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name. ""Culebra Island"" was laid down 29 October 1943 as liberty ship SS ""John F. Goucher"" (MCE hull 1830) by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland, under a Maritime Commission contract. She was launched 23 November 1943 and sponsored by Miss J. F. Miller. ""Culebra Island"" was transferred to"
"USS Flagg USS ""Flagg"" is a fictional U.S. Navy from the toy line, comic, and cartoon series. It is the G.I. Joe Team's primary sea going vessel, and is named for the team's original commanding officer General Flagg (who was slain in combat against Cobra). The hull classification symbol of this ship is often mistakenly identified as CV-66, but is actually CVN-99, as based on the artwork on the box and the instructions for the toy, which call for the numbers on the command tower to be placed as 99. The numbers on the deck are turned 180° from the"
"Captain Lash Captain Lash (1929) is a silent adventure drama produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation starring Victor McLaglen and Claire Windsor. The screenplay was written by Daniel Tomlinson. A copy of the film exists at the UCLA The film was released with a music score and sound effects track. Lash is the head coal stoker on a steam ship whose shipmates have nicknamed ""Captain"". Lash somehow grabs the attention of society dame passenger Cora Nevins. Nevins is actually a jewel thief who's lifted diamonds from wealthy passenger Arthur Condrax. She needs Lash to aid in sneaking the ""ice"""
"berthed as a museum ship at the Kocaeli Museum Ships Command in Izmit and is open to the public. USS Gudgeon (SS-567) USS ""Gudgeon"" (SS/AGSS/SSAG-567), a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gudgeon, a species of small fresh-water minnow. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 11 June 1952 sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Bonin, widow of the first ""Gudgeon""'s last commanding officer, and commissioned on 21 November 1952 with Commander Robert M. Carroll in command. The navigator aboard this history"
"undergoing restoration there. The stern of the boat displays AG 39 and was presumably attached to the USS Menemsha (AG-39), a weather patrol ship in the North Atlantic, during WWII. It was later used, commercially, in Vallejo, California, before being re-located previously to Port St. Lucie, Florida. The operates two LCVPs built in the 1950s. An original Higgins boat, from the , which survived seven Pacific Theatre invasions, is on display at Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio. An intact surviving example is known to lie beached at King Edward Point on South Georgia although this craft is in poor"
"Tiger"", where the ship played the part of a fictional frigate USS ""Stockdale"" (FFG-62). In the season 5, episode 7 ""Rogue"" the ship played the fictional frigate USS ""Ellyson"" (FFG-19). In the TV show ""NCIS"" Episode 24 in Season 3 the ship is seen listed on a video monitor as FFG-19 when the Cape Fear Container Ship blows up. USS John A. Moore USS ""John A. Moore"" (FFG-19), eleventh ship of the of guided-missile frigates, was named for Commander John Anderson Moore (1910–1944). Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California on 28 February 1977 as part"
"morning Ishmael and Queequeg head for Nantucket. Ishmael signs up for a voyage on the whaler ""Pequod"", under Captain Ahab. Ahab is obsessed by the white whale, Moby Dick, who on a previous voyage has severed his leg. In his quest for revenge Ahab has lost all sense of responsibility, and when the whale sinks the ship, all crewmembers drown, with the exception of Ishmael: “And I only am escaped alone to tell thee” (Job) says the epigraph. Ishmael keeps himself afloat on a coffin until he is picked up by another whaling ship, the ""Rachel"". The name Ishmael is"
"Rail. Lucy is the loyal bird of Captain Ahab, she delivers messages to the crew and is usually seen around Lucky and Atre. Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick In space, the only source of income to space pirates, are hunting ""whales"", which are giant robotic spaceships drifting in space that are rich in resources when successfully captured. Ahab, a pirate captain was obsessed on a particular white whale, Moby Dick. But things change when Lucky joined his motley crew of pirates and refugees. Ahab has a deep hatred for Moby Dick because it took his left eye and left"
"USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2) USNS ""Sacagawea"" (T-AKE-2), a ""Lewis and Clark""-class dry cargo ship, is the third ship operated by the United States Navy to be named for Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who acted as guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and one of the few United States Navy ships named for women. The contract to build her was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 18 October 2001. Construction began in September 2004 for a scheduled delivery in early 2007. She was launched in June 2006. Two of Sacagawea's descendants, Lucy"
"USS Constitution USS ""Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides"", is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy named by President George Washington after the United States Constitution. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so ""Constitution"" and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. She was built at Edmund"
"USS Fort Worth USS ""Fort Worth"" (LCS-3) is a littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the first ship to be named after Fort Worth, Texas, the 15th-largest city in the United States. In 2002, the U.S. Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships. The Navy initially ordered two monohull ships from Lockheed Martin, which became known as the ""Freedom""-class littoral combat ships after the first ship of the class, . Odd-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the ""Freedom""-class monohull design, while even-numbered ships are based"
"USS Sphinx (ARL-24) USS ""Sphinx"" (ARL-24) was laid down as a United States Navy but converted to one of 39 s that were used for repairing landing craft during World War II. Named for the Sphinx (a mythical monster formed by joining the body of a lion and the head of a human), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally authorized as ""LST-963"", the ship was redesignated as a landing craft repair ship (ARL) and named ""Sphinx"" on 11 September 1944; laid down 20 October 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; and launched"
"USS Pine Island (AV-12) USS ""Pine Island"" (AV-12), a ""Currituck""-class seaplane tender, is the only ship of the United States Navy to hold this name. The ship was named after Pine Island Sound (off the coast of Lee County, Florida). ""Pine Island"" was laid down on 16 November 1942 at the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, California; launched on 26 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Knefler McGinnis; and commissioned on 26 April 1945, Commander Henry Titus Hodgskin in command. Departing California on 16 June 1945, ""Pine Island"" steamed to Okinawa. There she tended seaplanes engaged in"