"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"
"of Kanagawa was signed on her deck on 31 March 1854. Assigned to the East India Squadron under Commodore Matthew Perry, the USS ""Macedonian"" with Capt. Joel Abbot in command, was one of the six American ships arrayed off Uraga, Japan, 13 February 1854 during Perry's second visit to negotiate the opening of Japan to foreign trade. After completing her trials, which she began in January 1851, the side-wheel steamer USS ""Susquehanna"" sailed on 8 June for the Far East to become flagship of the East India Squadron. The USS ""Dolphin"" got underway 6 May 1848 to join the East"
"fast troop transport. ""Great Northern"" was acquired from her owners on 19 September 1917, by the United States Shipping Board; converted to a transport at the Puget Sound Navy Yard; and commissioned as USS ""Great Northern"" (ID-4569) on 1 November 1917 with Captain W. W. Phelps in command. Six officers and men of the civilian crew joined the Navy to serve on board. Captain Phelps remained in command until 20 September 1918 when he was relieved by Captain S. H. R. Doyle. Embarking nearly 1,400 passengers at Puget Sound, including 500 ""enemy aliens,"" women and children as well as men,"
"USS Callaghan (DDG-994) USS ""Callaghan"" (DD/DDG-994) was the second ship of the ""Kidd"" class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the ""Spruance"" class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan, who was killed in action aboard his flagship, the heavy cruiser ""San Francisco"", during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. Originally to be named ""Daryush"", the ship was ordered by the Shah of Iran, but was undelivered when the 1979 Iranian Revolution occurred. Subsequent to this, the U.S. Navy elected to commission"
"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"
"of ""Triumph"", the Royal Navy's largest ship, leading a consort of the ships ""Merchant Royal"", ""Margaret and John"", ""Centurion"", ""Golden Lion"" and ""Mary Rose"". Following a council of war, Lord Howard, the Lord High Admiral of the Fleet, reorganised the English fleet into four squadrons. Frobisher was made commander of one of these and assigned ""Triumph"", as well as Lord Sheffield's ""White Bear"", Lord Thomas Howard's ""Golden Lion"", and Sir Robert Southwell's ""Elizabeth Jonas"", all heavily armed vessels. On the morning of 21 July, Frobisher in ""Triumph"", Drake in ""Revenge"", and Hawkins in ""Victory"" attacked the seaward wing of the"
"command of a squadron in search of a Japanese trade treaty. Aboard a black-hulled steam frigate, he ported ""Mississippi"", ""Plymouth"", ""Saratoga"", and USS ""Susquehanna"" at Uraga Harbor near Edo (modern Tokyo) on July 8, 1853. His actions at this crucial juncture were informed by a careful study of Japan's previous contacts with Western ships and what could be known about the Japanese hierarchical culture. He was met by representatives of the Tokugawa Shogunate who told him to proceed to Nagasaki, where there was limited trade with the Netherlands and which was the only Japanese port open to foreigners at that"
"was Henry Plowman. On 15 January 1802 whilst still on board the ""Orion"" (which was anchored at Spithead and under the command of R Cuthbert) Henry Plowman wrote his will which is signed by the Captain. In October 1805, now under Captain Edward Codrington, she took part in the Battle of Trafalgar where, with ""Ajax"", she forced the surrender of the French 74-gun ship ""Intrépide"". After Trafalgar, ""Orion"" continued in the blockade of Cadiz. On 25 November, detained the Ragusan ship ""Nemesis"", which was sailing from Isle de France to Leghorn, Italy, with a cargo of spice, indigo dye, and"
"Punjaub (ship) Punjaub was a sail/paddle steamer frigate built for the Indian navy operated by the East India Company. She was constructed in Bombay Dockyard by Cursetjee Rustomjee to a design by Oliver Laing. Launched 21 April 1854, the ship took part in the bombardment of Bushire during the Anglo-Persian War before the amalgamation of the Indian navy with the Royal navy led to her being sold as surplus to requirements. She was purchased by shipping line owner Jock Willis who changed her name to The Tweed and converted her to entirely sail propulsion. On 18 July 1888 the ship"
"USS Allagash (AO-97) USS ""Allagash"" (AO-97) was an oiler constructed for the U.S. Navy for use in World War II. She had the dangerous task of supplying fuel and ammunition to ships in and near combat area. ""Allagash"" was laid down on 26 October 1944 at Sparrows Point, Maryland, by the Bethlehem Steel Co. under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2559); launched on 14 April 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Reuben D. Vining; acquired by the Navy on a loan-charter basis on 21 August 1945; and commissioned that same day, Lt. Comdr. Howard C. Plummer, USNR, in command. The oiler"
"Ganj-i-Sawai The Ganj-i-Sawai (Persian/Hindustani: گنج سواہی, ""Ganj-i-Sawai"", in English ""Exceeding Treasure"", often anglicized as ""Gunsway"") was an armed Ghanjah dhow (trading ship) belonging to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb which, along with her escort ""Fateh Muhammed"", was captured on 7 September 1695 by the English pirate Henry Every en route from present day Mocha, Yemen to Surat, India. In August 1695, Henry Every, captaining the ""Fancy"", reached the Mandab Strait, where he teamed up with five other pirate ships, including Thomas Tew's 8 gun, 46 man sloop-of-war ""Amity"", Richard Want in the ""Dolphin"", Joseph Faro in ""Portsmouth Adventure"", Thomas Wake in"
"USS Thach (FFG-43) USS ""Thach"" (FFG-43), an , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Admiral John Thach, a Naval Aviator during World War II, who invented the Thach Weave dogfighting tactic. ""Thach"" was laid down on 6 March 1981 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California; launched on 18 December 1982; sponsored by Mrs. Madalyn J. Thach, widow of the namesake; and commissioned on 17 March 1984 at Long Beach, Cmdr. Dale H. Moses in command. ""Thach""s mission was to provide anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine protection for carrier battle groups, naval expeditionary"
"USS Agawam (1863) USS ""Agawam"" (1863) was a double-ended, side-wheel gunboat of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War. She measured 974 tons, with powerful rifled guns and a very fast speed of . She served the Union Navy in the Union blockade of the rivers and other waterways of the Confederate States of America. ""Agawam"" — the first U.S. Navy vessel to carry that name — was built at Portland, Maine, by George W. Lawrence. She was laid down in October 1862, launched on 21 April 1863, and commissioned on 9 March 1864, Commander Alexander"
"Desire (ship) The Desire was the 120 ton flagship Thomas Cavendish built for his highly successful 1586-1588 circumnavigation of the globe. The ""Desire"" was only the third ship to circumnavigate the globe after the ""Victoria"" of Ferdinand Magellan (journey completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano) and the ""Golden Hind"" of Francis Drake. After this expedition Cavendish was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England who was invited to a dinner aboard the ""Desire"". The ship was later captained by John Davis on the second, unsuccessful, Cavendish expedition. On that same expedition it was the ship he captained when he probably discovered"
"John Perkins Cushing John Perkins Cushing (April 22, 1787 – April 12, 1862), called ""Ku-Shing"" by the Chinese, was a wealthy Boston sea merchant, opium smuggler, and philanthropist. His sixty-foot pilot schooner, the ""Sylph"", won the first recorded American yacht race in 1832, and the town of Belmont, Massachusetts is named after his estate. John Perkins Cushing was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Robert Cushing and Ann Perkins (née Maynard) Cushing. His father's Cushing ancestor had emigrated to Hingham, Massachusetts, during the early years of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Cushing's sister, Nancy, later married Henry Higginson (1781-1839). Cushing was reportedly"
"USS Cygnus (AF-23) USS Cygnus (AF-23) was an ""Cygnus""-class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II, named after the constellation Cygnus. She was responsible for delivering necessary goods and equipment to ships and stations in the war zone. ""Cygnus"" (AF-23) was built as in 1925 by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England; acquired by the Navy 12 August 1942; and commissioned 11 August 1942, Lieutenant Commander W. W. Williamson, USNR, in command. After sailing in convoy to Pearl Harbor and back between 4 September and 24 September 1942, ""Cygnus"" cleared San Francisco, California, 10 October and"
"forced the evacuation of the Allies in December, the ""Puissant"" was sailed to England (and - like the ""Pégase"" - was used as a harbour hulk there until the end of the Napoleonic Wars), and the ""Liberté"" (ex-""Dictateur"") and ""Suffisant"" were destroyed during the evacuation of the port; the remaining pair were recovered by the French Navy - see their respective individual histories below. Pégase-class ship of the line The ""Pégase"" class was a class of 74-gun ships of the French Navy, built to a common design by naval constructor Antoine Groignard. It comprised six ships, all ordered during 1781"
"the English Channel. In 1646, during the English Civil War, the Parliamentary commander of the ship ""Andrew"", a man named W. Batten, wrote to his superior Sir, I believe the castle of Pendennis will not be long out of our hands; a dogger boat with four guns I have taken, whereof one Kedgwin of Penzant was captain, a notable active knave against the Parliament, and had the King's commission; and now would fain be a merchant man, and was balasted with salt and had divers letters in her for Pendennis castle... Dogger (boat) The dogger () was a form of"
"for conversion into a ferry. The popular and widely experienced Capt. Colin M. ""Big Mac"" McLennan (1894-1953) was in command of ""Kulshan"" on the vessel's last trip into lay up. ""Kulshan"" was laid up until 1938, when Puget Sound Navigation sold the steamship to Seattle Iron and Metals Corporation which later scrapped the vessel. Kulshan (steamship) Kulshan was a steamship which operated on Puget Sound from 1910 until 1929. When built, ""Kulshan"" was one of a newer type of inland steamships constructed entirely of steel, and was then considered one of the finest vessels ever to operate on Puget Sound."
"1943, she was launched on 15 June 1943, and completed on 29 July 1943, given the official ship number 243756, and named after General Richard Montgomery, an Ulster soldier who was killed during the American Revolution. In August 1944, on what was to be her final voyage, the ship left Hog Island, Philadelphia, where she had been loaded with 6,127 tons of munitions. She travelled from the Delaware River to the Thames Estuary, then anchored while awaiting the formation of a convoy to travel to Cherbourg, France, which had come under Allied control on 27 July 1944 during the Battle"
"USS Haggard (DD-555) USS ""Haggard"" (DD-555) was a ""Fletcher""-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Haggard of the ""Louisa"", who fought in the Quasi-War. ""Haggard"" was launched by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Wash., 9 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. E. B. McKinney; and commissioned 31 August 1943, Commander D. A. Harris in command. ""Haggard"" departed for shakedown training off California 29 September and after completing it departed Seattle 24 November for Pearl Harbor. The ship arrived 30 November 1943 and spent the next 2 months in tactical exercises with other destroyers in Hawaiian waters. Her first combat"
"Squadron under Rear Admiral Silas H. Stringham. ""Wabash"" captured the brigantine ""Sarah Starr"" off Charleston, South Carolina, on August 3, 1861, and recaptured the American schooner ""Mary Alice"", taken earlier by . By this date, she had also captured the brigantines ""Hannah"", ""Balch"", and ""Solferino"", along with 22 Confederate prisoners from the four vessels. On August 26, 1861, ""Wabash"" departed Hampton Roads, bound for Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, to take part in the first combined amphibious assault of the war. ""Wabash"" accompanied , , revenue cutter , the tug ""Fanny"", and two transports, carrying over 900 troops under Major General"
"""Armide"", ""Gloire"", ""Infatigable"" and ""Minerve"". On 26 October ""Pilchard"" was in sight of the gun brig ""Rapid"" as she captured the brig ""Conductor"". In 1807 Lieutenant Clement Ives took command, only to be replaced the next year by the returning Lieutenant Crew. ""Pilchard"" was in the North Sea in 1809. Lieutenant William R. Dore took command that year. On 23 March Dore and ""Pilchard"" captured the chasse maree ""Fannie"". In March or April, ""Pilchard"" captured the ""Fame"", which had sailed from Rochefort carrying wine, and sent her into Plymouth. ""Pilchard"" and her sister schooner ""Porgey"" and half-sister schooner ""Cuckoo"" were"
"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 making voyage was Lt. Leon Leroy Stine, Jr. He passed away on January 30, 2018. See link. https://pocahontastimes.com/374/ After"
"USS Cushing (DD-797) USS ""Cushing"" (DD-797) was a ""Fletcher""-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Commander William B. Cushing (1842–1874), who distinguished himself during the American Civil War. ""Cushing"" was launched on 30 September 1943, by Bethlehem Steel Co., in Staten Island, New York; she was sponsored by Miss Katherine A. Cushing, a daughter of Commander Cushing. The vessel's commissioning was on 17 January 1944, with Commander Louis F. Volk in command. The ""Cushing"" was placed into active service twice by the United States Navy, first during World War II (earning six battle stars)"
"was under Commander Edward Marsh, who took her out to the West Indies in March 1796, and then to the Lisbon station in January 1797. Marsh was soon superseded by Commander John Bligh, who had distinguished himself at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797, and been rewarded with a promotion to commander on 8 March 1797 and the command of ""Kingfisher"". While cruising off Oporto he was able to capture the 14-gun French privateer ""Général"" on 29 March. In April 1797 Commander John Maitland took command. On 1 August he was almost the victim of a"
"William M. Callaghan William McCombe Callaghan (August 8, 1897 – July 8, 1991) was a United States Navy officer who served as the first captain of the battleship and the inaugural commander of the Military Sea Transportation Service. Through the course of almost 40 years, he served his country in three wars. His naval career began on a destroyer in the final months of World War I. Following command of the destroyer and logistical work prior to World War II, he took command of the ""Missouri"" in 1944. Callaghan is perhaps best known for ordering, despite disagreement from some of"
"replaced Stokes with Lieutenant W.G. Skyring as commander of the ship, and both ships sailed to Montevideo. After the ships arrived at Rio de Janeiro for repairs and provisioning, Rear Admiral Sir Robert Otway, the Commander-in-chief of the South American station, gave command of ""Beagle"" to his aide, Lieutenant Robert FitzRoy. Fuegians were taken back with them when the ""Beagle"" returned. During this survey, the Beagle Channel was identified and named after the ship. This mission, led by Dumont d'Urville, searched for the two vessels of La Pérouse (1741–1788). The coasts of Australia, of New Zealand, of Fiji and the"
"USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) USS ""Pittsburgh"" (CA–72), originally named USS ""Albany"" (CA-72), was a ""Baltimore""-class heavy cruiser of the US Navy. The third ship to bear this name, it was laid down on 3 February 1943 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts; launched on 22 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs Cornelius D. Scully, wife of the Mayor of Pittsburgh; and commissioned at Boston on 10 October 1944, with Capt. John Edward Gingrich in command. ""Pittsburgh"" trained along the east coast and in the Caribbean until departing Boston on 13 January 1945 for duty in the Pacific."
"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"
"under her first commander, Captain Isaac Coffin in June 1790. Coffin commissioned ""Alligator"" during the period of tensions known as the Spanish Armament and commanded her over the three years leading up to the outbreak of war with Revolutionary France. At one point, while ""Alligator"" was anchored at the Nore, one of her crew fell overboard. Coffin jumped into the water to rescue him, and succeeded in recovering the man before he drowned, but in doing so experienced a serious rupture while carrying out the rescue, that would dog him in later life. From the Nore Coffin moved to Spithead,"
"of ""Niagara"", ""Lawrence"", ""Caledonia"", ""Scorpion"" and ""Tigress""—departed Erie for Detroit. In Detroit, soldiers under the command of Colonel George Croghan embarked with the fleet, bound for Mackinac Island. The fleet arrived on 26 July and landed on 4 August. The battle was ultimately lost, with Croghan being forced to retreat back to his boats. On 13 August, the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Nottawasaga River where they attacked a blockhouse owned by the North West Company. The blockhouse was destroyed by the British, along with the schooner HMS ""Nancy"", to prevent their supplies from being captured. After the"
"In 1847 he took passage back to Massachusetts via China, arriving in Newburyport in 1848. Later in 1848 he was convinced by a shipping firm in New York City to take command of another vessel, the ""Madonna"", on a voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Captain Flanders, who had been for years master of vessels for the Cushing shipping company, agreed to serve as chief mate, and to assume command of the vessel so that Couch could remain in the Oregon Territory to discharge the cargo. The ""Madonna"" sailed from New York Harbor on January 12, 1849, and arrived in Portland"