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Maritime History

A Brief Guide to Sea Serpents

by J. Dennis Robinson

They seem to show up during tourist season

Read moreA Brief Guide to Sea Serpents

Uncle Oscar Rides the Waves Again

by J. Dennis Robinson

Like mother, like son

Read moreUncle Oscar Rides the Waves Again

Lost at Sea

by J. Dennis Robinson

“O hear us when we cry to Thee for those in peril on the sea.”

Read moreLost at Sea

Aboard a Fishing Smack to Portsmouth in 1911

by J. Dennis Robinson

Unpublished memoir reveals harsh and bawdy lifestyle

Read moreAboard a Fishing Smack to Portsmouth in 1911

John Paul Jones, the Ranger, and an Unhappy Piscataqua Crew

by J. Dennis Robinson

Jones brought down HMS Drake, but his real enemy was his crew

Read moreJohn Paul Jones, the Ranger, and an Unhappy Piscataqua Crew

Copycat Portsmouth Tea Party Narrowly Avoided

by J. Dennis Robinson

Cooler heads prevailed in Portsmouth, NH in response to shiploads of tea

Read moreCopycat Portsmouth Tea Party Narrowly Avoided

Around New Castle Island in 80 Minutes

by J. Dennis Robinson

To understand the founding of NH rerquires seeing New Castle as an island

Read moreAround New Castle Island in 80 Minutes

HMS America Built Here in 1749

by J. Dennis Robinson

Oldest known model of a British ship built in America

Read moreHMS America Built Here in 1749

There Was a Real Portsmouth Sea Serpent

by Vintage Pics

Feeding the need for speed in the maritime industry

Read moreThere Was a Real Portsmouth Sea Serpent

Seeking the Smuttynose Shipwrecked Spanish Sailors

by J. Dennis Robinson

14 bodies, silver bars, and a shipwreck? So far, no evidence.

Read moreSeeking the Smuttynose Shipwrecked Spanish Sailors

L-8 Was First Portsmouth-built Submarine

by Vintage Pics

A storied history of Piscataqua submarines begins in 1917

Read moreL-8 Was First Portsmouth-built Submarine

In Search of the Bonhomme Richard

by Vintage Pics

No luck yet in locating the sunken ship of John Paul Jones

Read moreIn Search of the Bonhomme Richard
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