Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs
Rich Napolitano
Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs tells the stories of the most notorious, tragic, unfortunate, and mysterious events in the history of ocean voyages, spanning ancient shipwrecks to the very...
Episode list
53
December 17, 2024
39 min
The Burning of HMS Gaspee
In the midst of increased tariffs and enforcement of the Navigation Acts, an angry group of merchants, plantation owners, and residents of Providence, Rhode Island slipped out unde...
moreDecember 10, 2024
46 min
The Costa Concordia
On the 13th of January, 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rocky outcropping off the coast of Italy. The ship lost power and propulsion, and came to rest on its ...
moreDecember 3, 2024
1 hr 4 min
Nouvelle France: The French in North America - From La Fayette, We Are Here! Podcast
Bonus Episode from La Fayette, We Are Here! podcast.The Nouvelle France (New France) is the French colonization of North America. Over a couple of centuries, the French established...
moreNovember 26, 2024
31 min
The Circus Ship: The Royal Tar Tragedy
The Royal Tar was a Canadian steamship built in 1835. On October 25, 1836, the ship was on voyage from Eastport, Maine to Portland, Maine. On board were 72 passengers, 21 crew, and...
moreNovember 12, 2024
1 hr 4 min
Danderfunk, Salt Junk, and Scurvy: Cuisine Aboard Ships
Food aboard ships during the Age of Sail (roughly from the 16th to the 19th centuries) was far from luxurious, chosen for its durability rather than flavor or nutritional value. Sa...
moreNovember 5, 2024
1 hr 10 min
A Sailor's Tale: Captain Frank Knowles
Captain Samuel Francis Knowles began his career on the sea at a very young age, honing his skills as a teenager aboard ships out of Boston. He would go on to captain several ships ...
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