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The first episode of Season 6 (!) takes us to Sydney Harbor for the story of the ferry Rodney.  [The main story starts at 11:39]  This episode ends with a trailer for the Season 6 Patreon (intro music - 'Poppy' by our pals Nadezhda https://nadezhda.bandcamp.com/) and preview for non-patrons of the Guadalcanal bonus series.  The Sameer Project Sources:  "80 Years on: the Rodney ferry disaster." Sydney Morning Herald, 13 Feb 2018. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/80-years-on-the-rodney-ferry-disaster-20180208-h0vs63.html Lennon, Troy. "19 died when the Rodney ferry capsized as people rushed to farewell US warship Louisville." Daily Telegraph, 13 Feb 2018. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/today-in-history/19-died-when-the-rodney-ferry-capsized-as-people-rushed-to-farewell-us-warship-louisville/news-story/0d0fe4feb123318c05533537ce54f8c9 "Sinking of the ferry Rodney." Daily Telegraph Mirror, 8 Feb 1991. https://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/incident/1938_rodney.pdf Support the show

This episode is part two(of two) on the life and times of the German battleship Tirpitz.  *This is also the final episode of Season 5 - thanks for listening and we will be back with a new season soon! The Sameer Project  Gaza Funds Sources: Hansen, Kenneth P. “Raeder Versus Wegener: Conflict in German Naval Strategy.” The Naval War College Review, vol. 58, no. 4, Autumn 2005.  Knowles, Daniel.Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany's Last Great Battleship. Fonthill Media, 2018.  Steinberg, Jonathan. Yesterday’s Deterrent: Tirpitz and the Birth of the German Battle Fleet. Macmillan, 1965.  Symonds, Craig L. World War II at Sea: A Global History. Oxford University Press, 2018.  Zetterling, Niklas and Michael Tamelander. Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany’s Last Super Battleship. Casemate, 2009.  https://web.archive.org/web/20190219133255/https://www.tirpitz-museum.no/#home https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/18149/Tirpitz-Museum.htm Support the show

This episode is part one (of two) on the life and times of the German battleship Tirpitz.  The Sameer Project  Gaza Funds Sources: Hansen, Kenneth P. “Raeder Versus Wegener: Conflict in German Naval Strategy.” The Naval War College Review, vol. 58, no. 4, Autumn 2005.  Knowles, Daniel.Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany's Last Great Battleship. Fonthill Media, 2018.  Steinberg, Jonathan. Yesterday’s Deterrent: Tirpitz and the Birth of the German Battle Fleet. Macmillan, 1965.  Symonds, Craig L. World War II at Sea: A Global History. Oxford University Press, 2018.  Zetterling, Niklas and Michael Tamelander. Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany’s Last Super Battleship. Casemate, 2009.  https://web.archive.org/web/20190219133255/https://www.tirpitz-museum.no/#home https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/18149/Tirpitz-Museum.htm Support the show

This week it's the tale of the Portuguese galleon Padre Eterno, launched in the Bay of Guanabara in 1663. More the story of a ship that did wreck at some point and the world she inhabited rather than a nuts-and-bolts 'shipwreck' yarn.  The Sameer Project  Sources:  Blackburn, Robin. The Making of New World Slavery: From the Baroque to the Modern, 1492 - 1800. Verso, 1998.  Camenietzki, Carlos Ziller. “O galeão Padre Eterno.” BN Digital Brasil. https://bndigital.bn.gov.br/dossies/historia-da-ciencia/o-galeao-padre-eterno/ Costa, Fernando Dores. A Guerra da Restauração, 1641 - 1668 (Temas de História de Portugal. Livros Horizonte, 2004.  Gomes, Laurentino. Escravidão, Volume I: Do primeiro leilão de cativos em Portugal até a morte de Zumbi dos Palmares. GloboLivros, 2019.  Lara Mesquita, João. “Padre Eterno: maior navio do século 17 no Brasil.” Mar Sem Fim, 13 Jan 2020. https://marsemfim.com.br/maior-navio-do-mundo-no-seculo-17-foi-construido-no-brasil/ Marcolin, Neldson. “Por mares sempre navegados.” Pesquisa, vol. 189, Nov 2011. https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/por-mares-sempre-navegados/ Russell-Wood, A. J. R. The Portuguese Empire, 1415 - 1808: A World On The Move. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. https://lisboa-e-o-tejo.blogspot.com/2019/06/padre-eterno.html Els Segadors (Catalan National Anthem) referenced in the episode Support the show

We've unlocked a bonus episode for everyone, since there's some useful information here for an upcoming main episode dealing with Portugal/Brazil.  Sources: Blackburn, Robin. The Making of New World Slavery: From the Baroque to the Modern, 1492 - 1800. Verso Books, 1998.  Silva, Daniel Neves. "Escravidão no Brasil." Universo Online, https://mundoeducacao.uol.com.br/historiadobrasil/escravidao-no-brasil.htm Tinnie, Dinizulu Gene. “The Slaving Brig Henriqueta and Her Evil Sisters: A Case Study in the 19th Century Illegal Slave Trade to Brazil.” The Journal of African American History, vol. 93, no. 4, Fall 2008, pp. 509 - 531.  "Trans-Atlantic Slave Trades - Estimates." https://www.slavevoyages.org/assessment/estimates Support the show

This is a short preview of our most recent $3 bonus episode - sign up on Patreon at the $3 Able Seaperson tier for an extra episode each month, or the $5 2nd Mate tier for two extra episodes.  Patrons also get main episodes a few days early, plus occasional bits of the main episode that are edited out on the main feed release.  Support the show

We're back to discuss the career of the SS Pacific (not that one, the other one!) We'll even throw in a rail disaster for free.  Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20091215121426/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsP-Q.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100120135812/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/collins.html https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep062/usrep062372/usrep062372.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20141024184337/http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15011 https://www.pilotcatholicnews.com/article.php?ID=197412 Support the show

Here we have the long-awaited conclusion to our epic series on the saga of HMCS Karluk  Don't forget that there is a bonus Part V available for patrons, covering Stefansson's later ill-fated attempt at colonizing Wrangel Island Major thanks to Jess (@jesslovesboats) for guiding us through this story!  gazafunds.com Sources: Cavell, Janice. “The Karluk’s Lost Men: The Alexander Anderson and Alister Forbes Mackay Parties, 1914.” The Journal of the Hakluyt Society, March 2025, pp. 1 - 31.  Diubaldo, Richard J. Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1978. Jenness, Stuart E. Stefansson, Dr. Anderson, and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918: A Story of Exploration, Science and Sovereignty. Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, 2011. Levere, Trevor H. “Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Continental Shelf, and a New Arctic Continent.” The British Journal for the History of Science, vol. 21, no. 2, June 1988, pp. 233 - 247.  Levy, Buddy. Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk. St Martin’s Press, 2022.  Niven, Jennifer. The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk. Hyperion, 2000. Sowards, Adam M. “Claiming Spaces for Science.” Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, vol. 47, no. 2, Apr 2017, pp. 164 - 199.  Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. The Friendly Arctic. Macmillan, 1921. www.loc.gov/item/21021129/ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “Letter from Mr. Stefansson.” The Geographical Journal, vol. 52, no. 4, Oct 1918, pp. 248 - 255.  Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “‘Living Off the Country’ as a Method of Arctic Exploration.” Geographical Review, vol. 7, no. 5, May 1919, pp. 291 - 310.  Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “Plover Land and Borden Land.” Geographic Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Apr 1921, pp. 283 - 291.  Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “Stefansson’s Expedition.” Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, vol. 46, no. 3, 1914, pp. 184 - 191.  UPI. “North Pole fuss just Peary’s word against Cook’s now.” https://www.upi.com/Archives/1909/09/10/Pole-fuss-just-Pearys-word-against-Cooks-now/3310181788478/ Webb, Melody. “Arctic Saga: Vilhjalmur Stefansson’s Attempt to Colonize Wrangel Island.” Pacific Historical Review, vol. 61, no. 2, May 1992, pp. 215 - 239.  Support the show

Jess (@jesslovesboats) is back to navigate us through Part Three (of Four) in the saga of the Karluk! gazafunds.com Sources for Part II: Cavell, Janice. "The Karluk's Lost Men: The Alexander Anderson and Alister Forbes Mackay Parties, 1914." The Journal of the Hakluyt Society, March 2025, pp. 1 - 31.  Diubaldo, Richard J. Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1978. Levere, Trevor H. “Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Continental Shelf, and a New Arctic Continent.” The British Journal for the History of Science, vol. 21, no. 2, June 1988, pp. 233 - 247.  Levy, Buddy. Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk. St Martin’s Press, 2022.  Niven, Jennifer. The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk. Hyperion, 2000. Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. The Friendly Arctic. Macmillan, 1921. www.loc.gov/item/21021129/ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “Letter from Mr. Stefansson.” The Geographical Journal, vol. 52, no. 4, Oct 1918, pp. 248 - 255.  Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “‘Living Off the Country’ as a Method of Arctic Exploration.” Geographical Review, vol. 7, no. 5, May 1919, pp. 291 - 310.  Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “Stefansson’s Expedition.” Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, vol. 46, no. 3, 1914, pp. 184 - 191.  Support the show

Jess is back as we get further into the saga of the Karluk (emphasis on the second syllable). If you've been waiting for the shipwreck, wait no more! Sources for Part II: Cavell, Janice. "The Karluk's Lost Men: The Alexander Anderson and Alister Forbes Mackay Parties, 1914." The Journal of the Hakluyt Society, March 2025, pp. 1 - 31.  Diubaldo, Richard J. Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1978. Levere, Trevor H. “Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Continental Shelf, and a New Arctic Continent.” The British Journal for the History of Science, vol. 21, no. 2, June 1988, pp. 233 - 247.  Levy, Buddy. Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk. St Martin’s Press, 2022.  Niven, Jennifer. The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk. Hyperion, 2000. Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. The Friendly Arctic. Macmillan, 1921. www.loc.gov/item/21021129/ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “Letter from Mr. Stefansson.” The Geographical Journal, vol. 52, no. 4, Oct 1918, pp. 248 - 255.  Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “‘Living Off the Country’ as a Method of Arctic Exploration.” Geographical Review, vol. 7, no. 5, May 1919, pp. 291 - 310.  Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “Stefansson’s Expedition.” Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, vol. 46, no. 3, 1914, pp. 184 - 191.  Support the show

We're joined by longtime listener and longer time polar exploration enthusiast Jessica (@jesslovesboats) for a tale that would be a certified goofball comedy if not for the overwhelming tragedy of it - it's the story of the Karluk, the Canadian Arctic Expedition, and the men, women, and (yes!) children who fought to survive in some of the cruelest conditions that Planet Earth has to offer. *This is Part One of a four-part series; there will also be an Able Seaperson-tier bonus episode related to this series gazafunds.com Sources for Part I: Cavell, Janice. "The Karluk's Lost Men: The Alexander Anderson and Alister Forbes Mackay Parties, 1914." The Journal of the Hakluyt Society, March 2025, pp. 1 - 31.  Diubaldo, Richard J. Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1978. Levy, Buddy. Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk. St Martin’s Press, 2022.  Niven, Jennifer. The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk. Hyperion, 2000. Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. The Friendly Arctic. Macmillan, 1921. www.loc.gov/item/21021129/ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “Letter from Mr. Stefansson.” The Geographical Journal, vol. 52, no. 4, Oct 1918, pp. 248 - 255.  Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “‘Living Off the Country’ as a Method of Arctic Exploration.” Geographical Review, vol. 7, no. 5, May 1919, pp. 291 - 310.  Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. “Stefansson’s Expedition.” Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, vol. 46, no. 3, 1914, pp. 184 - 191.  Support the show

This week it's the story of a battleship so famous that they made an entire musical about her.  gazafunds.com Don't forget to check out our guest appearance on We Always Lie to Strangers where we are introduced to the 1953 Springfield Missouri Cobra Scare.  Sources:  Evans, David C. The Japanese Navy in World War II: In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers, 2nd Edition. Naval Institute Press, 2017.  Toll, Ian W. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941 - 1942. Norton, 2012.  "Salvage of the USS Oklahoma, 1942 - 1944." Naval History and Heritage Command. https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor-raid/post-attack-ship-salvage/salvage-of-uss-oklahoma--1942-1944.html "USS Oklahoma (Battleship # 37, later BB-37), 1916-1946." Naval History and Heritage Command. https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/oklahoma-bb-37.html "USS Oklahoma - Official Website." https://ussoklahoma.com/ Support the show

This week it is the story of the narrowboat Drum Major and her 1998 foundering on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal that resulted in multiple deaths. *there is about 19 minutes of intro in this one so skip accordingly if you want to get into things right away gazafunds.com Sources:  Clarke, Mike. The Leeds & Liverpool Canal: A History and Guide. Carnegie Publishing, 1994.  Farrington, J.H. “The Leeds and Liverpool Canal: A Study in Route Selection.” Area, vol. 1, no. 1, 1969, pp. 22 - 23.  “Report on the investigation of the foundering of the narrow boat Drum Major with the loss of four lives at Steg Neck lock near Gargrave, North Yorkshire on 19 August 1998.” Marine Accident Investigation Branch, 20 Dec 1999. https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/contact-and-sinking-of-narrow-boat-drum-major-while-descending-in-steg-neck-lock-on-the-leeds-and-liverpool-canal-near-gargrave-england-with-loss-of-4-live "Son is hailed a hero. " Telegraph and Argus, 21 Aug 1998. https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8074182.son-is-hailed-a-hero/ Wainwright, Martin. "Teenager dived in vain to save four on sinking barge." The Guardian, 3 June 1999. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jun/04/martinwainwright Support the show

Honorary third host of the podcast Kaylee is back this week to join us in discussing the R.J. Hackett, a vessel that changed the way bulk cargo was transported on the Great Lakes and laid the groundwork for the designs we still see today.  gazafunds.com Sources:  Baker, Newton D. “Transportation on the Great Lakes.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 171, Jan 1934, pp. 204 - 210.  Bowlus, Bruce. “Bold Experiments: The Evolution of the Great Lakes Ore Carrier.” Michigan Historical Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring 1996, pp. 1 - 17.  “Steamer Hackett Burns.” The Sturgeon Bay Advocate, vol. 44, no. 34, 18 Nov 1905.  Support the show

We are joined by the baddest boys in the Ozarks - We Always Lie To Strangers - to discuss the I-40 Bridge Disaster, which saw the towboat Robert Y. Love impact a bridge over the Arkansas river near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, on May 26 2002. (Wish we could claim the foresight to have scheduled this for the anniversary but that is entirely 100% coincidental)  You can find everything WALTS-related here gazafunds.com Sources: "5NEWS Vault | I-40 Bridge Collapse in Webbers Falls (Part 2)." 5NEWS, 25 Apr 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKQVicEbWak Baird, Austin. "The curious cases of William James Clark." Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug 2011. https://www.adn.com/features/article/curious-cases-william-james-clark/2011/08/26/ Doucette, Bob. "Missourian charged with impersonation at bridge collapse." The Oklahoman, 14 June 2022. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/06/14/missourian-charged-with-impersonation-at-bridge-collapse/62091068007/ "Heartbreak And Hope: 20 Years After The I-40 Bridge Collapse." News 9 YouTube, 4 June 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OApNUebSC54 "MKARNS 12-foot Channel." US Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District. https://www.swl.usace.army.mil/Missions/Planning/MKARNS-12-foot-Channel/ "MKARNS marks 50th anniversary." Oklahoma Department of Transportation. https://oklahoma.gov/odot/programs-and-projects/programs/multimodal/freight-transportation/waterways/mkarns-50th-anniversary.html United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. "United States of America v. William James Clark." 6 Apr 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20100903160625/http://ca10.washburnlaw.edu/cases/2004/04/03-7100.htm "U.S. Towboat Robert Y. Love Allision With Interstate 40 Highway Bridge Near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, May 26, 2002." National Transportation Safety Board, 31 Aug 2004. ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/HAR0405.pdf Support the show