With Halloween fast approaching, why not consider a Quark™ brand outfit for all your costume needs. Available at finer replimats everywhere #StarTrek #JellicoTrek

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An R 40 with a short-barreled gun is curious. I wonder if this might be the result of a turret-less hull captured and armed during the occupation.

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Have you ever read memoirs of a former galley slave? Here is one of the rare first-person narratives written by a former galley slave. Jean Marteilhe (d. 1777) was a French Huguenot. He was condemned to the galley servitude due to his religion. 🧵1/ #MaritimeHistory #GalleySlaves

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HNLMS Sumatra undertook a round-the-world voyage in 1926–27, shortly after entering service. #NavalHistory

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Poor weather made salvage hazardous, and she was eventually given up as a wreck. Her captain, John Edwards, and her master, Bartholomew Orde, were blamed for the loss through poor handling of the ship. They were both fined, and Orde was sent to prison for six months. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

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