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The India-Pakistan War of 1971 turned the INS Vikrant into one of India’s shining #war heroes but #didyouknow that this legendary aircraft carrier started life as the HMS Hercules in the Royal Navy? That didn’t stop her from winning glory for the #IndianNavy! 1/10
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It seemed as if the Vikrant - India’s first aircraft carrier - would never see action. She was 28 years old when she played a pivotal role in the ‘Bangladesh War’ of 1971; she was in poor shape; and her speed was just 25 kmph, almost half her designed speed. 2/10
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But this didn’t stop the old #warship from undergoing sea trials and the rigorous training of her crew, air squadrons and their pilots, in preparation for the impending #war that pitted #India against #Pakistan for the liberation of East Pakistan, or #Bangladesh. 3/10
Naval warfare was transformed in the late Middle Ages by the adoption of guns. But was this a gradual or sudden process? Read this thread to find out more… #thread #navalhistory #gunpowderdan
This change can be illustrated by looking at two 15c. English warships. Henry V’s great ship, the Grace Dieu, completed in 1420, of 1,400 tons, was the largest English royal ship built before the seventeenth century but possessed a grand total of…3 small guns
By 1497, Henry VII’s slightly smaller ship, the Regent, of 1,000 tons, had as many as 225 guns for an expedition to Scotland
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#Thread on the Odia Maritime Activities since ancient times.
#History #NavalHistory #Odisha #Hindutva
#Thread on the Odia Maritime Activities since ancient times.
#History #NavalHistory #Odisha #Hindutva
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Kalingan Prince Vijaya was the first Sinhalese king of Sri Lanka. He ruled Sri Lanka in the 6th-century BCE.
Kalingans further established a kingdom in the far-off Maldives Islands before 3rd century BCE !
This is concrete testimony of the early sea-faring people of Odisha.
Kalingan Prince Vijaya was the first Sinhalese king of Sri Lanka. He ruled Sri Lanka in the 6th-century BCE.
Kalingans further established a kingdom in the far-off Maldives Islands before 3rd century BCE !
This is concrete testimony of the early sea-faring people of Odisha.
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Ptolemy's work of ~150 CE - "Geography" - mentions the Kalinga trade with *Far-East*.
*Kalinga-Roman* maritime trade flourished as well, judging from the findings of Shishupalgarh excavations.
#InternationalTrade
Ptolemy's work of ~150 CE - "Geography" - mentions the Kalinga trade with *Far-East*.
*Kalinga-Roman* maritime trade flourished as well, judging from the findings of Shishupalgarh excavations.
#InternationalTrade
NAM Rodger says in @LRB that there are “scarcely more than a score” of memoirs by ordinary sailors, in a review of Stephen Taylor’s “Sons of the Waves”, covering 1740-1840. Hmm, I thought.
He’s talking about autobiography published in book form ... but in 19C most historical writing, inc memoir, was not to be found in books, but in magazines and newspapers, as @lesliehowsam has established.
I haven’t read the book, nor those of Prof Rodger & don’t know anything about #maritimehistory or #navalhistory. But 30 mins searching in @BNArchive, which contains less than 10% of British/Irish newspapers, found a dozen memoirs, not in Stephen Taylor's book.
Today, I write on pioneering role of Admiral AK Chatterji in the growth & development of our Navy. Though not known much outside navy I argue his contribution is akin to pioneers like Bhabha, Sarabhai. Print edition in 2 parts but full story in weblink
thedailyguardian.com/remembering-th…
thedailyguardian.com/remembering-th…
