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upon, but it was enough to spark my curiosity on the topic and I decided to look up more information. After reading several books and individual articles, I focused my intended research on a single fleet: the 1715 treasure fleet. Consisting of eleven ships, the 1715 fleet had been laden with gold, fine china, and other valuables. Spain was in desperate need of funds due to the War of Succession, so the large treasure fleet was not an uncommon sight. In what could be considered an either brave or spectacularly

Peek Into The World of America’s Most Dangerous Prisoners, at Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island, located off the coast of San Francisco, California, is the home of the first lighthouse, the first United States fort in the Pacific Ocean, and above all home to the infamous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Alcatraz prison housed some of the most dangerous criminals in American history. Such inmates include Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly and Robert Stroud. Since it’s closing in 1963, Alcatraz has

The Mystery Ship When I read this story it brought to mind all of those Dracula movies that I have seen where they show a ship coming into harbor with no one alive aboard or a ship full of corpses. The American ship Mary Celeste was seen sailing erratically by Captain David Morehouse aboard the British brig Dei Gratia near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The strangest thing was that the ship was seaworthy and all of its stores and supplies were aboard and untouched but there was not a single

and laid there, its eyes spinning in circles as it said, “Man-O-War approaching at top speed.” Danny looked at Scallywag confused, “What’s a Man-O-War?” Scallywag shrieked and pointed ahead. “That be a Man-O-War me lad.” Danny gasped, a huge pirate ship with black and red sails and at least 5 cannons was coming quickly towards them. Scallywag leaped to the sails and started shrieking. In seconds, Monkeys of all colors swung down from the sails. “Catch laddie!” The parrot shouted at Danny, tossing

support the war, the Navy needs to increase its ships number while decreasing its manpower. This is the dilemma that Navy policy makers have to deal with. Performance-driven organization must maintain its workforce at peak levels and meet retention goals while coping with budget cutbacks and an unyielding "do-more-with-less" mandate. How to properly downsize the force while retaining the right skills in order to afford the increase numbers of ships. But that might prove to be more difficult than

stated by Dr. Marcus Rediker “Merchant seamen got a hard, close look at death: disease and accidents were commonplace in their occupation, rations were often meager and discipline was brutal… Some pirates had served in the navy where conditions aboard ship were no less harsh” (Rediker 206-207). These severe conditions were the driving force for revenge at whatever the cost maybe. The previous experience of being at sea made these pirates very knowledgeable because they also knew that the American colonies

As I lay basking in the intense, but pleasurable gulf sun, I can feel the calming rock of the cruise ship. The relaxing music played on a steel drum, flow through my ears. I can hear children laughing while they play poolside and zip down the waterslide. The overwhelming aroma of fresh cooked food from the all-american or Mongolian lunch outlets circulates the ship and makes my mouth water. I can not wait to eat lunch. This is what my most recent vacation was like aboard a cruise that sailed to

Mickey looked at the rules for this boat and was grateful that he had lost five pounds ever since being diagnosed with diabetes. His boat would float a little easier with having less weight to hold. The project had said to create a cardboard boat and paddles out of plastic, duct tape, and cardboard. While deciding on a basic structure for the boat, he has flashbacks from the Fourth of July. As Mickey thinks back to that glorious, hot dog filled day, he is reminded of himself barking endlessly at

the 11th of July, 1799, crowds assembled to watch the launching of the new ship. Final preparations were made, and the Prince of Wales climbed aboard, bearing a silver standing cup filled with wine. Two workers climbed onto the slipway carrying hammers, and split asunder the blocks preventing the ship from sliding prematurely. They then jumped into safety ditches as the ship went stern first down the slipway. As the ship settled into the water, the prince of wales poured the wine across the decks

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