CompassRose Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Various Age of Sail documentaries found on Youtube and other sites. The Great Ships: The Frigates http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc3_O5te0RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompassRose Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 The Building of the East Indiaman (3 Parts) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Blackwell Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 An enlightening fifty minute documentary on the history of the Royal Navy from 1600 to 1805. My only gripe is that the narrator calls landsmen landlubbers. Though they generally mean the same thing I believe the prior is a bit more respectable than the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutishVulgarian Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Empire of the Seas http://youtu.be/fp9hsQpB3zA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutishVulgarian Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Battlefield Detectives: The War of 1812: The Chesapeake and the Shannon DVD http://shop.history.com/the-war-of-1812-the-chesapeake-and-the-shannon-dvd/detail.php?p=69921#tabs A quote from the above web page "In this dramatic clash of titans, the “kill rate” of ten men per minute far eclipsed the death toll of any previous naval battle. " Sadly, I can't find it on youtube and I wouldn't pay $18 for it. But a nice, relatively recent study of the Chesapeake-Shannon battle. If memory serves me the Chesapeake was not made with live oak or even hardwood, I can't remember what wood, but they shot it with a cannon and it made a crazy amount of splinters. The Chesapeake's hull is a roof on some building in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutishVulgarian Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 OK, I spent the money on the above mentioned DVD. I was wrong, it was worth it. A very detailed analysis of the genius and innovations of Philip Broke. A lot of time spent on cannon ballistics that the devs might find interesting. Also, an eye witness account of the gore strewn Chesapeake, referring to her as "fir built ship". They did an analysis of the hull and determined it was Long Leaf Yellow Pine. They also shot into oak and pine to study splinter damage, although it was not conclusive that pine was worse. Lots of other good stuff in there as well. There's some animations, like anti rigging shot, the NA devs might like. Does anyone know a good program for recording bits of video from a DVD to post on youtube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destraex Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Would FRAPs do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrin Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 oh nice thanks for this thread will ahve to watch these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirones Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZr7qFC2ssU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTMatt Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZr7qFC2ssU Would be nice to see more videos like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirones Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 well sadly we wont see one about the Ship in the second movie since she is gone for ever dont know if there was one in the 3rd movie but they used the Surpise from Master and Comander in the 4th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BungeeLemming Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Its the first time I realized they literally pinned a few additional guns onto the back of the lady to make her look more "pirate-like" in the movie. (the scene where the pearl and intercepter shoot each other you can have a look) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirones Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Its the first time I realized they literally pinned a few additional guns onto the back of the lady to make her look more "pirate-like" in the movie. (the scene where the pearl and intercepter shoot each other you can have a look) yes green paint ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzelmayr Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Broadside (2009) A documentary about the Anglo-Dutch Wars during the 2nd half of the 1600s: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutishVulgarian Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Broadside (2009)A documentary about the Anglo-Dutch Wars during the 2nd half of the 1600s: [/quo Broadside (2009)A documentary about the Anglo-Dutch Wars during the 2nd half of the 1600s: Video 1 leads to.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirones Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutishVulgarian Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 http://youtu.be/ZlJb7WVwW3E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanico Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Myths of the Royal Navy (debunked) - clarifying some important points about the "harsh life" on board (better ask about life on land...) British age of sail navy conditions in the Caribbean (Archaeology): http://youtu.be/O-GUqJREw8I Not a documentary but very enjoyable nonetheless: Hornblower Miniseries 1 Addicted to Sugar, Tobacco, Whiskey, Opium (BBC series about the empire and trade) http://tune.pk/video/1074581/documentary-addicted-to-pleasure-sugar-bbc-documentary-series 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feriluce Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I just found this. Might be interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE1sTVJ8YA4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirones Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Hood Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I own the Empire of the Seas book and find it better than the documentary on the television. I know that this is about documentaries however if anyone should be interested in a good book then look for John Sugden's two books on Nelson. Truly is a thrilling read and gives both sides of the story; his brilliance and his ability to irritate his superior commanders. Also in the first book I wasn't aware just how much of an influence Lord Hood played on Nelson's views of tactics. Essentially the Battle of the Nile and Trafalgar were out of Hood's playbook. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feriluce Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Found some more stuff that gives a very nice overview over the period from the british point of view: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsoft Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Lynx - America's Privateer Not so much a documentary but quite beautiful nonetheless. People get a bit emotional, but who wouldn't? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNWdRGAAjfM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antihide Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) I started looking for a thread that had was about and had many documentaries in it and I couldn't find one. So I'll try to make one here, feel free to link any good documentaries about trading, piracy, naval nations etc, and I'll try to keep it updated. I myself find it very interesting to expand my knowledge about this time period and to have a collection of documentaries easily accessible.If the mass enjoys this feel free to sticky it. Enjoy, Antihide. The Great Ships: Pirate Ships - http://documentaryaddict.com/the+great+ships+pirate+ships-10245-doc.html Edited March 3, 2015 by Antihide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigand Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I'm always a bit sceptical about the historical accuracy of documentaries, even more so when they are aired on popular channels. ~Brigand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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