The  Nova Scotia province is fairly rich in nautical history. It was, by the virtue of its geographical location, one of the first landmasses discovered by European pioneers searching for new land to claim. As a result, Nova Scotia has been claimed and reclaimed by numerous governments during the colonial era—indeed, the province gets its name from the Scots, during their short stint here. Along with the Scots, Nova Scotia has been in French hands, and in English. Eventually the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht (or Peace of Utrecht) would transform the colony of Nova Scotia into a Britannic one. Only the island of Cape Breton remained in the hands of the French King, and even its days were numbered. The fortress of Louisbourg, France’s stronghold in Cape Breton, was more than once conquered by the mighty British Fleet.

Suffice to say, Nova Scotia and nautical history are very close friends; having studied here, and having the advantage of having family here (and, as my mother pointed out, having the ability to trace my family lineage here) has impressed upon me a great interest in its history. The quarreling of armies and fleets quickly led to an interest in maritime history, and finally to the intrepid British Royal Navy by which I am the most fascinated.

The H.M.S. Victory in Portsmouth

The Royal Navy remains one of the most distinguished military services in the world; it can trace its roots back to the 9th century when England began to launch its first ships, and in so doing, its first organised navy. Naval warfare was vastly different then than it is now, or even in the period of Napoleon or the Revolutionary War. In the place of thundering broadsides were hails of arrows and spears. Ships were almost always captured, unless they could be set on fire. Large naval skirmishes were long and exhausting, composed of boarding one ship after another, until one side declined action, or until it was defeated. The Battle of Sluys, one of the first major naval conflicts in the Hundred Years’ War, was composed of nearly four hundred and fifty ships! In the mid 14th century, this meant hundreds of thousands of arrows and countless boarding—vastly different from the crashing broadsides of iron of Nelson’s line at Trafalgar. For nearly two hundred and fifty years the Royal Navy had the strongest navy in the world, resulting in the vast colonisation of the forgotten places of the world, and the creation of the British Empire. For a period, the sun never set in the British Empire due in part to the strength of its navy

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