Brent Piniuta

What floats your 18th century boat? I’m here as an HMS Invincible 1744 project ambassador but enjoy a lifelong interest in Wooden Walls & Naval History. Hooked at age 6 on this book. What lit your maritime passion? #Invincible1744 @NatMuseumRN @MASTArchaeology @bu_maritimearch

Rule Britannia🇬🇧 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

I’m back in England this week. And when you are here- you know you’re in for a fantastic day!😀 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Dutch Warship by Gerard Valck, 1651-1726 Valck was an engraver, draughtsman, cartographer and art merchant of the Golden Age Really enjoyed this and had to share.

@Franksquarerig Merry Christmas!

Lord of all he surveys from atop our Christmas tree - Admiral Nelson of course! & yes those are real candles - only the best for him!

🎄 Step aboard HMS Warrior and find her dressed as she was in the Victorian navy: soft lamplight, evergreens, and trees standing where generations of sailors gathered. These decks have carried laughter, duty and hope, and the glow she wears now feels woven into that long memory.

The Restoration of HMS Implacable. Painting by Robert Borlase Smart (1881–1947). NMM, Greenwich, London (ID: BHC3415) HMS Implacable began her life as Duguay-Trouin, a French Téméraire-class 74-gun third rate launched in 1800. Though she survived Trafalgar, she fell into British hands soon afterwards at the Battle of Cape Ortegal. Entering Royal Navy service under her new name, she took part in the Baltic campaign of 1808, notably in the capture of the Imperial Russian 74-gun ship Vsevolod during the Anglo-Russian War. She later served as a training vessel and, in time, became the Royal Navy’s second-oldest ship after HMS Victory, Nelson’s Trafalgar flagship. When the Navy finally scuttled her in 1949, she went to her end flying the French and British colours side by side.

🎉 Huzzah! Pickle Night 2025 Our second year hosting this event aboard HMS Warrior, and we completely sold out! The feedback has been incredible! ⚓ Want to join for 2026? Sign up to our mailing list and be the first to hear when tickets go live! orlo.uk/G2fkv

✍️ Outside @NatMuseumRN, you’ll find bricks covered in initials, dates and symbols. Marks left by sailors and dockyard workers centuries ago. Portsmouth is known for street art, but these are the city’s oldest signatures. orlo.uk/Gsj0L

⚓ Today we remember all those who served at sea, the sailors, submariners, marines & naval aviators who gave their lives in service of their country. We honour their memory & the generations who continue to serve, with gratitude and respect. In Waters Deep by Eileen Mahoney

Some people will tell you that the Mary Rose never made it out of the harbour, but she was actually well travelled, at least for a ship in Henry VIII's navy. This map shows some of the Mary Rose's more notable destinations - any near you? #Museum30 #Maps maryrose.org/discover/histo…

The 42-gun Triumph, built by William Burrell at Deptford; launched in 1623. Must have been a sight to behold back in the day

🗓️ #OnThisDay–4 Nov 1805 The Battle of Cape Ortegal marked the final action of the Trafalgar campaign Sir Richard Strachan’s squadron captured four French ships, including Duguay-Trouin, later HMS Implacable, the Navy’s second oldest ship after Victory bit.ly/43S8PmF

‘Raid on the River Medway, Chatham 1667’ by renowned maritime artist Jan de Quelery Ships from left: Agatha, Beschermer, Charles V, Propatia, Royal Charles, Matthias & Admiral de Ruyter’s yacht. The Royal Charles was taken to Holland where it was put on display as a war trophy

🎂 Yesterday was a very special day! 🥳 It was HMS Trincomalee's 208th birthday, which was launched from the Bombay shipyard, India in 1817. 📍 Now she stands proudly, still afloat, in Hartlepool. 🎟️ bit.ly/3H5ITYz

Let’s start the week off right

An officer aboard HMS Superb photographed by Nicholas Henneman in the 1840s.

A new-to-me model kit acquisition, this 1970 vintage Lindberg “Captain Kidd Pirate Galleon” which was a reboxing of the 1965-issue Wappen Von Hamburg. I’m such a sucker for vintage box art like this!

This must be the new ‘Immersive Visitor Experience’ aboard HMS Victory🤔 Image courtesy Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

On this day in 1982, HMS Invincible returned to the UK from service in the Falklands War to a rapturous reception in Portsmouth. Some extraordinary photos show the flotilla of boats and the crowds that turned out to welcome Invincible and her crew home. 🇫🇰🇬🇧 #Falklands43

#OnThisDay 230 yrs ago a British Fleet under Vice Admiral Elphinstone captured the Cape Colony at the Cape of Good Hope, in what would later become South Africa to assure Indian Ocean trade from the French during the Revolutionary Wars.