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81Piracy in the Caribbean — The great era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1560s and died out in the 1720s as the nation states of Western Europe with colonies in the Americas began to exert more state control over the waterways of the New World. The period during… …
82USS Langley (CVL-27) — The USS Langley (CVL 27) was an 11,000 ton Sclass|Independence|aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, and French Navy as the La Fayette from 1951 to 1963. Named for Samuel Pierpont Langley, American scientist and… …
83USS Ponce (LPD-15) — USS Ponce (LPD 15), an Austin class amphibious transport dock, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which in turn was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, the… …
84Flag of Italy — Infobox flag Name = the Italian Republic Article = Use = 111010 Symbol = Proportion = 2:3 (war flag 1:1) Adoption = 1 January 1948 Design = A vertical tricolour of green, white and red. Type = National flag Name2 = Article2 = Use2 = 000100… …
85Billy Budd — infobox Book | name = Billy Budd title orig = translator = image caption = author = Herman Melville illustrator = cover artist = country = flagicon|USA United States language = English series = genre = Novella publisher = release date = 1924… …
86White Ensign — St George s Ensign or White Ensign: white field defaced with a thin Cross of Saint George, Union Flag in the first quarter. The White Ensign or St George s Ensign is an ensign fl …
87Cloudesley Shovell — Sir Cloudesley Shovell Sir Cloudesley Shovell, (1650–1707). Oil by Michael Dahl Born …
88Lateen — A lateen (from a la trina , meaning triangular) or latin rig is a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore and aft direction. In western culture, the rig is originally reported found on sailing… …
89Spithead and Nore mutinies — The Delegates in Council, or beggars on horseback, contemporary caricature The Spithead and Nore mutinies were two major mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy in 1797. There were also discontent and minor incidents on ships in other locations in… …
90USS New York (1800) — Career (US) Name: USS New York Laid down …
