Beyond the Breakers

Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters.

Beyond the Breakers is a history podcast hosted by Taylor and Tanner, with 234 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Taylor and Tanner hosts Beyond the Breakers, a history show with 234 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  Episode 170 - SS Choctaw

  Sep 11, 202651 minS6

  We're back to the Great Lakes for the tale of the freighter SS Choctaw . Bit of a rambler, this one, but we get there in the end. Sources: https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/441161 https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/436779 https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/SOTON_Documents/Plimsoll/21249.pdf https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mshda/mshda_shpo_20180824_nrhp_choctaw_shipwreck_630928_7.pdf https://www.greatlakesvesselhistory.com/histories-by-name/w/wahcondah https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/209545006/ Support the show

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  Episode #10

  Episode 169 - "Many Tribes of Different Colours": Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic ft. Jessica Watkins

  Jul 24, 20261h 16mS6

  **Episode 168.3 will be coming out after 169 - we did not forget about Port Chicago Pt. 3 In this episode Jess (of Karluk series fame) returns to the show for a discussion largely focused on Canadian attempts to more firmly impose sovereignty on the far northern reaches of Canada's claimed territories. Featuring appearances from Stef, Captain Bartlett (???), polar polymath George Comer, and the dashing Dane Knud Rasmussen. The Sameer Project Sources: Cavell, Janice and Jeff Noakes. Acts of Occupation: Canada and Arctic Sovereignty, 1918-25. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2010. Levere, Trevor H. “Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Continental Shelf, and a New Arctic Continent.” The British Journal for the History of Science , vol. 21, pp. 233 - 247. Low, A.P. “Report on the Dominion Government Expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on board the D.G.S. Neptune 1903 - 1904.” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55479/55479-h/55479-h.htm Ross, W. Gillies. “Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic: The Neptune Expedition of 1903 - 04.” Arctic: Journal of the Arctic Institute of North America , vol. 29, no. 2, 1976, pp. 87 - 105. Support the show

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  Episode 168.2 - Port Chicago, Pt. II

  Jul 7, 20261h 5m

  In this THREE-part episode we delve into a disaster on the US home front during WWII and the subsequent work stoppage that contributed to the eventual desegregation of the US Navy. Part I deals with the Port Chicago disaster itself, and Parts II and 3 will cover the details of the famous "mutiny" that took place in its aftermath. Sources: https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1944/port-chicago/port-chicago-lessons-learned.html Allen, Robert L. “The Port Chicago Disaster and Its Aftermath.” The Black Scholar , vol. 13, no. 2 / 3, Spring 1982, pp. 2 - 29. Guttridge, Leonard F. Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection . Berkley, 1992. Olwell, Russell. “The Mare Island Mutiny: Pressure to Desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.” OAH Magazine of History , vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2001, pp. 64 - 70. Reddick, L.D. “The Negro in the United States Navy During World War II.” The Journal of Negro History , vol. 32, no. 2, Apr 1947, pp. 201 - 219. Wollenberg, Charles. “Black vs. Navy Blue: The Mare Island Mutiny Court Martial.” California History , vol. 58, no. 1, Spring 1979, pp. 62 - 75. https://portchicagoalliance.org/history.html - Port Chicago Alliance website https://portchicagomemorial.org/2006/03/19/port-chicago-in-print-and-music/ Port Chicago Mutiny Jazz Suite Support the show

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  Episode #8

  Episode 168.1 - Port Chicago, Pt. I

  Jun 13, 20261h 4mS6

  In this two-part episode we delve into a disaster on the US home front during WWII and the subsequent work stoppage that contributed to the eventual desegregation of the US Navy. Part I deals with the Port Chicago disaster itself, and Part II will cover the details of the famous "mutiny" that took place in its aftermath. Sources: https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1944/port-chicago/port-chicago-lessons-learned.html Allen, Robert L. “The Port Chicago Disaster and Its Aftermath.” The Black Scholar , vol. 13, no. 2 / 3, Spring 1982, pp. 2 - 29. Guttridge, Leonard F. Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection . Berkley, 1992. Olwell, Russell. “The Mare Island Mutiny: Pressure to Desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.” OAH Magazine of History , vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2001, pp. 64 - 70. Reddick, L.D. “The Negro in the United States Navy During World War II.” The Journal of Negro History , vol. 32, no. 2, Apr 1947, pp. 201 - 219. Wollenberg, Charles. “Black vs. Navy Blue: The Mare Island Mutiny Court Martial.” California History , vol. 58, no. 1, Spring 1979, pp. 62 - 75. https://portchicagoalliance.org/history.html - Port Chicago Alliance website https://portchicagomemorial.org/2006/03/19/port-chicago-in-print-and-music/ Port Chicago Mutiny Jazz Suite Support the show

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  Episode #7

  Episode 167 - HMS Hermes

  May 25, 20261h 4mS6

  In this episode we discuss HMS Hermes, the first vessel designed explicitly as an aircraft carrier. The Sameer Project Sources: "Hermes". World War II Database. Osprey Publishing. https://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=160 "HMS Hermes I: Fleet Aircraft Carrier." Index of Naval Aircraft Carriers . Symonds, Craig L. World War II at Sea: A Global History . Oxford University Press, 2018. Support the show

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