Jack Ketch

Jack Ketch

male, deceased (1686)
John (Jack) Ketch (died 1686) was an executioner employed by King Charles II. He became famous through the way he performed his duties during the...
Dudley Pope

Dudley Pope

male, deceased (1997)
Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope (29 December 1925 - 25 April 1997) was a British writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his Lord...
Bernard Moitessier

Bernard Moitessier

male, deceased (1994)
Bernard Moitessier (10 April 1925 Hanoi, Vietnam - 16 June 1994 near Paris, France) was a renowned French yachtsman and author of books about his...
Vito Dumas

Vito Dumas

male, deceased (1965)
Vito Dumas (September 26, 1900 - March 28, 1965) was an Argentine single-handed sailor. In 1942, while the world was in the depths of World War II,...

John Ridgway

male, 71 years old
John Ridgway, MBE, (born 1938), is a British yachtsman and rower. Ridgway was educated at Pangbourne Nautical College and Royal Military Academy...

John G. Hanna

male, 120 years old
John Griffin Hanna was a sailboat designer, famous for designing the Tahiti ketch. Hanna was born in Galveston, Texas, on October 12, 1889. Around...
Joseph Israel

Joseph Israel

male, deceased (1804)
Joseph Israel (about 1780 - 4 September 1804) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France and the First Barbary War....

William Wiley

male
William Wiley was a sailor of the United States Navy in the 1800s who served in the First Barbary War. Besides a few details of his service in the...
Mary Sears

Mary Sears

female, deceased (1997)
Mary Sears (18 July 1905 - 1997) was a Commander in the United States Navy and a leading oceanographer. Throughout her career, she was associated...

Jonathan Thorn

male, deceased (1811)
Jonathan Thorn (8 January 1779 - 15 June 1811) was an officer of the United States Navy in the early 1800s. Thorn was born on 8 January 1779 at...