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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · 12d

Final push for any information on the story of the SS Lulworth Hill and the rescue by HMS Rapid of the two survivors. Please message or email if you can help in any way. #navalhistory #maritimehistory #lulworthhill #ww2 #rescue #hmsrapid #leonardodavinci #georgemedal #writing

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · 12d

Very pleased to announce that I will be featured in October's edition of Ships Monthly where I have written about five shipwrecks of the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
#shipsmonthly #shipwrecks #royalnavy #hmshood #hmsarkroyal #hmsbarham #hmsprinceofwales #hmsroyaloak #ww2 #magazine

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · 24d

My 27th book released today!

The Titanic Fleet tells you the story of the ships involved in the story of the Titanic in 1912.

#rmstitanic #titanic #amberley #olympic #britannic #whitestarline #cunardline #liners #ships #maritimehistory #history #richardmjones #author #releaseday

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · 24d

Another day, another two talks...... starting with my very popular #Shipwrecks of the #RoyalNavy for Gosport Heritage Open Days, then in the later afternoon I entertained the residents of a c care home with the history of #Pirates

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · 25d

Episode 82 of History Bites is at the site of the 1915 rail disaster at Quintinshill that killed over 200 people, most of the soldiers heading to the trenches. #quintinshill #gretnagreen #railcrash #railwayhistory #wwi #tragedy #history #memorial #plaque

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Richard M. Jones History Bites - Episode 82: The Quintinshill Rail Disaster

YouTube video by Richard M. Jones

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · 26d

Today I will be at Gosport Museum doing two talks for #GosportHeritageOpenDays. At 1230 I will be hosting Against All Odds, missions by the #RoyalNavy that really should not not have worked......but they did! One of these was what happened to HMS #Campbeltown. #ww2 #gosport #museum

Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · 28d

No idea why the delay but now the book is available to buy as from yesterday. Don't forget there is a launch event where I will speak about the two books on 17th September.
#titanic #book #author #shipwreck #wreck @whoi.edu @nautilusint.org @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @thebookshop1933.bsky.social

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · 28d

Rest in Peace Missy. From our family in the UK to yours. <3

Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Sep 5

Captain Scott's ship #Discovery in her birthplace of #Dundee. A beautiful piece of #maritimehistory here in Episode 81 of History Bites.
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Richard M. Jones History Bites - Episode 81: The Discovery

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yes there seems to be a slight delay, the publisher has assured me as soon as the books arrive they will be out and the date altered. Well.....I hope so anyway!

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Sep 5

Really looking forward to Gosport Heritage Open Days, doing 5 talks in three days followed by a book launch so not a bad week! #ghods #gosportheritageopendays #gosport #hampshire #freeevents #history #titanic #royalnavy #shipwrecks #hovercraft #alverbank #gosportmuseum #gosporthub #heritage

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Sep 3

That is horrendous. It takes a certain kind of person that treats a suspect like that, whether they think you are guilty or innocent. Shocking!

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Sep 3

Never too late to start again. You're not starting from scratch, you're starting from experience 😃

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Sep 3

After a lot of research and many hours of hard work I am very pleased to launch TWO books on the Titanic to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the wreck.
#booklaunch #titanic #history #dives #discovery #anniversary #rmstitanic #shipwrecks #author #writing #TitanicFleet #books

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Sep 1

No sooner has one project ended then another one begins. I am now researching the air disasters of Great Britain that in many ways have been very much forgotten.
If you can help in any way then please get in touch
#airdisasters #aircrash #author #research #history #disasters

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Aug 31

An image from Dundee when I paid a visit to HMS Unicorn, a warship built in Chatham in 1824 and which was brought here in the 1870s to be used as a training ship. #dundee #scotland #historic #museumship #navalhistory #hmsunicorn #unicorn #warship #museum

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Aug 24

Share with all those who love learning about the Titanic, for I have TWO books about to be released in time for the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the wreck.

#author #research #titanic #books #launch #release #history #penandsword #amberley #publishing #rmstitanic

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Aug 19

Another project completed, Yorkshire Railway Disasters was launched at the Yorkshire Wolds Railway and I would like to say a huge thanks to Katy and her team for making this happen.
#yorkshirewoldsrailway #yorkshire #railway #disasters #book #launch #richardmjones #disasters #memorials #history

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Aug 15

Out today!
Yorkshire Rail Disasters is my 25th book and published by Amberley at £15.99 or for a few pounds extra can sign and mail one.
The official launch is on Sunday 17th at the Yorkshire Wolds Railway
#railway #disasters #book #amberley #yorkshire #releaseday #tragedies #author #richardmjones

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Aug 11

I follow #history and #historians on here.... so why is my newsfeed full of American politics?? The more I post the less interaction I am getting. Hardly worth me posting if this is all that I'm getting.

Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Aug 10

On this day 397 years ago the Swedish warship #Vasa sank on her maiden voyage in #Stockholm harbour. The wreck today is in a museum after being recovered along with all her amazing artefacts in the 1950s, I had the opportunity to visit her on two occasions in 2018 and 2019. #vasamuseet #shipwreck

Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Aug 10

A book I read on holiday and really enjoyed was This Fouled Anchor by Francis Woods, a novel about a fictional Type 42 destroyer in the Royal Navy that ends up being at the centre of a mutiny in the 1980s. #royalnavy #type42 #destroyer #fiction #author #thisfouledanchor #military #mutiny

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Aug 9

Some interesting images on the #Nagasaki atomic bombing which took place on this day 80 years ago. Graham Lovegrove paid a visit to the aircraft that delivered the fatal load. #atomicbomb #anniversary
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The Atomic Bomb at Nagasaki - 9 August 1945 (by Graham Lovegrove)

Three Days Previous On this day, as I write, 80 yrs ago the Boeing B29 Enola Gay released the ‘Little Boy’ bomb over Hiroshima, thus enter...

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Aug 9

Yet another awesome event, this time the Lee Literary Festival hosted by @thebookshop1933.bsky.social where my wife displayed the work she has helped authors create and that includes me #leeonthesolent #f4 #falklands #falklands1982 #hmsfearless #royalnavy #lostatsea #books #literaryfestival2025

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Richard M. Jones @wreckmasterjay.bsky.social · Aug 8

Well today was fantastic! A talk (or three) at the top of Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth where the view was as incredible as the staff that were there.
#spinnakertower #hampshire #portsmouth #shipwrecks #solent #richardmjones #talks #author #books #royalnavy #museums #view

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