Largest in the range from the well-known Swedish builder, the Maxi 1300 is an easily handled fast cruiser with offshore potential and a nicely-finished interior. David Harding went to meet her...

This versatile fighter plane was vital to the Allies during WWII

On 22 September 1993, French diver Henri Delauze reported to the Marine Nationale that he had discovered two wrecks in the Hyères/Toulon area at a depth of about 80 m. One was Torpilleur (Torpedo Boat

The article on the battle against U-boats in the Second World War in the November issue omitted perhaps the most important episode. That was the part played by the late Joe Baker-Cresswell of Bamburgh

Saare’s new flagship might look conservative, but those lines hide a thoroughly modern cruiser that takes the fight to the yard’s bigger rivals. Theo Stocker went to find out how she measures up

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them