Nautical related Taverns.

**Naharaht** · 03-13-2020, 04:13

I think that it probably refers to Prince Maurice, (Moritz Pfalzgraf von der Pfalz), 1621-52, the younger brother of Prince Rupert, who as Commander in the West of the Royalist forces captured Dartmouth in October 1643 and with it forty Parliamentary ships. After the Royalists surrendered in 1646 he and Prince Rupert were banished from England by order of Parliament.

Maurice returned to the Prince of Orange's army until the summer of 1648 when he joined Prince Rupert and the Prince of Wales (later Charles II) in a squadron of warships that had defected to the Royalists. In 1649, Maurice sailed with Rupert on his raids against Commonwealth shipping from a base at Kinsale in southern Ireland until their squadron was chased by Robert Blake from the Irish Sea to Lisbon and the Mediterranean. When Blake drove the brothers from the Mediterranean, they sailed to West Africa where Maurice raised his flag as Rupert's vice-admiral in a captured English ship, renamed the Defiance. With only four ships remaining, they crossed the Atlantic in 1652 to resume their privateering activities in the West Indies.

Maurice was lost at sea during a storm near the Virgin Islands in mid-September 1652. His loss deeply affected Rupert who for many years believed a persistent rumour that Maurice had survived the storm and was a prisoner of the Spaniards.

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http://bcw-project.org/biography/prince-maurice

**Bligh** · 03-13-2020, 07:47

Well done! Spot on so you win the spot prize Dave.
Maybe we should put up all these obscure factoids as a quiz at the end of the year to see if everybody is keeping up with our posts.

Rob.

**Naharaht** · 03-13-2020, 15:12

The Samuel Pepys on Stew Lane, Upper Thames Street, London has a balcony with spectacular views across the River Thames.

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**Bligh** · 03-14-2020, 13:45

Woking

**Naharaht** · 03-14-2020, 22:26

The Samuel Pepys in Slipton near Kettering, Northamptonshire.

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**Naharaht** · 03-15-2020, 18:12

The Samuel Pepys wine bar & restaurant, Harwich, Essex.

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**Bligh** · 03-16-2020, 09:43

Falmouth

**Naharaht** · 03-16-2020, 16:47

The Hoste Arms at Burnham Market in Norfolk.

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It is named after Captain Sir William Hoste KCB RN, one of Lord Nelson's protegees. He fought in many sea battles. Some of his exploits inspired events in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series of books. One of his sons became an Admiral. Sadly, I believe that the pub sign no longer bears his picture but simply the name of the pub instead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hoste

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**Bligh** · 03-17-2020, 04:00

The Spyglass Inn Ventnor.

**Naharaht** · 03-17-2020, 21:17

The Admiral's Arm Micropub in Queenborough, Kent.

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**Bligh** · 03-18-2020, 05:10

Gosport

**Bligh** · 03-19-2020, 04:30

Southsea.

**Naharaht** · 03-19-2020, 04:35

We have had quite a number of Barracuda Bars before but I do not think we have seen this one in Burton-upon-Trent.

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**Naharaht** · 03-19-2020, 19:44

This is the Reef Bar Grill in Forster, New South Wales, Australia.

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**Bligh** · 03-20-2020, 10:28

Seaview IOW.

**Naharaht** · 03-20-2020, 20:16

The Reef Shark Bar and Grill on Grand Turk in the Turks Islands.

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**Bligh** · 03-21-2020, 09:31

Skegness.

**Naharaht** · 03-21-2020, 17:50

The Reef in Wigan, Lancashire.

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**Bligh** · 03-22-2020, 10:53

Prestbury Cheshire

**Bligh** · 03-23-2020, 05:22

Porthmadog.

**Naharaht** · 03-22-2020, 09:33

The Shark Tank pub in Dewey Beach, Delaware.

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**Naharaht** · 03-23-2020, 19:29

The Oar Bar in Crosshaven, Ireland.

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**Bligh** · 03-24-2020, 03:33

Birkenhead.

For full story see here;- https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/1...kenhead-drill/

**Naharaht** · 03-24-2020, 21:00

That is a good mural, Rob.

Today, I present the Old Oar House Irish Pub in Millville, New Jersey, U.S.A..

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**Bligh** · 03-25-2020, 04:28

Tell me more about the good Muriel Dave.

Massachusetts

**Bligh** · 03-25-2020, 13:22

And there I was thinking the good Muriel was one of your dockside popsies Dave!

Bligh

**Bligh** · 03-26-2020, 04:20

Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ostrich, after the bird:

HMS Ostrich (1777) was a 14-gun sloop purchased in 1777 and sold in 1782.
HMS Ostrich (1900) was a Gipsy-class destroyer launched in 1900 and sold in 1920.

Basingstoke.

**Naharaht** · 03-25-2020, 12:21

You have all the information about the loss of H.M.S. Birkenhead on the link you gave, Rob.

The Broken Oar Marina-Bar & Grill in Port Barrington, Illinois, U.S.A..

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**Bligh** · 03-25-2020, 13:19

I thought Muriel was some dockside Popsie!

Bligh.

**Naharaht** · 03-26-2020, 11:04

The Oar House Pub on Sea Isle, New Jersey.

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**Bligh** · 03-27-2020, 03:47

Widnes

**Naharaht** · 03-27-2020, 19:30

Lusy's Oar House Taverne in Batam, Indonesia, so named because of the number of oars from boats hanging on the walls.

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**Bligh** · 03-28-2020, 04:53

Glad you explained that Dave.
I thought it could just be a badly painted sign with a misspelling!

Bligh.

**Bligh** · 03-28-2020, 04:56

On the Wirral. Ties in well with our other thread on songs of the sea.

**Bligh** · 03-29-2020, 03:04

Whitstable.

**Naharaht** · 03-28-2020, 12:30

The Twelve Oars Pub and Restaurant in Skegness, Linconshire.

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**Naharaht** · 03-29-2020, 09:33

The Muddy Oar Bar and Lounge at Riverside Park, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

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**Bligh** · 03-29-2020, 12:58

Two Marina Inns. On at St Leonards on sea and one in Chicago.

**Bligh** · 03-30-2020, 15:32

North Shields

**Naharaht** · 03-31-2020, 00:11

The Old Ironsides pub in Sacramento, California.

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**Bligh** · 03-31-2020, 04:26

Shaldon Devon.

**Naharaht** · 03-31-2020, 23:37

The Hawkins Meeting House, Plymouth, Devon.

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This pub is named for Sir John Hawkins the Elizabethan naval commander, who was born nearby. There were objections when the name was proposed because he was one of the first Englishmen involved in the West African slave trade.

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