Yr-Old Wreck of a 'British' Sailing Ship Found With Well-Preserved Cannon and Anchor Stuns Archaeologists Water bodies can ...

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary explains that in old sailor’s slang, sailing ... cannon” originally meant a cannonball that had become loose from the ropes securing it on a ship.

A final word from naval history, about a cannon. When it broke loose from the breeching rope that held it steadfast to the hull of the ship during heavy seas or firing, a loose cannon created ...

This tragedy – that claimed the lives of 30 of those on board – launched an inquest probing how the hulking 64-cannon ship met such an shameful end. Since the ship still exists almost in its entirety ...