ShipWrekt

As promised, part 2 is here! In the second installment of Losing Sheffield, Saving Stark, Gunny, Tim, and John discuss the events of 17 May 1987. In this episode, the guys explore what went wrong and what went right on USS Stark. A list of sources is provided in the link below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X0qZU3U3oyVDZaFDMoL_ErWmXpRSqIDlpAdQCXWft1o/edit?usp=sharing

We're kicking off a two-part series titled "Losing Sheffield, Saving Stark." In this first installment, Gunny, Tim, Rich, and special guest John dive into the events surrounding the first Royal Navy warship lost in combat since World War II. In this episode, we’ll explore what went wrong on HMS Sheffield and how this tragic loss could have been avoided. A list of sources, terminology, and photos c...

ShipWrekt Presents: Drams & Dits, a mini-episode featuring our very own Gunny! Listen in while he shares a reading from his favorite naval book, Three Corvettes by Nicholas Monsarrat. And as always, he reviews one of his favorite spirits. This mini-episode is a bit of an experiment while we get your next episode ready to go live. So, if you enjoy it, let us know, and we'll bring you more! We'll be...

The crew is back with more mad dits and whiskey! Gunny, Tim, and friend of the pod, Rich, tell mostly inappropriate stories about life on a ship at sea. This episode is NSFW unless your work is keeping the free world free. Tune in for stories from our resident former sailors and a former member of the Fleet Air Arm.

Gunny and Tim guide you through a day in the life of a sailor alongside, capturing the essence of Royal Navy traditions and experiences. This episode was made with the intention to preserve the stories and memories of sailors, from morning pipes to late-night antics—and everything in between. And yes, as always, Gunny's drinking whiskey! 

We asked what you wanted to hear next and the group consensus was an episode on Desert Storm. In the first part of this episode, you'll hear Gunny and Tim talk about naval mine warfare and air defense. In part 2, you'll hear a discussion about Gunny's lived experience during Desert Storm. And in the middle, whiskey! Like, comment, subscribe, and tell us what you want to hear next!

Join Cap'n Scoot and Gunny as we discuss what we know and what we still do not know about the sinking of the Moskva. While fragments of information came in on the night of April 13th, former naval veterans gathered online to try to piece together the saga as it unfolded. This podcast looks back at the conclusions reached then, and whether we should reassess how the destruction of the flagship of t...