The 1805 Dispatches #26.03 June 2026 8 of 8 Newsletter for Anyone Interested in The 1805 Club PURPOSE. The purpose of this newsletter is to support and advance the Club’s objectives. The newsletter provides anyone who is interested with brief items of news about the club and its activities, in the hope that the it can help the club attract wider interest in naval history and new members. Much of the content will be a précis of articles that will appear in The Kedge Anchor, the six-monthly Club magazine. EDITORIAL POLICY. The editor has full editorial responsibility for the newsletter. Views expressed in the newsletter are those of individual authors, unless claimed by the editor. Articles which appear do not express the official position of The 1805 Club on any subject unless specifically noted as such. Content of contributions to the newsletter may be edited for grammar, space allocation, or to better serve the purpose of the newsletter. Contributors wishing to be alerted to editorial decisions should notify the editor at the time that their contribution is submitted. Otherwise the submission will be published within the scope of the editorial policy. ISSUE AND COPY DATES The proposed issue dates for The 1805 Dispatches are: February, April, June, August, October and December. Anyone wishing to contribute an article or news item to the editor for inclusion in the newsletter should do so by the beginning of the month preceding the issue in which it is to be inserted. Any articles that are not time-specific can be submitted at any time, with a note advising him of that fact. All copy is welcome, but not all copy may be used! THE 1805 CLUB Founded in 1990, the Club: ·Promotes research into and education about the Royal Navy, merchant maritime service and other state navies of the same era; and ·Promotes and engages in the preservation of monuments and memorials relating to the Royal Navy and seafaring people of the later sailingnavy era; and ·Organises relevant cultural, historical and social events. The Club is charity No. 1201272, registered in England and Wales. Individuals desiring further information may contact: Stephen Howarth, Hon. Club Secretary, The 1805 Club Shelton, Notts, UK Email: secretary@1805club.org For a membership application form please contact: Dr Sue Carr, Hon. Membership Secretary, The 1805 Club London, UK Email: membership.secretary@1805club.org Or: Harold E (Pete) Stark, Hon US Secretary, The 1805 Club Annapolis, MD, USA Email: the.americas.membership.secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 410-269-9760 (mobile) Or: Mark Billings, Hon Canadian Secretary, The 1805 Club Montreal, Quebec, Canada Email: canadian.membership.secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 1-514-296-1641 Peter Turner, Editor of The Kedge Anchor Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK Email: ka.editor@1805club.org Telephone: +(44) 7903 251008 Jude Wilson UK secretary@1805club.org For a membership application form please contact: Dr Sue Carr Hon. Membership Secretary, The 1805 Club London, UK Email: membership.secretary@1805club.org Eyke, Suffolk, UK Improvise, improves, improve, improvs, ivories, privies, verismo, improv, movers, movies, proves, verism, vermis, vipers, vireos, virose, visier, ivies, mover, moves, movie, overs, pervs, prove, rives, roves, servo, siver, verso, viers, viper, vireo, vires, visie, visor, vomer, ivor, mirv, move, over, perv, revs, rive, rove, spiv, veii, vers, vier, vies, vims, vire, vise, voes, vors Heavy weather – To make heavy weather of something is seamen’s slang for exaggerating a problem. NAVAL TERMS THAT HAVE ‘COME ASHORE’ SHIP’S WORD WHEEL ANSWERS The Great Wave at Kanagawa. Designed by Hokusai CALL FOR PAPERS – THE TRAFALGAR CHRONICLE 2027 The editors of the Trafalgar Chronicle, the flagship publication of The 1805 Club, invite proposals for the 2027 edition (New Series 11). Theme: Freedom of the Seas during the Georgian Era, 1775– 1848 We welcome carefully researched articles exploring how the principle of freedom of the seas was developed, challenged, enforced, and interpreted during the Age of Sail. We also encourage submissions on broader topics in Georgian maritime and naval history, including biographies, naval battles, maritime economics, exploration, diplomacy, and technological innovation. Abstract deadline: 1 September 2026 Article deadline: 1 February 2027 Length: 3,000–5,000 words Please send a 500-word abstract and short biographical note to tc.editor@1805Club.org. Contributors receive a complimentary copy of the volume and, for non-members, interim membership of The 1805 Club. We welcome submissions from historians, students, journalists, and all enthusiasts of the Georgian maritime era.
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