Is This My Best Mudlarking Find From the River Thames. Please Let Me Know What You Think! Thank You

[@simonfew2255]

Hi Nicola. HKF H is hours K is knots and F is fathoms. So K and F is the distance run in that hour. The ships log was towed behind in the water and measured the distance run. so 3 and 5 in the K and F columns would be 3 nautical miles and there are 8 fathoms in a knot so 5 would be 5/8 of a nm (3.625nm).

[@juneyshu6197]

Thank you!

[@chrisberry9017]

Thank you so much for clearing that’ll! It’s fascinating!

[@Greybeard1957]

I'm ex royal navy, you beat me to it @simonfew2255. Spot on mate 👍

[@planthing]

One of the best episodes. A clean slate. Another UK - US connection. This gives me peace of mind and I can temporarily forget about the troubling times ahead.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. Glad it gives you peace of mind.

[@norm9517]

the HMS Merlin sank at the battle of Fort Mifflin in the Delaware River just below Philadelphia Pa. as the continentals were trying to keep the British Navy from entering the port of Philly to supply the British army who was then in control of the city. The two ships lost were the HMS Augusta and the HMS Merlin

[@jamesdoyle5405]

Good history but keep in mind navies recycle the names of ships. I served in the 7th iteration of USS Enterprise.

[@artieash6671]

A classic video... letting us go with you on a lark. For those of us who are housebound, the wind and mud is great to experience vicariously. Thank you.

[@hazel3564]

Thank you for the good wishes you impart on us in each video. It’s very kind of you. You will never know how much pleasure you bring to an old American woman with ties to London from the 1600’s. I also enjoy seeing you with Si, he’s a very entertaining guy.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Hazel. Much love xx

[@marie-louisesegerlov8625]

I love that nail!

[@GeneSimons-fw5io]

I was impressed too. Piqued this ol' guy's curiosity... 🤔.

[@OregonTrailLife]

Hello! I went back and watched some old video’s (7 years ago!) You now have a full onion bottle. 😊 But I appreciate your video’s because they are soothing and not full of obnoxious music, your intro’s still remain short. You still show nature shots and I look forward to every video you upload. Thank you for staying true and letting us enjoy your finds.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you

[@suebt8794]

Nicola just to thank you for showing interest in our lives. Your kindness does not go unnoticed. Bless you with love x

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Sue xx

[@suzannemangino5892]

🎂A very Happy Belated Birthday to you from across the pond!!!🙏🏻

[@PiraticalBob]

The ship's slate would have been kept beside the ship's wheel and bell, along with an hourglass that measured 1/2 hour intervals. Also would be the ship's compass. It was the duty of the master's mate to keep a running tally of course changes, speed, weather, etc. At the end of every half hour the hourglass would be turned and the bell struck to indicate the time. For H, K, and F, they stood for Hours (sailed), Knots (speed) and Fathoms (depth of water).

[@derekwickens1394]

used in calculating the "Days Work" saiiling ship navigational calculations.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you very much!

[@josephinemonahan915]

Hello Nicola…..Ahoy!….”a hoi”….was used to call small boats moving up and down the Netherlands coast fetching and carrying goods…”hoi” is the Dutch word for “hello”

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

thank you!

[@connie6545]

Thank you for another hunt on the River Thames! I just LOVE how you research the history behind your finds. ♥

[@susanboon4605]

Hi, Nicola. Nice to have a new video! I do love this one in particular, as I have a maritime connection through my GGGrandfather, who ran away to sea as a young boy and joined the US Merchant Marine. One of my most cherished family treasures are the buttons from his uniform. As far as interesting naval terms, my favourites are Scuttlebutt - the butt (barrel) of water on deck, through which a hole had been cut (scuttled), where the sailors often stood around exchanging gossip, and Pipe Down -used to tell people to be quiet, but originating from the Boatswain's whistle denoting time to go below deck and ready for bed.

[@jonathanbarnes3061]

Don't know why this channel doesn't have two-hundred-fifty thousand subscriber's but the videos never get old.

[@jonathanbarnes3061]

Never been to those silly isles, sounds funny.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!xx

[@rondapaoletti5371]

Three sheets to the wind. Loved seeing your treasures!

[@Borntobemild2625]

I can't imagine how you feel when you find something that was last held or touched centuries ago & you hold it for the first time. My imagination would go into overdrive, trying to understand who lost it, how they lost it etc etc.

[@evamezerova7568]

Přeložit Čeština 😢

[@HughLindsay66]

HKF Hours Knots Fathoms

[@GeneSimons-fw5io]

🔔 Always brightens the day when an alert from everyone's favorite mudlarker pops up! You really are rockin' it when it comes to your programming, much appreciated!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@PixieStirling]

All the better for seeing you back in your element and letting us join💜💜💜💜💜💜Thanks.❤❤❤

[@helenedansereau9255]

Watching (and appreciating) so many of your videos has had an unexpected side effet : I have become addicted to the tinkly, glassy, sound of boots walking on shingle, and the metallic sound of a trowel scraping among beach stones. Who knew? Thanks for constantly meaningful content, and gorgeous wildlife and urban landscape shots.

[@airypersiflage]

it's a unique variety of ASMR! sometimes when I play these of a Sunday afternoon I drift off and have to watch again when I wake!

[@shawnellewinters7487]

How excited you must have been finding so much to research! I envy you being able to literally touch history when you go mudlarking. As far as ship related sayings go, my grandmother would tell me, regarding loud or overly talkative people, "Empty vessels make the most sound".

[@evangelineadams4885]

Was she talking about ships, though, or another kind of vessel?

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

brilliant thank you

[@susancousins8766]

The research and reading of the history about the Merlin was fascinating. Now that I am older I can appreciate history! It was very boring to me when I was younger. I loved listening to my grandpa tell his stories of WWl and being able to entertain the men on the ship. He was a bandmaster who took his work serious. I really don’t know if he actually used any weapons. He never said anything about it. That you Nicola for all of your history lessons throughout your videos. You are a remarkable woman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💜

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@rebradshawbooks]

Thank you for 37 minutes and 31 seconds of not thinking about the crazy news here in the states. Thank you so very much.

[@Late_to_the_party]

What is crazy? I live in the states.

[@tilliemaekirk9444]

@@Late_to_the_party probably someone suffering, still, from TDS. It's a great time in the States - and going to be even greater as time will tell.

[@JamesGower-ch5zj]

Looks to me like you're going to be digging around in mud in the USA for a while.

[@souloftheteacher9427]

@@tilliemaekirk9444 Time will indeed tell. Hold that thought. Time depth, and what it brings, is rather a challenge for Americans.

[@tilliemaekirk9444]

@@souloftheteacher9427 not at all difficult for most of us- a majority of us , in fact. Stay tuned, Teacher.

[@iamshotty]

Ahoy there Nicola!! Always happy to watch a video with you, and I just watched you on Si's video too, so a double dose of lovely!!! Sending you much love always ❤Teresa 🇦🇺♥

[@angelodefini]

Not maratine but river related. Author Samuel Clemens whose pseudonym was Mark Twain was a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi river in the 1860's. Best known for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He would hear from the man slinging the sounding weight "Mark Twain" which meant the depth was 2 fathoms.

[@SessionMom]

My great grandfather was a sailor. He went to Palestine to help build houses. On his way back to the US, Samuel was on board the ship. He wrote about his journey in Innocents Abroad, pub. in 1869. In the book was a list of passengers and he mentioned my great grandfather.

[@angelodefini]

@ It is a small world. It has been proposed that everyone we meet are all connected with a gold thread. Thank you for reaching out.

[@MrHowardking]

Another great episode. I particularly enjoyed the cormorant tucking into the eel

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

imagine eating an eel live and whole!!

[@melw2100]

The slate is a fantastic find and amazing history. Thank you for sharing!

[@wookster67]

Hi Nicola, the choice was endless , With a single Sixpence you could buy a shave and dressing one's wig, a pound of local cheese, or you could have your chimney swept. 😂

[@whitneylake2107]

Wonderful episode ! Great history lesson - especially The Merlin. Thank you again

[@kybortylor2559]

I may have a cold-weather trick for staying warm, Nicola. If you put on a pair of those thin rubber medical gloves, and then the gardening gloves or cloth gloves, you may be warmer in general (not perfect) the thing is, you don't have constant wet on the inside and your fingers can hold the heat better. Same thing works with socks... if you put a plastic shopping bag on your feet, and then your woolies, your feet will stay warm because you are not transferring moisture from your feet into your socks. It's not ideal, don't do it all day long; but it has helped me lots!

[@Michelle-tk9jq]

What wonderful finds tied to history and people. Thank you Nicola I loved it. And happy belated birthday! ❤❤❤

[@guadalupeknippen528]

Magnificent finds. Thank you for sharing with us. 🌻🍁😊🇺🇸

[@chrisberry9017]

A wonderful way of starting the week. Thank you Nicola for helping to put life in perspective. The ship’s log was indeed a fascinating find, along with your subsequent research. Thank you so very much!

[@VonnieVonVonster]

A fantastic video, Nicola. The Thames Gods were kind to you that day! As far as I know (from a shipping family) HKF stands for course, knots and force - basically, direction or heading, wind speed and sea conditions.

[@user-it4eu4og6m]

To the "Bitter end", referred to the end of a rope. Some animals were taken live onto a ship and were kept within a manger, cows, goats and chickens lived in wooden cages for eggs. Cheese was part of a sailors diet because it could be stored for long periods as were dried peas. Meat was steeped and when cooked the scum ( called Mush) that floated to the top was spread on ships biscuits and also used as a grease which was applied to the mast to allow sails to be hoisted more easily.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yuk!!

[@ianbennett1491]

Brilliant Nicola.Thats what Quasimodo said."Let's see my HUNCH is right."😊

[@terrylandburg6038]

Belated happy birthday from America. Enjoy your videos very much

[@ninamoores]

Hauled over the coals.Over the yardarm. Three sheets to the wind.Hoist by his own petard.Plain sailing. Plumbing the depths.Also so many seafaring term passed into aviation. Captains ( often referred to as ‘skippers’) Port and starboard, bulkheads ,galleys, stewards,First Officers.,Ships papers.Flight deck ,cabin,rudder and keel etc,etc.

[@MsPixi66]

That nail is wicked 🙂Three sheets to the wind .

[@StuartCarmichael-r4r]

So lovely to travel with you into the past and bring it to today . such joy and happy 1st Advent.

[@granddad-mv5ef]

Mystery solving is your passion; not like Jane Marple, but real, everyday history. And plenty to be found on the foreshore! I feel quite fortunate to be a witness to your adventures; and occasionally add a small piece of knowledge.

[@kimberlymolitor354]

Terrific finds and LOVE the history of the slate!! We have a long history of Navy men in my family and it makes me proud to hear histories of naval finds and the heroic men and women who have served. Happy belated birthday, sweet lady!!❤❤❤

[@Francesmelton59]

Sayings (over a barrel) (three sheets to the wind) As the Merlin ended its life in in 1777 America, I wonder how the slates ended up in the Thames. Probably lost overboard whilst being refitted perhaps.How fantastic to find it and be able to trace the ship. Thank you x

[@markmcintosh9448]

Was wondering the same thing 🤔

[@judysteele4019]

Maritime saying. Not enough room to swing a cat being not enough room to swing a cat of 9 tails., which was punishment for sailors.They would get a flogging with a “cat of 9 tails “. Usually on their backs. Thanks for the video& belated happy birthday!

[@bethsmith3421]

1.Three sheets to the wind 2. pipe down 3. Know the ropes 4. All hands 5. Batten down the hatches 6. Keel over 7. Loose cannons 8. Above board 9. No room to swing a cat 10. Over the barrel 11. Pooped 12. Press into service 13. Sailing close to the wind 14. Scuttlebutt 15. Show one's true colors 16. Slush fund There are so many maritime sayings we use in regular conversation. Although, I wonder if they will continue as the newer generations seemed to have more conversations online and condensed. So maybe the time for colorful phrases will be lost in preference for condensing our conversations into the bare minimum.

[@jeffersonmp7846]

hi Nick I love your videos , lots of love from Boston USA

[@Malana12]

You should ask the Museum if they would be interested in the slate. It would be a good match with the ship’s log book

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

I did!

[@123uschie]

Thank you so much for this video Nicola. Belated birthday wishes to you❤

[@dongets]

thank you that was great merry Christmas from Toronto ont Canada

[@arthurjamesaltmann729]

Happy belated b-day! Love watching your uploads and appreciate your always upbeat positive attitude. All the best from Canada!

[@traceyowen6136]

Another fabulous video Nicola, so wonderful and interesting thank you 😊

[@MACole-or3jt]

That was great! Thank you. Always love to learn about the past.

[@LaurenMarshall-t6f]

I’ve been waiting for your next video!! You are my all time favorite KZbin star! KY USA

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! ❤️

[@keithkuhn6404]

"Cooper" = Naval bronze, excellent resistance to corrosion, 60% copper 40% zinc with 1% tin alloy (expensive to make). It will not shatter as easy as brass and is harder that copper. Yes very nice nail!

[@marielahernandez7021]

Señora Nicola,me encantan todos sus videos!!Uno de los primeros que ví, fue el del perrito de madera,(era extraño,con esos clavos por todos lados) y desde entonces la sigo! Increíble que sus videos los hace sin importar el clima! Cuidese mucho, y gracias por esos lindos momentos que nos hacen regresar en el tiempo!👍🙂🙋🏻‍♀️🇦🇷

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you xxx

[@superbellabeau]

Wiping the slate clean, starting with a clean slate are a few sayings that come to mind. The Merlin slate was a fantastic find and it was so interesting hearing the ships history. Happy week ahead Nicola ❤😊

[@treasurearth]

Fantastic, love watching and love the research you put into your finds. Great. Thanks for sharing as always.

[@anthonybedford]

Just Magical! Thank you so much for sharing the HMS Merlin connection. Brilliant!

[@simonfew2255]

the ships log was basically a wooden wighted wedge on a long line with knots tied at regular intervals and an hour glass. it was thrown of the back and the numbers of knots that ran through the fingers until the sand ran out was the number of knots (speed) 1 knot is 1 NM/h

[@neeleyfolk]

Love the ships slate, big fan of American Revolution history. Used at The Battle of Red Banks 1777.

[@lindaruljancich8291]

Love your videos Nicola and this one was exceptional - maritime sayings: clear the decks/shipshape and Bristol fashion/fair weather sailor/above board perhaps. Greetings from Australia.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

brilliant!

[@jessicamarielovato3600]

Nicola, I can't watch it yet in Utah, USA, but by reading some of the comments I wish the time would go by quicker (101 minutes to go). By what I'm seeing you've found something great. I can't wait!!! So looking for to your video. Have a blessed week Nicola 😊

[@sharonmccarthy2820]

Hi Nicola I’m not sure your see this but I want to thank you so much for caring about other people it shows that you are a kind loving caring lady and I love watching your mudlarking it’s so interesting to see what you find it’s amazing.i wish you well Nicola and your family.from a fan❤❤❤

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Sharon. That is so kind of you. Thank you for watching my videos. I'm so glad you enjoy them. Nicola xx

[@LedgerAndLace]

Many HAPPY Returns, Nicola! May the coming year be smooth sailing! ;-)

[@carolynchurch9913]

There is a Lord Howe island between Australia and New Zealand named after the First Lord of the Admiralty.

[@lorienray6216]

Wow, Wow, Wow, what a day of interesting finds, it makes you want to dance on the River Thames

[@tessamacdonald-s7p]

Fascinating ,riveting ,loved every moment thank you all so special .Where has the dogs hat gone??he will need it now chilly weather.

[@BrianForbes-uw6hx]

Awesome finds on the Thames and the small history lesson Nicola. Thank you for sharing.

[@tjtodd5632]

Great finds! You asked about nautical terms .. The "bitter end" is one my dad taught me was a nautical term. It refers to the end of a rope or chain that is hopefully secured to a ship. My dad told me that if I allowed the end of the anchor line to slip out of my hands, that would be the bitter end. He then explained what it actually referred to and the history of it.

[@rhondakennedy3732]

Hello Nicola, I always look forward to your latest videos.

[@deborahbryant7530]

Hi Nicola 🙂❤️ !!! WOW, that was so cool finding the Merlin Slate. I wanted to hear about that beautiful nail you found at the River Thames, it looked gold or copper & had a weird arrow on it !!! I really was interested in the story of the button with the name of F.T. Prewett !!!! That's my maiden name but we spell it "PRUETT" & my baby sister had insisted that Pruett is French & I told her no it's not !!! I wonder if it's ENGLISH !!!!! I've always wanted to find out where our ancestors come from & the stories about all of them from my dad's side & my mom's but I don't know how to go about it !!! Great video Nicola & I enjoyed it very much !!! Much love to you from the USA !!! ❤️❤️❤️🙂

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! The arrow is the broad arrow to denote government property

[@calstayton3581]

Fabulous video great finds nicola 😀 absolutely brilliant about the slate log and the very interesting godbless you and your family and friends from cal in Hertfordshire England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧

[@andreacrashe9894]

*Nicola, wow what an amazing find from HMS Merlin and all your other finds.🙂So much history still to be found in the River Thames and all around the UK.🙂nz*

[@lovelyskull3483]

Cheers and thank you Nicola. Wonderful video as always.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you very much xxx

[@jettelisec6350]

Hallo Nicola, Herzlichen Glückwunsch, dass sind wirklich wunderbare Erinnerungsstücke mit einer großen Geschichte. 😊 Hallo Nicola, What for wonderful finds with a great history. The stories are so interesting and amazing. I love it all the time. Thank you so much for the work.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@mirkatu3249]

I just love your stories, Nicola! Thank you. :-)

[@janelovesy2399]

Absolutely fascinating Nicola ! Many thanks indeed !

[@charlesperez9976]

Ah! Nicola,this was brimful of fun finds. HMS Merlin,wow. I am fascinated by the fact that the ship was intentionally burned down in North America,yet this slate managed to end up in England. It wouldn’t seem to be of enough importance to bring back. Fascinating. Here’s a maritime saying,if it hasn’t been mentioned already: “I don’t like the cut of his jib”. The Jib is the tiny flag on the very top of the tallest mast,indicating the country of origin. If you were on a British ship,and you saw a French ship,with a French Jib,that was bad news,hence the phrase,meaning that it was a hostile ship. And lastly,for Pete’s sake,I’m dying to know why you are wearing a ‘The Specials” t shirt!!! I am,amongst other musical genres,a big Specials fan,proper mid-era Ska. I neeed to know the backstory to this garment!!!!! 🤣🤣😅

[@chrisberry9017]

I was very curious too about the tea shirt!

[@Corgio22]

The Beat are the Best!

[@charlesperez9976]

Yeah,The Beat was a great band! The bass in the song ‘mirror in the bathroom’ is brilliant!!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

ha ha well that story is for another day ;) xx

[@danellabarnes-penman1118]

That slate is fantastic, well done! I must say, too, I was so excited by that nail find also! What a treat! Maritime saying: “Three Sheets to the Wind!”

[@robinwebb2160]

Great video 😊 That slate was a fabulous find ❤

[@lif9774]

What wonderful interesting finds thank you for telling us about them..glad you had a lovely birthday 🎉

[@cyrilthompson1846]

A classic. Nichola. Your videos help me start my day. An education from the foreshore.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Im so glad Cyril xx

[@christhompson4270]

Another great video with some amazing history too. Thanks for sharing your lark 👍🙏❤️

[@kathyastrom1315]

I have another book by Ivor Noel Hume called Martin’s Hundred, about a dig he conducted near Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia that was of a site dating back to the 1630s. He was a very good writer, I agree!

[@ediefolta9494]

I have that book as well. My Bagby ancestors hailed from Jamestown, and then King and Queen County. Probably indentured servants.

[@chrismuglia4673]

It was a deck log used to record navigational information such as compass headings, celestial navigation details, speed, etc, in chalk as it happened. Usually kept by junior officers and young midshipmen, the info would be later recorded in the permanent log maintained by the Sailing Master if it was a warship or the 1st Mate if it was a commercial vessel. It was slate because it was more resistant than paper

[@l.a.glover9172]

That was so much fun! What a lovely lark.

[@cynthiavenegas2891]

Hi! Happy Belated Birthday (I have you on my calendar but I have been very busy as well)! Love your Merlin slate find. You are great!

[@goodpeople5676]

Really awesome video With love from SAM Guwahati, Assam, India 🇮🇳 ♥️

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Sam! xx

[@isadelahunt2284]

'Copper bottomed', mening reliable and sound. If your ship is (literally) copper bottomed, it's much safer from worms and things destroying the wooden planks.

[@gmasookie7841]

WOW, what great find in the Merlin slate! Amazing!

[@cathybrewer8958]

Beautiful handwriting by those aboard the ship. Most people find it hard to believe it was by a man.

[@tessacoulson6854]

Fascinating find & research Nicola. How interesting about such an important part of our History.

[@GhastlyCretin]

Fascinating stuff. Love it.

[@susanamann1806]

Wonderful finds💖🤗🇺🇸

[@OgYokYok]

Sorry for the language but holy fucking shit never have I been more amped/relaxed waiting for the reveal on the slate’s history. Just amazing. Absolutely love your channel. Every couple of months you find something staggering.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@helenburke9507]

Thank you so much for all you do to enlighten us. Your fans. Such a great way to learn of history from a country that most of us will not be. Able to visit. I do believe a great teacher loves to find the history of a strange piece of treasure and then shares that knowledge with others . You make my Sundays so enjoyable. Always be safe.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

so glad you enjoyed it Helen!

[@phanakapana]

Touch and go- comes from ships making their way against the wind up a river and ‘touching’ the mud on one side before tacking (go about) over to the other side- risking going aground if you leave the tack too late😮

[@bernardetebueno7081]

Hello from Brazil gosto muito dos seus videos e quando a senhora resgata os brinquedos ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@victoriaratajeski6843]

Wonderful video. I love watching you find all of these treasures. I'm guessing that all of the things on the wall behind you are things you have found. What a collection!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes that's right!

[@markmcintosh9448]

Thank you for sharing! Such cool stuff