<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Author of the Alexander Clay series of Novels]]></title><description><![CDATA[mysite]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:05:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.philipkallan.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Published Worldwide Today!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My latest novel - Clay and the Sublime Porte  which is book 12 in my Alexander Clay series Newly returned from South America, Captain Alexander Clay and his men are soon off on a fresh adventure. Trouble is brewing in the Eastern Mediterranean, where the Ottoman Empire is being seduced away from its alliance with Britain. Clay is sent on a mission to Constantinople, a cultural melting pot where intrigue and treachery is in the air. Navigating a way through the Dardanelles proves comparatively...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/published-worldwide-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a818eaa29c2f981474fe19</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_9a8cac9a99d74a73b52ff60acc290390~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Audio Book!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Book three in my Wolves WW2 U-boat is now out on Audio Book, narrated once more by the wonderful Symon J. Sweet. It is early 1942 and...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/new-audio-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ad6beb90fd11b5fc771099</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:17:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_cd2087099adb49f2999ea2977f769a5b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Book]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am delighted to announce that book three in my Sea of Wolves WW2 U-boat series has just been published worldwide. The latest book takes...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/new-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dbec0805013e1c5aac25c8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:29:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_f6ba167abc2e453c9683585b62ec4b4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The SS Great Britain ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since the American ship SS Savannah  became the first paddle steamer to cross the Atlantic in 1819, there had been a steady growth...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/the-ss-great-britain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6720be616b14f730adccfbdf</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:18:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_e7ebb601276f4eaaa73862fbc5845db8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_725,h_375,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hammocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Towards the end of the fifteenth century, European trading ships had developed to the point where they were weatherly enough to embark on...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/hammocks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d6122e10ab04daffffa4fc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:47:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_8e1138e0db5b494b805a82701bac8e2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ship called Liberty]]></title><description><![CDATA[The longest campaign of the Second World War was one that is frequently overlooked. Unglamorous and lacking in easy-to-grasp decisive...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/a-ship-called-liberty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6669af81f8973d67b25181d9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 05:57:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_444a8c9ebf93407ca4e6c9df87c36b89~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_366,h_488,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Other Admiral - Lord Cuthbert Collingwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were two British Vice-Admirals at the Battle of Trafalgar. One was first to reach the Franco-Spanish line; commanding the division...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/the-other-admiral-lord-cuthbert-collingwood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">664b6fcc383199db6cd30a4e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 06:07:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_7dd94ec8bdb24c1ea81b25d054428ea0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_384,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figureheads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figureheads are magnificent things. Most of the world’s maritime museums boast several ranks of them, in a wide variety of styles, sizes...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/figureheads</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65eed926225f5a43f759bce6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 06:01:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_24005277ff664c4db33d51fed9849d58~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The loss of HMS Crescent ]]></title><description><![CDATA[HMS Crescent was a 36-gun Flora class frigate launched in 1784. She was one of a new breed armed with a main battery of 18 pounder...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/the-loss-of-hms-crescent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d3888cc3e3e5de60fba486</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:59:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_896e521bfbbe43e08f55145d84789aa9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tattooing in the Navy]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the age of sail, seamen took great pride in maintaining a distinct appearance from mere landsman. Most refused to cut their hair,...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/tattooing-in-the-navy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659bde1440b7626263692f82</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 06:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_c827b951ebcc40b19daf84da47f56bb2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_257,h_196,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Ship called Victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[HMS Victory is probably the most famous warship in the world, thanks to her association with Nelson’s death at Trafalgar and because she...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/a-ship-called-victory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65782ec4b173c0d46f29c79f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:17:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_12192ca91cd84dbbac02adb9d6a240c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Restless Life of William Dampier – Buccaneer, Explorer, Naturalist and Author ]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Dampier was born near Yeovil in Somerset in 1651. Orphaned as a boy, he was apprenticed to a ship’s captain at 18 and sailed with...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/the-restless-life-of-william-dampier-buccaneer-explorer-naturalist-and-author</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655248a4a7a6949847f226fa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 06:20:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_a732478b0ee1480fa0dc34f11bef5bcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_660,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age of Sail’s Pearl Harbour]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1667 the English crown was in trouble. Charles II had only been restored to the throne seven years before and things were going from...]]></description><link>https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/the-age-of-sail-s-pearl-harbour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6525053c9df1e321332c0109</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:21:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acafc0_a68e6febaf9d4f5ebda136059bddac1a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Philip K Allan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wreck of the SS Thistlegorm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of the British steam ship Thistlegorm is regularly listed amongst the top dive sites in the world. 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