Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs
Hosted by Rich Napolitano · Rich Napolitano
4.8from 420 ratings
- 193
- Episodes
- 60
- Transcribed
- 420
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 117K
- YouTube views
About Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs
A maritime history podcast about shipwrecks, maritime disasters, and seafaring legends. Hear tragic shipwreck stories as well as heroic tales of triumph. Host Rich Napolitano explores maritime history like you've never heard, including occasional guests such as authors, historians, mariners, divers, and archaeologists. If you love history, you will love Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.
- Publisher
- Rich Napolitano
- Category
- history · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Aug 2022
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
60 of 193 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
This Week in Shipwrecks #12
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Ghost Aboard the James T. Staples (Southern Gothic)
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
This Week in Shipwrecks #11
Inside a recent episode
This Week in Shipwrecks #12
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The lock belongs to a treasure hoard that has been washing out of Margam Beach for decades, including more than 800 gold and silver coins. Metal detectorist Peter Hughes recovered the wreck there in 1998. According to the museum, the ship's owner, Francis Shaxton, was a merchant and a notorious smuggler. […]
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- YouTube views
- 117,145
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 150 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 270 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 98
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Who hosts Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs?
Rich Napolitano host the show. Published by Rich Napolitano.
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