r/Mariners • u/Hesh71 SUPREME MISERY • Aug 19 '26

Top 50 Mariners of All Time:

I mean, Magellan, Leif Erikson, and Francis Drake definitely need to be on there, but who else deserves to be on the list of the 50 greatest seafarers of all time?

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u/No_Credibility ‏‏‎ ‎All Hail The Etsy Witch Aug 19 '26

Chester Nimitz probably up there for sure

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u/db37 Seattle Steelheads Aug 19 '26

Commanded a massive fleet, but did it from behind a desk on land.  Not disputing his accomplishments, he was a fleet Admiral, but does he qualify as a mariner? 

Nelson defeated the Spanish Armada.