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Hunt's universal yacht list 1866-1934. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Hostile Sea : the U-boat offensive around the Isle of Man during World War One /Adrian Corkill. "This is the story of the events in the seas around the Isle of Man during World War One. In early 1915 Germany declared an unrestricted U-Boat campaign on Allied shipping forcing the British government to censor the British press with regard to all attacks on shipping, a move designed to prevent Germany learning of the true effectiveness of their campaign. As a result of this censorship, which also extended to the newspapers in the Isle of Man, few people today are aware to the extent of the German maritime offensive and the events that unfolded around the Isle of Man in the years between 1915 and 1918. Thirty vessels were sunk and many others narrowly escaped a similar fate after being attacked by U-Boats. Truly shocking was the terrible loss of life with over 400 souls perishing. The events that unfolded around the Isle of Man were a small, but significant part of the overall offensive, which came so very close to starving Britain into submission and winning the war for Germany. This book will prove invaluable to those interested in local and maritime history, World War One or those investigating a family ancestor involved in the action. The information on wreck sites and how to locate them on the seabed with reliable GPS coordinates also provides the sports diver and boat angler with the premier guide on World War One shipwrecks around the Isle of Man."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3(428.9)"1914/1918"

Early naval air power : british and german approaches /Dennis Haslop "This work provides new insights as to how two naval air services were influenced by internal and political interventions, and how each was integrated into the organizational structures of the Royal Navy and the Kaiserlichemarine (KM). Both the Admiralty and the KM made substantial alterations to their organizations and doctrine in the process. Principal air doctrines employed are examined chronologically and the application of operational doctrine is described. While they adopted similar air doctrines, there were differences in operational doctrine, which they addressed according to their different requirements. This book is a comparative study about the development of organization and air power doctrine in the RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) and the IGNAS (Imperial German Naval Air Service). It investigates public and political interventions and early concepts of air power, placing into context the factors which contributed to how naval theorists came to think about the best means of controlling its working medium, air space. Ultimately, it examines the similarities, and differences, between the RNAS and IGNAS understanding of naval air power, within the broader strategic and theoretical framework of their parent organizations."--Provided by the publisher 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.74(42:43)

The Home of the blizzard : being the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Mawson, Douglas, Sir 1915 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.123Aurora

Nature notes for ocean voyagers : being personal observations upon life in 'the vasty deep', and fishes, birds, and beasts seen from a ship's deck; with popular chapters on weather, waves and legendary lore Carpenter, Alfred 1915 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 398

Submarine vessels, including mines, torpedoes, guns, steering, propelling, and navigating apparatus : and with notes on submarine offensive and defensive tactics, and exploits in the present war Dommett, W E 1915 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.451

The campaign in Gallipoli / by Hans Kannengiesser pasha ; ... with an introduction by Marshal Liman von Sanders pasha ; translated from the German by Major C.J.P. Ball ... with 28 illustrations and 3 maps Kannengiesser, Hans. [1928] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.455(496.1)

Voyage of HMS Pandora : despatched to arrest the mutineers of the Bounty in the South Seas 1790-91 Edwards, Edward 1915 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.82Pandora

A list of the Lords High Admiral and Commissioners for executing that office, which have been from time to time appointed, since the year 1600 Great Britain.-Admiralty 1915 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 354.71:92

A brave man and his belongings : being some passages in the life of Sir John Franklin, RN Jupp, Eliza M 1874 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1819/1848"

The Nelson memorial : Nelson and his companions in arms Laughton, John Knox, 1896 • FOLIO • 6 copies available. 92Nelson

Letters and papers of Charles, Lord Barham, Admiral of the Red squadron 1758-1813 Middleton, Charles 1907-1911 • BOOK • 4 copies available. 92Middleton

Isles of Scilly in the Great War / Richard Larn OBE "The Isles of Scilly, five inhabited islands 24 miles west of Lands End, were of low priority to the War Department when the First World War was declared. With no manufacturing capability, no industry other than flower growing and agriculture, no electricity or gas, no mains water supply, no wireless station, and a population of only 2,000, the islands did have one feature in their favour their location. Sitting at the cross roads of six major shipping routes, Scilly had been a recognised ship-park since 1300AD, where sailing ships anchored to safetly awaiting a suitable wind, to re-victual, pick up water or effect repairs. The Admiralty sought to make it a harbour for the Channel Fleet in the mid-1800s, and in 1903 spent 25,000 defending the islands with 6-inch gun batteries, only to take them away seven years later. When, in 1915, German U-boats moved from the North Sea into the Western Approaches, sinking large numbers of merchant vessels, Scilly was chosen to become a Royal Navy Auxiliary Patrol Station, and over time was sent 20 armed trawlers and drifters as escorts, mine-sweepers, mine-layers or anti-submarine vessels, along with 500 Royal Navy personnel. In 1917 Tresco Island became a Royal Naval Air Station, with 14 flying boats and over 1,000 personnel. The islands were suddenly at the forefront of the submarine war. This book details Scilly's contribution to the war effort, with attention to its civilian population, the heartbreak of losing forty-five of its sons, and the trauma of countless seamen rescued from torpedoed ships."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 914.237"1914/1918"

Mercantile Marine. Examinations for Certificates of Competency : return of the number of certificates of competency issued in the mercantile marine and the sea-fishing service for the year ending December 31st 1914 Great Britain. Parliament 1915 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 639.22

The provincial token-coinage of the 18th century Dalton, R 1915 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 737.3(411)"17"

Before the bells have faded: "On New Year's day 1915, the aged British battleship HMS Formidable was sunk by the German submarine U-24 - the first such sinking of a major capital ship by a U-Boat in the Great War. The authors, intrigued by the listing of four of Formidable's crew on their local war memorial in Crewe, set about reconstructing the Formidable's almost forgotten story. They have succeeded magnificently, and, in a lavishly illustrated book that does honour to amateur historians everywhere, they recreate a fascinating and tragic story. Along with the story of the ship, its sinking, and the life stories of several of its crew, the book lists all 547 seamen who went down with their ship, the wreck site of which is now a protected War Grave."--Provided by the publisher. 2004 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3FORMIDABLE

The Royal Navy list. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

The abc of war medals and decorations : being the history of the manner in which they were won, and a complete record of their award : their characteristics : how they are named and how they are counterfeited Steward, W Augustus 1918 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48

Modern steam seamanship for second mates, mates and masters Fletcher, John S 1927 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 656.61.052

Napier tercentenary memorial volume / edited by Cargill Gilston Knott Knott, Cargill Gilston 1915 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 92Napier

The petrol navy : British, American and other naval motor boats at war 1914-1920. /Steve R Dunn. "On the outbreak of war in 1914, the Royal Navy found it required more small craft than it possessed to carry out minesweeping, anti-submarine patrols and coastal defence. This led to the formation of an auxiliary force of civilian vessels, including motor pleasure boats and yachts, relatively new types of craft powered by the internal combustion engine. The inclusion of these vessels came about when a group of motor boat owners suggested to the Admiralty that their vessels could play an important role in the defence of Britain. The result was the formation of the Royal Naval Motor Boat Reserve (RNMBR) in 1912. By mid-1915, the demands of naval duty had proved too much for these quirky craft. A meeting in the USA led to their replacement by American-designed Elco motor launches (MLs), of which 550 were purchased, and these Elco launches gave great service for the rest of the war, usually officered by RNVR personnel who won three Victoria Crosses. In addition to the Elcos, in 1915 some naval officers developed the hydroplaning coastal motor boats (CMBs), which served with equal distinction in the latter part of the war. Post-war, both types saw valuable service in the occupation of the Rhineland and in the Baltic campaign, where three more VCs were won. Other countries adopted similar craft. In Italy, the MAS torpedo motor craft achieved fame and success. And in France, MLs supplied by Britain, and by Elco, played their part. Germany too utilised small motor vessels, including the torpedo-armed Luftschiffmotorboote and Fernlenkboot remotely controlled designs. And when America entered the war, she built a fleet of so-called 'sub chasers', wooden-built and designed to counter U-boats along her East Coast. The Petrol Navy tells the stirring story of these motor-driven boats at war, of their development and operations and of the many colourful characters who were their captains and crew. It will acquaint historians and enthusiasts with an important and previously untold aspect of the naval war, and will engross those with a more general interest in the First World War."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.8231

Merchant Shipping (Sub-division of Ships) : second report of the Committee appointed by the President of the Board of Trade to consider and report on the sub-division of merchant ships. Home-trade passenger steamers. Cargo steamers (in continuation of Cd 7743) Great Britain. Parliament 1915 • GOVTPUB • 1 copy available. 614.8

A guide to the English medals exhibited in the King's Library / Herbert A. Grueber. Grueber, Herbert A 1881. • • 2 copies available. 737.1/.2(42)

English court hand AD 1066 to 1500 : illustrated chiefly from the public records /by Charles Johnson and Hilary Jenkinson. Johnson, Charles, 1915. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 930.27

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