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Destroyer down : an account of HM destroyer losses, 1939-1945 /A.S. Evans. Evans, A. S.-(Arthur S.), 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.1(42)"1939/1945"

The navigator : the log of John Anderson, VOC pilot-major, 1640-1643 /edited by Victor Enthoven, Steve Murdoch, Eila Williamson with the assistance of Ben Teensma. Anderson, John, 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.71DUTCH EAST INDIA

Trading places : colonization and slavery in eighteenth-century French culture /Madeleine Dobie. Dobie, Madeleine 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1"17":840

Northern lights : the age of Scottish lighthouses /A.D. Morrison-Low. "This fully illustrated book tells the story of Scotland's lighthouses through objects, charts and photographs, using National Museums of Scotland's pre-eminent collection of sea-marking material from the Northern Lighthouse Board, and also items from the Stevenson family."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.715(411)

Admiralty list of lights and fog signals. British Isles and north coast of France : from Dunkerque to the entrance to Goulet de Brest including North Sea oil & gas production installations. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 627.71/.72

The Arctic whaleman, or winter in the Arctic Ocean : a brief history of whaling /Lewis Holmes. Holmes, Lewis. 1857. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 639.245(98)

An Act for collecting at the port of Leghorn certain small sums of money, to which the merchants trading there have usually contributed, for the relief of shipwrecked mariners, captives, and other distressed persons, His Majesty's subjects, and for other charitable and publick uses. 10 George II. 1736 Great Britain. Laws, statutes, etc 1737 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 361.9:094:342.537

British cruisers : two World Wars and after /Norman Friedman ; ship plans by A.D. Baker III ... [et al.] Richly illustrated work with photographs and plans of the majority of cruisers described. 2010. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.822.3(42)"19"

Careless talk costs lives : Fougasse and the art of public information /James Taylor. Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird 1887-1965) was one of the most popular cartoonists and illustrators of the first half of the 20th century. His series of propaganda posters, entitled 'Careless Talk Costs Lives' was first issued in 1940. It was commissioned by the Ministry of Information. The posters were widely displayed as a reminder to the public of their obligations during war time and to encourage people to support the war effort in any way they could. This book covers Fougasse's life and career both during the Second World War and afterwards, when he undertook work for the London Underground and Punch magazine. Many of the posters are reproduced in colour. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.548.8

The British Navy's victualling board, 1793-1815 : management competence and incompetence /Janet MacDonald. Macdonald, Janet-(Janet W.) 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.65(26:42)

Breverton's nautical curiosities : a book of the sea /Terry Breverton. A nautical compendium covers a wide range of topics from ships, maritime slang, and famous naval battles to villains of the high seas and remarkable sea creatures. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 800.865:656.61

Arctic pilot : comprising the coasts of the Russian Federation from Mys Belyy Nos to Mys Yakan including Ostrova Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa, Novaya Zemlya, Ostrova Severnaya Zemlya, Novosibirskiye Ostrova and all other offshore islands. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 2010. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Digesting history : the U.S. Naval War College, the lessons of World War Two, and future naval warfare /Hal M. Friedman. Friedman, Hal M., 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.231.42(73)"19/20"

Warships : inside out /Robert Jackson. The book profiles 50 warships in all, divided into 'Classic Ships, 1859-1949' and 'Modern Ships, 1950-Present.' Entries are arranged chronologically by the date the ship was produced rather than a subject arrangement (i.e. aircraft carriers, battleships, cruiisers, etc.). Each ship generally rates a six-page spread with bare-bones text, color profiles including cutaways, stats/specs and photographs. Among the ships covered are CSS Virginia, USS Maine, HMS Lion, U-9, USS Enterprise, DKM Bismarck, IJN Yamato, USS Nautilus, USS Tarawa, HMS Invincible, Kirov and so on.--From publisher. 2010. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82(100)"18/..."

New Zealand pilot : offshore and coastal waters around North and South Islands of New Zealand; Stewart Island and adjacent islands; Kermadec, Chatham, Bounty, Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell Islands. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Breguet in the Hermitage : catalogue /Emmanuel Breguet and Jean-Claude Sabrier. 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.11(44):069(470.23)

Sir Martin Frobisher : seaman, soldier, explorer /Taliesin Trow. A biography of Elizabethan mariner Martin Frobisher. Knighted for his services against the Spanish Armada, Frobisher was the first Englishman to seek a Northwest passage to China, commanding three voyages into Canada and Greenland. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92FROBISHER

Tor Line and the Battle of the North Sea A history of Tor Line, a company formed by Rederi AB Transoil and Rederi AB Rex, which entered the northern North Sea market in 1996 and operated passenger and freight routes between Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands. The Tor Line name and its passenger and freight routes were acquired by DFDS in 1982, although the name continued in use until a corporate restructuring in 2010. Early chapters cover the Swedish - UK shipping routes operating up to 1996, including those run by Ellerman's Wilson, Svenska Lloyd and Rederi AB Svea and their joint venture the England Sweden Line formed in 1964. Illustrated throughout with photographs of Tor Line vessels, their interiors and promotional material. 2016 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792TOR

Connoissance des temps, a l'usage des navigateurs et des astronomes, pour l'annâee 1795 : du 12 Nivose de l'an 3 au 10 Nivose de l'an 4 de l'áEre Râepublicaine [179_?] • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available.

Bay of Bengal pilot : the east coast of India north of Point Calimere, the coast of Bangladesh, the coast of Burma, the west coast of Thailand from Pakchan River to Chong Pak Phra, Anadaman Islands and Nicobar Islands. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office. 2013. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

British Columbia pilot. the coast of the United States of America from Cape Flattery to Point Roberts, including Puget Sound ; the coast of British Columbia from Point Roberts to Cape Caution and Vancouver Island; and the intervening passages. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2013. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Integrating ship bridge systems volume 2 : ECDIS and positioning /by Andy Norris. Norris, Andy. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Das Erbe der Serenissima : Rekonstruktion und Restaurierung eines venezianischen Linienschiffsmodells von 1794 /Karl Klaus Kèorner ; [Herausgeber, Republik èOsterreich/Bundesministerium fèur Landesverteidigung und Sport/Heeresgeschichtliches Museum]. Kèorner, Karl Klaus. 2010. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 086.5:629.123(453.1)

The Blue Funnel Line : a photographic history /Ian Collard. A shipping company history of The Blue Funnel Line formed by Alfred Holt, with details of take-overs of companies such as the China Mutual Steam Company, the Indra Line, Knight Line, the Glen Line and Elder Dempster Line and the change of company name to Ocean Transport and Trading in 1972. Also included is a fleet list in chronological order showing a brief history of each vessel. There are black and white photographs of many of the ships and crew members. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792BLUE FUNNEL

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