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The quarterly newsletter for Mariners International Mariners International 1968 • JOURNAL • 1 copy available. Windjammer

Reed's sextant simplified / Dag Pike. Pike, Dag. 2003. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 520.259

Handbook / Sydney Ferries Ltd. Descriptive history of Sydney Ferries, Ltd., serving coastal and inland destinations. Contains much information for travellers as well as timetables etc., and many illustrations of vessels and ports visited. 1906] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.66(944)

Seaside photographed / Val Williams, Karen Shepherdson "Since the beginnings of the medium, photographers have been fascinated by the shoreline and seaside cultures. Seaside: Photographed offers a record of how both British and international image-makers have responded to the UK's coastal communities since 1850 and how the art of photography has both shaped and exposed the multiple layers of the seaside resort. From the roaring waves of the 19th century through the heyday of the classic seaside resort in the 1950s and 60s, and the critical reportage of the 1980s and 1990s, to the more intimate work of the last ten years, many photographers have worked at the British seaside, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lee Miller, Martin Parr and Anna Fox. The end-of-the-pier show, beauty competitions, light entertainment, the seaside boarding house, the holiday camp, combined to give British seaside resorts the brash and colourful image that is now enshrined in British national mythology. Seaside: Photographed shows not only some of the most spectacular and incisive photographic work from the 1850s to the present, but provides a place of shared connection, of collective memory and a space where memories and perceptions are challenged."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 711.455(210.5)

Emergency navigation / David Burch ; foreword by David Lewis. "Emergency Navigation is far more generally applicable than the title indicates. It is, first and foremost, a detailed account of how to find your position anywhere in the world's oceans after your electronics fail and you lose your sextant, watch, and almanac, but that's really only the beginning. The book is chock-full of good sound navigational techniques and principles that will serve you well regardless of where and under what conditions you are sailing. Hopefully you will never be confronted by the need for emergency navigation, but even the most pleasurable sailing afternoon can be enlivened by a knowledge of the skills and methods taught in this book. Each chapter presumes a fundamental understanding of navigational principles, then deepens and expands that understanding to embrace little-known techniques and makeshfit instruments. Beginning with the assumption that preparing for a navigational emergency is good seamanship, Burch presents detailed discussions on finding time and place at sea; determining direction; steering by wind and swells; steering by the stars; steering by the sun; and steering by other objects in the sky. You will also find chapters on steering under conditions of reduced visibility; piloting in currents; dead reckoning; latitude and longitude; and no-instrument coastal piloting. A final summary tells you what to do in any situation with what you have available at the time."--Provided by the publisher. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.89

Stanford's harbour guide, West Coast of Scotland / by F.S. Campbell. Campbell, Forbes Sutherland. 1973. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 627.2(411)

Report on the German coast defences / issued by the General Staff. A report from the General Staff on German coastal defences following inspections under the auspices of an Inter-Allied Sub-Committee following the end of the First World War. 1921. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.353.5(43)"1920"

Basic data requirements : a review with emphasis on wave and wind data Hogben, N 1980 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 629.12:061.62

Coasters of the 1950s / by Bernard McCall. Photographs and descriptions of commercial coastal vessels operating in Britain during the 1950s. 2008. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.123.2

Deuxieme expedition antarctique francaise (1908-1910) : description des cotes et banquises instructions nautiques Bongrain, M. 1914 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available.

Borth : a seaborn village "A full photographic celebration of the coastal village of Borth, Cardiganshire, sketching its historic connection with the sea, especially during the 18th and 19th century."--Provided by the publisher. 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 942.95

The great trade routes : a history of cargoes and commerce over land and sea /by Philip Parker. For centuries trade has been vital to the growth and prosperity of societies. The Great Trade Routes examines the principal trade networks throughout history. Encompassing coastal and trans-oceanic maritime trade, inland waterway traffic, and overland trade, it traces the steps of the pioneering explorers and merchants who pushed into remote regions across the globe. 2012. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 382(100)

Steam coasters and short sea traders / Charles V. Waine, Ph. D. Waine, Charles V 1976 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.2(42)

Hebridean Princess in pictures / Bryan Kennedy. This high quality publication follows the cruises of the Hebridean Princess over the last ten years around the Western Isles of Scotland, England, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Norwegian coast. The book has outstanding photographs and easy to read captions to support this book. The publication not only has picture of the Hebridean Princess but also has stunning coastal photography taken during all the seasons of the year. 2012. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.3(411.7)

Needles to nab : island seaborne trades /Michale Langley. "The Isle of Wight coastal inlets, harbours and piers have had an amazing variety of vessels and traffic over the years. These are illustrated extensively and their fascinating stories are told in great detail."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123(422.8)

At sea level A detailed account of the actions in which Lieutenant Commander Searle participated in the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Aegean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Baltic providing valuable archive material regarding the part that the Coastal Forces played in the Second World War as well as personal insights. 1994 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.16(42)

Brief histories of British short sea & coastal companies and European & American liner companies illustrated "This book, the third in a series of four volumes, deals mostly with British coastal companies and a miscellaneous selection of foreign deep sea companies, together with two earlier volumes, is an attempt to illustrate examples of china used on board British merchant ships and covers the period from the beginning of the 19th century, through to the end of the 20th century. It also gives brief historical details of the companies themselves and the trades in which they were involved. Information about identifying patterns of china and details of the manufacturers are included. It also covers the difficulty of identification of china that is only marked with a monogram, initials, or a house flag. A total of 48 companies are dealt with individually and, in total, 226 companies are mentioned in the comprehensive index. These companies were so important to the lifeblood of the United Kingdom and traded to all parts of the world. Sadly, with one or two rare exceptions, they now remain only in memory. Whilst the name 'British' forms part of the title, the book also includes shipping companies that were owned in other parts of the world, these companies being of great importance to, what used to be the British Empire. Both the author and his wife are ex seafarers and met on the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company's vessel, 'STIRLING CASTLE', on the weekly mail service from Southampton to Cape Town in the 1950s, when he was a Deck Officer and she, a Children's Hostess."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 738.20941

North Irish transport / A. W. H. Pearsall. Pearsall, A W H [195-?]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656(416)

Slave trade profiteers in the Western Indian Ocean : suppression and resistance in the nineteenth century /Hideaki Suzuki. "This book examines how slave traders interacted with and resisted the British suppression campaign in the nineteenth-century western Indian Ocean. By focusing on the transporters, buyers, sellers, and users of slaves in the region, the book traces the many links between slave trafficking and other types of trade. Drawing upon first-person slave accounts, travelogues, and archival sources, it documents the impact of abolition on Zanzibar politics, Indian merchants, East African coastal urban societies, and the entirety of maritime trade in the region. Ultimately, this ground-breaking work uncovers how western Indian Ocean societies experienced the slave trade suppression campaign as a political intervention, with important implications for Indian Ocean history and the history of the slave trade."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1(267)

Sea stories : a collection of new stories from the National Maritime Museum. "To mark the 70th anniversary of its opening, the Museum has brought together this new collection of short stories inspired by a great literary muse. From the remote and wild coastal landscapes of Orkney and the west of Ireland to mysteries set in the Mediterranean, and from tales inspired by John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to find the North-West Passage to a 1970s cruise ship full of teenager, the stories take us on a voyage - challenging our perceptions of the sea along the way"--Back cover. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3

The roof at the bottom of the world : discovering the Transantarctic Mountains /Edmund Stump. Stump, Edmund 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(23:99)

International Journal of Maritime History. [1989]- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

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

Spectre of invasion : the Royal Navy and the defence of Britain's coast, 1900-1918 /Steve R. Dunn. "By 1900, the British government and public had become gripped by a new and growing fear of invasion, not from traditional enemies such as France, but from Germany. Such terror was driven by lurid books and fanned by newspapers. These anxieties sparked off a fight between those who wanted a defence based on a larger standing army, with conscription to support it, and those who believed the Royal Navy was sufficient to defend the coast and deprecated the expense and role of a standing land force. With war declared in 1914, Britain's coastline came under attack. Major German raids created terror, and the fear of invasion drove naval and military planning and dispositions to protect Britain's littoral. Coastal towns such as Scarborough, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Southwold and even the Outer Hebrides came under attack and landings by German troops were feared daily. Running battles were fought with these attacking forces and both ships and lives ashore were lost. Spectre of Invasion examines all of the raids made and the success or failure of them, and relates these events from the point of view of naval and civilian participants. It tells the story of the Royal Navy and its role in the defence of the British coast in the First World War and examines the strategic and political developments resultant from invasion fears. And it considers how the plans laid for coastal defence fared under the test of conflict, laying bare what it was like to be part of the battles around the British coast, both as combatant and as citizen. Finally, it looks at Britain's inability to co-ordinate naval and military effort throughout the War. This is a thought-provoking book which combines a fast-paced narrative with fascinating insights into Britain's predicament in the years leading up to, and through, the First World War. It will appeal to anyone interested in this era of the country's history and the fear on invasion that stalked the country in those years." 2025. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.03094109041

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