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Recollections of an unsuccessful seaman / by Leonard Noake, edited by David Creamer An edited volume of Leonard Noake's autobiography describing his time as a merchant sailor around the world in the early 20th century, including a period carrying war materials between England and the European mainland during the First World War. Includes 30 pages of colour and black and white plates reproduced from Noake's original photographs and sketches. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92NOAKE

Marine paintings / [Archibald, Edward H. H.]. Archibald, E. H. H. (Edward H. H.) 1965. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 061.43(083.83)

Arklow shipping : a group fleet history The Hall and Tyrell families established Arklow Shipping in 1966 on Ireland's east coast, south of Dublin. This book gives a brief historical overview of the company. There is an extensive and detailed fleet list with black and white and colour photographs. Ships from Cross Ferries Ltd, Coastal Shipping Ltd and Hanno Shipping B.V. are included. There is also an index of ships' names. 2004 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 347.792ARKLOW

Dissertations and letters, by Don Joseph Rodriguez, the Chevalier Delambre, Baron de Zach, Dr. Thomas Thomson, Dr. Olinthus Gregory, and others : tending either to impugn or to defend the trigonometrical survey of England and Wales ; carrying on by Col. Mudge and Capt. Colby. Collected, with notes and observations, including an exposure of the misrepresentations and contradictions of Dr. Thomson, and a defence of the late Astronomer Royal against the imputations of Baron de Zach. /by Olinthus Gregory, LL. D. of the Royal Military Academy. Gregory, Olinthus 1815. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 528:094

Remembering the chunnel beaters : The Pride of Dover and the Pride of Calais /John Hendy "In 1987, Townsend Thoresen's Pride of Dover and Pride of Calais were the first of a new generation of super ferry and represented their owner's response to the building of the Channel Tunnel. There were those who had warned that the opening of the tunnel would bring an end to the traditional cross-Channel trades, and in a bold move to counter this threat, the new ships were labelled the 'Chunnel Beaters'. Sadly their entry into service was overshadowed by the English Channel's worst ever ferry disaster and new owners P&O lost little time in creating P&O European Ferries whose dark blue hulls and funnels would remain throughout the new ships' illustrious careers. Impressive upgrades to their passenger accommodation followed, introducing the iconic P&O branding which set a benchmark for quality that their competitors were quite unable to match."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 656(422.7)

English Channel packet boats / by C. Grasemann, M.A. and G. W. P. McLachlan Grasemann, C 1939 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 656.66(261.2)

Ships of Southampton : and seen on the solent /by Laurence Dunn. "In Part I will be found an Alphabetical List of the ships most frequently using the port of Southampton. Passenger liners are grouped according to the number of funnels to assist recognition and these sections are followed by Cargo/Passenger ships, Tankers, COlliers, Coasters and local ships, local passenger ships and local tugs. Many illustrations are provided to assist in recognition. The photographs are also arranged in alphabetical order, with the exception of those on the frontispiece. In Part II the fleet lists of the various shipping companies appear, together with brief notes as to the service, colours of hull and funnels, with numbered cross references to the funnel markings which are pritned in colour within the covers of the book."--Provided by the publisher. [19--]. • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available.

Brave faces / Mary Arden. Written under a pseudonym, this autobiography recounts the author's experiences, first as a Red Cross nurse and later as a member of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), during the latter half of the Second World War, after joining the war effort aged just 17. The book, written in a narrative style, includes detailed descriptions of the author's service as a night vision tester, training pilots at a number of naval air stations throughout the UK. [2015]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92ARDEN

Materials for conservation : organic consolidants, adhesives and coatings /Velson Horie. "The first section explains the physical and chemical properties which are important in the conservation process, i.e. application, aging, reversal. The topics covered include molecular weight, glass transition temperature, solubility and solvents, polymerisation and degradation reactions, adhesion, and uses. The second section provides detailed consideration of the individual materials, current and obsolete, used in conservation, drawing out the factors relevant to their effects on objects. The conservation uses of each material are summarised and referenced to allow further study"--P. [4] of cover. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069.44

British encounters with India, 1750-1830 : a sourcebook /edited by Tim Keirn and Norbert Schèurer. "A collection of 18th- and early 19th-century primary texts and images that represent various facets of the cross-cultural interaction between India and Britain. The anthology suggests that for a brief period -- while most Europeans were involved in projects of Empire and domination -- some British envisioned a convergence of cultures"-- 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820:325.3(42:52)"17/18"

My mystery ships / by Rear-Admiral Gordon Campbell, with a foreword by Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly. Campbell, Gordon, [1929]. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 940.481(42)

Unwanted neighbours : the Mughals, the Portuguese, and their frontier zones /Jorge Flores. "In December 1572 the Mughal emperor Akbar arrived in the port city of Khambayat. Having been raised in distant Kabul, Akbar, in his thirty years, had never been to the ocean. Presumably anxious with the news about the Mughal military campaign in Gujarat, several Portuguese merchants in Khambayat rushed to Akbar's presence. This encounter marked the beginning of a long, complex, and unequal relationship between a continental Muslim empire that was expanding into south India, often looking back to Central Asia, and a European Christian maritime empire whose rulers considered themselves 'kings of the sea'. By the middle of the seventeenth century, these two empires faced each other across thousands of kilometres from Sind to Bijapur, with a supplementary eastern arm in faraway Bengal. Focusing on borderland management, imperial projects, and cross-cultural circulation, this volume delves into the ways in which, between c. 1570 and c. 1640, the Portuguese understood and dealt with their undesirably close neighbours - the Mughals."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.89095475

Journal of the Greenwich Historical Society : volume 3, number 4 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Souvenir in commemoration of the Women's Joy Loan Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square Saturday 28th June 1919: 1919. • EPHEMERA • 1 copy available. 355.16"1919"(42)(085.8)

Passage to the world : the emigrant experience, 1807-1940 /Kevin Brown. "From the early nineteenth century onwards, literally millions of people left their homes to cross the seas. Some, like the convicts transported to Australia, had no choice; others like the indentured Indian and Chinese labourers had almost no alternative; but the vast majority were driven to escape war, famine or grinding poverty in Europe by seeking a new life abroad. Whatever their circumstances and wherever their destination, the one experience they all shared in common was the sea voyage. This book is centred on the rite of passage that marked the transition from one life to the other, tracing the story of the emigrant, through a fresh look at original sources and first-hand accounts, from the decision to emigrate, the journey to the port and the voyage itself, to arrival in the new world. It describes the emigrant trade, the differing conditions on board sailing ships and steamers, convict and coolie ships, and the perils of overcrowding, epidemics, fire, shipwreck and even cannibalism. It also investigates the varied receptions emigrants were likely to face."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.1"1807/1940"

Life and ship models of Norman Ough / Alastair Roach "Norman Ough is considered by many as simply the greatest ship modeller of the twentieth century and his exquisite drawings and meticulous models have come to be regarded as masterpieces of draughtsmanship, workmanship and realism; more than technically accomplished ship models, they are truly works of art. This new book is both a tribute to his lonely genius and a practical treatise for model shipwrights. Ough lived most of his adult life far from the sea in a flat high above the Charing Cross Road in London, where his frugal existence and total absorption in his work led to hospitalisation on at least two occasions; he was an eccentric in the truest sense but he also became one of the most sought-after masters of his craft. Earl Mountbatten had him model the ships he had served on; his model of HMS Queen Elizabeth was presented to Earl Beatty; film production companies commissioned models for effects in several films. Incorporating many of his original articles from Model Maker Magazine, his detailed line drawings now kept in the Brunel Institute, and photographs of his models held in museums and at Mountbatten?s house, this book presents an extraordinary level of practical information as well as an inspiring panorama of perhaps the most perfect warship models ever made; modelmakers, naval enthusiasts and historians will welcome his remarkable insights into the ships of the two World Wars."--Provided by the publisher. 2016 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 086.5:629.123OUGH

Fullmoon / Darren Almond ; edited by Hans Werner Holzwarth ; with texts by Sheena Wagstaff, Brian Dillon. "In Fullmoon, the conceptual meets the poetic: in more than 260 photographs, British artist Darren Almond catches landscapes around the globe, under the particular light of a full moon. With the shutter kept open for over a quarter of an hour, rivers, meadows, mountains, and seashores are illuminated almost like daybreak, but the atmosphere is different: a mild glow emanates even from the shadows, star-lines cross the sky, and water blankets the earth like a misty froth. The enhanced moonlight infuses the landscapes with a sense of the surreal or the sublime, and with haunting ideas of time, nature and beauty. The series circles around the possibility of Romantic themes today: majestic American mountains, austere Arctic ice fields, picturesque rocks by the seashore in Japan, and, most intimately viewed, the nature of Britain, whose painterly subjects are closest to home. This book covers all parts of Almond's fullmoon series from the turn of the century up until today. It features an introduction by Sheena Wagstaff, head of the Modern and Contemporary Art Department of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and an in-depth essay by writer and critic Brian Dillon."--Provided by the publisher. [2014] • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 779/.36

Forgotten songs and stories of the sea : A treasury of voices from our maritime past /Caroline Rochford "Stirring tales of heroism at sea have been engrained in the annals of maritime history since time immemorial. Christopher Columbus's discovery of the New World, Queen Elizabeth I's defeat of the Spanish Armada, and Horatio Nelson's victory at Trafalgar are just some of Britain's most memorable naval triumphs. But what about the lesser-known tales from our seafaring past? The Victorian who invented a swimming machine in order to cross the English Channel; the capture of a 'real-life' mermaid; the lost pirate treasure of Alborâan; the ghost of a murdered sailor who still haunts the streets of Portsmouth; and the daring explorers who vanished into the blue yonder, leaving behind nothing but a cryptic message in a champagne bottle - these are just some of our quirky naval stories that have been chronicled in verse and archived in newspaper clippings, and forgotten with the passage of time. Historian and genealogist Caroline Rochford has compiled 200 traditional songs and stories into this book, which offers an exciting, entertaining and eye-opening glimpse into our long lost maritime past."--Provided by the publisher. 2016 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 784.4

War, nationalism, and the British sailor, 1750-1850 / Isaac Land. Land, Isaac. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.22(42)"1750/1850"

Map of the basin of La Plata : based upon the results of the expedition under the command of Thos. J. Page, U.S. Navy, in the years 1853, '54, '55, & '56. and of the adjacent countries. Compiled from the best authorities /engd. on stone by J. Bien, 60 Fulton St. N.Y. Bien, Julius, circa 1856 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 912.43(261.683):094

The Hovercraft : Photographs from the Archives of the World's Only Hovercraft Museum /Jim Gray "Lee-on-the-Solent is synonymous with planes and seaplanes, but it is also the home of another, slightly more unusual form of transport - the hovercraft. After the first cross-channel crossing by a hovercraft in 1959, there was a revolution in design and development. Within a decade, the mighty SRN4, capable of carrying 400 passengers and sixty cars across the English Channel in less than forty minutes, had arrived. As the commercial hovercraft thrived, the military also continued to innovate; the British Interservice Hovercraft (Trials) Unit (IHTU) being established in 1961. Utilising the archive of the world?s only hovercraft museum, based in Lee-on-the-Solent and boasting more than seventy historic craft, Jim Gray uses a wealth of rare images - many unpublished - to explore the importance and impact of the hovercraft, offering a fascinating glimpse into a vehicle that has captivated the imagination of the public for more than fifty years."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.1.039

South Coast passenger vessels / John Megoran "Any who think that the end of the long coastal excursions by paddle steamers of yesteryear brought a halt to a trip on the briny may be surprised to learn that there are still more than eighty vessels with Maritime and Coastguard Agency passenger certificates offering cruises on the South Coast today. There are the big beasts taking passengers across the Channel or to the Channel Islands. There are their more modest cousins ferrying passengers to the Isle of Wight including the latest state of the art ferry Victoria of Wight, driven by hybrid battery technology. Then there is the plethora of smaller local vessels carrying between twelve and 350 passengers on shorter hops, often viewing some of the most spectacular South Coast scenery. Take a trip to Brownsea Island. View the Needles or the Jurassic Coast close up. Glide down Christchurch Harbour on boats with only 6 inches' draft. Sail from Weymouth to Portland, passing break-waters and forts on a boat which delivered guns, ammunition and stores to them in the Second World War. With pictures and details, this book explores all the passenger vessels operating today in an area bounded by Weymouth in the west and Newhaven in the east."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.3(42)

Defending the Rock : Gibraltar and the Second World War /Nicholas Rankin. "Two months before he shot himself, Adolf Hitler saw where it had all gone wrong. By failing to seize Gibraltar in the summer of 1940, he lost the war. The Rock of Gibraltar, a pillar of British sea-power since 1704, looked formidable but was extraordinarily vulnerable. Though menaced on all sides by Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Vichy France and Francoist Spain, every day Gibraltar had to let thousands of people cross its frontier to work. Among them came spies and saboteurs, eager to blow up its 25 miles of secret tunnels. In 1942, Gibraltar became US General Eisenhower's HQ for the invasion of North Africa, the campaign that led to Allied victory in the Mediterranean. Nicholas Rankin's revelatory new book, whose cast of characters includes Haile Selassie, Anthony Burgess and General Sikorski, sets Gibraltar in the wider context of the struggle against fascism, from Abyssinia through the Spanish Civil War. It also chronicles the end of empire and the rise to independence of the Gibraltarian people." 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(42:468.2)

The enterprise of science in Islam : new perspectives /edited by Jan P. Hogendijk and Abdelhamid I. Sabra. 2003. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

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