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Shipbuilding and ships on the Thames : proceedings of the fourth symposium, held on 28 February 2009 at the Museum of London Docklands /ed. by Roger Owen. 2012. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.12(282.242.1)
The ships of Scapa Flow / Campbell McCutcheon. "The islands surrounding Scapa Flow made one of Britain's best natural harbours, while the location at the north of Scotland protected the approaches to the North Sea and Atlantic. The naval base was important during both wars but what makes Scapa Flow famous is its wrecks, the remains of a German fleet, which once numbered some 74 vessels, most of which were scuttled in 1919, as well as the war graves of HMS Royal Oak and HMS Vanguard. The wrecks of the navy ships still survive, along with eight German warships for which a second war came and prevented salvage. Now a divers' paradise, the wrecks of Scapa Flow bring divers from all over the world and employ many in Orkney itself. This is the story of the ships of Scapa Flow, their sinking and their salvage, using many previously unseen images of the recovery and subsequent removal of many of the German battleships and cruisers to Rosyth dockyard in Fife for breaking up." -- back cover. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3(411.2)
Naval families, war and duty in Britain, 1740-1820 / Ellen Gill A study of the competing commitments of family and service in the lives of eighteenth-century seamen. The author has drawn on correspondence from naval and military officers, ordinary sailors and their families, as welll as petitions to the Admiralty Board for support submitted by Royal Dockyard workers and the naval mutineers at Spithead and the Nore. The correspondence reveals the practicalities of parenthood and family life during wartime and also the importance of patronage and networks for progression. Correspondents featured include Philip Bowes Vere Broke and his wife Sarah Louisa (Loo), Matthew Flinders and his wife Ann, Thomas Woods Knollis and his wife Mary, George Perceval, Henry Jenkinson, William Waldegrave, Everard Home, William Edward Fiott, William Webley-Parry, Susanna Middleton, George and Elizabeth Bass, Sarah Sturgeon, Anna Walker and James and Elizabeth Whitworth. The text is supported by a detailed bibliography. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.2
Britain's history and memory of transatlantic slavery : local nuances of a 'national sin' /edited by Katie Donington, Ryan Hanley and Jessica Moody. "Transatlantic slavery, just like the abolition movements, affected every space and community in Britain, from Cornwall to the Clyde, from dockyard alehouses to country estates. Today, its financial, architectural and societal legacies remain, scattered across the country in museums and memorials, philanthropic institutions and civic buildings, empty spaces and unmarked graves. Just as they did in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, British people continue to make sense of this 'national sin' by looking close to home, drawing on local histories and myths to negotiate their relationship to the distant horrors of the 'Middle Passage', and the Caribbean plantation. For the first time, this collection brings together localised case studies of Britain's history and memory of its involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, and slavery. These essays, ranging in focus from eighteenth-century Liverpool to twenty-first-century rural Cambridgeshire, from racist ideologues to Methodist preachers, examine how transatlantic slavery impacted on, and continues to impact, people and places across Britain."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.3620941
Balchen's Victory : the loss and rediscovery of an admiral and his ship /Alan M. Smith. "This is the story of Admiral Sir John Balchen, his life and career, and HMS Victory, the largest, finest ship-of-the-line in the Royal Navy at the time, which was his flagship when both were lost, along with more than 1,000 crew, in an October storm in the English Channel in 1744. This is not the Victory of Trafalgar fame, however, but the First Rate built some thirty years earlier, the last Royal Navy three-decker to carry bronze cannon, and a ship whose poor design may well have contributed to her loss. And the story of both the ship and her commander, their individual and remarkably parallel lives, are revealed as fundamental catalysts to the revolutionary reforms in naval shipbuilding, design and dockyard administration that transformed the Royal Navy after 1745. The exciting discovery of the wreck of HMS Victory in 2008, the subsequent and continuing public and political wrangling over possible salvage and the 2019 display at Portsmouth of a mighty 42-pounder bronze gun retrieved from the wreck, are all described in this compelling history of the admiral and his ship; anyone with an interest in naval and maritime hiostry, whether academic or popular, will be fascinated by the story of this hitherto almost unknown predecessor of Nelson's great flagship."--PRovided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
Captain James Cook, navigator : the achievements of Captain James Cook as a seaman, navigator and surveyor /David Cordingly Cordingly, David 1988. • FOLIO • 4 copies available. 061.43(083.83)
HMS Gannet : ship and model /William Mowll ; foreword by Fred Walker. "HMS Gannet, beautifully restored today at Chatham Historic Dockyard, is a fine example of the small colonial schooners that were built and deployed in the second half of the nineteenth century to police Britains great empire and enforce the peace of Pax Britannica. Launched at Sheerness in 1878 with her white Mediterranean livery and elegant clipper bow, she was the epitome of the colonial gunboat.In this new book by the well-known ship modeller Will Mowll, the design and history of Gannet is outlined before the author takes the reader on a detailed photographic step-by-step exposition of the building of his 1/48 scale model of the ship. A particular feature of the model is the inclusion of a static representation of the 2-cylinder compound steam engine with its three cylindrical boilers. Exquisitely detailed, with even the bunkered coal beautifully modelled, all the machinery is made visible by means of the removable deck. The author has therefore reconstructed a major feature of the ship which is no longer extant on the prototype at Chatham.All the information that a ship modeller might need is included here hull construction and the coppering of the ships bottom, the making of the ships steam propulsion systems, the decks and decking, armament, steering gear, mast and yards and rigging, and even the furniture in the wardroom. No part of the ship is left hidden. Inspiring with the sheer quality of his workmanship, the author has brought beautifully to life another of Britains great museum ships."--Provided by the publisher 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.3/22
Science, utility and British naval technology, 1793-1815 : Samuel Bentham and the royal dockyards /Roger Morriss. "During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the technology employed by the British navy changed not just the material resources of the British navy but the culture and performance of the royal dockyards. This book examines the role of the Inspector General of Naval Works, an Admiralty office occupied by Samuel Bentham between 1796 and 1807, which initiated a range of changes in dockyard technology by the construction of experimental vessels, the introduction of non-recoil armament, the reconstruction of Portsmouth yard, and the introduction of steam-powered engines to pump water, drive mass-production machinery and reprocess copper sheathing. While primarily about the technology, this book also examines the complementary changes in the industrial culture of the dockyards. For it was that change in culture which permitted the dockyards at the end of the Wars to maintain a fleet of unprecedented size and engage in warfare both with the United States of America and with Napoleonic Europe"-- 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623/.64094109034
Tudor & Stuart seafarers : the emergence of a maritime nation, 1485-1707 /edited by James Davey "Tudor and Stuart Seafarers tells the compelling story of how a small island positioned on the edge of Europe transformed itself into the world's leading maritime power. In 1485, England was an inward-looking country, its priorities largely domestic and European. Over the subsequent two centuries, however, this country was transformed, as the people of the British Isles turned to the sea in search of adventure, wealth and rule. Explorers voyaged into unknown regions of the world, while merchants, following in their wake, established lucrative trade routes with the furthest reaches of the globe. At home, people across Britain increasingly engaged with the sea, whether through their own lived experiences or through songs, prose and countless other forms of material culture. This exquisitely illustrated book delves into a tale of exploration, encounter, adventure, power, wealth and conflict. Topics include the exploration of the Americas, the growth of worldwide trade, piracy and privateering and the defeat of the Spanish Armada, brought to life through a variety of personalities from the well-known - Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Drake and Samuel Pepys - to the ordinary sailors, dockyard workers and their wives and families whose lives were so dramatically shaped by the sea."--Provided by the publisher. 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61(42)
Clan Line : illustrated Fleet history /John Clarkson, Roy Fenton and Archie Munro. A fleet history of cargo vessels carrying a Clan name and owned by The Clan Line Steamers Ltd or regularly used on Clan Line services. This includes ships nominally owned by the Houston Line (British and South American Steam Navigation Co Ltd) and Scottish Shire Line (Turnbull, Martin & Co), both acquired in 1918; later ships of the King Line (a subsidiary of Union-Castle) and four reefers with Clan names owned by Union-Castle but chartered by Houston and used on Clan Line services. The ships covered comprise the major part of the fleet managed by Cayzer, Irvine and Co Ltd, and a substantial part of the tonnage controlled by the British and Commonwealth Group. The vessels themselves are primarily arranged in groups of similar ships although a chronological list is also included. The history covers the Line's foundation by Sir Charles W Cayzer and Captain Alexander Irvine in 1878 to establish a direct service to Bombay, its evolution into the partnership Clan Line Association Steamers formed in 1881 and the limited liability company Clan Line Steamers Ltd in 1890 and its ultimate merger with Union-Castle in 1955, creating British and Commonwealth. In 1950, Clan set up the Scottish Tanker Co Ltd and bought the Thompson Steamshipping Co Ltd. Also includes a listing of ships built by The Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd following its acquisition by Clan in 1918. Illustrated throughout with photographs of the vessels, general arrangement drawings and cargo documents. Crew stories and narratives highlighting cargoes, routes, specific voyages and key events are profiled. c2007. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 347.792CLAN
Favourite of fortune : Captain John Quilliam, Trafalgar hero /Andrew Bond, Frank Cowin and Andrew Lambert. "The Royal Navy of Nelson's time was not short of heroes, nor of outstanding achievements, but even in this crowded field the career of Captain John Quilliam stands out - so often the right man in the right place at the right time, he was justly described by a contemporary as 'the favourite of fortune'. Born on the Isle of Man 250 years ago, Quilliam has until now evaded detailed study of his extraordinary life. Indeed, while celebrated as a Manx hero, in the wider world beyond the Island one of the most important men on the quarterdeck of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar remains largely unrecognised. Trafalgar, however, was not even the high point of Quilliam's professional journey. From the lowest rung of the ladder in the dockyard at Portsmouth he climbed to become Victory's First Lieutenant, having already survived two of the bloodiest sea-battles of the era at Camperdown and Copenhagen. In the process he won a share in undreamed of wealth through the seizure of one of the largest hauls of Spanish gold ever taken by the Georgian navy. Promoted Post-Captain, Quilliam reached the apogee of his profession, commanding frigates in the Balitc and on the Newfoundland station in the War of 1812. There, in a bizarre twist worthy of an O'Brian or Forester novel, he defeated an accusation of shirking an engagement with the American super-frigate President in a COurt Martial brought by his own First Lieutenant. This first fully biography of a far-from-ordinary naval officer is itself an unusual collaboration between three writers, each interested in different aspects of Quilliam's career, but united by a belief that it deserves a wider audience."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941.073092
The great Anglo-Russian naval alliance of the eighteenth century and beyond / Philip MacDougall. "Naval co-operation between Britain and Russia continued throughout the eighteenth century, with Britain providing huge assistance to the growth of Russia's navy, and Russia making an essential but often overlooked contribution to Britain's maritime power in the period. From 1698 when Tsar Peter the Great served briefly as a trainee shipwright at Deptford dockyard Russia recruited British, often Scottish, shipwrights, engineers, naval officers and naval surgeons who both helped build up the Russian navy and who were also key advisers to the Russian navy at sea. At the same time, naval stores from Russia, especially after Britain lost the American colonies, were vital for the maintenance of Britain's fleet. Moreover, as this book argues, Russian naval power was much more formidable than is often realised, with the Russian navy active alongside the British fleet in the North Sea and winning decisive battles against the Ottoman navy in the Mediterranean, including the battles of ðCeðsme in 1770 and Navarino in 1827. Britain did well to have Russia as a naval ally rather than an enemy. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this important subject, at a time when Britain's relationship with Russia is of considerable concern."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.0094109033
National Maritime Museum : annual report : 1982. National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) [1983]. • PAMPHLET • 8 copies available. 069(26:421.6)
National Maritime Museum : annual report : 1981. National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) [1982]. • PAMPHLET • 10 copies available. 069(26:421.6)