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Mersey tugs through time. / Ian Collard "The main role of the tug is to assist vessels in the river or within the dock system by moving them by pushing or towing. They are also used to tow barges or platforms which have no engines or methods of propulsion. Tugs are designed to be highly manoeuvrable and powerful as they normally work with large vessels in restricted spaces. The main towing companies operating on the Mersey in the twentieth century were J. & J. H. Rea Limited, Liverpool Screw Towing Company and the Alexandra Towing Company Limited. Mersey tugs were employed to work with passenger liners, cargo vessels, oil tankers and other vessels working on the river. The modern tug is equipped with azimuthing thrusters or Voith Schneider Vertical propellers which enable them to generate the thrust required for towing the larger vessels which are now being built. In this book, Ian Collard charts the development of the Mersey tug from the late nineteenth century to the present day."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.124.2(427.2)
Addenda to manual of hydraulics 1893 : HM ships Albion and Glory The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty 1900 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 621.22
Possessing Meares Island / Barry Gough. Gough, Barry M. 1998. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 971.1
A policy and financial management review Wilding, Richard 1991 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 069.64
Submarines : 1914-present / David Ross. "The emergence of the submarine in 1914 as a major strategic weapon was swift and unexpected. On 5 September 1914, a British light cruiser, HMS Pathfinder, was sunk by the German submarine U-21, becoming the first victim of a free-fired torpedo. The basis of naval warfare had been changed forever. The Essential Naval Identification Guide: Submarines 1914Present offers a highly illustrated guide to all the main classes of submarines to be used in naval warfare from the beginning of World War I to the present day. Divided by era, campaign and country, the book includes sections on submarine forces in 1914, technical developments during the 1930s, the Atlantic convoy war during World War II, Soviet submarine development during the Cold War, the introduction of nuclear-powered submarines, submarines of the Falklands War, and the latest ICBM carriers. All the main types are included, from the World War I-era German U-1 and British F-class, through the Type VII U-boats and US Gato class of World War II, and coming up-to-date with the latest missile submarines, such as HMS Astute, USS Virginia, the Russian Borei class, the Chinese Shang class and the INS Arihant."--Dust jacket. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.827"1914/..."
The world encyclopedia of battleships / Peter Hore. "This meticulously researched and illustrated book begins with a history of the battleship, from the first ironclad wooden-hulled ships of the 19th century to the revolutionary Dreadnoughts of World War I and the mightly battleships and battle cruisers of World War II. In fascinating detail, here are the accounts of the main battles and operations in which these warships took part. There are also anecdotes about the personalities involved in the design and command of what has been described as one of the most technologically advanced and complex engineering achievements of human civilization. There follows three chronological sections, each of which is a comprehensive country-by-country directory of the major battleships of that era, with an informative text describing their history, construction, appearance and function. Accompanied by archive and museum photographs, illustrations and paintings, the famous ships of the last 150 years, including Dreadnought, Hood, New Jersey, Bismarck and Nagato, are brought to life. Special information panels detail each ship's main specificiations, including its country of origin, launch date, size, weight, firepower and performance. Featuring more than 150 ships and illustrated with over 550 photographs, this is a must-have reference book for everyone interested in the battleships that have helped to make history."--Provided by the publisher. [2005]. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.821.2(100)"18/20"
Brief history of polar exploration since the introduction of flying : to accompany a physical map of the Arctic and a bathymetric map of the Antarctic Joerg, W L G 1930 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 910.4(98/99)"1925/1930"
Newsletter : AYRS. 1977-1999. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.
Theatrum orbis terrarum / Ortelius, Abraham. 1624. Ortelius, Abraham 1624 • ATLAS-OVER • 1 copy available. 094:912.44(100)"15"
Windjammer • JOURNAL • 1 copy available. Mariners International
The North West Company's "adventure to China" / Barry M. Gough. Gough, Barry M. 1976. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 910.4(510)"1783/1840"
The H.I.A. journal of modern watchmaking. Horological Institute of America. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.
Pax Britannica : peace, force and world power /Barry M. Gough. Gough, Barry M. 1990. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 325.46(41-44)
Italian Battleships : Conte di Cavour and Duilio Classes 1911-1956 /Erminio Bagnasco and Augusto de Toro. "Originally comprising five vessels in two related classes, these battleships entered service at the beginning of the Great War. As designed, they were powerful examples of the second generation of dreadnoughts, with a combination of twin and triple turrets producing a unique main armament of thirteen 12-inch guns. One ship, Leonardo da Vinci, was sunk by an explosion at Taranto in 1916, and although the hull was raised post-war, te plan to rebuild the ship was abandoned as it was not deemed cost-effective. However, the remaining four ships were to undergo one of the most radical reconstructions of any battleship class during the 1930s, emerging with an entirely new profile, an up-gunned main armament, more powerful machinery and all the characteristics of a modern fast battleship. In this form they became an important element in the Italian fleet that opposed the British from 1940. This book covers all the technical details of the shis, both as built and as rebuilt, but also provides an extended history of their active service, including battle plans and track charts, as well as their post-war fates. Thoroughly illustrated with photographs, ship and armament plans, detail drawings and colour camouflage schemes, the book is a fitting companion to the author's previous work, The Littorio Class."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82520945
Construction : d'une horloge qui marque le temps vrai avec le moyen La Hire, M. de 1717 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:681.11
Recueil des machines approuvees par l'Academie Royale des Sciences L'Academie Royale des Sciences 1699-1734 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.11
Sur les pendules a secondes La Hire, M. de 1715 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:681.11
Recherche : des dates de l'invention du micrometre, des horloges a pendule, et des lunettes d'approche La Hire, M. de 1717 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:681.11
The Corporation of Trinity House : serving the mariner. Pamphlet briefly describing the history of Trinity House, and its three main roles as a general lighthouse authority, a charitable organisation for the welfare of mariners, and a deep sea pilotage authority. 199?] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 627.71(421.6)
The seaman 1931 - 1991 (Dec.) with gaps • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.
The records of the Royal Navy's Pacific Station / [Barry M. Gough] Gough, Barry M. 1969. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 355.49(42:265)"1867/1905":930.25
Alte Uhren : ZeitmeÇgerèate, wiss. Instrumente u. Automaten. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.
A history of the world in sixteen shipwrecks / Stewart Gordon. "Shipwrecks as hidden windows on the history of globalization. Roman triremes of the Mediterranean. The treasure fleet of the Spanish Main. Great ocean liners of the Atlantic. Stories of disasters at sea fire the imagination as little else can, whether the subject is a historical wreck--the Titanic or the Bismark--or the recent capsizing of a Mediterranean cruise ship. Shipwrecks also make for a new and very different understanding of world history. A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks explores the ages-long, immensely hazardous, persistently romantic, and still-ongoing process of moving people and goods across far-flung maritime worlds. Telling the stories of ships and the people who made and sailed them, from the earliest ancient-Nile craft to the Exxon Valdez, A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks argues that the gradual integration of localized and separate maritime regions into fewer, larger, and more interdependent regions offers a unique window on world history. Stewart Gordon draws a number of provocative conclusions from his study, among them that the European 'Age of Exploration' as a singular event is simply a myth--many cultures, east and west, explored far-flung maritime worlds over the millennia--and that technologies of shipbuilding and navigation have been among the main drivers of science and technology throughout history. Finally, A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks shows in a series of compelling narratives that the development of institutions and technologies that made terrifying oceans familiar, and turned unknown seas into sea-lanes, profoundly matters in our modern world"--Provided by the publisher. [2015]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3(100)"-.../20"
French battleships of World War One / John Jordan & Philippe Caresse. "When war broke out in August 1914 France had only two dreadnoughts in service, with a second pair running trials. The main body of the elite Armâee Navale was made up of the eleven battleships of the Patrie and Danton classes, both of which were intermediate designs with two main gun calibres. Older ships included survivors of the notorious Flotte d'echantillons ('fleet of samples') of the 1890 programme and their successors designed during the 1890s. This book traces the development of French battleships from 1890 to 1922, and also covers the extensive modifications made to the survivors during the interwar period. The structure follows that of previous books in this highly successful series, with Part I by John Jordan devoted to design, followed by historical chapters by Philippe Caresse covering 1900 to 1945. It is liberally illustrated throughout with line drawings and labelled schematics, plus photographs from the extensive Caresse collection, many of which are previously unpublished. This is the most comprehensive account of these ships published in English or in French, and is destined be the standard reference for many years to come."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.821.2(44)