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Two navies divided : the British and United States navies in the Second World War /Brian Lavery, foreword by Admiral the Rt Hon the Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC PC. "This title, derived from George Bernard Shaw's comment that 'England and America are two countries divided by a common language,' is intended to suggest that, as with language, these two great navies had many common roots, but nontheless varied significantly in their outlook and practices. Brian Lavery's comparative and comprehensive study is the first to analyse the two forces, the largest navies the world has ever seen, and in doing so offers many original insights into how the naval war was fought and won."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.54/5

VJ : the final victory Great Britain. Ministry of Defence (Navy) 1995 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(42)

Admiral Albert Hastings Markham / Frank Jastrzembski. "Few men have lived such an extraordinary life as Admiral Albert Hastings Markham. Besides dedicating five decades of his career to the Royal Navy, Markham was a voracious reader, prolific writer, keen naturalist, and daring explorer. He battled Chinese pirates during the Second Opium War and Taiping Rebellion; chased down Australian blackbirding ships in the South Pacific; trekked to within 400 miles of the North Pole; hunted buffalo and visited Indian reservations in the United States; observed a bloody war in South America; canoed Canada's remote Hayes River; and explored the icy waters of Baffin Bay and the Arctic Ocean archipelago of Novaya Zemlya. At the time of his death in 1918, The Globe declared that Markham's passing removed from society 'one of the most arresting figures of his time'. While Markham's life was filled with adventure, it was also marred by tragedy. Regrettably, Markham is best remembered for his role in the sinking of HMS Victoria in 1893. This one incident has tarnished his legacy until now. This book follows Markham on his nineteenth-century tales of adventure and misfortune and reassess the life of this forgotten admiral."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92MARKHAM

The mastery of the sea / by Cyril Field. Field, Cyril. [1930] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)

Range table for 16-inch, 50-caliber gun : 2690 FS initial velocity; 1900-pound high-capacity projectile United States.-Navy Department 1943 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.548:623.94

Range table for 16-inch, 45-caliber gun : 2635 FS initial velocity; 1900-pound high-capacity projectile United States.-Navy Department 1943 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.548:623.94

British warships & auxiliaries / Mike Critchley. Critchley, Mike 1999. • • 1 copy available.

From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow : the Royal Navy in the Fisher era, 1904-1919 ... Marder, Arthur J 1961-1970 • BOOK • 11 copies available. 940.45

Sloops : a history of the 71 sloops built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926-1946 Hague, Arnold 1993 • BOOK • 5 copies available. 623.824

The development of mobile logistic support in Anglo-American naval policy, 1900-1953 / Peter V. Nash. Nash, Peter V. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.41(42:72)"1900/1953"

Chatham historic dockyard : world power to resurgence /edited by Neil Cossons. "Nowhere in the world is it possible to see such an intact naval dockyard for the building and maintenance of the ships of the sailing navy as at Chatham. This book, edited by Neil Cossons, Jonathan Coad, Andrew Lambert, Paul Hudson and Paul Jardine - all experts in their fields - brings together their combined knowledge to tell the dockyard's history, from Elizabethan origins to fleet base and shipbuilding yard, from sail to steel to submarines. They set out the extraordinary scale of the legacy and the challenges of the future once the yard closed in the 1980s. This is a story of the creation of the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust and the management of an outstanding historic asset for the benefit of the public. Profusely illustrated, it is the first authoritative account of how Chatham's dockyard was saved for the nation and managed for nearly forty years to exemplary standards. By 1984, the navy no longer needed Chatham dockyard. This book describes its place in history and how one of the largest and most complex conservation projects has transformed the site into a successful re-born place where people visit, work, live and relax. The story is told by people closely involved throughout the project as a fascinating account of regeneration from which future projects have much to learn - Peter Kendall, former Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments, Historic England."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.8/30942232

HMS Belfast pocket manual / John Blake. "A familiar sight on the Thames at London Bridge, HMS Belfast is a Royal Navy light cruiser, launched in March 1938. Belfast was part of the British naval blockade against Germany and from November 1942 escorted Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union and assisted in the destruction of the German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944 Belfast supported the Normandy landings and in 1945 was redeployed to the British Pacific Fleet. After the war she saw action in the Korean War and a number of other overseas actions. She has been part of the Imperial War Museum since 1978, with 250,000 visitors annually. This fascinating book comprises a series of documents that give information on the building of the ship, her wartime service history and life on board."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82BELFAST

X.1 : the Royal Navy's mystery submarine /Roger Branfill-Cook. "This book explores the historical background to submarine cruisers, the personalities involved in X.1's design and service, the spy drama surrounding her launch, the treason trial of a leading Royal Navy commander, and her political demise."--Provided by the publisher. 2013 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.827(42)

County Class : guided missile destroyers /by Neil McCart. "When they first appeared in the 1960s these ships were unlike any destroyers that had gone before - the County class brought the Royal Navy into the missile age! This lavishly illustrated volume charts the career of all eight ships from design, through launch and throughout their service careers."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.1(42)

Town class cruisers / by Neil McCart. "For a quarter of a century, through some of the most turbulent years in Britain's history, the Town-class cruisers served the Royal Navy and the country well. This volume details the individual histories of each of the ten ships."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.822.3(42)

RN Destroyers in focus since 1945 / Ben Warlow "Written by Ben Warlow, this book provides a well documented account of the Royal Navy warships since 1945. Each photograph is pure nostalgia and has a well researched caption which gives an excellent history of the warship."--Provided by the publisher. [1999] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.1(42)

The Rodney papers: selections from the correspondence of Admiral Lord Rodney, v 1, 1742-1763 /edited by David Syrett. Rodney, George Brydges 2005 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.22

Seven Years' War / Martin Robson. "The Seven Years War (1756-1763) was the first global conflict and became the key factor in creating the British Empire. This book looks at Britain's maritime strategic, operational and tactical success (and failures), through a wide-ranging history of the Royal Navy's role in the war. By the end of the war in 1763 Britain was by no means a hegemonic power, but it was the only state capable of sustained global power projection on a global scale. Key to Britain's success was political and strategic direction from London, through the war planning of Pitt the Elder and the successful implementation of his policies by a stellar cast of naval and military leaders at an operational and tactical level. Martin Robson highlights the work of some of the key protagonists in the Royal Navy, such as Admiral Hawke whose appreciation of the wider strategic context at Quiberon Bay in 1759 decided the fate of North America, but he also provides insights into the experience of life in the lower decks at this time. Robson ultimately shows that the creation, containment and expansion of the British Empire was made possible by the exercise of maritime power through the Royal Navy."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1756/1763"

Autobiography / Captain J.R. Gower. Gower, J.R., • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 92GOWER

AA range table for 3-inch 50 caliber gun : 2650 FS initial velocity, 13.0-lb AA projectile Mark 33 United States. Department of the Navy 1949 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.548:623.94

Range table for 3-in 70-cal gun (surface targets) : 3350 FS initial velocity, 15.0-lb projectile United States. Department of the Navy 1950 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.548:623.94

HMS Cavalier / by Patrick Boniface. Boniface, Patrick, 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82CAVALIER

HMS Conway 1859-1974 / Alfred Windsor. Windsor, Alfie, 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 377.6:656.61(427.1)

HMS Hermes 1923 & 1959 / Neil McCart. McCart, Neil. 2001. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82HERMES

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