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Landsman Hay / by Robert Hay, ed. with an introduction by Vincent McInerney. Hay, Robert, 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92HAY

Passing ships / Gordon Gray. "A fascinating and poignant account of one man's life on the sea and the love it continues to inspire in him."--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92GRAY

Four weeks in May : the loss of HMS Coventry :a captain's story /David Hart Dyke. Dyke, David Hart 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82COVENTRY

AEW : Admiralty Experiment Works Great Britain. Ministry of Defence. Admiralty Experimental Works [1972] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available.

Naval songs and ballads / selected and edited by C. H. Firth "A collection of ballads illustrating the history of the British Navy from the sixteenth to the middle of the nineteenth century."--Provided by the publisher. 1908 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 784.4

General instructions and regulations by Order of the Honorary Committee ca.1920]. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.82IMPLACABLE

USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer : the Pacific 1943 /Mark Stille. Stille, Mark. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.1(73:52)

HMS Glory : 1945-1961 /Neil McCart in association with the Fleet Air Arm Museum. McCart, Neil. 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82GLORY

The disastrous fall and triumphant rise of the Fleet Air Arm from 1912 to 1945 : Sea Eagles led by Penguins 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.9

The commission of HMS Flora : Pacific Station, 1902-1905 /by Daniel J. O'Leary. O'Leary, Daniel J 1905. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.822.3(42)"19"

Report of the salvage of the U.S.S. Lafayette (ex-SS Normandie) / submitted by Supervisor of Salvage, U.S.N., New York. United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ships [1947] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 629.129.2LAFAYETTE

A call to the sea : Captain Charles Stewart of the USS Constitution /Claude G. Berube and John A. Rodgaard. Berube, Claude G., 2006, c2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92STEWART

Scientific results of the United States Arctic expedition : Steamer Polaris, C.F. Hall commanding /by Emil Bessels, chief of the Scientific department, United States Arctic expedition. United States.-Navy Department. 1876. • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 910.4(73:98):094

within the cities of London and Westminster ... for the great success God hath been pleased to give the navy Blake, Robert 1657 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:355.49"1657"(42:46)

The royal dockyards during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Morriss, Roger 1983 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 623.81(42)"17/18"

British warships and auxiliaries, 2021 / publisher/editor: Peter van Schie. "The 2021 edition of this highly regarded and popular publication provides an up-to-the-minute guide to the ships, aircraft and weapons of the fleet. Illustrated with over 80 colour photos and silhouettes for easy recognition. Foreword by Patrick Boniface, Editorial Correspondent, Warship World, gives the reader a comprehensive review of the state of the Royal Navy today. Sections include details of the fleets of the Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and support vessels operated under contract, as well as vessels of the Royal Marines, Army and Border Force. Each class entry includes a full colour photograph together with a class listing, pennant numbers, technical specifications and brief notes. The book concludes with a listing of those ships preserved within the UK and operating in a secondary role after decommissioning and a summary of those vessels which have been scrapped since the previous edition."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Final report of a board of investigation ... to inquire into the design and methods of construction of welded steel merchant vessels, 15 July 1946 United States.-Navy Department 1947 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 629.12.011.22

The price of victory : a naval history of Britain, 1814-1945 /N. A. M. Rodger. "At the end of the French and Napoleonic wars, British sea-power was at its apogee. But by 1840, as one contemporary commentator put it, the Admiralty was full of 'intellects becalmed in the smoke of Trafalgar'. How the Royal Navy reformed and reinvigorated itself in the course of the nineteenth century is just one thread in this magnificent book, which refuses to accept standard assumptions and analyses. All the great actions are here, from Navarino in 1827 (won by a daringly disobedient Admiral Codrington) to Jutland, D-Day, the Battle of the Atlantic and the battles in the Pacific in 1944/45 in concert with the US Navy. The development and strategic significance of submarine and navy air forces is superbly described, as are the rapid evolution of ships (from classic Nelsonic type, to hybrid steam/sail ships, then armour-clad and the fully armoured Dreadnoughts and beyond) and weapons. The social history of officers and men - and sometimes women - always a key part of the author's work, is not neglected. Rodger sets all this in the essential context of politics and geo-strategy. The character and importance of leading admirals - Beatty, Fisher, Cunningham - is assessed, together with the roles of other less famous but no less consequential figures. Based on a lifetime's learning, it is the culmination of one of the most significant British historical works in recent decades. Naval specialists will find much that is new here, and will be invigorated by the originality of Rodger's judgements; but everyone who is interested in the one of the central threads in British history will find it rewarding."-- 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available. txt

Seven at Santa Cruz : the life of fighter ace Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa /Ted Edwards. "This riveting biography details how Stanley 'Swede' Vejtasa became a World War II naval hero. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Swede flew an SBD Dauntless dive-bomber and helped sink Shoho, the first aircraft carrier lost by Japan in World War II. The next day, in that same Dauntless, he took off from USS Yorktown and out-flew and out-gunned three Japanese Zeros, making him the only dive bomber pilot to be awarded Navy Crosses for both bombing and aerial combat. Months later, the day before the Battle of Santa Cruz, Swede was flying an F4F Wildcat fighter off USS Enterprise and had no recourse but to follow orders he knew to be insane. He and his squadron mates flew their predictably empty search legs and beyond, only to discover upon their return to Point Option in the dark, that Enterprise was nowhere to be found. Incredibly, Swede located the oil slick he had noticed seeping from Enterprise during a morning combat air patrol and was able to track it back to the carrier. After their harrowing return, during the Battle of Santa Cruz, the fate of Enterprise, and by extension Guadalcanal, lay in the hands of that same Swede Vejtasa. He responded by single-handedly downing an unprecedented two Japanese dive bombers and five torpedo bombers attacking the carrier. Skipper Jimmy Flatley recognized that in all likelihood, Swede had saved Enterprise from destruction, and he recommended Swede for the Medal of Honor."--Provided by publisher. 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92VEJTASA

The private correspondence of Admiral Lord Collingwood Collingwood, Cuthbert Collingwood,-Baron, 1957 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Collingwood

USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) stranding salvage United States.-Department of the Navy • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.76

British naval power in the East, 1794-1805 : the command of Admiral Peter Rainier /Peter A. Ward. "When war broke out with France in 1793, there immediately arose the threat of a renewed French challenge to British supremacy in India. This security problem was compounded in 1795 when the French overran the Netherlands and the extremely valuable Dutch trade routes and Dutch colonies, including the Cape of Good Hope and what is now Indonesia, fell under French control. The task of securing British interests in the East was a formidable one: the distances were huge, communication with London could take years, there were problems marshalling resources, and fine diplomatic skills were needed to keep independent rulers on the British side and to ensure full co-operation from the East India Company. The person charged with overseeing this formidable task was Admiral Peter Rainier (1741-1808), commander of the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean and the East from 1794 to 1805. This book discusses the enormous difficulties Rainier faced. It outlines his career, explaining how he carried out his role with exceptional skill; how he succeeded in securing British interests in the East - whilst avoiding the need to fight a major battle; how he enhanced Britain's commanding position at sea; and how, additionally, in co-operation with the Governor-General, Richard Wellesley, he further advanced Britain's position in India itself."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92RAINIER

Logs of the great sea fights 1794-1805 : vol 1 1899 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1794/1805"(093.2)

Documents relating to Anson's voyage round the world 1740-1744 1967 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(100)"1740/1744"(093.2)

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