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British battleships, 1939-45. Angus Konstam. Konstam, Angus. 2009. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"1939/1945"

British battleships 1914-18. the early Dreadnoughts /Angus Konstam. Konstam, Angus 2013 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.821.2(42)"1914/1918"

Tribal Class frigates / by Patrick Boniface. "The Tribal or Type 81 frigates of the Royal Navy emerged in the early 1960's as a result of design work started towards the end of World War Two into future surface escort vessels. The opportunity was also taken to introduce new technologies, namely gas turbine propulsion and anti submarine helicopters to the ships in order to make them more valuable frigates. The resulting seven members of the Type 81 frigate class were not universally liked but they served the Royal Navy for over three decades in theatres as diverse as East of Suez, the Caribbean and on the Cod War in the Arctic with Iceland in the 1970's. This book tells the design and history of all seven ships of the class from their ordering to their eventual de-commissioning and draws on extensive research and interviews with former members of ships companies."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.6

Admiral David Glasgow Farragut : the Civil War years /Chester G. Hearn. "No admiral in America's Civil War fought with more distinction than David Glasgow Farragut, the first admiral of the U.S. Navy [...] This book fully describes his lifelong involvement with Capt. David Porter, his foster father, and David Dixon Porter, his foster brother. Focusing primarily on the Civil War [...] the author uses [...] family correspondence to detail Farragut's relationships with the elder Porter, who signed up Farragut as a seagoing midshipman in the U.S. Navy at the age of nine, and with Porter's son, the only other full admiral to emerge from the Civil War. Under the senior Porter's tutelage, Farragut by the age of thirteen had participated in more action during the War of 1812 than many of the Navy's senior officers. [...] Farragut's legendary leadership is showcased in Hearn's thrilling description of the Battle of Mobile Bay. The author's detailed chronicle of Farragut's command of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, crowned by the capture of New Orleans and Port Hudson, reestablishes Farragut's nearly forgotten legacy."--Provided by the publisher. 1998. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92FARRAGUT

Annual report on the instruction and practice of torpedo warfare in H M Navy Naval Torpedo School 1881-1916 • FOLIO • 36 copies available. 355.232.4

Naval air : celebrating a century of naval flying /by Philip Kaplan. "Naval aviation arrived early in the last century in the form of balloons and airships employed by the British Royal Navy for reconnaissance, and interest was stirring in naval circles in a greater aeronautical capacity for the service. Britain's tradition of projecting a global reach through her sea power would, in the view of many, be greatly enhanced by such a capability. Among the first advocates of military aircraft development was British naval minister, Winston Churchill. Over the course of the last century since this point of inception, huge leaps have been made in the design, development, and performance of naval aircraft. This comprehensive account, brought to us by eminent aviation historian Philip Kaplan, details the journey from origin through early development into wartime deployment. This is carried forward through post-war innovations and into modern conflicts such as the Falklands campaign. Attention is paid to the key landmarks of aviation history, such as Taranto, Pearl Harbour, The Doolittle Raid, the Battle of Midway and the Korean campaign. Reference is also paid throughout to the flying aces; the high points in the combat careers of the greatest naval and marine aviators of the past century. Kaplan weaves multiple threads in an effort to produce a comprehensive and detailed history. One of these is the part played by women in the history of flight, detailing a journey characterised by ever-closer involvement at the vanguard of aviation development, showing how societal changes have impacted upon this area in tune with others. Bringing the history up to date, there is a section dedicated to the Helicopter, its varying uses, current disposition and status of the various types in the U.S and British navies. Complemented by a collection of interesting photographs, this is sure to appeal to aviation enthusiasts as well as social historians of the past one hundred years; this isn't just a history of the various aircraft but of the people who got them off the ground and flew them into a new century."--Dust jacket. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.38(42:73)

British destroyers J-C and Battle classes / text by Les Brown ; plans and colour artwork by George Richardson. The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, then moves to an extensive photographic survey of either a high-quality model or a surviving example of the ship. Hints on building the model, and on modifying and improving the basic kit, are followed by a section on paint schemes and camouflage, featuring numerous colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings. This new volume deals with the later classes which were the most modern British destroyers of the Second World War. Marked by a common single-funnelled silhoutte, they were actually very varied, ranging from the large and powerful J to N flotillas, via the austere 'War Emergency' classes that were built in large numbers, to the radically different 'Battle' class, designed with a powerful AA armament for service in the Pacific. 2013. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.823.1(42)

The naval miscellany. edited by Brian Vale Vale, Brian 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.22NRS

4-inch range table : 2900 FS initial velocity to 19500 yards; long-pointed projectile coefficient of form.67; weight of projectile 33 pounds, Siacci's method corrected for altitude; Ingalls's ballistic tables United States.-Navy Department 1941 • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 623.548:623.94

Sadism, songs and stolen liberty / Stephen Mann. "Where in the world could a fourteen year old child apply for a job which they start at the age of fifteen with no way of leaving until they are twenty-seven years old? Where in the world? Great Britain. Stephen Mann writes of his experience as a boy entrant to the British Royal Navy, his despair, then anger, at finding that he could not escape from a world of arbitrary rules and personal violence ... This book describes Stephen's growing political awareness and his opposition to the war in Vietnam and also charts the battle to make a barbaric system of virtually press ganging children for 12 years, become a thing of the past."-- 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. txt

With Commodore Perry to Japan : the journal of William Speiden Jr., 1852-1855 /edited by John A. Wolter, David A. Ranzan, and John J. McDonough. "With Commodore Perry to Japan offers a personal account of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's expedition to Japan through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old purser's clerk of the USS Mississippi. The documentary edition, endorsed by the National Historic Publications & Records Commission, provides excellent coverage of both the political mission of the Perry expedition, the opening of relations with Japan, and of the social history of a naval warship as well. Also included are fifty-five illustrations ranging from hand drawn, pen-and-ink scenes of everyday life sketched by Speiden and other members of the crew to exquisitely detailed pith paintings by Chinese artists."--Provided by the publisher. [2013]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SPEIDEN

Exeter : a cruiser of the medium size /Reginald Cogswell "The title of this book are words Reginald Cogswell opens the book with to describe HMS EXETER. In June 1926, a grammar school boy from Westbury Wiltshire, he joined the Royal Navy as an Electrical Artificer 4th Class. More than 40 years later, having retired as a Lieutenant Commander MBE, he wrote of his experiences. The book covers just a small portion of Lt Cdr Cogswell's naval career, from August '36 to February '40 when he served as the Warrant Officer (E) aboard HMS EXETER. Those 43 months encompassed peace and war, aid to civil power during riots in Trinidad, helping earthquake victims at Talcahuano Chile, family separation and re-unions, calm seas and storms. In setting down his memories of peace time ship focussing on 'showing the flag' visits to the ports of South America, the transition to war and the bloody truth of battle at sea in company with HMS AJAX and HMNZS ACHILLES against the Graf Spee off the River Plate, Reginald Cogswell opens a window into the Royal Navy of the period and the impact of WWII. The chapters devoted the Battle of the RIver Plate are telling - trapped below deck, tasked with maintaining power to the ship, gun directors and turrets, Warrant Officer (E) Cogswell was 'in the thick of it', giving a blow by blow account of the battle, hearing Graf Spee's shells land and tackling the resultant shell damage. The story continues with EXETER's return, via the Falklands for temporary repairs, to Devonport and meeting Churchill, marching with the ship's company through London to an investiture by King George VI and the Lord Mayor's reception at the Guildhall. It ends with the author, and his wife, walking slowly through bomb damaged London to their hotel. This is not a history of naval strategy and tactics or the manoeuvres of battle at sea, but a most beautifully expressed story of one man?s personal experience of peace and war. A book to savour and enjoy for the period flavour and quality of the writing."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82EXETER

Battleship commander : the life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr. /Paul Stillwell. "This is the first-ever biography of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr., who played a key role during World War II in the Pacific. Recognising the achievements and legacy of one of the war's top combat admirals has been long overdue until now"--Provided by publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92LEE

The British carrier strike fleet : after 1945 / David Hobbs. "David Hobbs looks at the post-World War II fortunes of the most powerful fleet in the Royal Navy - its decline in the face of diminishing resources, its final fall at the hands of ignorant politicians, and its recent resurrection in the form of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers, the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Despite prophecies that nuclear weapons would make conventional forces obsolete, British carrier-borne aircraft were almost continuously employed. This book combines narratives of poorly understood operations with clear analysis of their strategic and political background. With beautiful illustrations and original research, British Carrier Strike Fleet tells an important but largely untold story of renewed significance as Britain once again embraces carrier operation."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.822.7(42)"1945/2014"

British warships & auxiliaries : 2023 /Boniface, Patrick "The 2023 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 120 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. 2023 • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Naval accounts and inventories of the reign of Henry VII 1485-8 and 1495-7 1906 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 354.71"14"

The naval miscellany. edited by Susan Rose. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.22NRS

Documents relating to the Naval Air Service : volume 1 1908-1918 1969 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.38

The Indian naval revolt of 1946 Gourgey, Percy S 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.133(54)"1946"

A guide to the history of the Brass Foundry / M J Lewis. Lewis, M J 1998. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available.

Japanese naval and merchant shipping losses during World War II by all causes United States. Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee 1947 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.086.2(52):940.545

The letters of Robert Blake, together with supplementary documents Blake, Robert 1937 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Blake

History of the Russian fleet during the reign of Peter the Great by a contemporary Englishman (1724) 1899 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(47)"17"

The Hawke papers : a selection 1743-1771 1990 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Hawke

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