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Portsmouth dockyard 1900-1920 : a photographic history 1999 • CD-ROM • 1 copy available. 623.81(422.7)(084.12)"1900/1920"

Command at sea / James Stavridis and William P. Mack. Long considered the bible of commanding officers at sea, this classic guide covers virtually every subject of relevance to the command of a US Navy ship. The first revision in 15 years, the fifth edition represents a major update, with new material on topics from assuming command and relations with the crew to fleet operations and combat. 1999. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"20"(73)

4-inch range table; 2500 FS initial velocity to 14500 yards United States.-Navy Department 1932 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.548:623.94

4-inch range table : 2900 FS initial velocity to 19500 yards; weight of projectile 33 pounds; length of projectile 4 calibers; radius of ogive 7 calibers United States.-Navy Department 1941 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.548:623.94

4-inch range table : 2900 FS initial velocity to 19600 yards; weight of projectile 33 pounds; length of projectile 4 calibers; radius of ogive 7 calibers United States.-Navy Department 1941 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.548:623.94

Essays in naval history, from medieval to modern / N.A.M. Rodger. Rodger, N. A. M., 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"10/19"

Solent Fleet Review 2005 : a complete guide to the warships, tall ships and merchantmen at the review /Steve Bush. "This work contains a programme from the Fleet Review in addition to descriptions of the vessels that took part". 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.16(42)"2005"

Admirals : the naval commanders who made Britain great /Andrew Lambert. Lambert, Andrew D., 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.331092241

The Fleet Annual and Naval Year Book, 1912 Yexley, Lionel 1912 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359(42)(058)

Walker, RN : the story of Captain Frederic John Walker, CB, DSO and three bars, RN /Terence Roberson Robertson, Terence 1965. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(42)

Taking the King's shilling / by John Cannon. Cannon, John [2018?] • BOOK • 1 copy available.

T.E. Lawrence and the Red Sea patrol : the Royal Navy's role in creating the legend /John Johnson-Allen. "Although many books have been written about T E Lawrence and the Arab Revolt, none before has fully explored the pivotal role of the Royal Navy in the Red Sea at the time. This is the first book to be written about the Navy's role in the success of the Arab Revolt in the creation of the legendary figure of Lawrence of Arabia. Following extensive and detailed research into the activities of the ships of the Red Sea Patrol by the author, a maritime historian and former Merchant Navy officer, it has become evident that, without the work of those ships, the Arab revolt would have failed and T E Lawrence would have remained an obscure officer in the military bureaucracy of Cairo. Lawrence was very aware of the importance and relevance of the Royal Navy in their operations in the Red Sea and commented on it on many occasions, notably in 1918, saying 'The naval side of the operations, when the time comes to tell of it, will provide a most interesting case of the value of command of the sea..'. Until now, nobody has investigated this angle in any detail. By doing this so comprehensively, this book gives a fresh dimension to the Lawrence of Arabia legend."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(42:56)

Loch class frigates / by Patrick Boniface "The Loch class was to prove to be amongst the best A/S frigates produced by Great Britain during the war, although most of the class only entered service from 1944 onwards. 110 ships were projected, but with the end of the war only 28 were completed as such. This volume records the design and service record of these vessels."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.6

The rise and fall of British naval mastery / Paul M. Kennedy. Kennedy, Paul M., 1976. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"15/19"(42)

The second great war edition of the fleet annual and naval year book 1916 / compiled by Lionel Yexley. 1916. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359(42)(058)"1916"

British warships & auxiliaries / [Steve Bush]. "The fully revised and updated well respected guide to the ships, aircraft and weapons of the fleet. Over 80 colour photos. Complete with pennant numbers and silhouettes. Now expanded to include royal Marine Craft and Border Agency vessels."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"2014/2015"

The Flying Pallas, of 36 guns, at Plymouth, is a new and uncommonly fine frigate ... : ready for an expedition as soon as some more good hands are on board ... [1804]. • RAREPAM-OS • 1 copy available. 355.2"1804"

The Naval Institute guide to the ships and aircraft of the U.S. fleet / Norman Polmar. Polmar, Norman. 2012. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82(73)"20/21"

Coronel and Falklands 1914 : duel in the South Atlantic /Michael McNally. McNally, Michael, 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1914"(42:43)

The naval route to the abyss : the Anglo-German naval race 1895-1914 /edited by Matthew S. Seligmann, Frank Nèagler and Michael Epkenhans. "The intense rivalry in battleship building that took place between Britain and Germany in the run up to the First World War is seen by many as the most totemic of all armaments races. Blamed by numerous commentators during the inter-war years as a major cause of the Great War, it has become emblematic of all that is wrong with international competitions in military strength. Yet, despite this notoriety, 'the Great Naval Race' has not received the attention that this elevated status would merit and it has never been examined from the viewpoint of both of its participants simultaneously and equally. This volume, which contains a comprehensive survey of the existing scholarship on this topic, both English-language and German, as well as important primary source materials from a range of archives in both Britain and Germany, fills this gap. By putting the actions of the British Admiralty side-by-side with those of its German counterparts, it enables the naval race to be viewed comparatively and thereby facilitates an understanding of how the two parties to this conflict interacted. By offering a comprehensive range of German documents in both their original text and in English translation, the book makes the German role in this conflict accessible to an English speaking audience for the first time. As such, it is an essential volume for any serious student of naval policy in the pre-First World War era."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.22NRS

Before the Ironclad : warship design and development 1815-1860 /D K Brown, RCNC. "In the massive revolution that affected warship design between Waterloo and the Warrior, the Royal Navy was traditionally depicted as fiercely resisting every change until it was almost too late, but these old assumptions were first challenged in this authoritative history of the transition from sail to steam. Originally published in 1990, it began a process of revaluation which has produced a more positive assessment of the British contribution to the naval developments of the period. This classic work is here reprinted in an entirely new edition, with more extensive illustration. Beginning with the structural innovations of Robert Seppings, the book traces the gradual introduction of more scientific methods and the advent of steam and the paddle fighting ship, iron hulls and screw propulsion. It analyses the performance of the fleet in the war with Russia (1853-1856), and concludes with the design of the Warrior, the first iron-hulled, seagoing capital ship in the world. The author presents a picture of an organisation that was well aware of new technology, carefully evaluating its practical advantage, and occasionally (as with its enthusiastic espousal of iron hulls) moving too quickly for the good of the service. Written by an eminent naval architect, Before the Ironclad is both a balanced account of general developments, and an in-depth study of the ships themselves."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"18"

Envoys of abolition : British naval officers and the campaign against the slave trade in West Africa /Mary Wills. ''After Britain's Abolition of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, a squadron of Royal Navy vessels was sent to the West Coast of Africa tasked with suppressing the thriving transatlantic slave trade. Drawing on previously unpublished papers found in private collections and various archives in the UK and abroad, this book examines the personal and cultural experiences of the naval officers at the frontline of Britain's anti-slavery campaign in West Africa. It explores their unique roles in this 60-year operation: at sea, boarding slave ships bound for the Americas and 'liberating' captive Africans; on shore, as Britain resolved to 'improve' West African societies; and in the metropolitan debates around slavery and abolitionism in Britain. Their personal narratives are revealing of everyday concerns of health, rewards and strategy, to more profound questions of national honour, cultural encounters, responsibility for the lives of others in the most distressing of circumstances, and the true meaning of 'freedom' for formerly enslaved African peoples. British anti-slavery efforts and imperial agendas were tightly bound in the nineteenth century, inseparable from ideas of national identity. This is a book about individuals tasked with extraordinary service, military men who also worked as guardians, negotiators, and envoys of abolition.''--Povided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 381.44094109034

Arthur Phillip : sailor, mercenary, governor, spy /Michael Pembroke. "As a captain in the Georgian navy Arthur Phillip's integrity, intelligence and persistence made him perfectly suited to the role that history and circumstance presented to him in 1788, but landing the First Fleet at Botany Bay was only one of many achievements in a captivating life. His is a story of political intrigue, eighteenth-century sailing ships, and the race for economic and geographic advancement in a world that was becoming truly international. It is a tale of ambition, of wealthy widows and marriage mistakes; of money and trade, espionage and mercenaries, hardship and illness. Beyond the facts of discovery and exploration, this book reveals the extraordinary idealism and the influence of the Enlightenment on the founding of Australia."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 994.402092

Jane Austen's transatlantic sister : the life and letters of Fanny Palmer Austen /Sheila Johnson Kindred. "In 1807, genteel, Bermuda-born Fanny Palmer (1789-1814) married Jane Austen's youngest brother, Captain Charles Austen, and was thrust into a demanding life within the world of the British navy. Experiencing adventure and adversity in wartime conditions both at sea and onshore, the spirited and resilient Fanny travelled between Bermuda, Nova Scotia, and England. After crossing the Atlantic in 1811, she ingeniously made a home for Charles and their daughters aboard a working naval vessel, and developed a supportive friendship with his sister, Jane. In Jane Austen's Transatlantic Sister, Fanny's articulate and informative letters - transcribed in full for the first time and situated in their meticulously researched historical context - disclose her quest for personal identity and autonomy, her maturation as a wife and mother, and the domestic, cultural, and social milieu she inhabited. Sheila Johnson Kindred also investigates how Fanny was a source of naval knowledge for Jane, and how far she was an inspiration for Austen's literary invention, especially for the female naval characters in Persuasion. Although she died young, Fanny's story is a compelling record of female naval life that contributes significantly to our limited knowledge of women's roles in the Napoleonic Wars. Enhanced by rarely seen illustrations, Fanny's life story is a rich new source for Jane Austen scholars and fans of her fiction, as well as for those interested in biography, women's letters, and history of the family."--Provided by publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92AUSTEN

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