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The evil necessity : British naval impressment in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world /Denver Brunsman. Brunsman, Denver Alexander, 2013. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.212(42:73)
Support for the fleet : architecture and engineering of the Roya Navy's bases, 1700-1914 /Jonathan Coad. "This major new book traces for the first time the architectural and engineering works in the Royal Navy's shore bases at home and overseas and the political imperatives and technologies that helped shape them up to the First World War. Based on detailed archival research, it concentrates on the remarkable legacy of surviving structures. The varied requirements of the sailing navy and its steam-driven successor are reflected in successive dockyard remodellings and expansions. The influence of the Royal Engineers is traced from early beginnings in the 1700s to their major role in the dockyard expansions from the late 1830s into the twentieth century. The architectural development of victualling and ordnance yards, naval hospitals, schools and coaling stations are all described, together with their key contributions to Great Britain's long naval supremacy. Copiously illustrated with maps, plans and photographs, this important and lively work will appeal to naval historians, industrial archaeologists and students of British history."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.81(42)"17/19"
The Crinoline church, Eastney Barracks : the story of the Royal Marine Artillery church, its chaplains and its baptisms, 1866-1905 /Dennis Bill Named after the shape of the building, the Crinoline Church was founded in Southsea in 1858 before moving to its St George's Road site in 1866. It remained there until 1905 when it was superseded by the permanent Royal Marine Artillery church dedicated to St Andrew, which was built in Henderson Road, Eastney. This book provides a history of the building, explores the link with the Crimean War and identifies the likely architects. Details of the memorials moved to St Andrew's from the original church are included and those named on memorials are listed along with brief biographies. A full list of baptisms performed at the church, transcribed from the original register held at The National Archives, is included and covers the period from 21 July 1866 to the end of 1905. The details provided in this are the baptism date, birth date and name of the child, and parents' names and rank when given. The author has also provided brief biographies of those baptised in the church and who were awarded gallantry medals (including the Meritorious Service Medal) or named on memorials. The author also provides short biographies of the Chaplains who performed baptisms in the church. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
Ambitious for glory : the career of a Victorian naval officer /Philip Lionel Saumarez ; edited by James Saumarez. "Thomas Saumarez was in many ways a typical Victorian naval officer - self confident, proud and quick to take offence. In a period of relative peace, he was fortunate to achieve distinction through active service in the Argentine, the West African Station and the Second Chinese Opium War, reaching post rank at an early age but retiring shortly after this following discord with his superior officer. By good fortune he left his 'Private and Public Journal', and through this and other original correspondence his grandson and great-grandson have been able to piece together his service life to produce this book, consisting largely of direct transcription of Thomas's writing. This period was one of great change, with sail to steam and wood to iron, and the book provides an important record of the ships and actions during 'Pax Britannica'. Perhaps more importantly it also gives a fascinating insight into the mores and opinions of an officer of that age, who is revealingly frank in his judgement of those with whom he served." - Provided by the publisher 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.331092
The log book : or, Nautical miscellany. Old Sailor, [between 1850 and 1858] • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 820-82
A narrative of my professional adventures (1790-1839) Dillon, William Henry, Sir 1953-1956 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 92Dillon
Drawings in the possession of the Earl of Dartmouth illustrating battles in the third Dutch War. Legge, William Heneage. 1908. • OVERSIZE • 3 copies available. 74.044:355.49"1672/1673"(42:492)
The journal of Rear-Admiral Bartholomew James, 1752-1828 James, Bartholomew 1896 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 92James
General instructions and local orders for the squadron and naval establishments at the Cape of Good Hope Great Britain. Royal Navy. Cape of Good Hope Station 1866 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353.1(42:687)"1866":355.51
Analysis of contemporary and emerging navigational issues in the law of the sea Tsamenyi, Martin • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 656.61.052:341.225
Guide to publications and information services Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1978 • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 528.47:017.4
Contract made between the Royal Swedish Naval Board ... and Messrs. Yarrow and Co.Ltd, engineers and shipbuilders, Deptford, London Sweden. Royal Navy 1901 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.825(485)
Flags of all Nations / Great Britain. Ministry of Defence. 1989 Great Britain. Ministry of Defence. Director General of Supplies and Transport (Navy) 1989 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 929.9.024.2
On the treadmill to Pearl Harbor : the memoirs of Admiral James O Richardson, USN (Retired) Richardson, James O 1973 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(73)
Ocean passages for the world / Ministry of Defence, Hydrographic Department. Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1973. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.6(100)
Twentieth report : Barrack Office Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Finance 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:342.537(42)"1797"
Twenty-second report : auditing... the Exchequer Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Finance 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:342.537(42)"1797"
Australia's naval inheritance : Imperial maritime strategy and Australia station 1880-1909 Lambert, Nicholas A., 1998 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.02(94)"1880/1909"
General instructions for hydrographic surveyors (short title GIHS) Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1970. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 528.47(083.13)
Tables of computed altitude and azimuth : latitudes 30 deg to 39 deg, inclusive : vol 4 United States. Navy Department. Hydrographic Office 1940 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527(083.5)
Australia pilot : vol 1 south coast of Australia from Cape Leeuwin to Green Point Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1973 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83
Hunting the Essex : a journal of the voyage of HMS Phoebe 1813-1814 by Midshipman Allen Gardiner /ed. by John S. Rieske ; introduction by Andrew Lambert. "In February 1813 the British frigate Phoebe set out on a secret mission that would involve sailing halfway around the world to attack American settlements in the Pacific Northwest. The United States, frustrated at the treatment of its shipping by the combatants in the Napoleonic Wars, had finally opened hostilities against the British in the previous June. From the American perspective the War of 1812 began with disasters in its invasion of Canada, but against all expectations the infant US Navy had scored significant victories at sea. The most strategically significant of these was the campaign by the frigate USS Essex, which had almost annihilated the lucrative British whaling trade in the south Pacific. Therefore, Phoebe was diverted to hunt down and destroy this highly successful commerce-raider. After an epic search, Phoebe tracked her prey to neutral Valparaiso where the American frigate was blockaded and,in a very bloody battle, eventually captured. The American captain, David Porter, published a self-serving account of his actions which ever since has mired the battle in controversy, so this British naval eyewitness account is an important counter-balance. It is one of the lesser-known campaigns of a war which is currently celebrating its bicentenary, but its inherent drama inspired the plot of Patrick O'Brian's novel The Far Side of the World, although in its movie adaptation Master & Commander the American frigate is transformed into a French privateer."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92GARDINER
Blockade : cruiser warfare and the starvation of Germany in World War One /Steve R. Dunn. "Blockade is the story of a long-running battle at sea, a battle for trade which both Britain and Germany had to win in order to survive; in particular, it tells the story of the Northern Barrage and the 10th Cruiser Squadron. The Royal Navy's role during WWI in denying Germany access to the sea, trade and vital resources was crucial in helping win the war on the Western Front; the 'Northern Blockade', located across the inhospitable waters between Iceland and Scotland, was to bring the German economy to its knees and destroy her home front morale. Likewise, the Royal Navy's success in negating Germany's attacks on British commerce prevented much suffering in Britain, and the author vividly describes the final destruction of German surface vessel commerce warfare, culminating in the hard-fought battle between the raider SMS Leopard and two British warships. The American reaction to the British naval blockade and to Germany's war on trade and her treatment of American sailors taken prisoner is looked at, while the changes in strategy on both sides through the war and the use of converted liners and armed merchant vessels as warships (AMCs) are examined in detail."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.452
British and German battlecruisers : their development and operations /Michele Cosentino & Ruggero Stanglini. "The fast and formidably-armed battlecruisers of Great Britain and Germany that were developed before and during the First World War are, in this new book, compared and contrasted in a way, and at a level of detail, that has never been attempted before. The authors begin by looking at the relationship and rivalry between Great Britain and Germany and at how foreign policy, strategic and tactical considerations, economic, industrial and technological developments, and naval policies led to the instigation of the battlecruiser programmes in both countries. Chapters are then devoted to the development of the type in each country, to their design and construction, protection, propulsion plants, weapons, fire control, and communication systems, focussing particularly on the innovative aspects of the designs and on their strengths and weaknesses. These ships eventually clashed in the North Sea at Dogger Bank, in January 1915, and while neither side suffered losses, the differences in their design and handling were apparent, differences that would be more starkly highlighted a year later at Jutland when three British ships were destroyed. These actions, and others they took part in, are described and assessed by the authors who then conclude by analysing their strengths and limitations. This is a major new work for naval enthusiasts everywhere."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.821.3(42:43)"1914/1918"