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The Grand experiment at Inyokern : narrative of the Naval Ordnance Test Station during the Second World War and the immediate postwar years Gerrard-Gough, J D 1978 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.4.018(73)

Admiralty list of radio signals : diagrams relating to radio communication and position-fixing systems, 1976 /[the Hydrographic Department]. 1976. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. txt

Admiralty list of radio signals : diagrams relating to radio communication, position-fixing systems and traffic management, 1982 /[the Hydrographic Department]. 1982. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. txt

The life of Sir John Leake : Rear-Admiral of Great Britain Martin-Leake, Stephen 1920 • BOOK • 4 copies available. 92Leake

Warship 2008 / editor, John Jordan. 2008. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.821

Atlantic escorts : ships, weapons & tactics in World War II /David K. Brown. "Winston Churchill famously claimed that the submarine war in the Atlantic was the only campaign of the Second World War that really frightened him. If the lifeline to north America had been cut, Britain would never have survived; there could have been no build-up of US and Commonwealth forces, no D-Day landings, and no victory in western Europe. Furthermore, the battle raged from the first day of the war until the final German surrender, making it the longest and arguably hardest-fought campaign of the whole war. The ships, technology and tactics employed by the Allies form the subject of this book. Beginning with the lessons apparently learned from the First World War, the author outlines inter-war developments in technology and training, and describes the later preparations for the second global conflict. When the war came the balance of advantage was to see-saw between U-boats and escorts, with new weapons and sensors introduced at a rapid rate. For the defending navies, the prime requirement was numbers, and the most pressing problem was to improve capability without sacrificing simplicity and speed of construction. The author analyses the resulting designs of sloops, frigates, corvettes and destroyer escorts and attempts to determine their relative effectiveness."--Provided by the publisher 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.49"1939/1945"(261)

Red Tobruk : memoirs of a World War II destroyer commander /Frank Gregory-Smith ; edited by Dominic Symons. "Red Tobruk, the war memoir of the Captain of HMS Eridge from late 1940 until August 1942 is a superb account of wartime action at sea. Frank Gregory-Smith's war started on the destroyer Jaguar and he saw actionoff Norway and during the Dunkirk evacuation, when she was hit by enemy air attack with 25 men killed. Command of the new escort destroyer HMS Eridge followed (he was to be her only Captain) and they deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean, and so began agruelling 18 months of convoys to Tobruk and Malta under German controlledskies. 'Red Tobruk' was the name for the enemy aircraft warning that the Tobruk radar station put out which all sailors dreaded as it meant yet another attack was imminent. Eridge survived countless such attacks. She fought in the famous Battle of Sirte when the powerful Italian fleet was seen off. She had to pick up survivors, take stricken ships in tow and once had only blanks to fire at attacking enemy aircraft. Among Eridge's achievements was the sinking ofU-568 in May 1942. The author's luck finally ran out in August 1942 when Eridge was torpedoedby an Italian MTB. Under constant air attack, she was towed to Alexandriabut was irreparable. Saddened by the loss of his ship but cheered by the Allies' increasing superiority, Gregory-Smith returned to Britain having been awarded two DSOs and one DSC (a second followed at D-Day). All this and more is told in the most graphic and moving fashion in this exceptional memoir, which will recall to many readers that naval classic The Cruel Sea. The big difference, of course, is that Red Tobruk is a truepersonal account."--Provided by the publisher. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92GREGORY-SMITH

The sloop of war, 1650-1763 / Ian McLaughlan. "This is the first study in depth of the Royal Navy's vital, but largely ignored small craft. In the age of sail they were built in huge numbers and in far greater variety than the more regulated major warships, so they present a particular challenge to any historian attempting a coherent design history. However, for the first time this book charts the development of the ancillary types, variously described in the 17th century as sloops, ketches, brigantines, advice boats and even yachts, as they coalesce into the single 18th-century category of Sloop of War. In this era they were generally two-masted, although they set a bewildering variety of sail plans from them. The author traces their origins to open boats, like those carried by Basque whalers, shows how developments in Europe influenced English craft, and homes in on the relationship between rigs, hull-form and the duties they were designed to undertake. Visual documentation is scanty, but this book draws together a unique collection of rare and unseen images, coupled with the author's own reconstructions in line drawings and watercolour sketches to provide the most convincing depictions of the appearance of these vessels. By tackling some of the most obscure questions about the early history of small-boat rigs, the book adds a dimension that will be of interest to historians of coastal sail and practical yachtsman, as well as warship enthusiasts."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.824(42)"16/17"

Matthew Flinders, maritime explorer of Australia / Kenneth Morgan. A detailed biography of Matthew Flinders (1774-1814). Flinders was the first naval commander to complete a detailed circumnavigation of Australia while in command of the Investigator, a voyage supported and promoted by Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society. Earlier in his career, Flinders developed his navigational skills as a midshipman on Captain William Bligh's voyage on the Providence and while in command of the Norfolk, he and George Bass circumnavigated Tasmania (Van Dieman's Land) for the first time. This text sets his achievements in the wider context of Cook's discoveries and Pacific exploration and focuses on the nautical, geographic and other scientific work undertaken during the voyage by Flinders and the 'scientific gentlemen', who accompanied him. Flinders discovered and recorded many offshore islands around the Australian coast, found a navigable route through the Torres Strait and the Great Barrier Reef and undertook the first thorough survey of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Returning to England, he was held hostage at the Ile de France (Mauritius) for six years delaying the publication of A Voyage to Terra Australis and his atlas of maps until 1810. Flinders is credited with popularising the use of the term Australia and is commemorated throughout the country. The book has detailed notes and bibliography. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92FLINDERS

The Barrington papers : selected from the letters and papers of Admiral the Hon Samuel Barrington Barrington, Samuel 1937-1941 • BOOK • 5 copies available. 92Barrington

Aft through the hawsepipe "The author joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Seaman in 1947 at the age of 15. He describes life on the lower deck when recruitment of Boy Seamen was coming to an end and the Royal Navy was dealing with the after effects of the war. He tells of his service on a number of ships and his selection as an Upper Yardman, the first rung on the ladder to becoming an officer, a process known as 'going aft through the hawsepipe'. This led to his commission as a sub lieutenant in 1954 [... and ] to the Submarine Service where after serving in a number of positions he was appointed to command HMS/M Aurochs. Bryan's last submarine was HMS/M Valiant and he contrasts this nuclear propelled vessel with the 'agricultural' equipment fitted in RN ships when he began his career."-- Provided by the publisher. The book contains over 20 photographs. 2004 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SMALLEY, BRYAN

The making of a world power : war and the military revolution in seventeenth century England In 1605 England had neither a full-time navy nor a standing army. By 1705 this situation had changed dramatically and England's professional army and navy were playing crucial roles in Europe and North America. This book attempts to explain that dramatic turnaround and refutes existing scholarship that places Britain's military and financial revolutions after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The author concludes that these revolutions are located earlier and are related to mid-17th century conflicts, both domestic and foreign. Black and white images of battles and important characters of the time are included. 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48216"(410.1)

China Sea pilot : vol 1 comprising the western shore of the China Sea from Tanjong Penawar, on the eastern side of Johore, to Fu-chi chiao, Ta-ya wan; Anambas Eilanden and Hai-nan tao, also the islands and banks bordering the main route from Singapore Strait to Hong Kong Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1964 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 527.83

Indonesia pilot : vol 1 the western end of Jawa, the southern and eastern coasts of Sumatera, Sunda Strait, Selat Bangka, Selat Gelasa, Karimata Strait, the southern and western coasts of Borneo from Tanjung Puting to Pulau Pontijanak, Kepulauan Badas and Tambelan, Kepulauan Riau and Lingga, ... routes ... to Singapore and the China Sea 1975 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Baltic pilot : vol 2 comprising the Baltic Sea excluding the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1965 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 527.83

Red Sea and Gulf of Aden pilot : Suez Canal; Gulf of Suez and Gulf of 'Aqaba; Red Sea; Gulf of Aden; south-east coast of Arabia from Ras Baghashwa to Ras al Junaiz; coast of Africa from Ras Asir to Ras Binnah; Socotra and adjacent islands Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1980 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

East coasts of Central America and Gulf of Mexico pilot : east coasts of Central America from Punta Tirbi to Cabo Catoche; coasts of Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi delta to Cape Sable and Florida Bay; islands in the western Caribbean Sea, northward of Albuquerque Cays; Mosquito Bank Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1970 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 527.83

Minutes of the proceedings at a court martial assembled for the trial of Capt John Moutray, of His Majesty's ship the Ramillies, respecting the cause, circumstances, and capture, of the convoy under his charge, on the 9th of August last, by the enemy's fleet Parry, Henry 1781 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 344.4"1781"

An account of the arraignments and tryals of Col Richard Kirkby, Capt John Constable, Capt Cooper Wade, Capt Samuel Vincent and Capt Christopher Fogg on a complaint exhibited ... at a court-martial held on board the ship Breda in Port-Royal harbour in Jamaica in America, the 8th ... 12th October 1702 ... Great Britain. Royal Navy. Court-martial, Kirby : 1702 1757 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 92Benbow

Pacific coasts of Central America and United States pilot : Pacific coasts of panama (west of Punta Mariato), Costa Rica including Isla del Coco, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and United States of America; off-lying islands between latitudes 4øN and 48ø25'N / Great Britain. Hydrographic Department. 1995. Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1995 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Australia pilot : vol 3 east coast of Australia from North Head to Cape York, including the Great Barrier Reefs, islands and reefs of the Coral Sea, Great North East Channel, Torres Strait, and the south coasts of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya between South Cape and the meridian of 140ø40'E Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1996 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

The Aleutians Campaign June 1942-August 1943 The Japanese invaded Attu and Kiska during the Midway campaign of 1942, indicating that they sought to use the Aleutian Islands as a line of advance for operations against the North American mainland. However, the severe climate and the increasing attention given to other areas of the Pacific meant that their strategic value was diminished and the Americans reoccupied Attu and Kiska in May 1943. After that the Aleutians campaign became relatively inactive. Attu and Kiska were the only U.S. territories in the Western Hemisphere to fall to the enemy therefore their reoccupation was a matter of national pride and of great symbolic value to the Americans. This is one of a series of combat narratives republished by the Naval Historical Center to commemorate the 50th anniversary of World War Two. Charts and illustrations of the campaign are included. 1993 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542

Bibliotheca Pepysiana : a descriptive catalogue of the library of Samuel Pepys. Parts I, III and IV of a four-volume catalogue (the set excludes Part II) containing a list and descriptions of items in the library of Samuel Pepys. Part I is a bibliography of 114 volumes classified by Pepys as the 'Sea' manuscripts. They consist mainly of official documents penned by retiring officials of Pepys's own time and documents brought together to serve as material for a projected History of the Navy. These include the naval discourses of Monson, Hollond and Slyngesbie, Mountgomery's Book of the Navy, Fragments of Ancient English Shipwrightery, and Deane's Doctrine of Naval Architecture. Also included are books and papers, not necessarily dealing with naval history, that Pepys found of interest, and a subject and personal name index. Part III is a catalogue of mainly Mediaeval Manuscripts and includes a brief list of these by title and an index of contents. Part IV, a bibliography of Pepys's books on stenography, also contains an alphabetical list of the authors of various methods of shorthand together with a similar list for works not found in the collection at its close in March 1695. A list of abbreviations comes before the introduction. 1914-1940. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 017.1(425.9):091

Mediterranean pilot : vol 3 comprising the western coast of Greece, including Patraikos Kolpos and Korinthiakos Kolpos, the Ionian Islands, the coast of Albania and the Adriatic Sea Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1970 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 527.83

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