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An authentic and impartial copy of the trial of the Hon Augustus Keppel, Admiral of the Blue, held at Portsmouth on the 7th of January 1779 and continued ... to the 11th day of February 1779 Great Britain. Royal Navy. Court-martial, Keppel : 1779 1779 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Keppel
Guide to United States naval administrative histories of World War II Heimdahl, William C (comp) 1976 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.6(73)"1940/1945"
Royal Navy battleships and battlecruisers in focus. "The latest in our pictorial series featuring the great battleships of the Royal Navy from HMS WARRIOR in 1860 through to the last, HMS VANGUARD."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"1860/1960"
Mediterranean pilot volume 5 : coasts of Libya, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria, south coasts of Greek islands from Kriti to Rodhos and Turkey with the island of Cyprus Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 1999 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83
Away to sea : life in Blue Star and Golden Line The personal recollections and experiences of Sandy Kinghorn, who joined the British Merchant Navy and went to sea in 1951. During his career Kinghorn served with the Blue Star Line of London and Singapore's Golden Line. Provides an insight into life in the Merchant Navy and shipping alongside the advent and growth of containerization and the remaining market for bulk cargo. Illustrated with photographs of the author's ships and colleagues. 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792Golden
The naval achievements of Great Britain from the year 1793 to 1817. Jenkins, James. 1817 • RARE-FOLIO • 5 copies available. 76.047(26:42)"18"
Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day : The vision of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay /Brian Izzard. "This is the first major biography of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay in fifty years. Ramsay masterminded the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940. Initially, it was thought that 40,000 troops at most could be rescued. But Ramsay's planning and determination led to some 338,000 being brought back to fight another day, although the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy paid a high price in ships and men. Ramsay continued to play a crucial role in the conduct of the Second World War - the invasion of Sicily in 1943 was successful in large part due to his vision, and he had a key role in the planning and execution of the D-Day invasion - coordinating and commanding the 7,000 ships that delivered the invasion force onto the beaches of Normandy. After forty years in the Royal Navy he was forced to retire in 1938 after falling out with a future First Sea Lord but months later, with war looming, he was given a new post. However he was not reinstated on the Active List until April 1944, at which point he was promoted to Admiral and appointed Naval Commander-in-Chief for the D-Day naval expeditionary force. Dying in a mysterious air crash in 1945, Ramsay's legacy has been remembered by the Royal Navy but his key role in the Allied victory has been widely forgotten. After the war ended his achievements ranked alongside those of Sir Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery and General Dwight Eisenhower, yet he never received the public recognition he deserved. Brian Izzard's new biography of Ramsay puts him and his work back centre-stage, arguing that Ramsay was the mastermind without whom the outcome of both Dunkirk and D-Day - and perhaps the entire war - could have been very different."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92RAMSAY, B H
Mutiny on the Spanish Main : HMS Hermione and the Royal Navy's revenge /Angus Konstam. "In 1797 the 32-gun Royal Navy frigate HMS Hermione was serving in the Caribbean, at the forefront of Britain's bitter sea war against Spain and Revolutionary France. Its commander, the sadistic and mercurial Captain Hugh Pigot ruled through terror, flogging his men mercilessly and pushing them beyond the limits of human endurance. On the night of 21 September 1797, past breaking point and drunk on stolen rum, the crew rebelled, slaughtering Pigot and nine of his officers in the bloodiest mutiny in the history of the Royal Navy. Handing the ship over to the Spanish, the crew fled, sparking a manhunt that would last a decade. Seeking to wipe clean this stain on its name, the Royal Navy pursued the traitorous mutineers relentlessly, hunting them across the globe, and, in 1801, seized the chance to recover its lost ship in one of the most daring raids of the Age of Fighting Sail. Anchored in a heavily fortified Venezuelan harbour, the Hermione - now known as the Santa Cecilia - was retaken in a bold night-time action, stolen out from under the Spanish guns. Back in British hands, the Hermione was renamed once more - its new identity a stark warning to would-be mutineers: Retribution. Drawing on letters, reports, ships' logs, and memoirs of the period, as well as previously unpublished Spanish sources, Angus Konstam intertwines extensive research with a fast-paced but balanced account to create a fascinating retelling of one of the most notorious events in the history of the Royal Navy, and its extraordinary, wide-ranging aftermath."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 359.1334
Surviving the Arctic Convoys : the wartime memoir of leading seaman Charlie Erswell /John R. McKay. "Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell saw much more than his fair share of action during the Second World War. He was present at the 1942 landing in North Africa (Operation TORCH), D-Day and the liberation of Norway. But his main area of operations was that of the Arctic Convoys, escorting merchant ships taking essential war supplies to the Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel. In addition to contending with relentless U-boat and Luftwaffe attacks, crews endured the extreme sea conditions and appalling weather. This involved clearing ice and snow in temperatures as low as minus thirty degrees Celsius. No wonder Winston Churchill described it as 'the worst journey in the world'. Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell saw much more than his fair share of action during the Second World War. He was present at the 1942 landing in North Africa (Operation TORCH), D-Day and the liberation of Norway. But his main area of operations was that of the Arctic Convoys, escorting merchant ships taking essential war supplies to the Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel. In addition to contending with relentless U-boat and Luftwaffe attacks, crews endured the extreme sea conditions and appalling weather. This involved clearing ice and snow in temperatures as low as minus thirty degrees Celsius. No wonder Winston Churchill described it as 'the worst journey in the world'. Fortunately, Charlie, who served on two destroyers, HMS Milne and Savage, kept a record of his experiences and is alive today to describe them. His story, published to coincide with the 80th Anniversary of the first convoy, is more than one man's account. It is an inspiring tribute to his colleagues, many of whom were killed in action. No-one reading Surviving The Arctic Convoys could fail to be moved by the bravery and endurance of these outstanding men."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.5429
The French fleet : ships, strategy and operations, 1870-1918 /Ruggero Stanglini and Michele Cosentino. "At the end of the 1870-1 Franco-Prussian war, the French Navy began to reconstruct its fleet, but the process was slow and erratic principally because priority was initially given to the army. Nevertheless, French naval yards and private shipyards were tasked with building a fleet of ironclads, cruisers and minor vessels which led France to become the second European naval power, at least quantitatively. The rise of the 'Jeune áEcole' (Young School) strategic naval concept in the early 1880s then changed shipbuilding priorities, and emphasis was given to coastal torpedo boats and cruisers. As a consequence, the French Navy implemented the dreadnought concept later than Great Britain and Germany. The 1904 Entente Cordiale contributed to yet further radical changes to foreign, naval and shipbuilding policies, so that at the outbreak of World War One the French fleet comprised a limited number of dreadnoughts, many obsolete armoured cruisers, an impressive array of torpedo boats and a fleet of submarines whose efficiency was questionable. The book provides a complete overview of the French Navy during this long era, and the complex French foreign and naval policy, shipyards and industrial organisation, technology and operations are all described in the first part of the volume, while the second and larger part is focused on the different categories of warships, including their qualitative and quantitative evolution during the period of 1871?1918 and their employment during the Great War. A chapter is also dedicated to naval aviation. Superbly illustrated with rare and carefully selected photographs, this major new volume paints a clear and detailed overview of the French navy during this era and is destined to become a classic reference work for this period."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 359.00944
Naval intelligence from Germany : the reports of the British naval attaches in Berlin, 1906-1914 /edited by Matthew S. Seligmann. 2007. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 061.22NRS
Norway pilot : vol 2B comprising the western coast of Norway from Utvaer and Sognefjord to Trondheimsfjord, including the Halten Islets Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1965 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 527.83
Eastern Archipelago pilot : vol 4 comprising the western end of Java, the southern and eastern coasts of Sumatra, Sunda Strait, Selat Bangka, Selat Gelasa, Karimata Strait, the western coast of Borneo from Tandjung Sambar to the entrance of Sungai Kapuas Ketjil, Kepulauan Riouw and Lingga, with the various routes leading to Singapore and the China Sea Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1966 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 527.83
The trial of Richard Parker, for mutiny, on board of His Majesty's ship the Sandwich at the Nore in May 1797, before a court martial held on board the Neptune... off Greenhithe... June 22... 26 Great Britain. Royal Navy. Court-martial, Parker : 1797 1797 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.133(422.3)"1797"
The aircraft carrier Victorious "The career of the carrier Victorious extended from World War II to 1969 and included a major refit during the 1950s, after which she emerged as the Royal Navy's most up-to-date carrier, with an angled flight deck and the best shipborne air defence radar in the world. The author trained as a technical illustrator after leaving the navy and his drawings in this book show all the changes Victorious underwent during her career, while the text focuses especially on her war service, which included a number of airstrikes, most notably against the German battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz. Later she sailed for the Far East where she was part of the British Pacific Fleet operating alongside the US Navy; there she withstood several kamikaze attacks. Victorious' career was brought to a premature end after a mess deck fire caused extensive damage. This books includes:- full description of the ship, including the armoured box hangar, postwar modifications and outline of her service history; photographic section; colour guide and action painting on the jacket; over 350 perspective and 3-view drawings with descriptive keys of every detail of the ship. Also included are drawings of all the different aircarft which Victorious carried." -- Provided by the publisher. 1991 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.822.7
Sight reduction tables for air navigation / Great Britain. Admiralty. Nautical Almanac Office. 1952-1953. Great Britain. Admiralty. Nautical Almanac Office 1952-1953 • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 527.62(083.5)
Battle of jutland. "Since the days of the Battle of Trafalgar, the Royal Navy had been the acknowledged as the most powerful maritime force on the planet. Britain could boast more warships, and particularly more Dreadnoughts and battle-cruisers than any other nation. But the Germans had undertaken an enormously-expensive ship-building programme designed to place the Kaiserliche Marine on an equal footing with the Royal Navy. Since the outbreak of war between the two nations in 1914, the British public had waited in eager anticipation for the moment when the opposing battlefleets would meet at sea. After a number of smaller engagements, major elements of the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet, finally faced each other across the grey seas of the North Sea off Jutland. Instead of the great victory that the British expected, the result was disappointingly inconclusive, with the Grand Fleet losing more men and more ships than the Germans. In this inciteful and unique investigation into the battle, naval historian Richard Osborne draws on the words of the key players to resolve the many disputes, controversies and myths that have surrounded this battle throughout the intervening 100 years." --Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.456(489)
The great naval game : Britain and Germany in the age of empire /Jan Ruger. "This book is about the theatre of power and identity that unfolded in and between Britain and Germany in the decades before the First World War. It explores what contemporaries described as the cult of the navy: the many ways in which the navy and the sea were celebrated in the fleet reviews, naval visits and ship launches that were watched by hundreds and thousands of spectators."--Dust jacket. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355(42:43)"19/20"
Royal naval dockyards officers : index of names /compiled by W May. May, W ca. 1960 • FOLIO • 2 copies available.
Italian Cruisers of World War II / Mark Stille; illustrated by Paul Wright. "The Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) operated one of largest cruiser forces of World War II. As a signatory to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, the Regia Marina immediately attempted to reinforce its treaty-limited battleship force by building seven large 10,000-ton heavy cruisers. Italian light cruisers also possessed an interesting design history and were involved in every major fleet engagement in the Mediterranean, as well as several smaller encounters with units of the British Royal Navy. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this fascinating volume examines the history of the Regia Marina's cruisers during World War II where they came up against the might of the British Royal Navy."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.822.3(45)"1939/1945"
Seaforth world naval review 2022 / edited by Conrad Waters. "For over a decade this annual has provided an authoritative summary of all that has happened in the naval world in the previous twelve months, combining regional surveys with one-off major articles on noteworthy new ships and other important developments. Besides the latest warship projects, it also looks at wider issues of significance to navies, such as aviation and weaponry, and calls on expertise from around the globe to give a balanced picture of what is going on and to interpret its significance. This year the 'Significant Ships' series includes its first detailed analysis of a Russian design, the Steregushchiy class corvettes now being built in sizeable numbers. Two contrasting OPVs, the French-designed Bouchard class for the Argentine Navy and the British Batch 2 'Rivers', are also covered, along with an assessment of the US Navy's new Ship to Shore Connector, a replacement for the LCAC amphibious assault hovercraft. Technology subjects include electro-optics at sea, new 'off-board' mine clearance systems, and the annual review of world naval aviation. In this issue the in-depth Fleet Reviews focus on the changing role of the Skri Lankan Navy, qualitative improvements in the Spanish Navy, and the latest British naval developments. Now well established as the only affordable annual overview of its type, World Naval Reviews is essential reading for anyone with an interest in contemporary maritime affairs, whether enthusiast or defence professional."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.03
The naval history of Great Britain / W. M. James ; new introductions by Andrew Lambert. James, William, 2001. • BOOK • 6 copies available. 355.49"1793/1827"(42)
The journals of Sir Thomas Allin 1660-1678 Allin, Thomas, Sir 1939-1940 • BOOK • 6 copies available. 92Allin
British Columbia pilot : vol 1: the coast of the United States of America from Cape Flattery to Point Roberts, including Puget Sound; the coast of British Columbia from Point Roberts to Cape Caution, and Vancouver Island; and the intervening passages Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1979 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83