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Minutes of the proceedings at the trial of Vice-Admiral Griffin. At a court-martial, held on board his Majesty's ship Somerset at Chatham, on Monday, December 3, 1750; for an enquiry into his conduct, while he commanded His Majesty's ships in the East-Indies, in the year 1748./Taken in short hand by Tho. Cook, Attorney at Law. Cook, Thomas 1751 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:344.4"1746"
RHNS Averof : thunder in the Aegean /John C. Carr. "Built at Livorno in 1910, the 10,000-ton RHNS Averof had the distinction of being the flagship, and by far the biggest warship, of the Royal Hellenic Navy until 1951. More than a century after its construction, she is still afloat, one of just three armoured cruisers still in existence in the world. Originally intended for the Italian navy, the ship was bought by Greece and soon saw her first action in the Balkan Wars. In the Battle of Cape Helles (3 Dec 1912) Averof inflicted heavy casualties on the Turkish fleet, following it up with a victory in the Battle of Lemnos (5 Jan 1913). In the 1920s the ship underwent a major refit in France, which included modernizing her armament by replacing her obsolete torpedo tubes with more anti-aircraft guns. When the Germans overran Greece in World War Two, Averof made a dramatic escape to Alexandria, dodging attacks by the Luftwaffe, despite Admiralty orders that she be scuttled. In 1941 she escorted a convoy to India, being the first Greek vessel to enter Indian waters since the time of Alexander the Great, and continued to serve on escort duties throughout the war. In 1945 Averof was laid up on the island of Poros and neglected until 1984 when the Greek Admiralty decided to resurrect the ship. After years of slow refitting and preservation, the ship is now moored at Phaleron on the coast of Athens as a floating naval museum. As well as giving full technical specifications and operational history, including details of her restoration, John Carr draws on first-hand accounts of the officers and men to relate the long and remarkable career of this fine ship."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.822.3AVEROF
Minutes of a court martial holden on board HMS Gladiator in Portsmouth Harbour, on Wednesday the 26th day of July 1809 and continued by adjournment till Friday the 4th day of August, on the trial of the Right Honourable James Lord Gambier ... Great Britain. Royal Navy. Court-martial, Gambier : 1809 1809 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:344.4"1809"Gambier
End of glory : war & peace in HMS Hood : 1916-1941 /by Taylor Bruce. "There have been many fine books written on HMS Hood, the glory of the Royal Navy, while television and cinema have also taken the subject to their heart. No book, however, has ever offered the combination of in-depth research and thrilling narrative to be found in The End of Glory. For twenty years Hood symbolised the Royal Navy during the twilight years of the British Empire before, in 1941, being destroyed in seconds by the battleship Bismarck, a catastrophe that shattered the morale the British public. For those who manned her, however, she was both a home and a fighting platform, and this new book, through official documents as well as the personal accounts and reminiscences of more than 150 crewmen, offers a vivid image of the face of naval life and the face of naval battle. A brilliant behind-the scenes exposâe of a warship in peace and war, it not only paints an intimate picture of everyday life but deals with any number of controversial issues such as the Invergordon mutiny, escapades ashore and afloat, the Christmas mutiny of 1940 and the terrible conditions onboard in war. This coverage, based on so many original sources, makes for a truly compelling story which neither historian, enthusiast nor general reader will find easy to put down."--Back cover. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82HOOD"1916/1941"
1914 : the First World War at sea in photographs /Phil Carradice. "The arms race that led to the First World War started in 1897 at the Spithead Naval Review, when Kaiser Wilhelm saw the might of Britain's Navy. He wanted to equal or better the fleet of Britain, and set about a huge building programme of warships. By 1914, tensions in Europe were at a breaking point and, in August, erupted into what would become the first truly global conflict. From almost the first day of the war, as merchant ships scuttled to safe havens, the war at sea saw ship against ship and submarine against ship. Hastily converted merchantmen became auxiliary cruisers, fitted with guns and ready for action. August saw the loss of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, one of Germany's crack ocean liners, off the coast of Africa; October, the loss of Britain's dreadnought battleship HMS Audacious to a mine; and December saw the Battle of the Falklands and a German attack on the coastal towns of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool. Submarines quickly became a menace in the Mediterranean, English Channel and North Sea, slowly beginning to starve Britain into submission. In August, it was thought the war would be over by Christmas; by December everyone knew they were in for a long, hard slog. The naval war would be one of attrition and one that would ultimately lead to the surrender of Germany's navy in 1918."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(42)"1914"
Churchill and Fisher : titans at the Admiralty /Barry Gough. "A vivid study in the politics and stress of high command, this book describes the decisive roles of young Winston Churchill as political head of the Admiralty and the ageing Admiral 'Jacky'Fisher as professional master and creator of Dreadnought, locked together in perilous destiny. Upon these Titans at the Admiralty rested Allied command of the sea at the moment of its supreme test, the challenge presented by the Kaiser's navy under the dangerous Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz. Churchill and Fisher exhibited vision, genius, and energy, but the war unfolded in unexpected ways. German cruisers escaped to Constantinople bringing Turkey into the war, and though Coronel's disaster was redeemed at the Falklands, Jellicoe's Grand Fleet was forced to seek refuge from U-boats; the torpedo and mine became prominent, to German advantage. There were no Trafalgars, no Nelsons. Press and Parliament became battlegrounds for a public expecting decisive victory at sea. Then the ill-fated Dardanelles adventure, 'by ships alone' as Churchill determined, on top of the Zeppelin raids brought about Fisher's departure from the Admiralty, in turn bringing down Churchill. Wilderness years followed, with Churchill commanding a battalion on the Western Front and Fisher chairing an inventions board seeking an electronic countermeasure to the lethal U-boat. This dual biography, based on fresh and thorough appraisal of the Churchill and Fisher papers, is a story for the ages. It is about Churchill's and Fisher's war & how each fought it, how they waged it together, and how they fought against each other, face to face or behind the scenes. It reveals a strange and unique pairing of sea lords who found themselves facing Armageddon and seeking to maintain the primacy of the Royal Navy, the guardian of trade, the succour of the British peoples, and the shield of Empire."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92CHURCHILL
The Dover patrol 1914-1918 / Roy Humphreys Humphreys, Roy 1998 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(422.3)
Report of the Committee on Naval Boilers Great Britain. Parliament 1904 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 621.18
Memoirs of the Admiral the Right Hon the Earl of St Vincent, GCB etc Tucker, Jedediah Stephens 1844 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"17"(42)
Abstract of regulations, on the subject of pay ... to commence from the first of January, 1817 Great Britain.-Admiralty 1816 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:355.51
Regulations to be observed by any commission or marine officer who may apply for a pension Great Britain.-Admiralty 1816 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.51
Captain Radford's diary The personal recollections of George Radford who went to sea as an apprentice with the British Tanker Company in 1929. Rising through the ranks to become Chief Officer, Radford served throughout the Second World War in naval vessels as an RNR officer. At the end of the war, he returned to the Merchant Navy, sailing as master of an early roll-on/roll-off ferry before joining the Trinity House pilotage service. A member of the Nautical Institute, Radford was a frequent contributor to the Institute's journal Seaways. 1992 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Radford(093.32)
Story of my working life "Embark on a riveting juourney of ambition and valour that takes a young sailor from the humblest beginnings in the Merchant Navy to the apex of the marine world. This tale of ascent is punctuated by thrilling perils at sea: accidents, collisions, blazes, and even the perils of war."-- 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
A naval chronology of the war of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, 1793-1815 Prisk, Barbara (comp) 1996 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.49"1793/1815"(42:44)
Royal Fleet Auxiliary in focus / Jon Wise "A fine pictorial history of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary - the Merchant ships that supply the essential fuel and foods to ships of the Royal Navy on the high seas."--Provided by the publisher. 2002 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.828(42)
Regulations and rules relative to the passages of civil and military officers in His Majesty's ships of war Great Britain.-Admiralty 1816 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:355.51
Swift and effective retribution : the US sixth Fleet and the confrontation with Quaddafi • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.746.3(73)
A brush with shipping : a collection of sketches and paintings Jack Rigg (b.1927) is a marine artist. He joined the Royal Navy in 1946 and started painting in the 1960s. This book is a collection of paintings and sketches of ships, harbours and other marine subjects. There is a list of paintings, all of which are reproduced in colour. The text acompanying each one is taken from interviews with the artist. 1995 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 75.047(26:42)"19"
Clydebank battlecruisers : forgotten photographs from John Brown's shipyard /Ian Johnston. Containing the work of professional photographers hired by the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown & Sons to preserve a visual record of the construction of five Royal Navy battlecruisers built between 1906 and 1920. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.821.3(084.12)(42)
The maritime blockade of Germany in the Great War : the northern patrol, 1914-1918 Grainger, John D. (ed.) 2003 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.463.3:940.452
Jackspeak : a guide to British naval slang and usage /Rick Jolly and Tugg. Jolly, Rick 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 800.865:656.61English
British vessels lost at sea, 1914-1918 1977 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.086.2:940.545
Voyage to Gallipoli / Peter Plowman. At the commencement of World War I in 1914 Australia had only been a nation for 13 years and the RAN was only three years old (NZ had been a dominion for 7 years and had no independent navy). As young men rushed to enlist, the governments of both countries had to find ways of transporting them to a war being fought half a world away, and protecting them against German raiders en route. It was a massive undertaking. In Voyage to Gallipoli maritime historian Peter Plowman takes the story from the planning stages and the requisition of ships through to the Gallipoli landing of 25 April 1915. It covers the activities of the fledgling Royal Australian Navy and its role in the Australian capture of German protectorates (including New Guinea) in the South Pacific and the Battle of Cocos Island which saw the destruction of the German raider Emden. The book tells of the mobilization of troops and sailors, requisition and refitting of ships, one convoy false start, a number of voyages, various changes of plan and destination, and the assistance offered by ships of allied navies. Included are many newspaper accounts of various events (some by Banjo Paterson) in port and on board and quotes from diaries and memoirs of sailors and soldiers involved, giving descriptions of conditions on board - training, sport, exercise, living and eating conditions, hygiene, medical examinations and supervision, even 'crossing the line' festivities; also conditions for horses - details of convoy formations. By the time of the blooding of Anzac forces at Gallipoli, the force had been moulded very much 'on board' and 'in transit'. Two appendices give details of all the transport ships involved. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.455(496.1)
The naval flank of the Western front : the development and operations of the German MarineKorps Flandern 1914-1918 /Mark D Karau "Belgium was once described as the 'dagger held at the throat of England', a collection of provinces that had long been a critical factor in British foreign policy, and the traditional concern was that Belgium, and especially the Flanders coast, would fall into the hands of the strongest continental power. In 1914, Germany's occupation of Belgium brought about the spectre of enemy ships only seventy miles from the British coast, and the coast of Flanders became, effectively, the naval flank of the Western Front. Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz was one of the few within the German navy who recognised the strategic potential of the three ports of Ostend, Zeebrugge and Brugges; that they were closer to England than the Heligoland Bight for access by small craft, and brought Germany to within a few hours sailing of the Thames estuary. This new book tells the story of the creation, purpose, operations and career of the MarineKorps Flandern. The Flanders harbours should have allowed the German navy to strike dangerous blows at vital British traffic in the Channel and southern North Sea but the MarineKorps was unable to fulfill the great expectations of von Tirpitz. The author not only explains how the German conducted operations, but also explains how the opportunites presented by the Flemish occupation were wasted away. A significant and insightful book on an important theatre of the War."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(43)