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Black diamonds : coal, the Royal Navy, and British imperial coaling stations, circa 1870-1914 /Steven Gray, Stephen 2014 • FOLIO • 1 copy available.
The Royal Navy in focus 1960-69 / [ed. Mike Critchley]. 1986. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.82(42)"196"
Excellent observations and notes concerning the Royall Navy and sea service ... Raleigh, Walter,-Sir, 1650 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(881)"1617"
US Navy destroyer escorts of World War II / Mark Lardas ; illustrated by Adam Tooby and Irene Cano Rodrâiguez "[Destroyer escorts] did yeoman service during World War II, fighting in both the Atlantic and Pacific, taking on both U-boat and Japanese submarines and serving as the early warning pickets against kamikazes later in the war. They also participated in such dramatic actions as the Battle of Samar (where a group of destroyers and destroyer escorts fought Japanese battleships and cruisers to protect the escort carriers they were shielding) and the capture of the U-505 (the only major naval vessel captured at sea by the US Navy). The destroyer escorts soldiered on after World War II in both the United States Navy and a large number of navies throughout the world, with several serving into the twenty-first century. This book tells the full story of these plucky ships, from their design and development to their service around the world, complete with stunning illustrations and contemporary photographs."--Provided by the publisher 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.81254097309044
Hose and scrubber : being notes on cable work in the Royal Navy Cobham, A. J. 1948 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 629.12.015.64
A bloody war : one man's memories of the Canadian Navy 1939-1945 Lawrence, Hal 1979 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(71)
The navy under the early Stuarts and its influence on English history Penn, C.D. 1913 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)
The signal book for the use of the British and Japanese navy Great Britain.-Admiralty 1902 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.72(42:52)"1902"
Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th century "This is the fifth fully revised edition of a book first published in 1970. This longevity is testimony to its enduring value as a reference work--indeed, 'Colledge' (as it is universally known) is still the first stop for anyone wanting more information on any British warship from the fifteenth century to the present day when only the name is known. Each entry gives concise details of dimensions, armament and service dates, and its alphabetical and chronological arrangement makes it easy to track down the right ship (otherwise the Royal Navy's tradition of re-using the same names can be misleading). This edition contains more than two hundred new entries and revisions to many older entries."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 355.009
The Royal Navy in action : art from Dreadnought to Vengeance /John Fairley. "At the turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries, with the British Empire encompassing the globe, the Royal Navy indisputably ruled the waves. Times change but the magnificence and drama of warships at sea, whether in peace or war, remain an inspiration to artists. This fine book brings together a collection of superb art works which bear witness to the majesty of these mighty ships in action and, at the same time, are a memorial to the dangers, heroism and victories at sea. The reader is treated to a feast of the finest maritime paintings depicting the Royal Navy's dramatic confrontations of the last 120 years. Masters such as Norman Wilkinson, Richard Eurich and William Wyllie cover the two World Wars. Other works illustrate the crucial role of the Navy in the Falklands War and the latest aircraft carriers are also represented. The author draws on his own naval service experience to describe the background to, and significance of, the ships and conflicts that these paintings so vividly record."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 758.99
The sailing navy list : all the ships of the Royal Navy built, purchased and captured 1688-1860 /David Lyon, David, 1993. • FOLIO • 6 copies available. 623.82(42)"1688/1860"
Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th century Colledge, J. J.,-(James Joseph), 2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)
Portsmouth navy week : August 3rd and 5th to 10th 1935 : official guide and souvenir 1935 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 355.16(422.7)"1935"
Tracing your family history : Royal Navy /Imperial War Museum. Imperial War Museum 1999. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 929.5:359(42)
The Royal Navy 1815-1915 : the Rede Lecture 1918 Milford Haven, Marquess of 1918 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.353(42)"1815/1915"
Turret-ships : the only practical system for a powerful navy Halsted, E P 1866 • • 1 copy available. 623.941
Radar at sea : the Royal Navy in World War 2 Howse, Derek 1993 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.54
From the hawsepipe aft : 40 years of Royal Navy service Darracott, Sidney William 2003 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 92DARRACOTT, Sidney
The British Navy and the state in the eighteenth century. Wilkinson, C • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(42):336.12"17"
German Navy : part iv, section 3: torpedo and mining information Great Britain.-Admiralty 1917 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.946/.95(43)
Fittest of the fit : health and morale in the Royal Navy, 1939-1945 /Kevin Brown "'Fittest of the fit' was the Royal Navy's boast about its personnel, a claim based on a recruitment process that was effectively self-selection. This book examines that basic assumption and many of the issues that followed from it. Beginning with the medical aspects of recruitment, it looks at how health and fitness was maintained in the adverse environment of sea service, including the particularly onerous extremes of Arctic and Tropical conditions, and life for its submariners and airmen as well as those in the surface fleet. The massive mid-war expansion of personnel was a particular challenge to accepted wisdom and how the Navy coped is a major aspect of the story. Beyond the purely physical, the importance of psychological factors and the maintenance of morale is another theme of the book, taking in everything from entertainment to tolerance of onboard pets. Inevitably, the effects of battle, injury and stress dominated naval medicine, and action experience led to rapid changes in everything from basic preparations to protective clothing. In a conscious search for improvement, the Navy became an early adopter of many medical innovations, driven by a permanent committee created to study personnel issues. To put this all into context, comparisons are made with the other British services as well as US Navy practice. From this emerges a rounded picture of a crucially important factor in the wartime success of the Senior Service."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 613.68
The Royal Navy in focus 1940-1949 / Wright, Logan Wright, Logan. ca1982 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 623.82(42)"194"
The American steel navy : a photographic history of the US Navy from the introduction of the steel hull Alden, John Doughty, 1972 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 355.49(73)"1883/1909"
The Royal Navy in the Cold War years, 1966-1990 : retreat and revival /Edward Hampshire "During the period covered by this new book the Royal Navy faced some of its greatest challenges, both at sea confronting the increasingly capable and impressive Soviet Navy, and on shore when it faced policy crises that threatened the survival of much of the fleet. During this remarkable period, the Navy had rarely been so focussed on a single theatre of war - the Eastern Atlantic - but also rarely so politically vulnerable. The author sets out to analyse shadowing operations and confrontations at sea with Soviet ships and submarines; the Navy's role in the enormous NATO and Warsaw Pact naval exercises that acted out potential war scenarios; individual operations from the Falklands and the 1990-91 Gulf War to the Beira and Armilla patrols; the development of advanced naval technologies to counter Soviet capabilities; policy-making controversies as the three services fought for resources - including the controversial 1981 Nott defence review; and what life was like in the Cold War navy for ratings and officers. The book, the first to cover this subject in depth for more than thirty years, will make use of the full range of archival sources that have been publicly available over the last two decades, but of which little use has been made by historians. This work is destined to become a definitive naval history of the period, and also provide a fascinating and gripping narrative of a navy under threat from many directions but which survived and eventually prospered, winning a remarkable victory in the far South Atlantic more than 7,000 miles from its expected battleground in the North Atlantic. Elegantly written for a wide audience, it will be a very significant volume for professional and enthusiast alike."--Provided by the publisher. 2024 • BOOK • 1 copy available.