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Crime and punishment in the Royal Navy of the Seven Years' War, 1755-1763 / Markus Eder. "In recent years the subject of crime in early modern Britain has become a highly studied topic, yet this interest has largely been limited to crime in civilian society. In many ways this is surprising given the abundance of archival material that survives concerning the Royal Navy, and current interest in 'non-elites' such as made up the bulk of sailors.". 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.133"1755/1763"

The radio officer is dead : life at sea in the Merchant Navy for a Radio Officer in the 1970s /John Brew "Have you ever wondered what it must have been like to live and work on a supertanker for six months or more at a time? Do you know what a Marine Radio Officer really did apart from sending messages in Morse Code? These and many other questions are answered in this thorough and readable account of the experiences of a Radio Officer who served in the Merchant Navy for a number of years in the 1970's.The ships he sailed on, the ports where he went ashore, the storms he endured, the time spent back at college and the many and varied people he worked with - all these themes are fully explored in this book. Like many other professions, that of the Marine Radio Officer fell prey to advances in communications technology. This account helps to explain what it was all about before it becomes a forgotten part of life at sea in the twentieth century."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

A biographical dictionary of the twentieth-century Royal Navy : volume 1 :admirals of the Fleet and admirals "Despite its recent decline in size and influence, for much of the twentieth century the Royal Navy was a major player in world history. Its senior officers carried out - and sometimes made - British policy in peace and war, but with the exception of a few star figures the details of their careers have never been published. This book is the first volume of a major study intended to provide a resumâe of the service lives of every flag officer, in the style of the great nineteenth century biographical dictionaries of Marshall and O'Byrne. Every entry is based on primary sources, including the Navy's confidential personnel files, cross-referenced with general historical data and, in the case of living officers, correspondence with the subjects themselves. The book comes with a CD which contains the service histories and careers of 336 most senior admirals on the Navy List from 1900 onwards. The length of each entry varies with the importance of the officer covered, but each includes both an outline of their careers and significant dates, like promotions and awards. In all, the CD contains more than 600,000 words - a truly epic work. The majority are not even included in the Dictionary of National Biography, and as such, this work will be a boon to historians, and invaluable to genealogists. A monumental and unique naval historical resource."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92:355.333.3(42)"19"

British Pacific Fleet 1944-45 : the Royal Navy in the downfall of Japan /Brian Lane Herder ; illustrated "The British Pacific Fleet was the Royal Navy's primary contribution to the direct defeat of Japan in 1945, and is among the most powerful fleets Britain has ever sent into action. With naval supremacy in home waters achieved by 1944, many of the best and most modern ships in the Royal Navy could be sent to the Pacific, including battleships, submarines, light forces, replenishment groups, and shore establishment. However, the main striking force was the fast carrier force. Illustrated throughout with dramatic new artwork, 3D diagrams, maps and archive photos, this book explains how the Royal Navy joined the Pacific carrier war, and how the fleet adopted the US Navy's ruthlessly effective fast carrier doctrine. With ships optimized for short-range operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, the BPF had to rapidly adapt to the long-range, high-tempo warfare of the Pacific, and the story is often one of inspired improvisation. The BPF shared the US Navy's terrifying experience of kamikaze strikes, and famously its armoured carriers proved tougher than the US counterparts. With discussion of the ships, their technology, how the fleet was organized and commanded, and how it fought the campaign, this book is a fascinating exploration of the Royal Navy's part in the victory over Japan." 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545941

Admirals and oilmen : the relationship between oil companies and the Navy 1900-1924 Jones, Geoffrey 1981 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 061.3

The Royal Navy and the slavers : the suppression of the Atlantic slave trade Ward, W E F 1969 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.124.79:326

: fifty years in the Royal Navy Kennedy, William, Sir 1900 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"18"(42)

Chronological history of the West Indies / by Captain Thomas Southey, commander, Royal Navy Southey, Thomas. 1827. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 972.9

The Queenstown patrol, 1917 : the diary of commander Joseph Knefler Taussig, US Navy 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(73)

The Italian navy in the World War 1915-1918 : the facts and figures Italy. Ministry of Marine. Historical Section 1927 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(45)(083.41)

HMS Cromer : the story of the town's namesake ships in the Royal Navy Vicary, Adrian 1989 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 629.123Cromer

An illustrated guide to the modern US Navy : the world's most advanced naval power Jordan, John, 1982 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(73)

Statistical and chronological history of the United States Navy 1775-1907 Neeser, Robert Wilden 1909 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 355.49(73):016

Register of ships of the US Navy 1775-1990 : major combatants Bauer, K. Jack-(Karl Jack), 1992 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82(73)"17/19"

The manning of the British navy during the Seven Years' War Gradish, Stephen F 1980 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.02(42)"1755/1762"

The Royal Navy in european waters during the American revolutionary war Syrett, David 1998 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1760/1782"(42:73)

The Royal Navy : some account of her manners, customs and privileges Talbot-Booth, E C ca1944 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.353(42)

The silent deep : the Royal Navy Submarine Service since 1945 /Peter Hennessy and James Jinks. "'The Ministry of Defence does not comment upon submarine operations' is the standard response of officialdom to enquiries about the most secretive and mysterious of Britain's armed forces, the Royal Navy Submarine Service. Written with unprecedented co-operation from the Service itself and privileged access to documents and personnel, The Silent Deep is the first authoritative history of the Submarine Service from the end of the Second World War to the present. It gives the most complete account yet published of the development of Britain's submarine fleet, its capabilities, its weapons, its infrastructure, its operations and above all - from the testimony of many submariners and the first-hand witness of the authors - what life is like on board for the denizens of the silent deep. Dramatic episodes are revealed for the first time: how HMS Warspite gathered intelligence against the Soviet Navy's latest ballistic-missile-carrying submarine in the late 1960s; how HMS Sovereign made what is probably the longest-ever trail of a Soviet (or Russian) submarine in 1978; how HMS Trafalgar followed an exceptionally quiet Soviet 'Victor III', probably commanded by a Captain known as 'the Prince of Darkness', in 1986. It also includes the first full account of submarine activities during the Falklands War. But it was not all victories: confrontations with Soviet submarines led to collisions, and the extent of losses to UK and NATO submarine technology from Cold War spy scandals are also made more plain here than ever before. In 1990 the Cold War ended - but not for the Submarine Service. Since June 1969, it has been the last line of national defence, with the awesome responsibility of carrying Britain's nuclear deterrent. The story from Polaris to Trident - and now 'Successor' - is a central theme of the book. In the year that it is published, Russian submarines have once again been detected off the UK's shores. As Britain comes to decide whether to renew its submarine-carried nuclear deterrent, The Silent Deep provides an essential historical perspective."--Proided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.827(42)"1945/2015"

The case of Mr Edward Whitaker, late solicitor to the Admiralty and Navy ca1700 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 92Whitaker

Report on the training systems for the navy and mercantile marine of England and on the naval training Chadwick, French Ensor, 1880 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.2(42:44)"18"

Brother officers : a historical memoir to mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Navy Club of 1765 and Royal Navy Club [2015] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 061.231ROYAL NAVY

Naval life and customs : tradition, lore and language of the Royal Navy Irving, John 1945 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.124

Kriegsmarine : the illustrated history of the German navy in world war II Jackson, Robert 2001 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.353(43)"1939/1945"

Steam, politics and patronage : the transformation of the Royal Navy 1815-1854 Greenhill, Basil 1994 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1815/1854"

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