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Ashore and afloat : the British navy and the Halifax naval yard before 1820 /Julian Gwyn. Gwyn, Julian. 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.2(71)

On the training of the executive branch of the Navy / by Captain Gerard H. Noel. Noel, Gerard H U 1889. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 355.231.4

Transition to triumph ; history of the Indian Navy : 1965-1975 /Vice Admiral G. M. Hiranandani. Hiranandani, G.M. 2000. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 353.353(54)"1965/1975"

Ways and means to man the navy with not less than fifteen thousand able sailors ... Robe, Thomas 1740 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:355.21(42)"17"

London Division RNVR navy week 20th July to 27th July 1935 : official guide and souvenir Great Britain.-Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1935 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 355.16(421)"1935"

: the truth about the disappearance of the pride of the French navy Rusbridger, James 1991 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.827(44)

The fleet submarine in the US navy : a design and construction history Alden, John Doughty, 1979 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.827(73)

The Royal Navy in a series of illustrations / Elgar, Francis (int). 1873. Elgar, Francis (int) 1873 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 763.035(42)"18"

Sober men and true : sailor lives in the Royal Navy 1900-1945 McKee, Christopher 2002 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.124(42)"1900/1945"

Fleet sweepers at war : fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy 1939-1945 Williams, Jack 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.829.3:940.545

The Royal Navy in the age of austerity 1919-22 : naval and foreign policy under Lloyd George /G.H. "This book thoroughly explores and analyses naval policy during the period of austerity that followed the First World War. During this post-war period, as the Royal Navy identified Japan its likely opponent in a future naval war, the British Government was forced to 'tighten its belt' and cut back on naval expenditure in the interests of 'National Economy'. G.H. Bennett draws connections between the early 20th century and the present day, showing how the same kind of connections exist between naval and foreign policy, the provision of ships for the Royal Navy, business and regional prosperity and employment. The Royal Navy in the Age of Austerity 1919-22 engages with a series of important historiographical debates relating to the history of the Royal Navy, the failures of British Defence policy in the inter-war period and the evolution of British foreign policy after 1919, together with more mundane debates about British economic, industrial, social and political history in the aftermath of the First World War. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of British naval history."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)

Kent coast blockade : the story of the days when Kentish smugglers battled with the men of the Royal Navy Finn, R 1971. • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 337(422.3)

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"

London's navy : a story of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Taylor, Gordon Clifford 1983 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 359.16(421)

A Royal Navy Cold War Buccaneer pilot : flying the famous maritime strike aircraft /Steve Kershaw. "This is a vivid and powerful story of life on board the last of our great Second World War-era aircraft carriers, modernised to serve beyond their time. It is a story of the Cold War which conveys the trials and tribulations of flying one of the best-loved military aircraft in history. Steve Kershaw joined the Royal Navy in 1963. He began flying training in 1968 and progressed to the Blackburn Buccaneer - a world-class naval strike jet that was designed to fly very fast at ultra-low altitudes. In 1970, Steve joined 800 Naval Air Squadron, which embarked on HMS Eagle on its epic final cruise. The voyage to the Far East was far from trouble-free - an aircraft crashed into the sea, there was a devastating explosion on board the carrier, and then two sailors were arrested for murder in Auckland. New year 1972 saw HMS Eagle decommissioned and 800 NAS disbanded. Steve was transferred to 845 Naval Air Squadron, on which he flew Wessex helicopters. Embarked on HMS Hermes, the squadron supported Royal Marines Commandos during their deployment to the mountains of Norway under NATO plans for a European war. During this time, helicopters were strangely sabotaged on board and one of them crashed into a fjord at night. By 1974, HMS Ark Royal was the last remaining Royal Navy fixed-wing aircraft carrier to which Steve returned to fly Buccaneers on 809 Squadron. It was in this period that he participated in a NATO exercise in Norway and a Mediterranean cruise. On return, the squadron prepared for a bombing competition between the RAF and Royal Navy Buccaneers. As part of this, Steve flew a low-level sortie off the Lincolnshire coast. The light was fading, and he was struggling to see the target ahead. He failed to see they were losing height. The aircraft hit the sea. Steve and his observer, David, were ejected into the water. In this book, Steve?s story is revealed by his son, Simon, through the words of his father, drawn from a mass of letters sent by him, and the recollections of those who served alongside him."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92KERSHAW

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"

Report of the Committee of Flag Officers, relating to the pursers in Her Majesty's Navy Great Britain. Admiralty. Committee of Flag Officers 1842 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:359.52

Steel's tables of the dimensions of a ship of each class in the British Navy Steel, P 1803 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:629.12.071

The navy of the American Revolution : its administration, its policy and its achievements Paullin, Charles Oscar 1971 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.02(73)"1775/1785"

Some historical records and reminiscences relating to the British Navy and mercantile shipping Jordan, Charles H 1925 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 629.12(42)

The unsinkable fleet : the politics of US navy expansion in World War II Davidson, Joel R 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(73)

On course to Desert Storm : the United States Navy and the Persian Gulf Palmer, Michael A 1992 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 327(73:267.8)

Charleston blockade : the journals of John B Marchand, U S Navy, 1861-1862 Marchand, John B 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Marchand(093.32)

The correspondence of Esek Hopkins, commander-in-chief of the United States Navy Hopkins, Esek 1933 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Hopkins

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