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Above an angry sea : US navy B-24 Liberator and PBY-2 Privateer operations in the Pacific October 1944 "[...]Chronicles United States Navy B-24 Liberator (PB4Y-1) and PB4Y-2 Privateer operations in the Pacific during World War II. [...] Examines [...] the use of the B-24 and PB4Y-2 during the last eleven months of the war against the Japanese Empire. [...] Personal stories, over 200 photographs, a tabulation of all aerial kills credited to PB4Y patrol plane commanders, a roster of all personnel killed in action or in the line of duty, individual squadron records, and a list of all known B-24 Liberators and PB4Y-2 Privateers assigned to the Pacific between 1943 and 1945."--Provided by the publisher. 2001 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.489(265:73)"1939/1945"
Blimps and U-boats : US Navy airships in the Battle of the Atlantic "The disastrous consequences of the German U-boat onslaught against U.S. Allied shipping in the Atlantic during the early years of World War II are widely known. Not well documented is the use made of nonrigid pressure airships, or blimps, in countering the U-boat menace. This is the first full-length book to tell the story of the U.S. Navy's lighter-than-air craft. Blimps flew 37,000 operational sorties in the North and South Atlantic and the Caribbean and at the Strait of Gibraltar, and their operations included safely escorting tens of thousands of surface vessels. The author covers every aspect of the blimp's wartime efforts, from its construction, performance in various kinds of weather, piloting and navigation, and ASW tactics, to submarine detection gear, armament, and equipment problems. He also discusses numerous incidents such as the historic running gun battle between airship K-74 and U-boat U-134 in the Florida Straits. In an appendix he briefly covers airship activities from 1942 to 1945 along the U.S. Pacific Coast. J. Gordon Vaeth writes from firsthand experience. From 1942 to 1945 he was air intelligence officer to the Atlantic Fleet airship commander. In that position Vaeth knew many in the blimp force, and he himself created many of the documents - the operational summaries, intelligence bulletins, and regular newsletters - that serve as the key primary sources for World War II blimp operations."--Provided by the publisher. 1992 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.743
Tars, Turks and tankers : the role of the United States Navy in the Middle East, 1800-1979 Bryson, Thomas A 1980 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"17/19"(73:5-011)
The petrol navy : British, American and other naval motor boats at war 1914-1920. /Steve R Dunn. "On the outbreak of war in 1914, the Royal Navy found it required more small craft than it possessed to carry out minesweeping, anti-submarine patrols and coastal defence. This led to the formation of an auxiliary force of civilian vessels, including motor pleasure boats and yachts, relatively new types of craft powered by the internal combustion engine. The inclusion of these vessels came about when a group of motor boat owners suggested to the Admiralty that their vessels could play an important role in the defence of Britain. The result was the formation of the Royal Naval Motor Boat Reserve (RNMBR) in 1912. By mid-1915, the demands of naval duty had proved too much for these quirky craft. A meeting in the USA led to their replacement by American-designed Elco motor launches (MLs), of which 550 were purchased, and these Elco launches gave great service for the rest of the war, usually officered by RNVR personnel who won three Victoria Crosses. In addition to the Elcos, in 1915 some naval officers developed the hydroplaning coastal motor boats (CMBs), which served with equal distinction in the latter part of the war. Post-war, both types saw valuable service in the occupation of the Rhineland and in the Baltic campaign, where three more VCs were won. Other countries adopted similar craft. In Italy, the MAS torpedo motor craft achieved fame and success. And in France, MLs supplied by Britain, and by Elco, played their part. Germany too utilised small motor vessels, including the torpedo-armed Luftschiffmotorboote and Fernlenkboot remotely controlled designs. And when America entered the war, she built a fleet of so-called 'sub chasers', wooden-built and designed to counter U-boats along her East Coast. The Petrol Navy tells the stirring story of these motor-driven boats at war, of their development and operations and of the many colourful characters who were their captains and crew. It will acquaint historians and enthusiasts with an important and previously untold aspect of the naval war, and will engross those with a more general interest in the First World War."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.8231
Naval Battle of Crete 1941 : the Royal Navy at breaking point /Angus Konstam ; illustrated by Adam Tooby "In April 1941, following the Axis invasion of Greece, the British Mediterranean Fleet was ordered to evacuate Allied survivors, many of which were taken to Crete. The Luftwaffe established itself in airfields on the Greek mainland, and formed plans to invade Crete by air and sea, under the cover of 500 fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe's Fliegerkorps VIII. Facing them were a small and scattered garrison on the island, a handful of under-strength RAF squadrons and the hard-pressed warships of the Mediterranean Fleet. What happened next was a costly, but ultimately inspiring, naval battle, in which Royal Navy crews were placed under intense strain." 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.5421959
Memoires relating to the state of the Royal Navy of England for ten years, determin'd December 1688 Pepys, Samuel, 1690 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:355.353(42)"16"
An Act of the Commons assembled in Parliament, touching the regulating of the officers of the Navy and Great Britain. Laws, statutes, etc 1648 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:342.537
Aboard the USS Florida 1863-65 : the letters of Paymaster William Frederick Keeler, U S Navy, to his Keeler, William Frederick 1968 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Keeler(093.32)
The Arctic navy list : or a century of Arctic and Antarctic officers, 1773-1873 Markham, Clements R.-(Clements Robert),-Sir, 1875 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 910.4(98/99):92
Roll on the Rodney : life on the lower deck of Royal Navy warships after the Second World War Phillipson, David 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.11
Storm over Leyte : The Philippine invasion and the destruction of the Japanese Navy /John Prados. "As Allied ships prepared for the invasion of the Philippine island of Leyte, every available warship, submarine and airplane was placed on alert while Japanese admiral Kurita Takeo stalked Admiral William F. Halsey&#x;s unwitting American armada. It was the beginning of the epic Battle of Leyte Gulf-- the greatest naval battle in history. In Storm Over Leyte, acclaimed historian John Prados gives readers an unprecedented look at both sides of this titanic naval clash, demonstrating that, despite the Americans' overwhelming superiority in firepower and supplies, the Japanese achieved their goal, inflicting grave damage on U.S. forces. And for the first time, readers will have access to the naval intelligence reports that influenced key strategic decisions on both sides. Drawing upon a wealth of untapped sources-- U.S. and Japanese military records, diaries, declassified intelligence reports and postwar interrogation transcripts-- Prados offers up a masterful narrative of naval conflict on an epic scale"--Provided by the Publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542.6"1944"
Disease in the merchant navy : a history of the Seaman's Hospital Society /Gordon C. Cook. Cook, G. C.-(Gordon Charles) 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 362.11:656.61
Promotion and retirement of flag officers and captains of the Royal Navy : by James Bramble. Bramble, James 1909. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.33(42)"1909"
They couldn't have done it without us : the Merchant navy in the Falklands War /John Johnson-Allen. Over seventy merchant ships sailed in the Task force sent by Britain to recapture the Falkland islands in 1982. Some were Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, but the majority were STUFT-ships taken up from trade-and the officers and crew of these merchant vessels, all volunteers, suddenly found themselves thrust into a war zone in the South Atlantic. Remarkably little has been written about the part played by the Merchant navy, summarised by the official history of the campaign as 'an impenetrable mystery, girt about by seasickness' This book lifts the curtain on that mystery, to reveal something of the experiences of the merchant seamen and women who made possible the retaking of the Falkland islands. John Johnson-Allen, maritime historian and former merchant naval officer, combines personal accounts, documents and comment to bring to life the events of the Falklands War, as seen from the merchant ships that played such a vital role in that conflict. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1982"(829):656.61(42)
1895) : reports from Her Majesty's representatives abroad on the educational standard for the merchant navy Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons 1894 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 377.6:656.61
The Royal Navy and the northwest coast of North America 1810-1914 : a study of British maritime ascendancy Gough, Barry M 1971 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"1810/1914"(79)
The life and character of John Paul Jones, a Captain in the United States Navy during the Revolutionary Sherburne, John Henry 1851 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"17"(73)
A Sea manual recommended to the young officers of the Royal Navy, as a companion to the signal book Schomberg, Alexander, Sir 1789 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.461"17"
An Act for providing carriage by land, and by water, for the use of His Majesties navy and ordnance Great Britain. Laws, statutes, etc 1662 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:342.537
Complete list of steam ships, steam launches and sailing ships on the list of the navy, 1st April, 1869 Great Britain.-Admiralty 1869 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"18"
Our sailors : anecdotes of the engagements and gallant deeds of the British navy : during the reign of Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1902? • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"18"(42)
A manual of scientific enquiry : prepared for the use of officers in Her Majesty's Navy and travellers Herschel, John F W, Sir 1886 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 50
A text book of naval architecture for the use of officers of the Royal Navy / Welch, J J. 1901. Welch, J J 1901 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12
American sea power in the Old World : the United States Navy in European and Near Eastern waters 1865 Still, William N 1980 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(73)