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Seven seas, nine lives : a Royal Navy officer's story of valour : Captain A. W. F. Sutton CBE DSC* Pike, Richard, 2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SUTTON
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
'Jake' Wright DSC** Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve /by Captain Chris O'Flaherty, Royal Navy ; foreword "Derek Wright learnt about small boats from his father, who tragically died when Derek was just 14 years old. Sent away from his family to finish his education, he left school at 16 to join the global tea trade. Soon after he finished his training with Brooke Bond, famous for their 'Dividend' tea, Hitler invaded Poland and Britain was at war. By then known to his friends as 'Jake', he was one of the first Volunteer Reserves to be called up to fight for his country. Plucked from his naval training in HMS King Alfred, his warfighting initiation was on the beach at Dunkirk, helping evacuate stragglers after Operation DYNAMO. He then volunteered for Motor Torpedo Boats, where he served with valour and distinction. Whilst Hitler's U-Boats were torpedoing shipments of tea bound for Great Britain, Jake Wright reciprocated by torpedoing Axis coastal shipping off Europe. His first Command was MTB 331, trained for a daredevil mission to puncture German boom defences protecting their battleships. In his next Command, MTB 32, he was wounded in action whilst torpedoing a German convoy, but kept his small ship fighting against the odds to win the action and sink his enemy; for his bravery he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Further acts of gallantry in action, combined with tactical innovation, saw him earn two bars to his DSC as well as a Mention in Despatches; he became one of only 44 officers in the Second World War to receive a DSC with two Bars. After demobilisation he returned to the tea trade, rising to become one of Brooke Bond's senior directors supplying Britain's beloved beverage. He even helped refine how to make the perfect cup of tea. This is the life story of a determined, brave, innovative and decorated officer who has earned a place in the hearts of our nation. It is the story of Derek 'Jake' Wright, DSC**"--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.0092
History of the United States Navy from its origin to the present day 1775-1897 Spears, John R 1898 • BOOK • 4 copies available. 355.49(73)
Mariner & gunner : an English seaman in the merchant marine & the Royal Navy ; 1781-1819 /William Richardson Richardson, William. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.124:656.61.071.22"1781/1819"
A collection of the statutes relating to the Admiralty, navy, shipping and navigation : down to the fiftieth Great Britain. Laws, statutes, etc 1810 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 347.79(42)"1810":342.537
Twenty two prints of several of the capital ships of His Majesties Royal Navy with variety of other sea Baston, T ca1721 • RARE-OVER • 1 copy available. 094:623.82(42)"17"(084.11)
New Zealand medal 1845-47, 1860-66, the Abyssinian War medal 1867 to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.134.22(42)"1845/1867"
US naval weapons : every gun, missile, mine and torpedo used by the US navy from 1883 to the present Friedman, Norman, 1983 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.9(73)"18/19"
By the King, a proclamation for better furnishing the Navy, and shipping of the realme, with able the Great Britain. Proclamations : 1622, Charles I 1622 • RAREPAM-OS • 1 copy available. 094:342.511
Turbulent frontiers and British expansion : Governor James Douglas, the Royal Navy and the British Columbia Gough, Barry M. 1972. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.46(711)
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
An Act for providing carriage by land and water, for the use of His Majesties navy and ordnance : Anno Great Britain. Laws, statutes, etc 1674 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:342.537
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"
certificates of service and testimonials of Mr George Peacock, FRGS, formerly a master in the Royal Navy Peacock, George 1859 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792Pacific
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
: life on the lower-deck of the Victorian navy Winton, John, 1977 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 355.124(42)"18"
Building the steam navy : docklands, technology and the creation of the Victorian battle fleet 1830-1906 Evans, David 2004 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.54(42)
The active list of Flag Officers, Captains, and Commanders of the Royal Navy : with particulars exhibiting Harvey, William. 1864. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 355.353(42)"1864"
Report of the Committee to Inquire into the System under which the Duties of the Store Department of the Navy Great Britain. Admiralty. Committee to Inquire into the Store Department of the Navy 1877 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 342.537(42)"1877"
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"
adventures of the continental sloop Providence, 1775-1779, formerly flagship Katy of Rhode Island's navy Rider, Hope S 1977 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.824Katy
Four years in the Confederate navy : the career of Captain John Low on the CSS Fingal, Florida, Alabama Hoole, William Stanley 1964 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Low
Reminiscences of the old navy : from the journals and private papers of Captain Edward Trenchard, and Maclay, Edgar Stanton 1898 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"18"(73)