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HMS Hood : pride of the Royal Navy /Daniel Knowles. "For over twenty years the battlecruiser HMS Hood toured the world as the most iconic warship in the Royal Navy. Unmatched in her beauty and charisma, Hood is one of history's greatest warships. During the twilight years of the British Empire the Hood toured the world showing the flag as a symbol of British power. As the Royal Navy's show-ship, Hood came to command a special place in the hearts and minds of the British public. Such was the regard for HMS Hood that her destruction in the Denmark Strait on the morning of 24 May 1941 by the German battleship Bismarck created dismay across the world. Within minutes of entering battle 'the Mighty Hood' as she was affectionately known, was destroyed by a catastrophic explosion which had echoes of Jutland a quarter of a century earlier. Out of a crew of a crew [sic] of 1,418, only 3 survived. The sinking of HMS Hood was the single largest disaster ever sustained by the Royal Navy. This book charts the life and death of this legendary battlecruiser in both peace and war from her early origins, through the interwar years, to her destruction."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.32530941

Fifty years at sea Nash, J D 1994 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.071.22

Atlantic liners of the Cunard Line from 1884 to the present day McCart, Neil 1990 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.123.3

The nutmeg of consolation O'Brian, Patrick, 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-31

Capturing Enigma : how HMS Petard seized the German naval codes Tells the story of HMS Petard and the capture by her crew of the Enigma coding material from U-559 in October 1942. Lieutenant Anthony Fasson RN and Able Seaman Colin Grazier, were both awarded the George Cross, while NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes) assistant Tom Brown received the George Medal. 2002 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82Petard

British shipping and world competition / S.G. Sturmey. Sturmey, S. G. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61:339.13(42:100)

Ships and science : the birth of naval architecture in the scientific revolution, 1600-1800 /Larrie D. Ferreiro. "In Ships and Science, Ferreiro argues that the birth of naval architecture formed an integral part of the scientific revolution. Using Bouguer's work [Traitâe du navire - Treatise of the ship] as a cornerstone, Ferreiro traces the intriguing and often unexpected development of this new discipline and describes its practical application to ship design in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries"--Dust jacket. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12"16/17"

British painting : the golden age from Hogarth to Turner Vaughan, William 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 75(42)"17/18"

Ships of north Cornwall Bartlett, John 1996 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 629.12(423.7)

A history of Pitcher's dockyard Northfleet : 1788 - 1866 /Christopher Sotheby Pitcher, Kenneth McGoverin Pitcher, Christopher Sotheby 2018 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.81(422.3)

The English East India Company's silk enterprise in Bengal, 1750-1850 : economy, empire and business /Karolina Hutkovâa. "This book examines the silk-processing activities of the English East India Company in Bengal and presents the Company as a manufacturer rather than a trading body or political agent. Silk was one of the first globally traded commodities; its luxury status and potential to create tax revenues and employ the poor gave it a strategic importance in many economies in Eurasia. The silk industry was also an important sector in Britain; yet, as raw silk could not be produced domestically, the British government encouraged companies to source supplies from its colonies and the territories under its influence. Such projects proved to be challenging; the most successful was the English East India Company's venture in Bengal, where the Company invested over 1 million into developing raw silk production to meet the demands of British weavers. A key component was the transfer of silk technologies from the West to the East - one of the first in this direction rather than vice versa. The outcome of this enterprise was influenced by the business and management capacities of the Company and by British and, eventually, imperial policies, with serious consequences for the Indian economy. The book ultimately presents a case of manufacturing failure, but one resulting from British imperial policies rather than colonial economies."--Provided by the publisher 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382:677.3

Sir Francis Drake / Peter Whitfield Whitfield, Peter 2004 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Drake

Business in great waters : the U-boat wars, 1916-1945 /by John Terraine Terraine, John 1989 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.1

Maritime Greenwich : guidebook National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) 2019 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 914.216

Cornwall's maritime heritage / Alan Kittridge. Kittridge, Alan. 1989. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 942(423.7)

After the lost Franklin expedition : Lady Franklin and John Rae /Peter Baxter. "The fate of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1847 is an enigma that has tantalised generations of historians, archaeologists and adventurers. The expedition was lost without a trace and all 129 men died in what is arguably the worst disaster in Britain's history of polar exploration. In the aftermath of the crew's disappearance, Lady Jane Franklin, Sir John's widow, maintained a crusade to secure her husband's reputation, imperiled alongside him and his crew in the frozen wastes of the Artic. Lady Franklin was an uncommon woman for her age, a socially and politically astute figure who ravaged anyone who she viewed as a threat to her husband's legacy. Meanwhile John Rae, an explorer and employee of the Hudson Bay Company, recovered deeply disturbing information from the Expedition. His shocking conclusions embroiled him in a bitter dispute with Lady Franklin which led to the ruin of his reputation and career. Against the background of Victorian society and the rise of the explorer celebrity, we learn of Lady Franklin's formidable grit to honour her husband's legacy; of John Rae being discredited and his eventual ruin, despite later being proven right. It is a fascinating assessment of the aftermath of the Franklin Expedition and its legacy."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1847/1859"

New Zealand Shipping and Federal SN Co Haws, Duncan 1985 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 347.792Federal

Henry VIII : a European court in England /edited by David Starkey 1991 • FOLIO • 5 copies available. 92Henry VIII

Shipbuilders to the world : 125 years of Harland and Wolff, Belfast, 1861-1986 Moss, Michael S. 1986 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.12(416.1)

Shipwrecks of Orkney, Shetland and the Pentland Firth Ferguson, David M 1988 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 627.772(411.1/.2)

Rites of peace : the fall of Napoleon & the Congress of Vienna /Adam Zamoyski. Zamoyski, Adam. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92NAPOLEON

Facing the light : the photography of Hill & Adamson /Sara Stevenson. "The photographs of David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson taken in the years between 1843 and 1847 marked the first use of photography as an art form. Their fascinating and inventive work has influenced great photographers worldwide. This book, written by Sara Stevenson, chief curator of the Scottish National Photography Collection, which holds the largest and finest collection of Hill and Adamson's photographs, provides an introduction to the remarkable story behind the partnership."--Back cover 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 77(411)

Heysham Port : a century of Manx and Irish services /Dick Clague "This A5 publication, illustrated in both colour and black and white, contains the history of the development of Heysham port."--Provided by the publisher. 2004. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 627.2(427.2)

Risdon Beazley : marine salvor /Roy Martin & Lyle Craigie-Halkett. Martin, Roy. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792RISDON BEAZLEY

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