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Ambitious for glory : the career of a Victorian naval officer /Philip Lionel Saumarez ; edited by James Saumarez. "Thomas Saumarez was in many ways a typical Victorian naval officer - self confident, proud and quick to take offence. In a period of relative peace, he was fortunate to achieve distinction through active service in the Argentine, the West African Station and the Second Chinese Opium War, reaching post rank at an early age but retiring shortly after this following discord with his superior officer. By good fortune he left his 'Private and Public Journal', and through this and other original correspondence his grandson and great-grandson have been able to piece together his service life to produce this book, consisting largely of direct transcription of Thomas's writing. This period was one of great change, with sail to steam and wood to iron, and the book provides an important record of the ships and actions during 'Pax Britannica'. Perhaps more importantly it also gives a fascinating insight into the mores and opinions of an officer of that age, who is revealingly frank in his judgement of those with whom he served." - Provided by the publisher 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.331092
US Navy destroyer escorts of World War II / Mark Lardas ; illustrated by Adam Tooby and Irene Cano Rodrâiguez. "[Destroyer escorts] did yeoman service during World War II, fighting in both the Atlantic and Pacific, taking on both U-boat and Japanese submarines and serving as the early warning pickets against kamikazes later in the war. They also participated in such dramatic actions as the Battle of Samar (where a group of destroyers and destroyer escorts fought Japanese battleships and cruisers to protect the escort carriers they were shielding) and the capture of the U-505 (the only major naval vessel captured at sea by the US Navy). The destroyer escorts soldiered on after World War II in both the United States Navy and a large number of navies throughout the world, with several serving into the twenty-first century. This book tells the full story of these plucky ships, from their design and development to their service around the world, complete with stunning illustrations and contemporary photographs."--Provided by the publisher 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.81254097309044
Thomas Sutherland : a great Victorian : chairman of P&O, founder of HSBC, member of parliament /Malcolm Sutherland. A biography of Sir Thomas Sutherland (1834-1922) illustrated with photographs and including an abbreviated family tree. Born in Aberdeen, at the age of 18 Sutherland left Scotland for London where he joined P&O as a clerk. Promoted to Superintendent, Sutherland was posted to Hong Kong two years later. In Hong Kong Sutherland managed the company's Asian operation, participated in the establishment of a new dock company, the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, and founded the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. He was also appointed a Member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council. Returning to London, Sutherland was appointed Managing Director of P&O in 1872 and later Chairman of the Board of Governors. He served on the Board of the Suez Canal Company, became Director of Midland Bank and served as Member of Parliament for Greenock from 1884-1900. Appendices include a list of Sutherland's speeches in the House of Commons, social engagements and a record of his travels to France. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SUTHERLAND
Drifting towards the southeast: the story of five Japanese castaways told in 1852 by John Manjiro Manjiro, John 2003 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 639.245.1(52)
Catastrophe : stories and lessons from the Halifax Explosion /T. Joseph Scanlon ; edited by Roger Sarty. "On December 6, 1917, the Canadian city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was shattered when volatile cargo on the SS Mont-Blanc freighter exploded in the bustling wartime harbour. More than nineteen hundred people were killed and nine thousand injured. Across more than two square kilometres some 1200 homes, factories, schools and churches were obliterated or heavily damaged. Catastrophe explores how the explosion influenced later emergency planning and disaster theory. Rich in firsthand accounts gathered in decades of research in Canada, the US, the UK, France and Norway, the book examines the disaster from all angles. It delivers an inspiring message: the women and men at 'ground zero' responded speedily, courageously, and effectively, fighting fires, rescuing the injured, and sheltering the homeless. The book also shows that the generous assistance that later came from central Canada and the US also brought some unhelpful intrusions by outside authorities. Unable to imagine the horror of the initial crisis, they ignored or even vilified a number of the first responders. This book will be of particular interest to disaster researchers and emergency planners as well as those intersted in history, journalism, the Maritimes, and Canadian studies."-- 2020 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 971.6/22503
US Navy frigates of the Cold War / Mark Stille ; illustrated by Paul Wright. "Mark Stille explains how the technology and design of these frigates changed during the Cold War, how the classes were modified to keep up to date. The fully illustrated book offers a fresh new study of the ships that formed the backbone of the Cold War US Navy."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.00973
One crew : the RNLI's official 200-year history /Helen Doe. "In the 200 years since it was founded, the RNLI has saved more than 144,000 lives. It all began with a meeting in London in 1824 to act on a proposal by Sir William Hillary: the formation of a National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. It is his vision that still drives the RNLI today. The vast majority of its crews are volunteers, backed up by large numbers of fundraisers from every walk of life. And the charity today saves lives in more ways, in more places - through lifeguards, water safety and international work. But, since the RNLI's foundation, it has not always been plain sailing. In April 1852, the Lifeboat Journal observed that 'lifeboats have been too few in number, of imperfect form and construction, and often unsuited to the nature of the locality where stationed'. This book takes a fresh look at the creation of the Institution and its early founders, and examines how it has responded over 200 years to the inevitable stresses and external pressures. It provides information on many hitherto unsung heroes and heroines and lesser-known rescues, as well as the well-known events. The RNLI has overcome many obstacles and is now one of the UK and Ireland's most respected organisations. How it became so is a story of determination, acumen, skill and bravery. More than 700 names are inscribed on the RNLI Memorial at RNLI Support Centre in Poole, Dorset. The author and publishers hope that this book is a fitting tribute to such self-sacrifice."--Provided by publisher. 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
Super destroyers : from the torpedo boat era to the dominant surface warship of today/Robert C. Stern. "From the very beginnings of torpedo craft, all naval powers have seen the occasional need for larger, more powerful or in other respects special designs that stand outside the contemporary norms for flotilla craft. The driving forces were often different from country to country and varied over time, but all the resulting ships may be conveniently defined as 'super destroyers'. This book is a history of these out-of-the-ordinary vessels, the specific conditions that produced them, and their impact on naval warfare, especially during the two world wars. Notable highlights of this story include the introduction of 'destroyer leaders' during the Great War, the Japanese 'Special type' of the late 1920s, the British 'Tribal' class, German 'Narviks', and the interwar Franco-Italian rivalry that produced some of the fastest of all super destroyers. By the end of the Second World War only the largest designs seemed adequate, so although built in quantity the US Gearing class were effectively super destroyers by the standards of the day and pointed the way to the future. A final chapter explores the way that after 1945 the big destroyer slowly evolved into the contemporary all-purpose warship - whether described as cruiser, destroyer or frigate - that has become the dominant surface combatant in the world's navies. Although it concentrates on exceptional designs, in broader terms the book provides a valuable overview of destroyer development as a whole so will be of interest to any warship enthusiast and historian."--Provided by the publisher. 2024. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. txt
The Hackney terrier : spring 2024 Merwe, Pieter van der 2024 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available.
Practical watch repairing / Donald de Carle. De Carle, Donald. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.11
River Thames dockland heritage : London Bridge to Greenwich /Malcolm Batten. "London's docks were once the busiest in Britain. They had developed piecemeal from the beginning of the nineteenth century as the existing riverside wharves became too congested and pilfering became rife. Dock systems were built on both sides of the Thames. The largest group, 'The Royals', comprising the Royal Victoria, Royal Albert and King George V Docks, created the greatest enclosed dock area in the world. Changes in cargo handling methods such as containerisation led to all new developments being concentrated at Tilbury from the late 1960s, and the closure of the London docks, along with nearly all of the private riverside wharves and canal wharves. The London Docklands Development Corporation was set up to redevelop the dock sites. So what replaced the docks, and what remains to remind us of what was there before? This book follows the Thames Path, which has opened up much of what was once a largely hidden world, from London Bridge to Greenwich to examine the changes and the heritage that remains on both sides of the river. Also included is the Regent's Canal, which took goods onwards into London and linked to the Midlands, and the sewer network that makes use of the Thames."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 387.1509421022
Osterreichisch-ungarische hochseetorpedoboote und ihre schicksale Freivogel, Zvonimir 2002 • BOOK • 1 copy available.
The English convict hulks 1600s-1868 : transporting criminals to Australia /Mick Davis. "In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Britain had eased its problem of crowded jails and surplus criminals by packing them into ships and sending them off to the American colonies to be sold as what amounted to slave labour. All this came to an end with the revolution of 1775 and the legal system was stuck with an ever-increasing army of desperate felons. As there was no national prison system, these felons were crammed on to derelict sailing ships, the hulks, and put to hard labour in appalling conditions, mainly along the rivers Thames and Medway. Their story has been largely ignored by generations of historians and here, for the first time, detailed accounts of their plight, along with the lives and careers of the quite extraordinary men who ruled over them, is examined. Duncan Campbell, for instance, was the ship's captain and plantation owner who first organised the hulk system, and Aaron Graham the magistrate who spied upon, and then defended, the leader of the Nore mutiny and employed William Bligh of the Bounty mutiny to captain his ships. There are biographies of some of the colourful rogues, children and gentleman thieves who were crammed together and condemned to spend years in despair, starvation and degradation, often with their arms and legs manacled and subject to vicious punishments for minor infringements of the regulations. In theory, the hulks were simply holding pens until convicts could be shipped off to the new colonies in Australia, but many sentenced to be transported for terms of between seven years to life were destined to serve most of, if not all, their term onboard. Those that did make it to the other side of the world after a harrowing journey were seldom better off and their story is told in the final chapter."--Provided by the publisher. 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 994.02
English dial clocks / Ronald E. Rose. Rose, Ronald E. 2000, 1988. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 681.11
My time at sea / Eden S. Mathews (aka Tony). Autobiography by Eden S. Matthews detailing his career as a merchant sailor. Beginning with Matthews's training in HMS Cornwall in the 1950s, the book proceeds with detailed accounts of his apprenticeship with the Blue Funnel line in Asia and Australasia, travels to Africa and America with Elder Dempster Lines, his return to merchant navy service with Ocean Fleets in the 1970s, and brief stint on board the 'banana boats' travelling back and forth between the West Indies and UK, as well as a brief section on his childhood in Kenya, Tanzania, and the UK. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92MATHEWS
The last Mughal : the fall of a dynasty, Delhi, 1857 /William Dalrymple. A historical account of the last Mughal emperor, his court, and the 1857 uprising in Delhi. 2006. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 94(54)"1857"
Trawlerman / Jimmy Buchan. Autobiography by fishing boat captain Jimmy Buchan recounting his experiences over a 35-year career fishing off the North Sea coast of Scotland, alongside a history of the changing nature of the industry. Includes eight pages of colour plates. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92BUCHAN:639.2.065
Bonaparte & brimstone : a life of mixed fortunes in the Royal Navy and merchant service /Simon Francis Brown. "Napoleon Bonaparte?s defeat in 1815 came at an inconvenient time for John Monk, an ambitious young naval officer. Forced to rethink his plans, John turned to the merchant service, where he encountered storms, shipwreck and even piracy as he traded between Liverpool and the Mediterranean through the 1830s and 1840s. Bonaparte & Brimstone is the fascinating and engaging biography of a little-known Georgian naval lieutenant and mariner from Parkgate on the Wirral and brings him unforgettably to life. Vibrantly written, it is the beguiling story of one man?s hopes and fortunes, and is ultimately an emotional tale of family and belonging, enriched with abundant personal documents, among them the remarkable diary of a stormy voyage to Italy in 1824. John Monk saw ten years? service across the seas of Europe and survived the horrific bloodshed on HMS Impregnable during the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816, but he grew dismayed at his lack of progress and battled the Admiralty just as he had once battled the French. Bonaparte & Brimstone paints a portrait in miniature of British society in the nineteenth century and of the country?s seafarers who attempted to navigate a path through it."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
US Navy armored cruisers 1890-1933 / Brian Lane Herder ; illustrated by Paul Wright. "At the dawn of the "Steel Navy" era, the rapidly expanding US Navy's fleet of capital ships consisted not only of battleships but also armored cruisers. The forerunner of the battlecruiser, these warships sacrificed the battleship's firepower and protection for superior speed and range, but were controversial. An armoured cruiser was as large and expensive as a battleship, but were not able to fight one. In this book, naval expert Brian Lane Herder explains that despite their great expense, armoured cruisers' tactical roles beyond commerce raiding and protection were limited. However, they had interesting careers: armoured cruisers fought in the Spanish-American War, and after 1906, some replaced US battleships in the Pacific, functioning as oversized gunboats. Two conducted naval aviation experiments, and after World War I, surviving US armoured cruisers represented the US Navy on the Asiatic station. Illustrated throughout with archive photographs and striking orginal artwork, this is a concisely detailed history of some of the US Navy's most controversial and intriguing warships."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.8353097309045
Your time : including the contribution of Northwest England to the development of clocks and watches. 2008. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 681.11(083.82)
Forgotten war : the British Empire and Commonwealth's epic struggle against Imperial Japan, 1941-1945 /Brian E. Walter. "Meticulously researched, the book provides a complete, balanced and detailed account of the role that British and Commonwealth forces played during this crucial struggle. It also provides unique analysis regarding the effectiveness and relevance of this collective effort and the contributions it made to the overall Allied victory."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.5425
Decolonizing the map : cartography from colony to nation /edited by James R. Akerman. "Almost universally, newly independent states seek to affirm their independence and identity by making the production of new maps and atlases a top priority. For formerly colonized peoples, however, this process neither begins nor ends with independence, and it is rarely straightforward. Mapping their own land is fraught with a fresh set of issues: how to define and administer their territories, develop their national identity, establish their role in the community of nations, and more. The contributors to Decolonizing the Map explore this complicated relationship between mapping and decolonization while engaging with recent theoretical debates about the nature of decolonization itself. These essays, originally delivered as the 2010 Kenneth Nebenzahl Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library, encompass more than two centuries and three continents - Latin America, Africa, and Asia ranging from the late eighteenth century through the mid-twentieth. Contributors study topics from mapping and national identity in late colonial Mexico to the enduring complications created by the partition of British India and the racialized organization of space in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. A vital contribution to studies of both colonization and cartography, this is the first book to systematically and comprehensively examine the engagement of mapping in the long - and clearly unfinished - parallel processes of decolonization and nation building in the modern world."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 526
Samuel Pepys and the strange wrecking of the Gloucester : a true restoration tragedy /Nigel Pickford. "In 1682, Charles II invited his scandalous younger brother, James, Duke of York, to return from exile and take his rightful place as heir to the throne. To celebrate, the future king set sail in a fleet of eight ships destined for Edinburgh, where he would reunite with his young pregnant wife. Yet disaster struck en route, somewhere off the Norfolk coast. The royal frigate carrying James and his entourage sank, causing some two hundred sailors and courtiers to perish. The diarist Samuel Pepys had been asked to sail with James but refused the invitation, preferring to travel in one of the other ships. Why? What did he know that others did not? Religious and political tensions were rife in the years leading up to the wreck of the Gloucester. James was a Catholic, as was his wife, and there was a large constituency who wished them dead. Plots and conspiracies abounded. The Royal Navy was itself in disarray, badly equipped and poorly organised. Could someone on board be to blame for the sinking, either from malice or incompetence? Nigel Pickford's compelling account of the catastrophe draws on a richness of historical material including letters, diaries and ships' logs, revealing for the first time the full drama and tragic consequences of a shipwreck that shook Restoration Britain."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.452
Innovating victory : naval technology in three wars /Vincent P. O'Hara, Leonard R. Heinz. "Innovating Victory: Naval Technology in Three Wars studies how the world's navies incorporated new technologies into their ships, their practices, and their doctrine. It does this by examining six core technologies fundamental to twentieth-century naval warfare: two platforms (submarines and aircraft), two new weapons (torpedoes and mines), and two tools (radio and radar). Each chapter considers the state of a subject technology when it was first used in war and what navies expected of it. It then explores the way navies discovered and developed the technology's best use, in may cases exceeding expectations."--Provided by publisher. [2022] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.009/04