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'The authors are to be congratulated on a book which merits usage
in the national curriculum.' - International Journal of Nautical
Archaeology The raising of the Tudor warship Mary Rose in 1982 has
made her one of the most famous ships in history, though there is a
good deal more to her story than its terminal disaster. She served
successfully in the Royal Navy for more than thirty years before
sinking, for reasons still uncertain, during a battle off
Portsmouth in 1545. There have been many books published about Mary
Rose but this is the only one written largely by those who sailed
with her. It is based around original documents, including all the
known despatches written aboard Mary Rose by the commanding
admirals. Extracts from accounts and other papers illustrate the
building, equipping and provisioning of the ship. Although this is
primarily a view from the quarter-deck, there are occasional
glimpses of life below. The collection concludes with reports of
the sinking, and of the first attempts to salvage the ship and her
ordnance. The documents are presented in modern spelling and are
set in context through linking narratives. Technical terms are
explained, and the principal characters introduced. The texts are
supplemented by contemporary images, and by photographs of the
preserved ship and recovered objects. A new range of illustrations
has been added to this edition, published forty years on from the
raising of the hull.
Canadian Pacific Steamships was a worldwide travel network that
included great passenger ships. Their highpoint for that arm might
have been in the Twenties & Thirties. First, they had a superb
transpacific service, Vancouver to and from the Orient, with four
splendid ships providing twice-monthly service. It all hinted of
far-off, exotic travel--grand salons, midnight sailings from
Shanghai and an Asiatic steerage below decks. On the Atlantic,
Canadian Pacific provided a fine service, largely between Liverpool
and the St Lawrence, to Quebec City and Montreal. This culminated
with the debut, in 1931, of one of the finest liners of the
twentieth century, the giant 'Empress of Britain'. An exquisite
ship both inside and out, she made luxurious world cruises in
winter--like a big yacht! The stories of these ships on both oceans
is told in this new book. Some were scrapped prematurely, others
casualties of war and still others restored and reactivated for
Canadian Pacific liner services in the late Forties and into the
Fifties. Altogether, it is a fascinating group of ships, well
deserving of another review.
People are drawn to the harbours and boats of Scotland whether they
have a seafaring background or not. Why do boats take on different
shapes as you follow the complex shorelines of islands and
mainland? And why do the sails they carry appear to be so many
shapes and sizes? Then there are rowing craft or power-driven
vessels which can also be considered 'classics', whether they were
built for work or leisure. As he traces the iconic forms of a
selection of the boats of Scotland, Ian Stephen outlines the
purposes of craft, past and present, to help gain a true
understanding of this vital part of our culture. Sea conditions
likely to be met and coastal geography are other factors behind the
designs of a wide variety of craft. Stories go with boats. The
vessels are not seen as bare artefacts without their own soul but
more like living things.
In 2020, the Cunard Line celebrates its 180th anniversary. One of
the most famous transatlantic shipping companies, Cunard is beloved
on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as around the world. Cunard
pioneered many new technologies and launched the largest and
fastest liners of their day. During both world wars the Cunarders
answered the call of duty and transported thousands of troops to
support the Allies. Today, the enduring history of this great
shipping line has carried on into the twenty-first century, with
the three current Queens celebrating Cunard's heritage, while a new
ship is under construction. This new paperback edition is updated
to cover events since the line's 175th anniversary. With new and
updated stories from people involved with line, Cunard's 180-year
history is shared in stunning photographs and engaging text to
explore the legacy of the great Cunarders.
In a time when threats against the maritime community have never
been greater, Maritime Security: Protection of Marinas, Ports,
Small Watercraft, Yachts, and Ships provides a single,
comprehensive source of necessary information for understanding and
preventing or reducing threats to the maritime community. The book
defines what comprises the maritime community, including marinas,
ports, small watercraft, yachts, and ships. It focuses on the
protection of these rather than the protection of cargo in the
maritime supply chain, since with the protection of the
infrastructural elements it follows that the cargo is secured. In
identifying and discussing threats to security, the book includes
natural threats such as storms as well as traditional criminal
threats and piracy, with especially detailed examinations of
terrorism and cybersecurity. It also introduces the US Coast Guard
America's Waterway Watch program, describing the components of the
program, its implementation throughout the maritime community, and
its successes. By dealing with the security of all areas within the
maritime community, Maritime Security is highly valuable to all
members of the community, from the local boater to professionals
charged with the protection of major ports and seagoing vessels. It
gives you the skills to understand, identify, analyze, and address
natural and man-made threats to localized or broad sections in the
maritime community.
Queen Elizabeth: A Photographic Journey allows the reader to travel
aboard Cunard's newest ship, the second largest ship to carry the
Cunard colors. The ultimate in luxury cruising awaits aboard Queen
Elizabeth. From the three-story Royal Court Theater, complete with
box seating, to the opulence of the Queens Room, the authors have
captured the interior elegance of Queen Elizabeth with
never-before-published images. Explore the areas not so easy to see
with a tour of the engine room, stores, and the bridge before
returning to the passenger areas to explore bars, lounges,
restaurants, and cabins. With an afterword by Captain Wells and
memories from Commodore Rynd this beautifully updated soft cover
edition is the perfect Queen Elizabeth souvenir.
Oriana was the first in a new generation of British-based cruise
ships specifically designed for the UK market. She was built by
Meyer Werft in Germany and was named by HM the Queen, giving her
fame and recognition from day one. Entering service in 1995,
Oriana's elegant design and sophisticated on-board ambiance meant
she quickly became a firm favourite for cruise passengers both in
the UK and abroad. Today, nearly twenty-five years after her
launch, she is a much-loved modern classic. Her active cruising
schedule has seen her visit ports across the globe including Hong
Kong, Sydney and Cape Town, as well as countless calls to
Southampton. Written and photographed by well-known maritime
history authors Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross, Oriana: A
Photographic Journey is an engaging visual tour of this remarkable
ship, all from the comfort of your own living room. With Oriana's
2019 departure from P&O Cruises, this book is a must-have
keepsake for anyone who has sailed aboard Oriana or seen her during
one of her calls, as well as all readers with an appreciation for
cruise ships and the sea.
The warships of the World War II era German Navy are among the most
popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number
of books devoted to them. However, for a concise but authoritative
summary of the design history and careers of the major surface
ships it is difficult to beat a series of six volumes written by
Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Each contains
an account of the development of a particular class, a detailed
description of the ships, with full technical details, and an
outline of their service, heavily illustrated with plans, battle
maps and a substantial collection of photographs. These have been
out of print for ten years or more and are now much sought after by
enthusiasts and collectors, so this new modestly priced reprint of
the series will be widely welcomed. The first volume,
appropriately, is devoted to the Kriesmarine's largest and most
powerful units, the battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz, whose careers
stand in stark contrast to each other - one with a glorious but
short life, while the other was to spend a hunted existence in
Norwegian fjords, all the time posing a threat to Allied sea
communications, while attacked by everything from midget submarines
to heavy bombers.
The development of Birmingham into a major modern industrial city
can be said to have begun in 1772 with the opening of its first
canal. At that time Birmingham was a small and largely rural town
with a growing manufacturing base. The growth of manufacturing
within the town, however, was severely constrained by the lack of a
cheap, reliable and efficient means of transport for the goods it
produced. These difficulties were largely overcome by the building
of the canal, in that it provided a cheap and efficient means of
transport to convey the town's manufactured goods to markets beyond
its boundaries. The why, when and how this first canal came to be
built is explored in this detailed and highly referenced account.
It tells the fascinating story of how a small group of innovative,
determined and ambitious entrepreneurs joined together to plan and
secure its construction, and thereby also secure the City's future
progress and prosperity.
Within hours of the sinking of RMS Lusitania by a German submarine
off the Cork coast in May 1915, a narrative was created which over
time became the accepted truth of the incident. Many people today
still believe the sinking of the Lusitania was a savage attack on
an innocent vessel that brought America into the war. In this book,
author and historian Michael Martin raises a series of disturbing
questions that challenge this longheld perspective. Examining a
raft of old and new evidence suggesting a more sinister function of
RMS Lusitania, this book explores the widespread use of civilian
vessels within the war effort; it shines a light on the operational
response of the Royal Navy in the immediate aftermath of the
incident; and it looks at the nature of the response of the United
States at this crucial juncture. And, above all, this book
questions the narrative that has grown up around one of the most
pivotal junctures in the war to end all wars.
The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building
and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly
illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history
of the subject class, then moves to an extensive photographic
survey of either a high-quality model or a surviving example of the
ship. Hints on building the model, and on modifying and improving
the basic kit, are followed by a section on paint schemes and
camouflage, featuring numerous colour profiles and highly-detailed
line drawings. The strengths and weaknesses of available kits of
the ships are reviewed, and the book concludes with a section on
research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and
relevant websites.The Yamato class battleships of the Imperial
Japanese Navy were the largest warships of the Second World War and
the largest battleships ever constructed, displacing 78,800 tonnes.
They also carried the largest naval artillery ever fitted to a
warship - 18in guns. Neither Yamato nor her sistership Musashi made
much impact on the War. Musashi was sunk during the battle of Leyte
Gulf while Yamato, deployed in a deliberate suicide attack on
Allied forces at the battle of Okinawa, was finally sunk by US
carrier-based aircraft; Not 300 of her 3,330 crew survived.
This fascinating book provides a unique record of the careers and
final underwater resting places of ships of the Cunard Line, whose
rich history spans over 300 ships and nearly two centuries. Many
books have been published on Cunard's heritage but the final fate
of these ships is often little more than a footnote of history.
Authors Sam Warwick and Mike Roussel have taken the shipwrecks as a
starting point to create a vivid new history. Featured vessels
include the well-known Caronia, Lancastria, Campania, Lusitania,
Malta, Oregon, Scotia and Carpathia, famous for rescuing the
survivors from the Titanic, as well as many others. Events
surrounding the wrecking of each vessel are thoroughly explored and
unique diver accounts are incorporated, along with
never-before-seen underwater images of the wrecks. Finishing off
with practical data for interested divers, this book offers a fresh
analysis of Cunard's maritime history.
While a large number of books have dealt with the navies and war at
sea during the World Wars, the immediate aftermaths have generally
received only minimal coverage. However, the fates of defeated
navies are of enormous interest from a number of perspectives.
These include the relative priorities of the victorious powers,
acquisition and testing of ex-enemy materiel and the intended
future capabilities of those ex-enemy navies that were to be
allowed to continue to exist. This new book traces the histories of
navies and ships of the defeated powers from the months leading up
to the relevant armistices or surrenders through to the final
execution of the appropriate post-war settlements. In doing so, it
discusses the way in which the victorious powers reached their
final demands, how these were implemented, and to what effect. The
later histories of ships that saw subsequent service, either in
their original navies or in those navies which acquired them, are
also described. In doing this, much use is made of material drawn
from archival, and in some cases archaeological, sources, some of
which has never previously been used. Through these, a wide range
of long-standing myths are busted, and some badly distorted modern
views and assessments of events in the wake of the conflicts put
right. The fascinating narrative will be accompanied by tabulated
lists of all major navy-built (and certain significant
ex-mercantile) enemy ships in commission at the relevant date of
the armistice or surrender, or whose hulks were specifically listed
for attention in post-Second World War allied agreements. These
will include key dates in their careers and their ultimate fates.
This highly original book, drawing on archaeological evidence as
well as archival sources, and including numerous photographs will
become an essential reference tool for all those interested in the
naval history of the two World Wars.
This book commemorates the enduring legacy of the world's most
famous ship - TITANIC. Her story is one of all those bound together
on that fateful voyage. On board were: writers, artists,
honeymooners, sportsmen, priests, reverends, fashion designers,
aristocrats, millionaires, children, crew and emigrants looking for
a better life. This book tells of their lives, and shines the
spotlight on: Some of the great ship's surprising treasures Her
feted voyage from Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard The
fascinating museums devoted to her memory, including Titanic
Belfast The iconic music and movies Her winged and four-legged
passengers The sister ships of Olympic and Britannic Tales of
heroism Theories surrounding Titanic's fatal collision The
lifeboats and just how close the SS Californian was on that tragic
night How Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and the inquiries
viewed events These stories and much more lie inside.
This long-awaited volume is a majestic guide and a tribute to the
world's great yacht designers. Ten years in preparation, and with
an expert editorial board giving it direction, "The Encyclopedia of
Yacht Designers" defines the field with fascinating entries by
eighty experts and over 800 photographs and drawings. In these
pages such legendary figures from the past as William Fife, L.
Francis Herreshoff, and John Alden share space with contemporary
designers such as Jon Bannenberg, German Frers, and Ron Holland.
They are joined by over five hundred others who have contributed to
the colorful history of yachting, producing some of the most
beautiful and swift vessels, whether sail or power.
'It would make the stones cry to hear those on board shrieking' -
Daniel Buckley, third-class passenger For the first time, in this
moving new book, Titanic's passengers and crewmen are permitted to
tell the story of that lamentable disaster entirely in their own
words. Included are letters, postcards, diary entries and memoirs
that were written before, during and immediately after the maiden
voyage itself. Many of the pre-sailing documents were composed by
people who later lost their lives in the sinking and represent the
last communications that these people ever had with their friends
and loved ones at home. The subsequent letters and postcards give
an unparalleled description of the events that occurred during the
five days that Titanic was at sea, and the correspondence by
survivors after the tragedy describes the horror of the disaster
itself and the heartbreak they experienced at the loss of those
they loved. This poignant compilation, by Titanic expert George
Behe, also contains brief biographies of the passengers and
crewmen, victims, as well as survivors, who wrote the documents in
question.
Figureheads developed from an ancient tradition of decorating
vessels with painted eyes, carved figures and animal heads. Vikings
in Northern Europe adorned the bows of their ships with dragon
heads, which were thought to help ships see their way through the
sea. But what other purposes did sailors believe figureheads
served? What stories do these beautiful objects tell? And what do
the different characters symbolise? Exploring the history and
traditions associated with figureheads, this illustrated guide
contains 60 examples from the National Maritime Museum, home to the
world's largest collection of figureheads. With a selection of
short in-focus studies, the book looks at mythology, memorial,
gender, empire, politics and literature surrounding these unique
carvings. The National Maritime Museum is part of Royal Museums
Greenwich.
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