This seventh volume of Naval Miscellany contains documents which
range in date from the late thirteenth century to the Korean War.
They illustrate the many different ways in which the naval forces
of the crown have served the realm. Topics covered include the role
of ships in campaigns against Scotland under Edward I and Edward
VI, the protection of the Iceland fishery in the days of the
Commonwealth government, and the operation of prize courts during
the wars against France in the eighteenth century. Moving on to the
nineteenth century, the supply of timber to the Royal Navy is
examined, while two contributions deal with surveying off the west
coast of Africa and another prints a diary kept by a member of the
Naval Brigade operating onshore in the Zulu War. The most recent
contributions deal with the origins and development of the Royal
Australian Navy up to the 1950s. Two more controversial subjects
are also included; the first gives more information about the
storage of cordite on battle cruisers in 1916 and the battle of
Jutland; the second documents the relief of Admiral North from
Gibraltar in 1940. There is something here for every enthusiast for
naval history and for all students of the relevant periods.
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