Ship and Boat Collection of Merseyside Maritime Museum
by Matthew Richard Tanner
Marine Vessel Safety Check & Maintenance Record Log (Black cover, X-Large) (Centurion Logbooks/Record Books)
by Centurion Logbooks
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates
by Charles Johnson
Originally published in 1724, this famous account of the pirates by the mysterious Captain Johnson (who many historians believe to be Daniel Defoe) has long been a classic of seafaring literature. Filled with stunning details of executions, sea battles, and adventures on the high seas, the original edition has long been famed among scholars of the maritime world for its honesty and balance. It is also one of the few early works to include the female pirates Mary Read and Anne Bonny, and was the...
A Guide to Model Steam Engines - A Collection of Vintage Articles on the Design and Construction of Steam Engines
by Various
The Deptford Royal Dockyard and Manor of Sayes Court, London
by Antony Francis
Deptford royal dockyard was established in the early 16th century and closed in 1869. Crucial to the maintenance of the nation's naval power, the dockyard grew from a single storehouse and wet and dry docks to a great complex including stores, slipways, mast docks and other structures supporting ancillary industries, such as sailmaking, timber- and ironworking. Shipbuilding was accompanied by constant repair and rebuilding as the dockyard worked to keep the navy at sea. In its time, the dockyar...
This new book reveals the part played by the eight Bustler Class Rescue Tugs built at the Henry Robb Shipyard during the Second World War and will shed more light on the almost-forgotten part played by this country's mariners. The men and women who were rescued under the most trying of times and dreadful weather conditions would no doubt have felt immense gratitude to the brave souls who formed part of the huge maritime effort, both in war and peacetime. This is the story of the small force of...
This new book is a very much improved and updated edition of the successful previous edition, "Shipwrecks of the Forth", and benefits hugely from the vast amount of vital new information gleaned by the author during 15 years of painstaking research. Each wreck is listed by area with details of position, history and fate. The text is accompanied by maps and charts and illustrated with many dramatic photographs. As a result of this meticulous work, exciting discoveries and recoveries such as ships...
Geschichte des Seeraubs und Seehandels im alten Griechenland
by Erich Ziebarth
Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Ireland – every crewmember aboard the Spirit of Falmouth had served in one of these trouble spots, had had almost unimaginably traumatic experiences there, and then had trouble readjusting to civilian life. Some were hospitalised, others ended up living on the streets, many of them found themselves alone and isolated. This unique and inspiring account follows the Spirit of Falmouth’s June 2016 voyage around the country these men had sworn to protect. The tall ship is...
Two things made the battleship possible: the harnessing of steam for propulsion and Britain's vast industrial power in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. With these two massive powerhouses available to ship designers, it was inevitable that change would come to the seas. For a short while France led the way with the launching of the Gloire, but Britain soon stole the limelight with the launch of HMS Warrior in 1863. The moment her keel hit the water the naval world was turned u...
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Marine Supply Stores
by Steve Ettlinger