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Cutty Sark : the last of the tea clippers /foreword, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh ; preface, Dr Kevin Fewster AM ; author, Eric Kentley ; picture editor, Jessica Lewis. An updated and expanded edition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this iconic ship. The narrative spans her construction at Dumbarton in 1869; her famous tea voyages as well as those with other cargoes; her career under a Portuguese flag; her subsequent return to the Thames, Greenwich; and the dramatic fire, painstaking restoration and glorious reopening in April 2012. The book has been developed from the outset with the Cutty Sark Trust and takes the form of a chronological career narrative but also presents detailed features on crew accounts, log entries, pieces on seamanship, ports and cargoes and broader tall ship culture as well as an opportunity to focus on artifacts and the fittings of the ship.This unique opportunity allows the first publication of specially commissioned photography created as part of, and subsequent to, the clipper's restoration as well as the findings of resulting research. [2019] • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.8224

Ben Line / Graeme Somner. A definitive history and fleet list of the Ben Line founded in 1839 by brothers William and Alexander Thomson. Originally carrying coal and textiles from Leith to Italy and marble on the return journey, the brothers moved into carrying coal to Canada and timber on the return journey and this regular trade route quickly became the basis of their business for many years. The business was registered as William Thomson and Co. This history covers the company's move from sail to steam, and the expansion of the company's trade routes to include the Far East and Baltic, and the practice of naming its vessels after Scottish mountains. By the 1970s, the company was expanding into ship management, bulk carriers and offshore drilling and by 1977 owned four container ships, 13 cargo liners, three chemical tankers, one bulk carrier and five rigs and drill ships. Facing increased competition from containerisation and the decline in bulk trade the container ships were sold off by 1993, the cargo liners broken up or sold by 1982, and the bulk carriers and tankers sold by 1989. The rigs and drill ships were sold in the early 1990s. Ben Line Steamers Ltd and many of the subsidiaries were wound up in 2002. The Ben Line name continues in Asia as Ben Line Shipping Agencies Ltd. The fleet lists are organised chronologically and cover ships owned or managed by William Thomson and Co, Ben Line Steamers Ltd, Ben Line Ship Management Ltd (1973-1987) and Benmarine Ltd (1987-1993), vessels owned by W A C Thomson and rigs and drill ships. The book is also indexed by vessel name and is illustrated throughout with photographs. 2009. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 347.792BEN

The surgeon's mate / Patrick O'Brian O'Brian, Patrick, 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-31

Blood brothers Hiram and Hudson Maxim : pioneers of modern warfare McCallum, I 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 608.1(73)

Effective use of time Pernet, Roy 1991 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 65.015.14

The Iden clock collection / Percy G. Dawson. Dawson, Percy G. 1987. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 681.11:92IDEN

The Royal Navy in the Napoleonic age : senior service, 1800-1815 /Mark Jessop. "In 1801 the newly forged United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland commenced life at war with France and her allies and remained so until 1815. After 1812 she had to shoulder the extra burden of a war against the United States of America. With conflict on multiple fronts, hardships continued to be inflicted at home. Trade was made precarious. People became bone-weary of hostilities and the threat of invasion ran high. Napoleon Bonaparte was no ordinary opponent, and the United States navy showed the world the worth of her ships, but what stood in their way was the Royal Navy. Despite notable losses, after the victory of Trafalgar in 1805 she dominated the seas. Although not the only means, her warships were the nation's first line of defence that helped keep British shores safe. As the era ended it was obvious the navy had to change. Steam began to alter perspectives with new opportunities. From the vantage point of later decades it could be seen what the Royal Navy had once been and still was. A naval superpower. Britain's oldest continual military force. The senior service."--Provided by the publisher. 24 cm • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.2745

Southampton / David L. Williams. Williams, David L.-(David Lloyd), 1984. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 627.2(421:422.7)

The Baltic and North Seas "The Baltic and the North Seas offers a new and exciting historical vista of the northern seas from the arrival of the first humans at the end of the Ice Age, to the modern era. [...] Exploring the themes of the human relationship with the marine environment and the ways in which the peoples of northern Europe have experienced and exploited their seas, this book reveals how human perception of the northern seas has changed over time. Major aspects covered include the struggle to control the sea and keep it at bay, the ways in which the maritime worlds of northern Europe have been imagined and portrayed, the vulnerability of the seas to human action, the seas as a vital source of livelihood - tradeways, for the pursuit of great power politics and as sources of health, leisure and pleasure - and the people's spiritual relationship with the seas. The link between women and the sea is also explored. Drawing from a wide range of sources, from Denmark and Britain to Norway, Finland and Germany, the Baltic and the North Seas is an insightful and colourful history of the politics, economy and culture of this intriguing region."--Provided by the publisher. 2000 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940(261.24/.26)

H.M.S. Surprise / Patrick O' Brian. 1996 O'Brian, Patrick, 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-31

Statement on the defence estimates 1995 : stable forces in a strong Britain Great Britain. Parliament 1995 • GOVTPUB • 1 copy available. 342.537

Punch in the italian puppet theatre Byrom, Michael 1983 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 792.9(450)

Churchill and Fisher : titans at the Admiralty /Barry Gough. "A vivid study in the politics and stress of high command, this book describes the decisive roles of young Winston Churchill as political head of the Admiralty and the ageing Admiral 'Jacky'Fisher as professional master and creator of Dreadnought, locked together in perilous destiny. Upon these Titans at the Admiralty rested Allied command of the sea at the moment of its supreme test, the challenge presented by the Kaiser's navy under the dangerous Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz. Churchill and Fisher exhibited vision, genius, and energy, but the war unfolded in unexpected ways. German cruisers escaped to Constantinople bringing Turkey into the war, and though Coronel's disaster was redeemed at the Falklands, Jellicoe's Grand Fleet was forced to seek refuge from U-boats; the torpedo and mine became prominent, to German advantage. There were no Trafalgars, no Nelsons. Press and Parliament became battlegrounds for a public expecting decisive victory at sea. Then the ill-fated Dardanelles adventure, 'by ships alone' as Churchill determined, on top of the Zeppelin raids brought about Fisher's departure from the Admiralty, in turn bringing down Churchill. Wilderness years followed, with Churchill commanding a battalion on the Western Front and Fisher chairing an inventions board seeking an electronic countermeasure to the lethal U-boat. This dual biography, based on fresh and thorough appraisal of the Churchill and Fisher papers, is a story for the ages. It is about Churchill's and Fisher's war & how each fought it, how they waged it together, and how they fought against each other, face to face or behind the scenes. It reveals a strange and unique pairing of sea lords who found themselves facing Armageddon and seeking to maintain the primacy of the Royal Navy, the guardian of trade, the succour of the British peoples, and the shield of Empire."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92CHURCHILL

A maritime history of Somerset / [Edited by] Adrian Webb. "This is the first in a series of volumes to be published by the Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society covering original research into aspects of the maritime history of the ancient county of Somerset. Somerset has a rich and varied maritime heritage, aspects of which are brought to light in this volume. Many communities depended on the sea for their livelihood, not just for the goods that came and went from their ports, but also for the people who were associated with those transactions. Volume one contains a wealth of information on the trade and commerce witnessed in Somerset from the sixteenth century onwards, written by a collective of authors based upon original research. Attractively presented, with numerous illustrations, many of which have not been published before, new maps, tables and graphs, this volume offers a wealth of information on a subject growing in popularity, and will be of interest both to scholars and the general. Volume two contains a wide variety of information detailing aspects of Somerset's much neglected maritime past. Six authors have contributed years of research into this volume which contains chapters on: Travel along the Somerset coast -- Tourism in Somerset -- River ferries at Pill and Rownham on the River Avon -- The development of Minehead harbour -- Sea fishing off the Somerset coast"--Provided by the publisher. 2010- • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 656.61(410.194)

Welsh ports of the Great Western Railway Bennett, Peter 1994 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 627.2(429)

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