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History of a house-flag Leigh-Bennett, E P 1939 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.2(492)

Beneath the house flag of the P & O Padfield, Peter 1981 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792P&O

[Federal Steam Navigation Company house flag] Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. Card with colour image of house flag and house markings on funnel, with brief explanation of the flag's origins on the rear. [19--]. • EPHEMERA • 1 copy available. 347.792FEDERAL STEAM(041)"19"

Flag waves : house flags from the National Maritime Museum /by Sue Prichard. "Flag Waves is a collection of the little-known area of design history preserved by the National Maritime Musuem: the flags flown on ships to indicate the companies they belonged to. House flags are a mix of striking, abstract designs and hand-sewn motifs and were flown on vessels of all sizes from huge passenger ferries to small recreational dinghies. With an introduction and commentary by Sue Prichard, Senior Curator: Arts, at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Flag Waves is the first book to examine the symbols and motifs of this remarkable collection of flags. Analysing the origins of flag design in heraldry and geometric forms, and showcasing the unique role of flags in expressing company identity years before the use of sophisticated logos and corporate branding, Prichard's book provides a vibrant survey of the company flags flown by everyone from British Rail to the Girl Guides. These bold, colourful textiles present a unique and compelling chapter in maritime history."--Provided by the publsher. 2021. • BOOK • 2 copies available.

1808; - relating to the granting remuneration to captors of ships and cargoes taken under the Danish flag Great Britain.-Treasury 1817 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 341.362.12

The Falklands War : there and back again : the story of Naval party 8901 /Mike Norman and Michael Jones ; foreword by Major General Julian Thompson. "On 1 April 1982 Major Mike Norman, commander of Naval Party 8901, was looking forward to a peaceful year-long tour of duty on the Falkland Islands. But events turned out differently, for the next day the Argentinians invaded and he and his small Royal Marines garrison found themselves fighting for their lives. They took up defensive positions in and around Government House and on the approaches to Stanley to protect the Governor, Rex Hunt, and delay the enemy's advance. They were prepared to die executing these orders. After a desperate battle against vastly superior numbers, Hunt ordered them to lay down their arms. As the surrender took place, an Argentinian told a Marine: 'The Islands are ours now'. The response was simple: 'We will be back'. They were, and this is their story. The Royal Marines of Naval Party 8901 volunteered to join the Task Force and, some seventy-five days after the invasion, the men who were forced to watch the raising of the Argentine flag over the Islands were able, in return, to proudly run up the Falklands flag once more at Government House. Mike Norman and Michael Jones's dramatic account draws upon Norman's vivid recollections, the log book and action reports of the defence of Government House and Stanley, the testimony of Marines under Mike Norman's command and recently released government archives. It is a powerful and moving tribute to men who confronted the Argentinian invaders and then fought to regain the Falklands."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1982"(829)

City of fortune : how Venice ruled the seas /Roger Crowley. "The New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea charts Venice's astounding five-hundred-year voyage to the pinnacle of power in an epic story that stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. City of Fortune traces the full arc of the Venetian imperial saga, from the ill-fated Fourth Crusade, which culminates in the sacking of Constantinople in 1204, to the Ottoman-Venetian War of 1499-1503, which sees the Ottoman Turks supplant the Venetians as the preeminent naval power in the Mediterranean. In between are three centuries of Venetian maritime dominance, during which a tiny city of "lagoon dwellers" grow into the richest place on earth. Drawing on firsthand accounts of pitched sea battles, skillful negotiations, and diplomatic maneuvers, Crowley paints a vivid picture of this avaricious, enterprising people and the bountiful lands that came under their dominion. From the opening of the spice routes to the clash between Christianity and Islam, Venice played a leading role in the defining conflicts of its time - the reverberations of which are still being felt today."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 38(450.341)"10/15"

[Dinner menu card from the R.M.M.V "Athlone Castle", 17 March 1950 : Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company. 1950] • EPHEMERA • 1 copy available. 347.792UNION CASTLE(083.815)"1950"

[Golden Jubilee menu card from the "Edinburgh Castle", 17 March 1950 : Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company. 1950] • EPHEMERA • 1 copy available. 347.792UNION CASTLE(083.815)"1950"

The China clippers / by Basil Lubbock Lubbock, Basil, 1919 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.13

[Exerpt from the Naval Chronicle, Vol. 4, 1800]. [1800]. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available.

Abandon ship! : the post-war memoirs of Captain Tony McCrum, RN /Tony McCrum. "Captain Tony McCrum's naval career started in 1932. He survived the sinking of HMS Skipjack at Dunkirk and went on to serve on minesweepers and at sea during the landings at Salerno. His wartime experiences were recently published as Sunk by Stukas. This book covers the second part of his naval career between 1945 and 1963. Having arrived back in Plymouth from Trincomlee as a lieutenant aboard the destroyer Tarter in November 1945, his first appointment was as senior instructor at the RN Signals School in Devonport. There then followed two appointments as Flag Lieutenant; first to Admiral Pridham-Wippell, CinC Plymouth Command and then Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, CinC Home Fleet, where he was also Deputy Fleet Communications Officer. He was based on the admiral's flagship, the battleship HMS Duke of York which he joined in 1947. The fleet exercised in the Atlantic and Mediterranean and 'showed the flag' in various ports in the USA, Caribbean Islands and the Baltic. In May 1948 he was promoted Lt. Commander. In 1950 he instructed at the main Naval Signals School at Leyedene House near Petersfield. Promoted Commander, now 32 years of age, he was surprised to be appointed to accompany King George VI on a state visit to Australia and New Zealand. This was to be aboard the liner SS Gothic as there was no Royal Yacht at that time. However after months of preparation the voyage was cancelled because of the King's terminal illness and the coronation of Britain's new Queen. In November 1954 he took his first command, HMS Concord, a destroyer in the 8th Destroyer Squadron based in Hong Kong. During his eighteen month captaincy of this ship he saw action off the coast of Malaya and a lengthy visit to Australia to assist in the aftermath of a hurricane. After a spell ashore as Training Commander at HMS Ganges and after promotion to Captain in 1958, he was sent to Norway on the staff of the CinC Northern European Command. In November 1960 he was again given a seagoing command. He was to skipper HMS Meon and responsibility for the Amphibious Warfare Squadron in the Persian Gulf. The squadron composed of Meon, two tank-landing ships, four tank-landing craft and a Rhino (a pontoon-like vessel for the shallow-water landing of tanks). He was ordered to cover an area extending from the East African coast, the Red Sea and to the Persian Gulf. Having worked-up this mixed bunch of vessels and their crews, plus army personnel he was confronted with the defence of Kuwait when it was threatened by the Iraqi dictator General Kassem in 1961. He was charged with landing the twelve tanks in his squadron to defend Kuwait's main port of Shuwaikh. This was successfully carried out under difficult circumstances and the Iraqi invasion was defeated. After 42 years in the RN, Tony retired to be with his wife and young family."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92MCCRUM

Mariners' memorabilia : a guide to the china of British shipping companies of the 19th and 20th centuries, volume 4 /Peter Laister. "This book, the last in a series of four volumes, deals mostly with British companies and a miscellaneous selection of foreign deep sea companies. Together with three earlier volumes, it is an attempt to illustrate examples of china used on board British merchant ships and covers the period from the beginning of the 19th century, through to the end of the 20th century. It also gives brief historical details of the companies themselves and the trades in which they were involved. Information about identifying patterns of china and details of the manufacturers are included. It also covers the difficulty of identification of china that is only marked with a monogram, or a house flag. A total of 59 companies are dealt with individually in the volume and, in total, 230 companies are mentioned in the comprehensive index. These companies were so important to the lifeblood of the United Kingdom and traded to all parts of the world. Sadly, with one or two rare exceptions, they now remain only in memory. Whilst the name 'British' forms part of the title, the book also includes shipping companies that were owned in other parts of the world, these companies being of great importance to, what used to be the British Empire. Both the author and his wife are ex seafarers and met on the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company's vessel, STIRLING CASTLE, on the weekly mail service from Southampton to Cape Town in the 1950s, when he was a Deck Officer and she, a Children's Hostess."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Mariners' memorabilia : a guide to the china of British shipping companies of the 19th and 20th centuries, volume 3 /Peter Laister. "This book, the third in a series of four volumes, deals mostly with British coastal companies and a miscellaneous selection of foreign deep sea companies, together with two earlier volumes, is an attempt to illustrate examples of china used on board British merchant ships and covers the period from the beginning of the 19th century, through to the end of the 20th century. It also gives brief historical details of the companies themselves and the trades in which they were involved. Information about identifying patterns of china and details of the manufacturers are included. It also covers the difficulty of identification of china that is only marked with a monogram, initials, or a house flag. A total of 48 companies are dealt with individually and, in total, 226 companies are mentioned in the comprehensive index. These companies were so important to the lifeblood of the United Kingdom and traded to all parts of the world. Sadly, with one or two rare exceptions, they now remain only in memory. Whilst the name 'British' forms part of the title, the book also includes shipping companies that were owned in other parts of the world, these companies being of great importance to, what used to be the British Empire. Both the author and his wife are ex seafarers and met on the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company's vessel, 'STIRLING CASTLE', on the weekly mail service from Southampton to Cape Town in the 1950s, when he was a Deck Officer and she, a Children's Hostess."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 738.20941

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