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Orwell estuary : the story of Ipswich river : with Harwich and the Stour Arnott, W G 1954 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12(426)

The Harwich naval forces : their part in the Great War Knight, E. F.-(Edward Frederick), 1919 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 940.459(426.7)

Harbours, docks, piers and ferries : the Harwich Harbour (Reserve Fund) Revision Order 1972 Great Britain. Statutory Instruments 1973 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(426.7)

New coloured chart of the Thames estuary extending to Harwich and Ramsgate 1893 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 912.43(261.2)

Brass hats and bell-bottomed trousers : unforgettable and splendid feats of the Harwich patrol Carr, William Guy 1939 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(426.7)

The Harwich Striking Force : the Royal Navy's Front Line in the North Sea 1914-1918 /Steve R Dunn. "'The Harwich Force has made its name and will not be forgotten during the future annals of history'; so said Rear Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt on Armistice Day 1918. But that fame has not endured. Yet for the whole duration of the First World War, the Harwich Striking Force was the front line of the Royal Navy, a force of cruisers and destroyers defending the seas for the Allies. Under a charismatic and aggressive leader, Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, U-boats, German cruisers, destroyers and light craft all met their ends at the hands of the Force, as did enemy seaplanes and Zeppelin airships. The Harwich ships were at sea almost daily throughout the war, haunting the German coast and the Frisian Islands, pioneering aerial attack from the sea, developing naval carrier aviation and combined air/sea operations, and hunting for enemy submarines and minelayers in the North Sea. The Harwich Force also took part in major naval battles alongside the Grand Fleet?s battlecruisers, and protected merchant ships operating in the dangerous waters around Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and Britain. The author also assesses the role played by the other Royal Navy formations at Harwich: submarines, auxiliary minesweeping and patrol vessels, the Felixstowe seaplane base and the town itself. And when the war was finally won, the Force gained further fame when the entirety of the German U-boat fleet surrendered there."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.45941

Tyrwhitt of the Harwich force : the life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt Patterson, A. Temple-(Alfred Temple) 1973 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"19"(42)

With the Harwich naval forces 1914-1918 : or under Commodore Tyrwhitt in the North Sea Woollard, Claude L A 1934 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(42:261.2)

Our silver streak : or the yachtsman's guide from Harwich to Scilly Underhill, Arthur 1892 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 527.83(261.2)

Harwich Submarines in the Great War : the first submarine campaign of the Royal Navy in 1914 /Mark Harris "The Harwich Submarine Flotilla played a key role establishing British dominance in the North Sea at the beginning of the First World War. Letters, diaries, memoirs and combat reports of the participants are used to give a complete account. Much of this is in print for the first time. The foreword has been written by Rear Admiral Jonathan Westbrook CBE, former Royal Navy Submariner. Written in collaboration with the Friends of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, profits from royalties are contributing towards the work of the Museum. Both official and personal archive material is used to tell the story, sourced from British, German and French archives. The text is illustrated by charts and plans prepared using the patrol reports, war diaries and logs of the submarines and warships that took part. The war experience of the participants is brought to life, giving a real insight into what it was like to fight in these early submarines, whilst also relating what really happened and the true significance of the events. The Flotilla had to battle not just the enemy, but also the hazards of mines, human frailties, mechanical failure and the weather. The story of eery patrol in the 1914 campaign is told. This campaign saw the first torpedo fired in action by Royal Navy submarine, the first ship to be sunk and the first submarine to be lost in action. The commanders of the submarines were true pioneers, working out for the first time how to wage war with the latest technology of their age. Their patrol took submarine crews and commanders constantly onto the front line of the naval war to face a multitude of hazards. Many paid the ultimate price, with the names of figures like Roger Keyes and Max Horton to prominence. The early story of the Flotilla is also the story of a pivotal point in their journey to become key figures of the Royal Navy in the twentieth century. For others, even those who would go on to great fame as submariners, suhc as Martin Nasmith, it would be a challenging start to their wartime careers."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.451341

of Antwerp and proceeding by way of the Great Eastern Railway Company's steamships from Antwerp to Harwich British Consulate-General (Antwerp) 1908 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 331.2:656.61.071.22

100 years of Parkeston Quay and its ships Cone, Philip J 1984? • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(426.7)

An account of the commencement and progress in sinking wells at Sheerness, Harwich and Landguard Fort Page, Thomas Hyde, Sir 1797 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:627.3(42)

HMS Fife : joining booklet [196-] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 359.11

Rig of the day 1805-1955 Cobb, David ca1956 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 355.14(42)"18/19"

Launched on service : a photographic portrayal of an operational lifeboat station Shaw, Willis 1990 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 627.772(426.7)

Parkeston : a century of service Hitchman, Harry G (comp) 1983 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(426.7)

Trot-talk : or, east coast splashes. 19818. • JOURNAL • 5 copies available.

North sea war 1914-1919 / Robert Malster "With commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the First World War commanding much attention, maritime author Robert Malster felt it was was time to bring together the various aspects, often considerably under-reported, of the war in the North Sea. The battle of Jutland generally takes the attention of those investigating that war at sea; the day-to-day activities of the warships of the Harwich Force, the little-known struggle of fishermen in their sailing smacks and the unceasing operations of drifters, trawlers and paddle steamers converted to meet naval requirements as minesweepers and patrol vessels never made headlines. Yet they were reality for thousands of sailors, fishermen and other maritime workers. "--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 940.459(261.1)

Port of Tilbury in the 60s and 70s / Campbell McCutcheon. "The 1960s saw a gradual movement of shipping from central London and the quays, wharves and docks of the upper River Thames down river to Tilbury and Harwich. There was a managed closure of the dock system west of Tilbury and between the early 1970s and 1980s, the Surrey Commercial, India & Millwall Docks and the Royal Docks all closed down. Down river, Tilbury was booming still, with expansion to cater for container ships and a still-burgeoning passenger traffic from the Tilbury Landing Stage. Tilbury embraced containerisation, which had been the death knell of the upper docks, and has continued to expand. The Landing Stage was a busy place to spot passenger ships, from Greece, Italy, Scandinavia, the USSR and Britain itself. Nowadays, the Port of London, comprising primarily Tilbury and Harwich docks, is still Britain's second busiest cargo port. Campbell McCutcheon takes us on a tour of the docks in Tilbury, and the Landing Stage, and shows us the ships that called in the days immediately prior to the great containerisation boom of the 1970s and 1980s. The previously unpublished images show Tilbury at its zenith, and the transition from passenger travel to cruising, and from general cargo shipping to container ships, as well as the loss of the ferries that once called regularly at the port from Sweden, the Netherlands and France."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(426.7)

Sail away ladies : stories of Cape Cod women in the age of sail /Jim Coogan. "During the great age of sail, hundreds of women accompanied their seafaring husbands on voyages that took them around the globe. In their journeys, they faced storms, pirates, shipwrecks, seasickness, and loneliness so far from home, family, and friends. Yet they also met with great adventure. Based on the journals and letters of these remarkable ladies, Sail Away Ladies presents the experiences of twelve Cape Cod women who braved the oceans and who shared their adventures with the people they left behind at home. Theirs is a proud and often overlooked chapter in Cape Cod?s seafaring history."--Provided by the publisher. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.071.22-055.2

Ships illustrated 1966 • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

The yachtsman's handy-book for sea use, and adapted for the Board of Trade yachting certificate Rosser, W H 1888 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 797.14

The many faces of slavery : new perspectives on slave ownership and experiences in the Americas /edited by Lawrence Aje and Catherine Armstrong. "While the plantation accounts for 90 per cent of slave ownership and experience in the Americas, its centrality to the common conceptions of slavery has arguably led to an oversimplified understanding of its multifarious forms and complex dynamics in the region. The Many Faces of Slavery explores non-traditional forms of slavery that existed outside the plantation system to illustrate the pluralities of slave ownership and experiences in the Americas, from the 17th to the 19th century. Through a wide range of innovative and multi-disciplined approaches, the book's chapters explore the existence of urban slavery, slave self-hiring, quasi-free or nominal slaves, domestic slave concubines, slave vendors, slave soldiers and sailors, slave preachers, slave overseers, and many other types of societies with slaves. Moreover, it documents unconventional forms of slave ownership like slave-holding by poor whites, women, free blacks, Native Americans, Jewish Americans, corporations and the state. The Many Faces of Slavery broadens our traditional conception of slavery by complicating our understanding of slave experience and ownership in slavery-practising societies throughout Atlantic history."--Provided by publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.3/620973

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