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Illustrated Sydney News : index to illustrations of ships, ports and places, and other items of general maritime interest 1853 to 1889 inclusive /compiled by Vaughan Evans. Evans, Vaughan 1990. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 014.3:05ISN:7.047(26)

The Peterborough hydraulic lift lock / edited by Jean Murray Cole. Ã1987. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 626.1(425.9)

Great passenger ships that never were : damned by destiny revisited /David L. Williams and Richard P. de Kerbrech "GREAT PASSENGER SHIPS THAT NEVER WERE is a completely revised and updated version of Damned by Destiny (Teredo Books, 1982), a comprehensive account of the large passenger ships that, for one reason or another, never entered commercial service. Some never made it off the drawing board or out of the model shop, some met with disaster after launch and some were diverted to wartime service but didn't survive, never used for their original purpose. They were all the victims of circumstance, whether due to financial crises, timing or changing technology. Some of these liners and cruise vessels may have become the greatest passenger ships ever achieved. They would have surpassed the most famous, not only in speed and splendour but in size and appearance, besides setting trends that were subsequently adopted for ships that did enter service. With beautiful pictures and detailed diagrams this book is a true insight into what might have been."--Provided by the publisher 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.3

OKs skibe = The EAC fleet /Ole Stig Johannesen. Johannesen, Ole Stig, 2003. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 347.792EAC

Newport transporter bridge : a pictorial history Jones, David 1994 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 914.297

The Bailiffs' minute book of Dunwich, 1404-1430 / edited by Mark Bailey ; prepared from a transcription by Richard Allnutt. "The Bailiffs' Minute Book of 1404-30 is the single most substantial and informative document to have survived from the borough's medieval archive. It provides new insights into Dunwich's bitter legal dispute with neighbouring Walberswick, its system of government, the election and payment of its MPs, and the men who administered and financed the town. Of greater importance are the many references to the fortunes and organisation of the fishing industry. The Minute Book also contains a number of detailed tax assessments, revealing how Dunwich, like all local communities, shared the burden of royal lay subsidies. These assessments are among the first of their kind to be published."--Provided by the publisher. 1992. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(426.4)

Flags at sea : a guide to the flags flown at sea by British and some foreign ships, from the 16th century to the present day Wilson, Timothy 1986 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 929.9.024/.025

The RYA book of buying your first sailing cruiser McKeag, Malcolm 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.125.12:658.7

Maritime Bergen : to hundre êar i bilder = two hundred years in pictures /Bêard Gram Okland. Per Kristian Sebak; Tore L. Nilsen ¢kland, Bêard Gram, 2014 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 77(26:481)

Operation Tadpole / John Bevan "The exploits of the Italian frogmen in the Mediterranean during World War 2 are well documented; the Royal Navy's counter-sabotage operations are not. What is known of the wartime diving operations of the Royal Navy in Gibraltar is often based on the 1958 film, 'Silent Enemy' which dramatised the events putting Commander Lionel 'Buster' Crabb at the heart of the operations. Buster Crabb had disappeared in mysterious circumstances under a Russian cruiser just 2 years before the film was released and the subsequent media furore was a marketing opportunity the film producers could not afford to miss. Crabb was indeed part of the diving team in Gibraltar at the time and did take part in the heroic underwater operations of the RN diving team. But he was not in charge. The real 'silent hero' of the operations was Lieutenant William 'Bill' Bailey. Operation Tadpole chronicles the actual events of the Royal Navy's underwater operations in Gibraltar and reinstates Lieutenant Bailey's true place in history."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(42:468.2)

Bailey and Leetham / Arthur Credland and Richard Greenwood Credland, Arthur G 2002 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 347.792Bailey and Leetham

Cannibalism and the Common Law : the story of the tragic last voyage of the Mignonette and the strange legal proceedings to which it gave rise Simpson, A W Brian 1984 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 392.89:343.611

Battlecruiser Repulse : detailed in the original builders plans /John Roberts "The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the 'as fitted' general arrangements, these drawings represented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. Intended to provide a permanent reference for the Admiralty and the dockyards, these highly detailed plans were drawn with exquisite skill in multi-coloured inks and washes that represent the acme of the draughtsman's art. Today they form part of the incomparable collection of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, which is using the latest scanning technology to make digital copies of the highest quality. This book is one of a series based entirely on these draughts which depict famous warships in an unprecedented degree of detail - complete sets in full colour, with many close-ups and enlargements that make every aspect clear and comprehensible. Extensive captions point the reader to important features to be found in the plans, and an introduction covers the background to the design. The subject of this volume was one of the last battlecruisers, elegant ships which combined a powerful armament with high speed, but much criticised for their light protection. Throughout their existence, they were controversial - three were sunk at Jutland - and Repulse herself was famously lost to Japanese air attack at the outset of the Pacific War. Nevertheless, the type was highly prized: Repulse and her sister Renown were the only capital ships given sufficient priority to be designed, built and completed during the course of the First World War; and substantial sums were spent on large-scale reconstruction during the 1930s. Both these phases of the ship's life are fully documented in two separate sets of plans, which allows this novel form of anatomy to cover the whole life of the ship."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.82REPULSE

The historic dockyard, Chatham : where legends were created ; guide book. Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. 2000. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.81(422.3)

MHRA style book : notes for authors, editors and writers of theses Modern Humanities Research Association 1991 • BOOK • 6 copies available. 801.1/.5

Victory at Midway : the battle that changed the course of World War II /James M. D'Angelo ; foreword by William S. Dudley. "Bringing fresh perspective to the battle and its consequences, the author identifies Japan's operational plan as a major factor in its navy's demise and describes the profound effects Midway had on the course of the war in Europe"-- [2018] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542.6"1942"

The TransEuropa years, 1998-2013 / Dean Smith. Commencing in 1998, the Slovenian-registered ferry operator TransEuropa Shipping Line (TSL) and its subsidiary TransEuropa Ferries NV ran services between Ramsgate and Ostend until 2013, taking over the route from Sally Line. Both TransEuropa companies were subsidiaries of the British company Denval Marine Consultants Ltd. The book is illustrated with colour photographs of the ships' exteriors and contains a fleet list and annual traffic statistics for the Ramsgate-Ostend route between 1998 and 2013. 2014. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 347.792TRANSEUROPA

Theodore de Bry America : the complete plates 1590-1602 "When Flemish engraver and publisher Theodore de Bry issued the first volume of his America series in 1590, the New World was, for most Europeans, truly novel. Gleaned from the travel accounts of adventurers like Thomas Harriot, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Raleigh, De Bry's magnificent engravings brought the new continent and its inhabitants to an enraptured audience across the Atlantic. From 'Virginia' (today's North Carolina) and Florida through Central America and down into Patagonia, the first nine volumes of America depict scenery and encounters between native Americans and Europeans, revealing the latter's perceptions of the former. Portrayals of European discovery and native American customs were based on the explorers' reports as well as De Bry's own imagination, he himself never having traveled to the New World. Although based in Frankfurt, De Bry laid the foundations of the series while in London, collaborating with artists John White and Jacques Le Moyne, whose original watercolors he adapted for the opening two volumes. With his sons, De Bry formed a family enterprise known for exquisite copper engravings and high-quality illustrations unrivaled in their mastery. The legacy of America is profound, coloring Europe's earliest visions of the Atlantic world. Countless European illustrations would, throughout the following centuries, draw inspiration from the spectacular collection. TASCHEN's edition pays homage to De Bry's finesse, reprinting all 218 plates from the first nine volumes alongside their respective frontispieces and continental maps. Volumes I to VI are based on the original hand-colored editions held at the John Hay and John Carter Brown Libraries at Brown University in Providence; volumes VII to IX are from the Staats- und Stadtbibliothek in Augsburg, Germany. Exceptionally rare even at the time of their completion, De Bry?s hand-colored America can finally be admired by all, in XXL resolution."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • OVERSIZE • 1 copy available. 910.4(7:8)

Diaries and memoirs of a sailor Moore, W J 1983 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 92Moore

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