Maritime History

Admiral Lord Nelson''s diamond Chelengk is one of the most famous and iconic jewels in British history. Presented to Nelson by Sultan Selim III of ...

This is an indispensable reference for the lighthouse enthusiast, required reading for those interested in maritime history, and a necessity for an...

The port of New York has been a centre for trade since the eighteenth century, when it was involved in trade between Europe, Africa and North Ameri...

There have been millions of shipwrecks, but just a few have been remembered. A ship can disappear suddenly without a trace. Or a loss may involve a...

Yahagi, the second Japanese warship of that name, was the third of the four Agano-class vessels (the other three being Agano, Noshiro and Sakawa). ...

Scirè was an Italian Adua-class submarine, which served during World War II in the Regia Marina (the Italian Navy). She was named after the Ethiopi...

France, early summer 1794. The French Revolution has been hijacked by the extreme Jacobins and is in the grip of The Terror. While the guillotine r...

Far from the romanticised image of the swashbuckling genre of maritime history, the eighteenth-century Caribbean was a 'marchlands' in which violen...

If you centre a globe on Kiritimati (Christmas Island), all you see around it is a vast expanse of ocean. Islands of various sizes float in view wh...

The loss of East Indiaman HCS `Halsewell' on the coast of Dorset in southern England in January 1786, touched the very heart of the British nation....

Titanic delves into the astonishing facts surrounding the tragedy of 1912 and is essential for anyone wishing to separate myth from reality. With a...

This is the first major biography of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay in fifty years. Ramsay masterminded the evacuation of the British Expeditionary For...

2016 will be the 80th anniversary of the maiden voyage of one of the greatest of all ocean liners. The QUEEN MARY, constructed in the 1930s, sailed...

This is the story of RMS Titanic. In this authoritative and highly illustrated guide we explore what was the largest passenger steamship in the wor...

The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,...

David''s father was a young man of seventeen when he joined the Merchant Navy in the early spring of 1939. He may well have been imagining a new li...

**Longlisted for the Mountbatten Maritime Media Awards 2022**A groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Roya...

Published in 1900, this book was written for anyone interested in going to sea or simply curious about the work of sailors. Drawing on his own expe...

Originally published in 1909 to 'interest and educate the public mind in the men who constitute the first line of our defensive forces', this serie...

''Inspiring leadership lessons from the sea,'' Rear Admiral Robert O. Wray Jr, USN (ret), author of Saltwater LeadershipAlthough merchant ships car...

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal N...

The British fishing fleet industry was one of huge importance: it was estimated that in late 19th century there were 22,000 merchant ships in the c...

How old is Earth? Can we look back in time? How long is a light year? How short is a femtosecond? What is Greenwich Mean Time? How did astronauts t...

A pioneering history that transforms our understanding of the colonial era and China's place in itChina has conventionally been considered a land e...

Cunards advertising boasts of having The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World. It is no idle claim since the company has given us some of the best...

Lost to a German torpedo on 7 May 1915, Cunards RMS Lusitania captured the worlds imagination when she entered service in 1907. Not only was she th...

A uniquely detailed study of a Japanese aircraft carrier that took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, before being sunk at Midway. Superbly il...

A fascinating and detailed exploration of one of the most famous warships of the Ancient world - the trireme - and its tactical employment by the o...

When Alexander Noble established his boatyard in 1898, he probably didnt realise he was also establishing a new Noble tradition. Alexanders yard wo...

The brigantine Mary Celeste was found abandoned and deserted, under sail, near the Azores, by the brigantine Dei Gratia, on 4 December 1872. And fr...