Maritime History

Naming a boat is as personal as naming a baby (even if few male skippers would risk telling the wife that). The culmination of many years of dreami...

A visually stunning account of how naval conflict was recorded and planned, using contemporary mapping. Naval operations and warfare were, and rem...

Pull up anchor, set sail and hit the open water with this wonderful collection of sea shanties and their fascinating history.People have been singi...

Launched in 1906, HMS Dreadnought was the first all-big-gun battleship and as such revolutionised battleship design for more than a generation. She...

The BBC TV Tie-in to Dan Snows Timewatch series exploring the navys rise over four centuries. The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national...

Royal Bargemasters have been serving their monarchs for over 800 years, yet their story has never been told. Always working in close proximity to t...

Tudor and Stuart Seafarers tells the compelling story of how a small island positioned on the edge of Europe transformed itself into the worlds lea...

The perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet. Patrick O'Brien provides the forward to th...

Nestling on the River Bandon, Kinsale emerged as a settlement in the sixth century and has seen many changes. Its deep, secure harbour provided a s...

This is a thought-provoking work, capturing the march of time which overtook the maritime world in the last quarter of the 20th century. The final ...

The history of the Clyde and the great ships that were built there is well known. Less familiar and equally important, however, is the story of how...

The sea has been an endless source of fascination, at once both alluring and mysterious, a place of wonder and terror. The Sea Journal contains fir...

It was on Wednesday, 10 April 1912, that the imposing bulk of the RMS Titanic slipped her berth, and, to great fanfare, headed out into the Solent ...

The growth in England and Britains merchant marine from the medieval period onwards meant that an increasing number of criminal offences were commi...

Travelling along the British coastline, Sea Charts of the British Isles showcases a beautiful collection of charts containing a wealth of informati...