Starting from its original conception and design by the owners and naval architects at the White Star Line through construction at Harland and Wolff's shipyards in Belfast, this book explores the pre-history of the Titanic.

The story behind Turner's masterpiece: The Fighting Temeraire. A detailed picture of British maritime power at two of its most significant peaks in the age of sail: the climaxes of both the Seven Years' War (1756-63) and the Napoleonic Wars (1798-1815).

* A unique and thrilling narrative which uncovers the lives of the heroes of Nelson's navy

Presents the story of how Britain's maritime power helped gain this country unparalleled dominance of the world's economy. This book celebrates the rare talents of the men who shaped the most successful fighting force in world history.

Featuring nautical facts and feats, including superstitions at sea, the history of animals on the waves - until 1975 when all animals were banned from Royal Navy ships - and how the inventor of the umbrella helped man the British Navy, this title explores marine myths and unearths the truth behind commonly held beliefs about the sea.

Outlines the basic expressions and tasks a seaman needed to know to perform his duties efficiently during the Second World War. This work includes the following chapters: Sea Terms; Navigation; Steering the Ship; Rigging; Anchors and Cables; Boatwork; Miscellaneous; and Ship Safety. It also includes black line illustrations.

Describes the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. This work describes not just battles, voyages and cruises but how the Navy was manned, how it was supplied with timber, hemp and iron, how its men were fed, and how it was financed and directed.

A comprehensive catalogue of major passenger ship disasters which have occurred since 1840. It covers the losses of ships around the world larger than 500 gross tons. It includes a dictionary section which provides concise descriptions of different vessel lost, many with pictures, and the sad incidents in which they became casualties.

Jeremy Black provides a short and accessible account of naval power and its relationship to international relations. Focusing on navies as instruments of power and analyzing what they indicate about the nature of state systems and cultures, he provides an overview of key debates within this increasingly popular field.

Figureheads were carved for the bows of British fighting ships from the early 16th century until the start of 20th. This book presents the history of warship figureheads of Portsmouth by illustrating with watercolor paintings. It examines the context of each figurehead against the life of its ship and the background of the carver who created it.

Presents the history of the British Merchant Navy, covering the period from 1817 to 1884, from the end of the Napoleonic War to the first steam-ships bound for Australia, then in the throes of a great immigration boom. This book encompasses gold rush-fuelled emigration, the Opium Wars and the breaking down of trade barriers with Imperial China.

The Egyptian sector of the Red Sea provides scuba divers with their finest opportunity to explore the most outstanding collection of shipwrecks found anywhere in the world. This edition explores nineteen of the most important and diveable shipwrecks. It also includes details about many of the minor wrecks and a list of more than 250 sunken ships.

On 31 December 1918, hours from the first New Year of peace, hundreds of Royal Naval Reservists from the Isle of Lewis poured off successive trains onto the quayside at Kyle of Lochalsh. This work tells the story of the Iolaire, the commitment of the people of Lewis to the war against the Kaiser, and the way of life the disaster destroyed.

The first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast. This work presents the history of seafaring in the Middle Ages based on archaeological evidence and contemporary accounts.

For four centuries, the Navy made Britain the most powerful nation on earth - the true ruler of the waves. This book tells the story of how the Royal Navy shaped the politics, culture and economy of Britain, leaving its imprint on everything from our landscape, to our democracy and even our very identity.

There is no more famous a vessel in naval fiction than HMS Surprise, the principal ship in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series of sea stories. Yet, the frigate also had a true historical career serving in both the French and British navies. This volume reveals the complete career history and commentary of HMS Surprise in both its guises.

Tells the story of how maritime power helped Britain gain unparalleled dominance of the world's economy. Told through the lives of ten admirals, this book spans Elizabethan times to the Second World War.

Explores the Pacific Ocean's place in human history, drawing together its long and varied physical, economic, cultural and political history, from Prehistory through to the present day.