This is a history of the 10-gun brig and survey ship, HMS Beagle. It became famous for her survey voyages under Commander Robert Fitzroy, especially once Charles Darwin, a passenger on the second expe
An account of the purchase by the Navy of the merchant vessel Bethia and her subsequent conversion into a naval transportThe Bounty, as she was renamed, was made eternally famous by the mutiny against
The Pandora was a 24-gun Sixth Rate built at Deptford in 1779. The 20- and 24-gun classes were the smallest regularly commanded by a Post Captain and they were consequently known as post ships; they w
The '74' was the classic line-of-battle ship of the late eighteenth century, andBellona was one of the most important and long lived. Launched in 1760 during the Seven Years War, she belonged to the f
HMS Belfast was the largest British cruiser of the Second World War and saw distinguished service throughout the conflict, including playing a major part in the destruction of the German battlecruiser
Landlubbers may be surprised to learn that at sea, a sheet is made of rope, not cloth. But even experienced sailors will discover new meanings for everyday words in this unique nautical reference. Fi
The Flower class corvette was one of the most famous and numerous of all escort vessels, and the corvetteAgassiz is the most representative of the Canadian Flowers, which were thrown into the thick of
The “plank-on-frame” method is the pre-eminent ship modeling technique, and this practical manual is the foremost guide to its intricacies. Taking as his example the two-masted sloop Crui
The only comprehensive book on the subject featuring exclusive first-hand accounts from members of the Royal Family, the Royal Household, Yacht's company, politicians, designers, shipbuilders and the
Warship 2016 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors,
There is little documented mapping of conflict prior to the Renaissance period, but, from the 17th century onwards, military commanders and strategists began to document the wars in which they were in
Letters, postcards, notes and telegraphs from the great and the good, the notorious and the downright wicked, shine a spotlight on a range of historical events and movements providing an immediate lin
