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Ships to remember : 1400 years of historic ships / written by Rorke Bryan ; paintings by Austin Dwyer.

by Bryan, Rorke.

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History Press, 2016.

Naval art and science -- History.

Seafaring life -- History.

Shipping -- History.

Ships -- History.

9780750965903 (hc.)

191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Machine generated contents note: 1.The Brendan, the Saint and the Island of the Blessed -- 2.The Royal Ship Vasa and a Meddling Monarch -- 3.USS Constitution: the Saga of Old Ironsides -- 4.Nelson, HMS Elephant and the Battle Won by a Fish -- 5.HMS Beagle and the Voyage that Shook the World -- 6.An Gorta Mor and the Irish Emigrant Ship Jeanie Johnston -- 7.The China Tea Trade and the Great Rival Clippers, Thermopylae and Cutty Sark -- 8.Yavari: the First Steamer at the Roof of the World -- 9.Yukon Sternwheelers and the Lure of Gold -- 10.The Charles W. Morgan: Last of the Sailing Whalers -- 11.Nimrod: a Veteran Sealer's Moment in the Sun -- 12.A Tale of Two Boats -- 13.SMS Emden: the Swan of the East and the Twilight of Chivalry -- 14.Pamir and the Cape Horners' Farewell -- 15.RMS Lusitania, the Blue Riband and the Fortunes of War -- 16.Bluenose and a Race for Real Sailors -- 17.The Northwest Passage and the RCMP Schooner St Roch --

Note continued: 18.Altmark: the Hell Ship That Wasn't -- 19.HMCS Sackville (K 181) and the Battle of the Atlantic -- 20.The Tanker SS Ohio and the Relief of Malta -- 21.USS Indianapolis (CA-35) and the Sacrifice of a Scapegoat -- 22.SS Flying Enterprise: the Fight for Survival that Mesmerised Two Continents -- 23.RRS John Biscoe: Antarctic Workhorse -- 24.The SS Edmund Fitzgerald and the Gales of November.

"A beautifully illustrated collection of stories about remarkable ships. Some are famous, but many, like the tugs Yelcho, Foundation Franklin, and Turmoil are virtually unknown. The book includes two boats, the Bounty's longboat and the James Caird, which completed two of the most extraordinary voyages in maritime history, but all of the vessels had interesting and dramatic careers and were involved in many major historical incidents. They include the catastrophic sinking and eventual recovery of the Vasa, Nelson's triumph at the Battle of Copenhagen, Darwin's epochal voyage on HMS Beagle, and pivotal World War II relief of Malta by the tanker, Ohio"--Provided by publisher.

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