Sailing & Marine

The memoires of the First Gunnery Officer of the German battle cruiser Derfflinger, including the Battle of the Skagerrak.

A lavishly illustrated and detailed history published to mark the 500 year anniversary of Trinity House.

A history and commemoration of the Queen Mary of the Cunard Line. From her launch in 1934 to her final berth in California.

Volume one comprises and general history of the Royal Mail Line, and Volume two looks in more detail at the ships, from humble steamers to grand passenger carrying liners.

A history of the role of mercantile shipping during WWI.

A history, based on the unique experiences of individual seamen, of the role of the Merchants' Service during WWI.

The official sailing instructions issued to all competitors in the five dinghy sailing classes contested at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. From the collection of late British Olympic Yachtsman Vernon Stratton.

The story of the role the New Zealand Shipping Company's merchant vessels played during the six years of WWII, the largest maritime war the world had ever seen.

A comprehensive history of steamships in the Pacific Ocean and their particular challenges operating in remote locations far from the assistance of a dockyard.

A comprehensive listing and description of of vessels and shipping companies operating from Australia and New Zealand.

A survey of the dockyards of England, France, Germany and Italy commissioned by the U.S. Navy for the purposes of observing contemporary improvements in naval architecture.

Contains all the information needed to build a highly accurate model of the world's most famous liner. 

"The beauty and mystery of the ships and the magic of the sea." An illustrated history of  British sailing craft.

An illustrated history of the huge fleets of sailing drifters that once fished around the British Isles, and the men who worked them.

Part one, "Historical Notes." (Part two contains a list of exhibits with descriptions.) Spanning the earliest Mediterranean ships to the decline of sail in the late 19th century, this history is illustrated by the extensive collection of model ships in the Science Museum.

A lengthy Illustrated history of sailing ships, from ancient Egypt to the most modern racing yachts at the time of publication.

An illustrated history of the vast fleets of sailing trawlers that once fished the North Sea and English Channel, and the men who worked on them.

An illustrated history of the vast fleets of sailing trawlers that once fished the North Sea and English Channel, and the men who worked on them.