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Author : Richard M. Jones
Release : 2024-03-15
Genre : Transportation
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Book Synopsis Shipwrecks of the Solent by : Richard M. Jones
Download or read book Shipwrecks of the Solent written by Richard M. Jones. This book was released on 2024-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating story of the many ships wrecked in the waters of the Solent between Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
Author : Michael Pitts
Release : 2010
Genre : Shipwrecks
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Book Synopsis Shipwrecks of the Western Solent by : Michael Pitts
Download or read book Shipwrecks of the Western Solent written by Michael Pitts. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Jones
Release : 2021-11-30
Genre : Transportation
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Book Synopsis The 50 Greatest Shipwrecks by : Richard Jones
Download or read book The 50 Greatest Shipwrecks written by Richard Jones. This book was released on 2021-11-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you think of a shipwreck, what image springs to mind? A tall sailing ship on the rocks, or perhaps the sinking Titanic surrounded by lifeboats? Historian Richard M. Jones has put together 50 stories of lost ships throughout history that are among the most important, infamous and in some cases tragic ships in the whole of history. When did two liners collide and lead to one of the greatest rescues in history? How did a Scotsman become an American hero against his own country? Which warship sank with gold bullion on board during the Second World War? This book tells the story of these fascinating cases plus many more, explores the largest shipwrecks, the treasure wrecks and the ones that are talked about still as the most famous. Starting at the tiny island of Alderney in 1592, we take a journey through history, through the First and Second World Wars, into the age of the passenger ferry and finally to the modern day migrant issues in the Mediterranean Sea. Never before have these fifty wrecks come together in a book that really brings home to the reader just how many lost vessels there are, how deadly many can be and what this teaches us today about our own history.
Author : Olive J. Samuel
Release : 1998
Genre : Rescues
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Book Synopsis Wrecks and rescues round Solent-Wight to Christchurch Bay by : Olive J. Samuel
Download or read book Wrecks and rescues round Solent-Wight to Christchurch Bay written by Olive J. Samuel. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Marsden
Release : 2003
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Sealed by Time by : Peter Marsden
Download or read book Sealed by Time written by Peter Marsden. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the wreck of the Mary Rose was raised twenty years ago, the excavations and conservation work and indeed the ship itself have never been published in full. Now the Mary Rose Trust, with the Heritage Lottery Fund is publishing the complete history of the project and the research up to the present day in five highly illustrated volumes, revealing a wealth of information covering all aspects of the ship. Sealed by Time: The Loss and Recovery of the Mary Rose traces the history of the Mary Rose from great naval vessel to ruinous shipwreck to an outstanding museum display. The Mary Rose was an extraordinary ship. Built to a new design, she was one of the first great British warships. Her career spanned all but a few years of Henry VIII's reign and she took place in most of his wars. Combining for the first time all that is known from contemporary documents and the archaeological evidence, Peter Marsden and a team of specialists give a fascinating and detailed overview of her history. They set out details of the circumstances of her building, participation in three wars with France, repairs and rebuilds, and finally the tragic sinking with massive loss of life in Portsmouth Harbour in 1545 as she prepared to encounter the French fleet one more time. Also described are the place of the ship in naval and seafaring history, the novel aspects of her shape and construction, how she performed at sea, her structure, rigging and armoury. Bringing the story up-to-date, further chapters describe the epic project to excavate and salvage the ship that culminated in the raising of the hull in 1982, an event watched by millions on television, and subsequently how the museum and display of the massive hull were created. Beautifully illustrated with contemporary paintings and documents as well as photos of the excavations and some of the 26,000 objects recovered, this will be of great interest to everyone with an interest in maritime archaeology, conservation, and the history of the period.
