The Gyroscopic Compass: A Non-Mathematical TreatmentAt this date it is, or should be, unnecessary to open an account of the gyroscopic compass with a discussion of the defects of the...
The Memoirs of Charles H. CrampIt is not often that the memoirs of a man cover the history of threescore years of active manhood. Still more rare is it that...
Deutsche Flagge, sei gegrüsst! - Friedens- und Kriegsfahrten der Hanse, Kriegs- und Friedenstaten der deutschen MarineDer vorliegende Text wurde anhand der 1905 erschienenen Buchausgabe so weit wie mglich originalgetreu wiedergegeben....
The Evolution of Naval ArmamentThe notes on which these essays are based were collected in the course of two commissions spent under the lee of the Admiralty library, close to...
The German Fleet - Being The Companion Volume to "The Fleets At War" and "From Heligoland To Keeling IslandIn our insular pride, conscious of our glorious naval heritage, we are...
The Young Wireless Operator—Afloat - Or, How Roy Mercer Won His Spurs in the Merchant MarineTo few of us is it given to know where our arrows come to earth...
Ships at WorkA ship is a marvellous thing. It took shipsand the men who sail themto circle the world and tie it all together into one round ball. Brave seamen...
Charlestown Navy Yard: Boston National Historical Park, MassachusettsDeep within Boston Harbor, Charlestown Navy Yard was birthplace, repair center, outfitting base, and port of refuge for thousands of U.S. naval vessels....
Two Centuries of Shipbuilding by the Scotts at Greenock"Take it all in all, a ship of the line is the most honourable thing that man, as a gregarious animal, has...
The Old East IndiamenIn this volume I have to invite the reader to consider a special epoch of the worlds progress, in which the sailing ship not only revolutionised British...
The Story of the American Merchant Marine[1]THE first vessel built within the limits of the United States for commercial uses was a sea-going pinnace of thirty tons named the Virginia....
A Naval Expositor - Shewing and Explaining the Words and Terms of Art Belonging to the Parts, Qualities and Proportions of Building, Rigging, Furnishing, & Fitting a Ship for Sea...
The Colonial ClippersIn this book I have attempted to give some account of the beautiful sailing ships which played so great a part in the development of the great British...
The Sperry Gyro-CompassHEN the earth was thrown off from the sun and commenced rotating about its own axis, there was developed a force generated by the earths rotation. For countless...
Torpedo War, and Submarine ExplosionsThe original of 1810 is very scarce, only one copy having been sold at auction in many years: nor are copies to be found in any...
Submarines, Mines and Torpedoes in the WarIn the mist of war which envelops over half the entire world, no less than 264 underwater fighting ships are engaged. They form the...
The Story of the SubmarineThis book has been written for the nontechnical readerfor the man or boy who is interested in submarines and torpedoes, and would like to know something...
The Boys' Book of SubmarinesAnd yet while of course you know that a submarine can travel on or under the water, dive like a porpoise and destroy an enemy ship...
An Historical Review of the Royal Marine Corps, from its Original Institution down to the Present Era, 1803[xi] INDEX TO APPENDIX. Privileges of the Marine Soldier and the progressive indulgencies...
Historically Famous Lighthouses - CG-232Under the supervision of the United States Coast Guard, there are today some 158 manned lighthouses in the nation. Another 60 are cared for by other...
My Life at Sea - being a "yarn" loosely spun for the purpose of holding together certain reminiscences of the transition period from sail to steam in the British mercantile...
Samuel Pepys and the Royal NavyIn 1919 the writer was appointed by the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, Lees Knowles Lecturer in Military and Naval History for the...
Oesterreich's Betheiligung am Welthandel: Betrachtungen und Vorschläge Ein frischer Geist durchdringt das neu verjngte Oesterreich. Ein reges Culturleben entfaltet sich in den weiten Lndern des Kaiserstaates; trotz usserer Gefahren und...
The Story of the "Britannia" - The training ship for naval cadets. With some account of previous methods of naval education, and of the new scheme of 1903.THE principal object...