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Mayflower : The Pilgrim Fathers' historic voyage of 1620 (Haynes Maritime Manual)

Published to mark the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 and the establishment of the first colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Haynes Mayflower Manual tells the story of how the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth in Devon to America, seeking to establish a fresh life in the New World free from religious persecution.

After a gruelling 66-day journey across the Atlantic the ship and its 102 passengers ended landed at Cape Cod. In the harsh winter that followed roughly half their number died of disease and malnutrition.
The group finally decided on a site in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they built their colony. From these challenging beginnings Plymouth became the birthplace of modern America.

The Haynes Mayflower Manual looks at the first colonies and the first settlers in America; the story of the 'lost colony' on Roanoke Island, North Carolina; what made the Pilgrim Fathers travel to the New World; the historic voyage of the Mayflower; how seafarers crossed the oceans in the 17th century; early settler life in New England; the inspiring story of the replica Mayflower II in 1957 and its recent renovation for the 400th anniversary celebrations in September 2020.

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The Lifeboat Service in England- The North East Coast - Station by Station

La Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) a été fondée en 1824 et perpétue une longue et prestigieuse tradition de sauvetage en mer. Aujourd'hui, les équipages bénévoles des canots de sauvetage, déployés sur les côtes du Northumberland, du comté de Durham, du Yorkshire et du Lincolnshire, utilisent des embarcations de sauvetage ultramodernes pour sauver des vies en mer.

La RNLI exploite actuellement seize stations de sauvetage en mer le long de la côte nord-est de l'Angleterre.

Cet ouvrage complet présente en détail chacune d'elles, retraçant leur histoire et leurs opérations actuelles.
Il comprend également des détails sur les anciennes stations qui ont été fermées, des photographies de monuments commémoratifs aux sauveteurs en mer, et contient des descriptions de certains des sauvetages spectaculaires, courageux et audacieux effectués par les équipages des canots de sauvetage de la région.

L'auteur Nicholas Leach a rassemblé une mine d'informations sur les canots de sauvetage et les stations de sauvetage du Nord-Est, d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, en visitant chacune d'entre elles afin de fournir un compte rendu complet et actualisé des opérations de sauvetage en mer du Nord, entre Berwick-upon-Tweed au nord et Skegness.

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Britain's Historic Ships : A Complete Guide to the Ships that Shaped the Nation

This fully updated second edition explores 20 of the most celebrated and accessible British ships and offers a comprehensive history of each vessel's design, construction, active service and subsequent restoration and preservation.

Presented in order of each ship's launch date, each entry is written by the acknowledged expert on a particular vessel, gives full specification details and is sumptuously illustrated with contemporary photographs, historical illustrations and a full set of scale plans.

Principal vessels include: Mary Rose, HMS Victory, HMS Trincomalee, SS Great Britain, Cutty Sark, RRS Discovery, HMS Warrior, HMS Belfast, HMY Britannia, HMS Alliance, HMS Cavalier, Gypsy Moth IV and HMS Plymouth.

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Coastal Shipping Through Time

Before the development of canals, railways or metalled roads, the quickest and most effective means of transporting goods from one point to another in Britain was by the use of coastal shipping, shallow-draft boats travelling between the ports of the British Isles. With the development and improvement of the canals, railways and especially the road network, however, coastal shipping in the UK has decreased dramatically.

In this book, maritime author Ian Collard takes a look at the history of coastal shipping in the UK, examining in turn the ports of the English Channel, the North East, Scotland and the Irish Sea and the ships used to transport so much cargo and so many passengers.

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Coasters of South Wales

Ce volume examine les ports situés entre Swansea à l'ouest et Chepstow à l'est. La révolution industrielle a entraîné une expansion portuaire considérable et rapide dans cette région, due en grande partie à la demande insatiable de charbon et de métaux, abondamment fournis par le sud du Pays de Galles. La seconde moitié du XXe siècle a vu un déclin inexorable de la production de charbon et de l'industrie lourde dans la région, avec pour conséquence inévitable le déclin de l'importance maritime de vastes zones portuaires.

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