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Accessions (since November 2012)
Anglesey and Lleyn Shipwrecks by Ian Skidmore
Published by Christopher Davies Publishers in 1988. Paperback with 168 pages. ISBN-10: 071540704X ISBN-13: 978-0715407042
Section on Conway
The Devils Cauldron by Michael 'Con' Lloyd (56-58)
Published by Witherby Seamanship in 2012. £4.99. Click here to buy
ISBN number is 978-1-85609-556-3
ebook number 978-1-85609-559-4
His first novel after a long series of technical books. A tired ship
and a tired crew, trapped in the Congo in the biggest war in Africa. No
one to help, nowhere to go except to break out to the sea. But to do
this they have to get through one of the most treacherous passages of
any river in the world, while fighting their way through the combined
enemy armies that are intent on stopping them at all costs. It's
the first book of a trilogy based around the same chaeracters.
From Supermarine Spitfire To Douglas DC-10
by Ronald Williams (48-50)
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd in 2012. Illustrated hardback 184 pages. ISBN: 9781848846470
Ronald’s life story and an absolutely fascinating read. There are only
brief mentions of his Conway training (1948-50) and his short spell
with Royal Mail Lines but it is the rest of his life as a pilot that
rivets attention. He started in the Fleet Air Arm and later moved into
commercial flying; freight, passengers, short and long haul he’s done
it all, and had some near misses, incredible scrapes and amusing
adventures along the way. Thoroughly recommended.
Nautical Training Ships, An Illustrated History by Phil Carradice
Published by Amberley Publishing in 2009. paperback, 192 fully illustrated pages. ISBN-10: 184868696X ISBN-13: 978-1848686960
For well over a hundred years all around the coast of Britain there
were located a series of nautical training ships. Often surplus navy
wooden walls, the ships provided a means of educating boys and young
men, while preparing them for a lifetime at sea. The more famous of the
schools included HMS Conway, initially on the Mersey, and then at
Menai; the TS Mercury, at Hamble, Hampshire; the Mars on the Tay, at
Dundee; the Vindicatrix at Sharpness Docks on the Gloucester &
Sharpness Canal; the Worcester on the Thames and the Arethusa at
Greenhithe. The Arethusa, converted from a sailing vessel, lasted until
1974 before she was purchased and sailed to America to be restored as a
typical sailing vessel of the late nineteenth century. Phil Carradice
tells the story of the training ships that helped keep Britain a
maritime nation from their foundation to their demise as Britain's
once-proud merchant marine declined in the latter years of the
twentieth century.
The Port of Silloth 1859 - 2009 by Captain Chris Puxley (61-63)
Published by : by Bernard McCall (Coastal Shipping), Bristol BS20 8EZ in August 2009 Hardback, 120 pages with colour and black & white photographs. £17.00 ISBN : 9781902953427 Order here
The history of
this Cumbrian port written in commemoration of the 150th
aniversary of the most north-westerly port in England.
So
Long To Learn: A Personal Memoir by Bill Trowbridge OBE (46-48) Now available online free click here
This book is not
intended to be a recruitment book but a guide to the Merchant Navy and
the available pathways for those wishing to go to sea
Standby Vessels by Captain Michael 'Con' Lloyd
Published by Witherby Seamanship in 2009 as part of Masters Pocket Book Series Click here
Softback pages £15.
Many years ago,
when the first oil platforms were installed in the North Sea, a system
of Standby vessels was introduced. Initially these consisted of fishing
boats hired casually to standby in the area of the platform to perform
some kind of assistance in case of emergency. Then in 1988 came the
Piper Alpha disaster which had a traumatic affect on the whole oil
industry in the North Sea and, together with many other concerns, the
need for a professional system for the rescue and recovery of platform
personnel was addressed, resulting in a legal requirement to provide
such a system.
