Ships

On 15 March 1817 the convict ship the Chapman departed from Cork with 200 male prisoners on board. When it dropped anchor off Sydney Cove four months later, its prison doors opened to reveal 160 gaun …

‘The Sailor’s Word-Book’ by W. H. Smyth. Published by e-artnow. e-artnow publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to …

At 11.40 p.m. on 14 April 1912, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg. She sank less than three hours later, taking around 1, 500 people down with her. Devastated survivors provided conflicting information a …

Amid the turmoil of the dying days of the Second World War, a series of ships were sunk in the Baltic. These terrible disasters add up to be the greatest loss of life ever recorded at sea, but the st …

While the story of Endeavour is widely known, Captain Cook sailed with eight ships, which began their lives as merchant vessels. This detailed illustrated history tells the story of these vessels and …

We have been cruising and exploring polar waters since the nineteenth century, but very little has been written about them. Drawing on expert research, Of Penguins and Polar Bears seeks to rectify th …

From the moment the iceberg was spotted to the moment Titanic’s fate was realised, it was a race against time for the 2, 208 souls on board. At 11:40 p.m. on 14 April 1912, Titanic collided with an i …

The Seaman’s Friend is a treatise by Richard Henry Dana Jr. It details shipboard procedures during the 19th-century, such as setting sails and tying knots as well as the roles of crew members. …

There is something strangely compelling about the waterways. Isolated places on the edge of society, they have always had their own distinctive way of life and a certain shady reputation. Ever since …

In Highland Harbors with Para Handy by Neil Munro is the story of Irish ship captain Para Handy and his mischievous band of Irish seamen. Neil and his gang get into hijinks on this lovely boat advent …