What Ship, Where Bound?

What Ship, Where Bound?

Author: David Craddock

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing

Published: 2021-01-30

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1526784831

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A colorful history of visual signalling methods used at sea, from AD 900 to today. What Ship, Where Bound? takes its title from the familiar opening exchange of signals between passing ships, and celebrates the long history of visual communications at sea. It traces the visual language of signalling from the earliest naval banners or streamers used by the Byzantines in AD 900 through to morse signalling still used at sea today. The three sections, Flag Signalling, Semaphore, and Light Signalling each trace the development of the respective methods in meeting the needs of commanders for secure and unambiguous communication with their fleets. Though inextricably linked to naval tactics and fleet manoeuvres, the history of signalling at sea also reflects the exponential growth in global maritime trade in the nineteenth century when dozens of competing systems vied for the attention of ship owners and led to a huge proliferation of codes. By setting each method in the context of its time, the book explores their practical use, successes and shortcomings and, particularly in the case of signal flags – though by no means exclusively so – their place in our visual, cultural and maritime heritage. Covering a wide spectrum of visual signalling methods from false fire, through shapes, furled sails and coloured flags to experiments in high speed text messaging by signal lamp, the book also examines the complex interrelation between all three methods under battle conditions. A detailed analysis of visual signal exchanges before and during the Battle of Jutland reveals both the success and ultimate limitations on flag signalling at the limits of visibility. Extensively and beautifully illustrated, the book will appeal to present and former mariners familiar with the signals, all those with an interest in naval and maritime history, with particular emphasis on late eighteenth-century signalling practice, artists and ship modellers, graphic designers and all those involved in visual communications today. “A brief but colorful history of the signaling at sea and ashore, with much emphasis on the use of flags, semaphore, and telegraph in the age of sail, and how these have evolved through the ages. . . . A fascinating addition to the literature of the sea.” —Warships: International Fleet Review


The Archaeology of Ships of War

The Archaeology of Ships of War

Author: Mensun Bound

Publisher: Anthony Nelson

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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One of two books based on the proceedings of the First International Conference on The Archaeology of Ships of War held at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, from the 31st October to the 1st November 1992.


Bound for Blue Water

Bound for Blue Water

Author: J. Russell Jinishian

Publisher: Artisan Books

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780867130881

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Bound for Blue Water is written and complied by J Russell Jinishian, an internationally recognized authority on contemporary marine art. Informative essays on fishing , commerce, yachting, military, and coastal marine art are written for the beginning enthusiast and the experienced collector alike. Leading artists bring to life a picture of maritime America from the ports of New York and New England, to Miami, New Orleans, San Francisco and the Northwest. Portrayed here is every waterborne vessel from clipper ships and classic sailing yachts to early-twentieth-century seiners of Gloucester Harbor : from Hudson Bay and NewEngland whaling ships to tugs and ocean liners of the twentieth century; from Boston's bustling T-Warf , to brigantines in the U.S> Exploring Expedition. Highlighting key movements and artists, this is the book that collectors and enthusiasts have been waiting for.


Lost Ships

Lost Ships

Author: Mensun Bound

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780684852515

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This lavishly illustrated volume documents the stories behind the most fascinating and historically significant shipwrecks of all time, brought to life by a world-class maritime archaeologist. 250 illustrations, many in color.


Lloyd’s Register OneOcean’s Guide to Port Entry 1975-1976

Lloyd’s Register OneOcean’s Guide to Port Entry 1975-1976

Author: Lloyd's Register Foundation

Publisher: Lloyd's Register

Published: 1975-01-01

Total Pages: 1504

ISBN-13:

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First published in 1971, these Guides provide invaluable information of thousands of maritime ports across the globe. They are compiled and published annually by LR One Ocean, whose years of global maritime experience allows them to provide expert and innovative solutions to the sector’s problems. The Guides cover a significant geographical breadth, and the most recent volume includes information on over 12,500 ports, harbours and terminals worldwide. These are fully indexed and contain detailed port plans and mooring diagrams.


Barbados Bound

Barbados Bound

Author: Linda Collison

Publisher:

Published: 2012-07-01

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9781611792294

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Portsmouth, England,1760. Patricia Kelley, the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy Barbadian sugarcane planter, falls from her imagined place in the world when her absent father unexpectedly dies. Raised in a Wiltshire boarding school sixteen-year-old Patricia embarks on a desperate crossing on a merchantman bound for Barbados, where she was born, in a brash attempt to claim an unlikely inheritance. Aboard a merchantman under contract with the British Navy to deliver gunpowder to the West Indian forts, young Patricia finds herself pulled between two worlds -- and two identities -- as she charts her own course for survival in the war-torn 18th century.