Shipwrecks in 100 Objects
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Shipwrecks in 100 Objects

Stories of Survival, Tragedy, Innovation and Courage

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  2. English
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eBook - PDF

Shipwrecks in 100 Objects

Stories of Survival, Tragedy, Innovation and Courage

About this book

The history of shipwrecks involves many shocking episodes: from men who saw shipmates eaten by sharks, to castaways who ate each other. Learn about the cowardly captain who deserted his passengers on a sinking ship, the obstinate ship-designer who took 480 men to their deaths, and the first mate who wrecked his own ship for insurance money. Historian and genealogist Dr Simon Wills is maritime adviser to BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? program. In this fascinating book he uses objects associated with real incidents as touchstones for every tale. Our ancestors believed that sea monsters destroyed ships, but better-established causes include storms, war, pirates, human incompetence, fire and ice. The pages of this book are packed full of tales of dramatic rescues and miraculous survivals, and as well as the stories of the innovations that have improved safety at sea. Meet the man shipwrecked three times within an hour, a coastguard still diving overboard to save lives at 79, and the lifeboat inventor who endured someone else taking credit for his work. Ships can have character too: refusing to sink despite overwhelming odds, or even returning to haunt us as ghost ships. The dangerous life afloat stimulated pioneers to create the lifeboat service, offshore lighthouses, and lifejackets. Vessels lost at sea also inspired rewards for bravery, and artists and writers such as J.M.W. Turner, William Wordsworth, and Yann Martel the author of Life of Pi. Featuring famous wrecks such as Mary Rose and Titanic, this book introduces other less well-known but equally remarkable events from our nautical heritage, some of which seem almost too extraordinary to be true.

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Information

Publisher
Frontline Books
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781526792242
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Book Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Image Credits
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Sea monster depiction
  9. 2 Rosary from Mary Rose
  10. 3 Armada medal
  11. 4 Coat of arms of Bermuda
  12. 5 Cannon from Trial
  13. 6 Hull timbers of Sparrow-Hawk
  14. 7 Pocket sundial from the warship London
  15. 8 North Foreland lighthouse
  16. 9 Giant clam collected by William Dampier
  17. 10 Storm clouds over the sea
  18. 11 Portrait of Sir Cloudesley Shovell
  19. 12 Pirate flag ‘Jolly Roger’
  20. 13 First edition of Robinson Crusoe
  21. 14 Satellite image of Wager Island, Chile
  22. 15 Epic poem The Shipwreck by William Falconer
  23. 16 Château de Fougères
  24. 17 Snuff-box made from timbers of HMS Royal George
  25. 18 Bowl and lid from Palau
  26. 19 Lifeboat design plans
  27. 20 Mirror
  28. 21 Iceberg
  29. 22 Flint for a musket
  30. 23 East India Company token
  31. 24 Message in a bottle
  32. 25 RNLI gold medal
  33. 26 Diving helmet design
  34. 27 Wreckers, a painting by J. M. W. Turner
  35. 28 Grace Darling’s boat
  36. 29 Membership ticket for the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners’ Royal Benevolent Society
  37. 30 An officer’s epaulettes
  38. 31 Lisle family gravestone
  39. 32 Handwritten account of two storms at sea
  40. 33 Commemorative brass plaque
  41. 34 Pocketwatch belonging to Ralph Shelton Bond
  42. 35 Ship’s anchor
  43. 36 Cork life jacket
  44. 37 Lifebuoy
  45. 38 Gold nugget
  46. 39 Wreck chart for the British Isles
  47. 40 Ceramic commemorative mug
  48. 41 Autograph of John King
  49. 42 Transported convict Thomas Berwick
  50. 43 Fragment of HMS Captain’s bowsprit
  51. 44 Sheet music and lyrics
  52. 45 Hand-drawn map of the coast of Chile
  53. 46 Sketch of survivors
  54. 47 Plimsoll line
  55. 48 Anchor of HMS Eurydice
  56. 49 A silver sixpence
  57. 50 A captain’s trunk
  58. Plate 1
  59. Plate 2
  60. 51 Photo of Abraham Hart Youngs
  61. 52 Ship portrait as carte de visite
  62. 53 Memorial to Richard Parker
  63. 54 First innings cricket scores
  64. 55 Advert for a lecture
  65. 56 Chalice
  66. 57 Board of Trade wreck report
  67. 58 Stained glass window
  68. 59 Maritime distress signals
  69. 60 Obelisk for submariners
  70. 61 Photo of survivors
  71. 62 Postcard of half a ship
  72. 63 Former White Star Line offices, Southampton
  73. 64 Press photo of Arthur Rostron and Molly Brown
  74. 65 A ship ablaze
  75. 66 Newspaper front page announcing the death of Laurence Irving
  76. 67 German publicity image of U-boat U-9 crew
  77. 68 Ship’s propeller
  78. 69 The ‘Lusitania medal’
  79. 70 A badge for a lost son
  80. 71 In memoriam card for Lord Kitchener
  81. 72 Souvenir of a captured enemy vessel
  82. 73 Aerial photo of a sinking hospital ship
  83. 74 Image of officers and cadets before a final voyage
  84. 75 Reconnaissance photo of three ships wrecked at Zeebrugge
  85. 76 Merchant Navy torpedo cuff badge
  86. 77 Postcards of scuttled German warships at Scapa Flow
  87. 78 Cecil Foster’s best-selling book
  88. 79 Photo on the deck as a ship is sinking
  89. 80 Unmarked grave of Arthur John Priest
  90. 81 Souvenir badge for passengers
  91. 82 Lifeboat from SS Anglo-Saxon
  92. 83 Memorial plaque on Merseyside
  93. 84 Book of remembrance
  94. 85 Doris Hawkins’ remarkable account
  95. 86 Model of a Japanese bomber
  96. 87 Sailor’s cap tally
  97. 88 HMS Belfast
  98. 89 MRC War Memorandum No. 8
  99. 90 A ship’s log on sailcloth
  100. 91 Snapshots of ships aground
  101. 92 Sailors’ Church, Liverpool
  102. 93 Tower Hill memorial
  103. 94 A dead seabird
  104. 95 Memorial sculpture and gardens
  105. 96 A Falkland Islands memorial
  106. 97 Newspaper headlines of a ferry disaster
  107. 98 Two London bridges
  108. 99 RNLI sculpture
  109. 100 Two Titanic museums
  110. Index
  111. Back Cover