History / Maritime

The United Irish plot in 1798 aimed to capture British warships, revealing a lesser-known aspect of Irish rebellion history.For Ireland, the year 1798 saw a major rebellion breaking out against rule...

As a passenger on the first two legs of Titanic's ill fated voyage, Father Francis Browne SJ's photographs are an immensely important record. Father Browne also assembled material such as an original deck plan, menus, letters to him from fellow passengers, contemporary newspaper cuttings and other documents, many of which are reproduced here.

The second half of the nineteenth century and the early years of the following century witnessed a great expansion in world trade and demands by shipping companies for secure deep-water berthage in...

In this richly illustrated book, Elliot tells the story of Dublin port’s visionary public servants and engineers, and of the pioneering astronomers and stargazers whose life work molded a perilous medieval landfall into a modern, living port.

Boatlines is an alternative tour round the coasts of Scotland, moving from boat to boat through past and present. This fascinating journey through Scotland's vessels should appeal both to those who do put to sea and those with a more general interest in the maritime world and its traditions.

In 1882 the ‘Rowland Evans’, a ship owned by Cpt John Evans of Borth in Ceredigion (west Wales), was abandoned in mysterious circumstances off Bardsey Island. The book describes what led the captain to leave the ship and thus lose his master’s licence, and paints a picture of his life, his ships and the village of Borth and its heritage.

In 1971 Alec Crawford is determined to make his fortune from ship salvage. Early attempts lead nowhere until he teams up with a new partner, Simon Martin. Diving in Hebridean waters, they explore remains...

On 2 April 1912, Titanic left Belfast for the last time, sailing from the Harland and Wolff shipyard to Southampton. Just under two weeks later, the ship plunged through two miles of freezing water...