By P. Moir and I. Crawford

Oban and Mull area

Primarilly written for divers, Argyll Shipwrecks gives a vivid insight into seafaring life in the region. Supplementing the text with charts and photographs, this book relates varying degrees of detail on almost 400 wrecks in the waters of this beautiful area of Scottish coastline. It gives the locations and condition of many of them

By L. Wood

the story of the wrecks dotted in and around Scapa Flow, and is a tribute to those whose bodies remain forever trapped in the Royal Oak and other ships. It is well illustrated with black and white photographs from the archives and recent colour photographs of dives and historical sites. Today there are many wrecks in this haven for divers vividly described.

Pb. 127pp 170mmx250mm

By P. Moir and I. Crawford
3rd Ed.
Written primarily for divers but will also be of great interest to anglers and shipping historians.

The rich maritime history of this region is revealed beneath the waters of the Firth of Clyde. Clyde Shipwrecks uncovers for its readers the stories behind over 350 wrecks found here.

Hb.

By M. Crawford

A remarkable story of a husband and wife team who took on the world's premier marine companies and beat them at their own game - they tripled the world depth record for commercial cargo recovery

234x156mm 288p 32p colour photos. Hb

By M. James

The greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, consisting of over 3.000 vessels, set sail from England on June 6th, 1944, for Normandy, France.

The losses that occurred have largely been forgotten but have left Normandy with a legacy of wrecks and a wreck-diver's paradise which, after 50 years beneath the waves, is only now being discovered.

Pb. 192pp 150x210mm

By R. Macdonald
Ten of England's most famous shipwrecks with information on the life, history and construction of each. An Essential Information section is also included for each wreck, providing a summary of important details for divers, including depths, currents, visibility, launching, local conditions and the nearest compression facility. Illustrated with photographs, cutaway sketches and specially commissioned paintings by renowned marine artist Rob Ward, Dive England's Greatest Wrecks is the perfect companion for any wreck diver interested in exploring England's most exciting shipwrecks.

176pp

By R. Macdonald
Fourteen of Scotland's most famous shipwrecks in this practical guide: The story of the sinking of each vessel is dramatically recounted and accompanied by a detailed description of the wreck today. Each wreck is brought vividly to life by specially commissioned illustrations and the dives are depicted with charts and underwater photographs, allowing the reader to experience at first hand the sunken treasures beneath Scotland's coastal waters.

208pp

At Scapa Flow in 1919, the German Admiral in charge of 74 of his countries warships ordered that the fleet be scuttled. The High Sees Fleet of the German Royal Navy was one of the most formidable ever built, yet 52 of the ships were deliberately sent to the bottom of the British Grand Fleet's principal anchorage at Orkney. The book reports that Admiral Ludwig von Reuter became the only man in history to sink his own navy on the strength of a misleading report in a four-day old British newspaper; the Royal Navy guessed his intention but could do nothing about it; the sinking produced the last casualties and the last prisoners of the war.

By S. Mills

Sister ship to the Titanic, Now lying near the Greek island of Kea, the wreck of the Britannic is a fascination to modern divers. This book, written by Simon Mills, one such diver who was driven by his own curiousity to acquire the wreck, tells the story of the ship, provided at times through the emotional eyes of personnel who survived the calamity of its loss and reinforced by his own painstaking research of government dossiers and information arising from surveys.

Hb 224pp

By R. Macdonald

To deliberately journey 10-20 miles offshore into hostile, powerful seas before diving down into those waters seeking untouched, virgin shipwrecks - often in the pitch blackness of deep water - seems incomprehensible to many people. For Rod Macdonald, however, it has been an all-consuming passion since he first started diving in 1982. Into the Abyss charts the dramatic highs and lows of his diving career - packed full of incident, drama and excitement and has taken him to all of the great shipwreck sites of the world. From the sunken Japanese Fleet at the bottom of Truk Lagoon and Palau in the Pacific to diving into the third largest whirlpool in the world - the Corryvreckan Whirlpool off the west coast of Scotland - Macdonald's work has taken him on a spell-binding journey beneath the seas. Macdonald reflects upon the excitement, the successes and the near-tragic failures of his diving career so far.

206pp Hb

By S. C. George

In 1919 the German High Seas Fleet began to sink in unison in Scapa Flow. The British Admiralty stated that salvaging the ships was an impossibility. However, from 1924, using cutting edge techniques, the battle fleet was raised and scrapped. This is the fascinating story of how it was done.

Pb. 150pp 130x200mm

By J. Fleming

Nearly 2000 tons heavier than her unfortunate sister ship Titanic and boasting a host of additional safety features installed after that tragedy four years earlier, Britannic completed only five voyages before succumbing to hostile action in the Aegean during the First World War.
The author was the Presbyterian chaplain on board the Britannic at the time, and his narrative is still the only contemporary account to be published by a survivor.

Pb. 150x210mm 44pp

By D. Preston

A comprehensive account of the sinking of Lusitania. The author draws upon a vast array of sources including interviews with survivors, letters and memoirs, recently released American and Admiralty archives, previously untranslated german documents and diving expeditions to the wreck.

Capt. G.H.Read

A guide for boaters and divers. A guide to the practicalities of diving, refloating and towing craft.

160p Hb

By R. Vercoe

Covers 13 wrecks in the region, giving detail of the history, location, background and diving notes to each of them. There is also a 3D illustration of the dive site and space for notes. The wrecks covered are:
Carina, Carnatic, Chrisoula K
Dunraven, El Mina, Axcalibur
Giannis D, Gubal Barge, Kimon M
Kingston, Rosalie Moller, Thistlegorm, Ulysses

Also includes dives on Woodhouse Reef, Yellowfish Reef and Abu Nuhas.

140mmX203mm hole punced to insert into divers logbook

By S. Mills
The original account of the scuttling of the Imperial German Fleet by the man in command, Vice Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, with an introductory narrative and concluding story of the great salvage operation that followed.An extraordinary story explained by the man himself.

Pb. 128pp

By N. Clarke

The coast of Dorset and South Devon has one of the greatest densities of shipwrecks in Europe. The age and variety of wrecks encompass every period of our maritime history.
From a ship Bronze Age wreck at Salcombe to the recent and infamous cargo ship the Napoli, at Branscombe.

The book lists over 350 shipwrecks including The Miniota, Portland - The silver bullion wreck. Sunk in 1917 still listed as carrying £200,000 of silver bullion Earl of Abergavenny; Weymouth, The Valentine Tanks. Poole, LST 507; WW2 Tank Landing Craft,Medina; HMS Formidable; HMS M2; Lyme Bay. De Boot; Prawle Point.

165pp 67 pictures, 7 maps

By B. Baird
2008

Complemented with maps and charts, liberally illustrated with dramatic photographs
This is a meticulously-researched reference guide to 300 shipping losses, and the events surrounding their sinking, off the coast of Scotland from Berwick-on-Tweed to the Forth and Tay, and northwards to Stonehaven.

Each wreck is listed by area with details of position, history and fate. The text is accompanied by maps and charts and illustrated with many dramatic photographs. As a result of this meticulous work, exciting discoveries and recoveries such as ships' bells and pottery have been made by divers.

Pb. 240x170mm 288pp b/w photos

By R. Baird

This work is a reference guide to shipping losses off the coast of Scotland from Stonehaven northwards to Duncansby Head, then westwards to Cape Wrath and the Minch. Each of the wrecks is listed, under the area in which it went down, with details of its position, history and fate

By R. Young

Reference book for divers, historians and sea anglers.

The author brings his experience as a diver and an investigator of historical wreck together to produce this, the first of two volumes on wrecks of the East Coast from Skegness north to Robin Hood's Bay

By D. Wendes

Details of 176 wrecks.
Precise positions for 127 wrecks, 14 close positions, 25 unknown and 5 not disclosed. Covers wrecks between 1° and 2° west and as far south as the mid-Channel traffic separation zone (but excludes inshore wrecks south east of the Isle of Wight)
Descriptions of how each wreck was identified, Full details of circumstances of loss. Wrecks listed in date order of loss
Description of depth, height, orientation, condition and nature of seabed.

Steamers – tramps, general cargo ships & coasters, motor vessels, submarines, trawlers, drifters and large sailing ships covered

Pb. 245x190mm 296pp.16 page colour section 125 b/w photos,
8 line drawings
68 colour photographs of recovered artefacts

Presentation style book, that describes the uncovering of the ancient submerged ruins of the great city of Alexandria. Excellent underwater photography brings to life the excitement of uncovering ancient monumemts and artifacts.

Hb

By C.Green

The excavation of a royal buriel.

A ship containing the treasures of a king who was probably the last of the pagan rulers of East Anglia. The unique collection of finds, now displayed in the British museum, tell much about the East Anglian kingdom and its relations with neighbouring regimes. Inferences are drawn about Anglo Saxon immigration routes.

150p illus. inc. colour plates. Pb

By J. Jackson
2007
This book explores the fascinating world of shipwrecks and wreck diving. Their great historical interest aside, shipwrecks shelter diverse communities of marine creatures and fabulous coral growths. Wreck dives are also useful for building diving skills, affording valuable practice in negotiating challenging or confined settings.

The selection of dives includes airplanes as well as ships.Coverage is organized regionally by ocean, with the dives grouped according to the territorial waters in which they lie. There are uncounted thousands of wrecks around the world. The sites selected for this book are the 'best of the best'.

Hb. 160pp colour photos, location maps. 300x265mm

By R. Smallpage

A divers guide to the Japanese ware wrecks of Truk Lagoon.

In 1944, an American task force attacked and sank 45 Japanese ships totalling 220,000 tons. There are also dozens of planes that went with them into the natural harbour of Truk Lagoon. There are still around 60 wrecks to be visited, representing the ultimate objective of any wreck diver.

This book gives detailed accounts of the most popular of Truk's wrecks along with commonsense advice for visitors to the area

Pb. 160pp 160x235mm

E.Illinois

This book explains how the code breakers were able to break into the German naval codes during the First World War. Crashed Zeppelins gave some insight, but wrecked U-boats offered much more. navy divers investigated U-boat wrecks around the U.K. and Ireland.

140x220mm 178p 3 diag. 20b/w photos. Pb.

Whitby to Berwick
By R. Young
2009
A unique and comprehensive guide that includes the precise position and characteristics of 285 wrecks between Whitby to Berwick - from fishing boats to submarines and steamers to warships - that were lost or sunk from the 1850s to the present day
Available for the first time in one volume!
Jam-packed full of valuable information and technical data
Significant source of information for maritime researchers, historians and divers.

Pb. 384pp 240x170mm illus.

By S. Burke

This is the story of the Graf Zeppelin, now lying wrecked in the Baltic Sea.

Launched in 1938, and measuring over a quarter of a kilometre in length, the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin was the largest ship ever built by Nazi Germany. She was to operate the most modern carrier aircraft in the western world, and as such was feared by Great Britain’s Royal Navy

Pb. 110pp 180x250mm

By N. Maw

It provides a thoroughly detailed coverage of the wrecks from this period, with archive photographs and historical context. This has become the standard reference text on this subject for divers.

Hb. 200mmX260mm

By C. Michael

An informative and descriptive narration of the history and demise of some of the renowned vessels lost in Liverpool Bay.

Forty-six wrecks and routes are described in detail aided by 3D graphic reconstructions and dramatic photographs of the wrecks and surrounding reefs and living seabed.

In addition to being a beautiful book to share and display it is organised and intended to help readers plan successful wreck dives. Includes wrecks from the Atlantic (inc. Scapa Flow), the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Pacific.
Hb. 240pp 280mmx310mm

By J. Liddiard

A guide to 25 wrecks arround the UK, from Land's End to the Shetlands. It provides all the briefing material required by charter skippers, dive schools and clubs. Illustrated with diagrams, artistic drawings and photographs. Background historical notes.

The wrecks covered are: Maine (South Devon), Hispania (Sound of Mull), Lucy (Pembrokeshire), City of Westminster (Land,s End), HMS M2 (Dorset), Stassa (Western Isles), HMS Hood (Dorset), Mohegan (Lizard), Breda (Oban), UC70 (Yorkshire), Salsette (Dorset), HMS Port Napier (Kyle of Lochalsh), Somali (Northumberland), SMS Köln (Scapa Flow), Longwy (Clyde), Murree (South Devon), Gwladmena (Shetland), Stanegarth (Stoney Cove), Dakotian (Pembrokeshire), Chadwick (Skye), Bretagne (East Devon), Gobernador Bories (Scapa Flow), Witte Zee (Isle of Wight), Volnay (Lizard), Thesis (Sound of Mull).

Pb. 165pp 183x235mm