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FATHOMS BELOW
Under-sea Salvage from Sailing Ships to the Normandie.
Frank Meier.
Published in 1943 by Dutton, New York.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 319 p, photographs. |
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MARINE SALVAGE
Joseph N. Gores
Preface by Willard Bascom.
First published in Great Britain by David and Charles
(Publishers) Ltd, London, 1972.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 524 pages, 29 mono photographs.
A most authorative and interesting book, covering a wide
range of subjects and virtually every important salvage operation up to
the date of publsihing. A must for the library of anyone interesting in
shipwrecks and salvage, with a great deal on the history of diving. A very
important work, and will become a valuable collectors item as it is now
well out of print. A superb book.
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MARINE SALVAGE OPERATIONS
Brady. |
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MUD, MUSCLES AND MIRACLES
Marine Salvage in the United States Navy.
Captain C.A.Bartholomew. |
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NO CURE - NO PAY
The Story of Salvage at Sea.
Mark Williams.
Hutchinson Benham, London. 1978. ISBN 0 09 129650 1.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 230 pages, index.
From the fly:
This is the story of salvage at sea, that controversial
aspect of shipping history which centres round Smit International, the
world's leading towing and salvage company. Salvage has always evoked strong
emotions. In earlier, more piratical days- when abandoned vessels were
boarded and the hearty cry 'I claim thee salvage' resulted in the seizure
of ship and cargo- sea lore grew up with the erroneous idea that a wreck
was fair game for all comers. In the seventeenth, eighteenth and nine-
teenth centuries a series of bloody and financially crippling episodes
made the 'scavenging trade' the bane of the mari- time nations. It was
not until 1908 that salvage practise was regularized, and the interests
of both shipowner and salvor were protected, with the drafting of the famous
Lloyds Open Form-'No Cure- No Pay.' Although their history spans three
centuries of nautical development, Smit's first began towing in the age
of steam, when they developed a 140 hp wooden paddle tug to ply the inland
waterways of the Dutch coast. Today, in response to the technological challenge,
their giant tugs handle supertankers and North Sea oil equipment. For Smit's
no two jobs are alike. Few are without risks. In No Cure-No Pay Mark' Williams
intersperses the historical narrative with riveting accounts of actual
operations of salvage and rescue at sea, .illustrating the procedural niceties
of salvage contracts, or the technical compli- cations of getting close
to a wreck where, for instance, the detached bow section is dangerously
adrift. Equally compelling are descriptions of Smits role in clearing the
Suez Canal, and of the problems involved in North Sea installation. A real-life
tale as fascinating as any old; salts yarn, No Cure-No pay will appeal
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OCEAN SALVAGE
D.A.Koster
First published 1971.
Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. London.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 191 pages, maps and 33 photographs.
Starts off with a fifteen page hsitry of diving, 12 pages
of searching techniques, and then covers eleven major world salvage operations
including the Laurentic, Egypt, Scapa Flow, Nuestra Senora, Niagara,
Thresher, Scorpion. Of lottle historic value but an interesting summary
of the major salvage operations.
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SALVAGE DIVER
Zachary Ball, published by Holiday House,
Second Printing, 1961.
On right: title page.
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SALVAGE FROM THE SEA
Commander Gerald Forsberg.
First British edition, 1977. Published by Routlege and
Kegan, London.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 179 pages, 12 pages of b/w photos.
A very extensive bibliography of salvage, recovery and
associated literature on marine salvage and salvage history. After introducing
the reader to the wide and varied field of marine salvage, the author covers
many aspects of the salvage scene in greater detail.salvage personnel,
vessels, craft
and equipment, grounded and sunken vessels, ocean towage,
wreck dispersal and harbour clearence,submarine recovery, aircraft salvage,
medium and deep-water recoveries, and underwater techinques of divers and
submersibles. The book also is enlivened by many humerous anecdotes
and fascinating accounts of salvage and out of the ordinary recoveries.
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SALVGE OPERATIONS
Captain C.N.T.Baptist.
Stanford Maritime Limited, London. 1979.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 155 pages, mono prints.
From the fly:
Sea disasters have received a great deal of coverage
in recent years and much public interest has been generated. Books and
articles have been written on collisions and strand- ings, the circumstances
leading up to them, the ecological after effects and the legal proceedings
that follow. Against this background of high invest ment. Salvage Operations
offers accounts of recent salvage jobs - including Torrey Canyon and the
rig Orion - based upon Lloyds Open form 'No Cure, No Pay'. With both the
professional and the 'informed layman' in mind, the author has made his
selection carefully to highlight the many unique facets of the subject,
at the same time striking a useful balance between descriptive text and
technical data.
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SHIP ASHORE
Desmond Young
The first book by Young. As usual very well
written. This book is more about shipwrecks
and salvage than about commercial diving. Totally enjoyable
to read.
Availability: rare, when it appears on the market without
dust jacket 400.00 USD.
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SO ENDS THIS DAY - An Autobiography.
Captain Sir John Williams.
Globe Press, Victoria. 1981.
From the fly: In this autobiography Sir John I Williams
recounts the story of his long and eventful life. Born in Wales in 1896
he went to I ,ea on sailing ships when he was fourteen, and his years before
the mast tell of a past era of romance, danger, harshness and hard work.
After meeting his future wife on a voyage to Australia he migrated and
worked in the port of Townsville. Moving to Melbourne as Wharf Manager
he developed a stevedoring business which later diversified into freight,
salvage and engineering. The energetic, young John Williams also maintained
interests in gold-mining, cool stores, paint manufacture and farming. But
from the gold ship Niagara through service with the war time Salvage Board
to the present day, marine salvage has been the main interest of this multi-faceted
man. Appointed as Chairman of the Australian Coastal Shipping . Commission
in 1956 he presided over its first years of development until his retirement
in 1971. This book is not simply the outline of an outstanding career.
With amazing recall and endearing frankness it shares the the life of a
remarkable man. Hardcover, dustjacket, 230 pages, index, mono prints. |
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THE MAN WHO BOUHT A NAVY
The Story of the World's Greatest Salvage Achievement
at Scapa Flow.
Gerald Bowman.
Published in 1964 by George G. Harrap & Co, London.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 237 pages, mono photographs.
There are quite a few books on the scuttling of the German
Flleeet at Scapa Flow during the final stages of World War 1, but few as
intersting as this one which centres on the work of a most remarkable man,
Ernest Frank Cox, who did indeed own a navy - even if it was at the bottom
of the sea. Provides excelent descriptions of the raising of several vessels,
some under the most difficult of situations. A most valuable book in all
respects. |
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THE OCEAN ON A PLANK
Captain W.A.Doust CBE.
Se;ey, Service & Co.Ltd, London. 1976. ISBN 0 85422
0887.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 161 pages, mono prints.
From the fly:
Very few men of eighty can look back over their lives
and honestly say that they have spent their time doing just what they wanted
to do and have achieved all that they set out to do. Yet all who read Captain
Doust's remarkable autobiography will agree that here is just such a man.
In his youth he realized that it was futile to resist the call of the sea
and nearly all the rest of his working life has been spent in, on or under
it. In the field of marine salvage Doust's talents found their ideal outlet
- his love of the sea, his engineering skill atid his amazing ability to
imprpvise with whatever equipment was available under the most difficult
circumstances soon made him a master of his profession. His account of
his work for the Marine Salvage Department of the Admiralty during the
war throws much new light on a sadly neglected but vital aspect of our
struggle to maintain naval supremacy in the hour of our direst peril. His
subseqijent career in the Far East is as persuasive an argument for the
virtues of free enterprise and . individual initiative as one is likely
to read. In this highly readable and entertaining book Captain Doust looks
back with humour and gratitude upon a life in which high risks and hard
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THE RAISING OF THE VASA
The Rebirth of a Swedish galleon.
Roy Saunders. Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd, London. 1962.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 88 pages, mono prints.
From the fly:
On August 10th, 1628, the giant battle galleon Vasa set
sail from Stockholm and, within a few minutes, sank. The Vasa was the biggest
battleship of the day and the pride of Imperial Sweden. In the centuries
that followed many attempts were made to salvage her. But not until 1956,
when her exact location was discovered by Anders Franzen of Stockholm,
was it possible to bring the skill of modern engineers to the task. Today,
the great ship, raised from its resting place on the seabed, is a Swedish
national monument. Scientists and craftsmen are engaged in the task of
ensuring its preservation. Because of the nature of the water in that part
of the sea, the Vasa was brought to the surface intact. The hulk contained
perfectly preserved arms and utensils of a vanished age; around it were
strewn great quantities of woodcarving - of gods, kings, knights, mermaids,
dragons, lions, demons, cherubs; symbolic works of art from a fantastic
Baroque period. It contained the centuries - old skeletons of Swedish fighting
mariners. The story of the sinking of the Vasa and its reclamation is graphically
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THE SALVAGER
The Life of Captain Tom Reid of the Great Lakes.
Mary Francis Doner. |
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THE SALVING OF THE FUSI YAMA.
Percy F. Westerman.
No further details. |
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UP SHE RISES
The Story of Naval Salvage.
Commander Frank W. Lipscomb, OBE RN. |
