316pp, frontis, 14 illus, original dark blue cloth, dw. AJS: The enterprise and daring of British seamen, with an appendix onûiron-clad ships, a table of British engagements at sea, a glossary etc.,ûEpisodes in the history of the British Navy, recounted through theûexploits of and disasters to some of its famous ships. Thus the loss ofûthe Mary Rose; the Golden Hind and Drake's circumnavigation of the world;ûthe Royal Charles; Anson and the Centurion; the mutiny of the Bounty; theûloss of the Royal George; the wreck of the Alceste; and many others.ûAt the end of the book are diagrams shewing the rigging, sails andûinternal structure of the man-of-war.