Ships and boats: general interest

Join me on a trip to Mackinac Island's past, from the late 1940s to the present day.

The Mersey Docks & Harbour Board was created in 1858, becoming a limited company in 1972.

On the night of 14-15 April 1912 RMS Titanic sank with the loss of around 1,500 people after hitting an iceberg.

Glasgow Harbour, the port and shipbuilding centre along the River Clyde from Glasgow Green to the River Kelvin and beyond to Clydebank, became the greatest seaport in Scotland and one of the largest in Britain.

Coastal fishing is a way of life within an industry that has provided a living for communities up and down England's east coast for generations.

Kelsick Wood was a nineteenth-century Georgian shipbuilder in Maryport, Cumberland, with a private passion for painting.

Equipped with the largest guns and heaviest armour and with the greatest displacement of any ship ever built, the Yamato proved to be a formidable opponent to the US Pacific Fleet in the Second World War.

This new addition to the best-selling Conway pocket-book range features Admiral Nelson's fully preserved flagship HMS Victory, the most tangible symbol of the Royal Navy's greatest battle off Cape Trafalgar on October 21st 1805.

This new addition to the best-selling Conway pocket-book range features Admiral Nelson's fully preserved flagship HMS Victory, the most tangible symbol of the Royal Navy's greatest battle off Cape Trafalgar on October 21st 1805.

Examines the realities of ocean liner travel, revealing contrasts between luxurious experiences and harsh immigrant conditions throughout history.

Canals of Britain is a
comprehensive and absorbing survey of the entire canal network of the
British Isles - the first of its kind.

In the late 1960s, drawing on Scandinavian experience, Western Ferries pioneered roll-on roll off ferry operations in Scotland's West Highlands and Islands.

Only the best officers are given command of U.

Step aboard Boater, a mesmerising voyage along the tranquil waterways of England, written by former UK Canal Laureate, Jo Bell.

On 3 July 1930, a maid discovered the dead body of her employer on the floor of the sitting room in an upmarket apartment in Temple, London.

A fantastic guide to exploring the hidden rivers of London.

Imperial steam explores the early history of steamship travel to Britain's imperial East.

A fantastic guide to exploring the hidden rivers of London.