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The gilt lettering to the spine of Rear-Admiral D. Arnold-Foster's " The Ways of the Navy " is used here as an icon for this book.
 

THE WAYS OF THE NAVY

by Rear-Admiral D. Arnold-Foster, C.M.G.

With Sixteen Plates
First published, 1931 by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London.

Price - £8.00

Postage to U.K. £3.35.

Airmail to Europe £5.83

Airmail for rest of world £10.83


Contents

CHAPTER I. CUSTOM AND CEREMONIAL
i. Gun Salutes.
ii. The Admiral's Flag.
iii. The Boatswain's Pipe.
iv. Greeting the Time of Day.
v. Little Changes.

CHAPTER II. NAVIGATION LORE
i. Speed and Knots
ii . Soundings and Fathoms.
iii. Correcting the Compass.
iv. Squadrons in Fog.

CHAPTER III. SHIP WORK .
i. The Ship's Bell.
ii. Ship Adornment.
iii. Buoys and Blacksmiths.
iv. Fire, Collision and Grounding.
v. Mooring Ship.

CHAPTER IV. BOATS .
i. Boat Etiquette.
ii. Picket Boats and Drifters.
iii. Fleet Regattas.
iv. Hoisting the Sea Boat.

CHAPTER V. GUNS, TORPEDOES AND SMALL ARMS
i. Gunnery and Target Parties.
ii. The Tin Fish.
iii. A Ship Manoeuvred by Wireless.
iv. Playing at Soldiers.

CHAPTER VI. FLEET WORK
i. Manoeuvring by Flag Signal.
ii. Fleet Training Cruises.
iii. War Routine.
iv. Hide and Seek on the Trade Routes.

CHAPTER VII. MINELAYERS AND SMALL CRAFT
i. Destroyers and Sloops.
ii. The Yangtse Gunboats.
iii. Mines and Sweepers.

CHAPTER VIII. UNDERWATER WORK .
i. Submarines.
ii. Anti-Submarine.
iii. An Unrecorded Sea Episode.

CHAPTER IX. REMINISCENT.
i. Early Naval Wireless.
ii . Our First Naval Submarine.
iii. A Cruiser's Christmas and New Year in China.
iv. Tales of Resource.

CHAPTER X. OLD AND NEW NAVY
i. Coal and Oil.
ii. Stunsail Work.
iii. The Lubber's Hole.


List of Illustrations

  • War Routine
  • The Admiral's Barge
  • A Racing Cutter's Crew Fleet in Misty Weather
  • Battleships Unmooring and Preparing for Sea Painting Ship
  • A Mooring Buoy .
  • Mooring Ship
  • Hoisting in the Picket Boat Galleys Rounding the Mark A Beach Party .
  • On the Signal Bridge
  • " In Paravanes ! " .
  • Leaving for Foreign Service Destroyers Making a Smoke-screen
  • P. Class Submarine Stokers of the Old School .
  • Sailing Training Squadron, 1899
This image shows the title page and part of the frontispiece. The published date is superimposed from the verso. The foxing at the top of this page is probably the worst in the book, most pages are clean and unmarked. Remove cursor to revert to image of the spine and front board !  

A small format but heavy volume

135 mm. x 195 mm. x 48 mm.

288 pages

A blue cloth bound book with dark blue anchor motif to spine and lettering to the front board. Title, author and publisher in bright gilt lettering to spine. Some very light rubbing but page block clean, tight and bright with a little foxing, mainly to first and last few pages; see image of title page, left - by placing cursor on image of binding, which shows the worst of the foxing.

Condition Very Good Plus.

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