The Nautilus Library no. 27: IN GREAT WATERS: Memoirs of a Master Mariner by Captain S. G. S. McNeil, R.D., R.N.R.(retd.)
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The 'Nautilus Library' begun in the 1920s, and built up to more than thirty volumes. A few were given slightly different titles but most were classic nautical works issued in a pocket sized edition by Philip Allan, who owned the copyright to many of the original editions.

IN GREAT WATERS

MEMOIRS OF A MASTER MARINER

BY CAPTAIN S. G. S. McNEIL, R.D., R.N.R.(retd.)

First published 1932
New edition NAUTILUS LIBRARY No.27 1935 by PHILIP ALLAN & CO. LTD

  

Number 25

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Shiny blue cloth bound book with very slightly faded gilt to spine and front board's nautilus. Boards are clean, corners sharp with just a few signs of shelf wear. Pages are exceptional clean and bright with rough cut edges. No foxing. Condition VERY GOOD with contents excellent. No dust wrapper but free facsimile available if requested.


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192 pages. Volumes are 115 mm. wide; 175 tall and about 18 mm. thick. Weight unwrapped approximately 220 grams.		  

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IN GREAT WATERS: Memoirs of a Master Mariner: Shiny blue cloth bound book with very slightly faded gilt to spine and front board's nautilus. Boards are clean, corners sharp with just a few signs of shelf wear. Place cursor over Title Page (right) to see front board.

IN GREAT WATERS by Captain S. G. S. McNeil: Pages are exceptional clean and bright with rough cut edges. No foxing, as can be seen from the title page, visible when you move the cursor away. Usual rough cut page block edges.

    IN GREAT WATERS: Memoirs of a Master Mariner by Captain S. G. S. McNeil, R.D., R.N.R.(retd.) Nautilus Library No. 27.

    Apprenticed in 1884 at thirteen and a half the author joined his first ship, Glasgow, in London loading for Wellington and Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He served in sail for the next ten years before reluctantly accepting the sailing age was coming to an end and worked on steam ships. Whilst doing his training in the Royal Navy Reserve was enticed to join the Cunard line eventually serving as Chief Officer of the Lusitania from 1907 until he was placed in command in 1911 and was subsequently offered the newly created position of Staff Captain of the Mauritania.

    During the Great War the author served in command of H.M.S. Reindeer, a G.W.R. cross channel passenger ship, in the North Sea, Dardanelles, etc. Captain McNeil is scathing about the High Command’s support for the Gallipoli landings and evacuations in his useful and interesting first hand account.  

    After helping to save the Mauretania when she caught fire in Southampton and serving as relief Captain McNeil was appointed her master and explains in some detail how nicely she could steam with  her new oil-fired engines  and discusses the introduction of luxury cruises from New York to the Caribbean  during the recession.  These and many other observations make this a very interesting book.                                           


 

 

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