Sailors on the Rocks - Famous Royal Navy Shipwrecks, Peter C. Smith.

Sailors on the Rocks - Famous Royal Navy Shipwrecks, Peter C. Smith. 
Looks at a long series of Royal Naval shipwrecks, from the loss of HMS Coronation in 1691 to the grounding of HMS Nottingham in 2002. Covers the background histories of the ships involved, their actions in the period before their loss, the lead-up to the loss, the rescue attempts and the aftermath of the loss. An interesting book that covers a great deal of ground
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