Hi Heather,
here is a link to the Appledore Maritime Museum, where Brittania was
built :-
http://www.devonheritage.com/ndmt/index.htm
and here are some publications that may be useful, they are held in the
Appldore Library, but your local Library, will get them, if you wish.
Devon. Appledore. Shipbuilders. Appledore Shipbuilders.
Harris, Len. A two hundred year history of the Appledore shipyards / Len
Harris. - [s.l.] : Hargill Partners , 1992. - 117p[16]p pls :
ill,ports;21cm. - Foreword by Basil Greenhill. - ISBN: 0950991732 [Record
number: 17002]
- Westcountry Studies: s623.83/APP/HAR
- Barnstaple: 623.83/APP/HAR
- North Devon Athenaeum: D387/HAR
- Plymouth: O/O
- Torquay: D623.8
Devon. Appledore. Shipbuilders. Appledore Shipbuilders.
Appledore Shipbuilders. - Appledore Shipbuilders , 197-. - 12p : ill,plans ;
30x21cm. [Record number: 58064]
- North Devon Athenaeum: DP623
Devon. Appledore. Shipowners. Slade, W.J. Biographies.
Slade, W.J. Out of Appledore : the autobiography of a coasting shipmaster
and shipowner in the last days of wooden sailing ships. - 4th ed. - London :
Conway Maritime Press , 1980. - xxi,124p,12p pl : ill ; 21cm. - ISBN:
0851770266 [Record number: 11810]
- Westcountry Studies: 920/SLA
- Barnstaple: 387.5/APP/SLA
Devon. Appledore. Shipowners. Slade, William James.
Slade, W.J. Out of Appledore : the autobiography of a coasting shipmaster
and shipowner in the last days of wooden sailing ships. - London: Percival
Marshall & Co , 1959. - 126p,plates : ill ; 22cm. [Record number: 1439]
- Westcountry Studies: 920/SLA
- Barnstaple: 387.5/APP/SLA
- North Devon Athenaeum: D92/SLA
Devon. Appledore. Shipowners. Smith, William Reardon. Biographies.
Heaton, P.M. Reardon Smith line : the history of a South Wales shipping
venture / by P.M.Heaton. - Risca : Starling Press , 1984. - 133p : ill ;
21cm. - ISBN: 0950771430 [Record number: 34292]
- Westcountry Studies: s920/SMI
- Barnstaple: 920/SMI
- North Devon Athenaeum: D387/HEA
Devon. Appledore. Ships. Illustrations. 1845-1917
Greenhill, Basil. A quayside camera 1845-1917. - Newton Abbot : David &
Charles , 1975. - 112p : ill ; 24cm. - ISBN: 0715368850 [Record number:
35664]
- Westcountry Studies: Not acquired WSL
- Barnstaple: 387.22/APP/GRE
Devon. Appledore. Ships. Golden Hinde. Replicas. Construction. 1971-1973
The Golden Hinde. - Norwich : Jarold & Sons Ltd , 1973. - [18]p : ill ;
28cm. - ISBN: 085306444x [Record number: 39755]
- Westcountry Studies: Not acquired WSL
- Barnstaple: 387.2/APP/GOL
- Plymouth: 387.2GOL
Devon. Appledore. Ships. Nonsuch. Replicas. 1968
Rankin. Laird. The Nonsuch. - Clarke, Irwin & Company Ltd , 1974. - 132p:
ill,maps; 21cm. - ISBN: 0772007314 [Record number: 30878]
- Westcountry Studies: Barnstaple
- Barnstaple: 387.2/APP/RAN
- Torquay: D623.82
Finaly, you may find something on the following Website, if not its still a
very interesting website for anyone interested in all things Nautical :-
http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/marit.htm
Regards, Kevin
Kevin Perkins
Bracknell, Berks
----- Original Message -----
From: <Hhill14257(a)aol.com>
To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 12:17 AM
Subject: [Cmn-L] Sailing ships
Hello all,
I wonder if anyone can help me with the following.
I have all the details of the ship of which one of my ancestors was
master,
name, size, type, cargo capacity etc. Unfortunately the ship was lost
in
1889
and as far as I know there are no pictures of it.
I'm afraid my knowledge of any vessels is nil but I would like to find a
picture of a similar ship. Does anyone know of a website or agency that
could
provide me with a picture of a similar vessel from the information I
have.
Many thanks
Happy New Year
Heather
1074
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