Naval Ships

America’s most decorated warship of World War II, Enterprise was constantly engaged against the Japanese Empire, earning the title “the fightingest ship” in the navy. Her career was eventful, vital, and short. Commissioned in 1938, her bombers sank a submarine just ten days after the Pearl Harbor attack, claiming the first Japanese vessel lost in the war.

Warship Builders is the first scholarly study of the US naval shipbuilding industry from the early 1920s to the end of World War II, when American shipyards produced the world's largest fleet that helped defeat the Axis powers in all corners of the globe. A colossal endeavor that absorbed billions and employed virtual armies of skilled workers, naval construction mobilized the nation's leading industrial enterprises in the shipbuilding, engineering, and steel industries to deliver warships whose technical complexity dwarfed that of any other weapons platform.

IN HARM’S WAY The year is 1802. The peace is a rumor. The sea is a killing ground. Captain Robert Harrison sails from Portsmouth in the thirty-two gun frigate H.M.S. Falcon with orders that are simple and merciless. Report to the Leeward Islands Station. Patrol from Cayenne to Trinidad. Destroy all enemy shipping bearing French or Spanish colors, naval vessels and merchantmen alike. What follows is sixty days on the most dangerous coast in the Atlantic world. The coast of the Spanish Main offers no mercy and asks for none. Fever takes men without warning and without remedy. The rivers are...

In his new audiobook Ships of Oak and Guns of Iron: The War of 1812 and the Birth of the American Navy, author Dr. Ronald Utt not only sheds new light on the naval battles of the War of 1812 and how they gave birth to our nation's great navy, but tells the story of the War of 1812 through the portraits of famous American war heroes.

Reeling from her last knock-down, drag-out with Japan’s mighty combined fleet – the Kido Butai – USS Enterprise limps back to Pearl Harbor for repairs and refitting. And like the battle-hardened warriors who live and work inside her, this gallant lady will return to the fight even stronger… but it can’t happen too soon.

Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross’s Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin’s quest for the holy grail of navigation - a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014.

Victory to the Brave In the harsh winter of 1793, Captain Isaac Donland stands at the precipice of glory and treachery as England finds itself locked in a fierce struggle against France. Called from the snow and ice of the Gulf Coast, Donland's mission leads him to the sun-soaked shores of Barbados, where he and his crew aboard the Wessex are thrust into a theater of war that will test their mettle and spirit. Admiral Jervis is tasked with seizing control of the West Indies, Donland's journey begins with joining the fleet and the audacious assault on Martinique, alongside the daring Captain...

There’s a super storm brewing out in the Pacific… one that will change the course of history forever… After three successful raids on Japanese outposts, the men and pilots of USS Enterprise are ready to get out there and hit Tojo once more. However, something dark and dangerous lies on the horizon… but before they face that storm, the U.S. Navy and Army has a delivery to make… right to Hirohito’s front porch!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The shocking true story of the USS Houston, FDR’s legendary lost cruiser, and the epic saga of the survivors who faced one of World War II’s most brutal ordeals—from the acclaimed author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors “Captivating [and]...

Before The Wind August, 1792. England has declared war on the French Republic, and Captain James Pike has at last been given the ship he has waited half his career to command — Valiant, a twenty-eight gun frigate fresh from Plymouth yard. Off the coast of Spain, with orders to scout for Commodore Whitcombe's squadron, Pike sights three sail running south under no colours. Two French frigates and a brig — and the brig, when at last she is taken, will prove to be carrying half a million gold louis bound for Toulon to buy the silence of half the Mediterranean. But the gold is only the ...

Editorial Review A gripping wartime thriller that transforms one of the most controversial naval legends into a chilling, believable narrative of danger, secrecy, and permanent consequence. THE DAY THE SHIP VANISHED delivers relentless tension, unforgettable imagery, and a haunting sense that something went wrong — and was never fully explained. This is Documented Terror at its finest: grounded in real claims, driven by human stakes, and ending with a silence that lingers long after the final page. THE DAY THE SHIP VANISHED A True Documented Terror — The Wartime Incident the Navy Never ...

Embark on an exhilarating journey through maritime history with John Whall, the daring boy sailor of Queen Victoria's Navy. At the tender age of 15, Whall found himself aboard Nelson's legendary HMS Victory, where he honed his skills amidst the creaking timbers and billowing sails of the mighty vessel. From those early days of training to his illustrious tenure spanning more than 10 ships and nearly a decade, Whall's adventures offer a captivating glimpse of life at sea in a pivotal era when sail gave way to steam. Traversing the globe aboard Her Majesty's ships, Whall's story unfolds ...

This full account of USS Boise’s war not only gives us an insight into how one ship navigated a global conflict, but also an insight into the experiences of the men who served on her and a new perspective on the naval campaigns of the war.

THE MIGHTY MOO is the tale of how a scrappy little World War II aircraft carrier and its untested crew earned a distinguished combat record and beat incredible odds to earn 12 battle stars in the Pacific. The USS Cowpens and her crew weren’t your typical heroes. She was a flattop that the US...

ASH AND ARROW In a Portsmouth graveyard on a wet and moonless night, Asher Blake stumbles over a man in the dark. He might have robbed him. Instead, he helped him to his ship. That man was Captain Goodwin, and the decision would change everything. From sleeping on a tavern porch to serving as midshipman, Ash learns the sea under two of the navy's most principled officers. When their ship is lost to a corsair and he and Lieutenant Collins spend three days clinging to wreckage in the open Atlantic, it is Collins' ordered discipline and a direct order to survive that brings them home. Assigned...

When Admiral William Halsey selected Destroyer Squadron 21 to lead his victorious ships into Tokyo Bay to accept the Japanese surrender, it was the most battle-hardened US naval squadron of the war. But it was not the squadron of ships that had accumulated such an inspiring résumé; it was the people serving aboard them. Through diaries, personal interviews with survivors, and letters written to and by the crews during the war, preeminent historian of the Pacific theater John Wukovits brings to life the human story of the squadron and its men.

Star Carrier Enterprise leads a desperate offensive against the Giapan Empire, culminating in a galaxy-shaking battle at Midway that will decide the fate of the Pacifica Sector. Following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, Star Carrier Enterprise Enterprise is thrust into a desperate struggle to prove that the Union remains in the fight. With Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance at the helm and Captain George Murray commanding the finest pilots in the Union, the Enterprise spearheads a daring reprisal: the legendary raid on the Giapan homeworld of Honshu. As the crew reels from the toll of ...

This second edition is intended to improve the reading experience for non-sailors and young adults. The action moves faster and much of the archaic sailing terms have been removed. The saga of Neville Burton begins in 1792 when he and his friend Daniel Watson leave home to become Midshipmen in British Navy. Aboard HMS Castor, they live with the daily grind of naval discipline and begin to understand the awesome power and vagaries of the sea. Storms, calms, and the boom of thunder are the prelude to naval warfare in the Age of Sail. Convoy duty, blockades and battles loom as rungs on his ...

Out of nothing but the government’s behest, a few bold men conjured a giant ship-building industry in 1940 and launched the ships that took America to war and to victory. In 1940, the shadow of war loomed large over American life. President Roosevelt understood that it wasn’t a matter of if...

The Deadly Sea As England battles for its survival against the relentless tide of Napoleon’s ambition, Captain Isaac Donland finds himself thrust into the turbulent waters of the Mediterranean. With the infamous Wessex under his command, he embarks on a perilous mission to support Admiral Rushing's squadron blockading the strategic port of Toulon. After a fierce skirmish with three French xebecs, Donland's resolve is tested as he navigates the treacherous waters not just of warfare, but of survival. With vital stores and fresh water running dangerously low, hope arrives in the form of a ...