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[RickF]

Hi,

Anyone know of a good source of info on RN ships' boats? In particular those of the late 19th Century. Something on line would be good, or a book I can order. Please don't suggest the NMM - I'm not a millionaire!

Thanks

Rick

[Colin Bishop]

There is a really good book available on RN ships boats which primarily relates to the Nelson era but which may also be useful for later periods. Unfortunately I can't remember what it is called or where I saw it in Portsmouth a couple of weeks back. It was either in the dockyard in Nauticalia or the Victory Book Shop or in the Bookends store on the Gunwharf. It was remaindered and being sold at a silly price!

Maybe somebody else knows the book I mean.

[Holmsey]

It's called:

The Boats Of Men Of War

W. E. May

Caxton Editions ISBN 1 84067 4318

The timescale is from 1600 until 1900

Holmsey

I got mine from a bargain bookshop for £6.99

[Colin Bishop]

Thanks Holmsey - that's the one. Maybe a bit early for Rick's purposes.

[RickF]

Sounds interesting - I'll chase it up.

Thanks

Rick

[RickF]

Found it through Abebooks @ £7.00 plus P&P - now on order.

Thanks again.

Rick

[RickF]

OK Guys,

Hopefully I'll soon know what the boats looked like, but now I need to find out which boats were on board a specific class of ship.

Is anyone aware of any documentation that will tell me? Is/was there a general document (Spares List?) that covered such things for each ship? I guess this time I might have to involve the NMM, unless Portsmouth or Chatam have anything.

BTW, did you know: if you are a pensioner (and can prove it!), you can take advantage of the NMM's offer of a 7" x 5" black and white photo for only £14.10, plus £2.00 P&P. What a bargain!

Thanks in advance.

Rick

[RickF]

"The Boats Of Men Of War" by W. E. May arrived this morning.

I would thoroughly recommend this book to any warship modeller. It contains innumerable drawings of ship's boats 1600-1900, together with many table of data regarding fittings and establishments.

NOTE: If you buy this book, make sure you get one of the later editions (1999 onwards) as I don't think the original had the drawings.

Holmsey - thanks for pointing it out to me.

Rick

[Shipmate60]

The original plans of these boats were put in a skip and set alight.
I did phone the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, but they werent interested unless I could supply transport there or hold them for over 3 months.
There were literally thousands of drawings, all ash now.
So much for our Maritime Heritage.

Bob