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    Cool FREE EBOOKS NAVAL MEMOIRS RECORDS AND LOGS

    Many more ebooks here at this link.
    http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...THE-ROYAL-HAJJ

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    Military History: Naval History: Great Britain (Royal Navy)
    http://www.digitalbookindex.org/_sea...rynavalgba.asp

    SEA POWER IN ITS RELATIONS TO THE WAR OF 1812
    BY CAPTAIN A.T. MAHAN, D.C.L., LL.D.

    http://www.gutenberg.org/files/25912...-h/25912-h.htm

    James' Naval History: A Narrative of the Naval Battles, Single Ship Actions, Notable Sieges and Dashing Cutting-out Expeditions Fought in the Days of Howe, Hood, Duncan, St. Vincent, Bridport, Nelson, Camperdown, Exmouth, Duckworth and Sir Sydney Smith
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    The naval history of Great Britain: from the declaration of war by France in February 1793, to the accession of George IV in January 1820 ; with an account of the origin and progressive increase of the British Navy ; illustrated, from the commencement of the year 1793, by a series of tabular abstracts, contained in a separate quarto volume, Volume 4
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    The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson by Robert Southey
    http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/947

    Logs of the Great Sea Fights, 1794-1805, Volume 16, Issue 1
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    Publications of the Navy Records Society, Volume 12
    The enemy at Trafalgar: an account of the battle from eye-witnesses' narratives and letters and despatches from the French and Spanish fleets
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    Letters and papers of Admiral of the fleet Sir Thos. Byam Martin, G.C.B.
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    The Naval Chronology of Great Britain: Or, An Historical Account of Naval and Maritime Events, from the Commencement of the War in 1803, to the End of the Year 1816 ...
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    The Naval tracts of Sir William Monson: in six books, Volume 2
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    A View of the Naval Force of Great-Britain: in which Its Present State, Growth, and Conversion, of Timber; Constructions of Ships, Docks, and Harbours; Regulations of Officers and Men in Each Department; are Considered and Compared with Other European Powers. To which are Added Observations and Hints for the Improvement of the Naval Service
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    The Naval Biography of Great Britain: Consisting of Historical Memoirs of Those Officers of the British Navy who Distinguished Themselves During the Reign of His Majesty George III.
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    Royal Naval Biography : Or, Memoirs of the Services of All the Flag-officers, Superannuated Rear-admirals, Retired-captains, Post-captains, and Commanders, Whose Names Appeared on the Admiralty List of Sea Officers at the Commencement of the Present Year, Or who Have Since Been Promoted, Illustrated by a Series of Historical and Explanatory Notes ... with Copious Addenda: Commanders, flag-officers, captains
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    The naval service, Volume 1
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    The Naval Officers Manual: For Every Grade in Her Majesty's Ships
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    The Naval Officers Formula, Or Stationing Vade Mecum, Showing the Distribution of a Ship's Company of a First to a Sixth Rate, at Mooring, Un-mooring, Watching, Quartering, Reefing, Furling, and Working Ship. With Order of Battle ...
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    A Book for Naval Men: Containing a Few Remarks on the Sailor, the Captain, Chaplains, and Midshipmen
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    Observations and instructions for the use of the commissioned, the junior, and other officers of the Royal navy, on all the material points of professional duty: including also, forms of general and particular orders for the better government and discipline of His Majesty's ships..With an appendix ; being a complete set of forms for watch, station, and quarter bills for ships of war
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    The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Volume 3
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    Battles of the British Navy, Volume 1
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    The naval history of Great Britain, from the declaration of war by France in 1793, to the accession of George IV.
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    Major Operations of the Royal Navy, 1762-1783: Being Chapter XXXI. in The Royal Navy. A History
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    The Naval Chronicle, Volume 18
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    The great battles of the British navy
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    Battles of the British Navy, Volume 1
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    Napoleon's last voyages : being the diaries of Admiral Sir Thomas Ussher, R. N., K. C. B. (on board the "Undaunted"), and John R. Glover, secretary to Rear Admiral Cockburn (on board the "Northumberland")
    http://archive.org/details/napoleonslastvoy00usshrich


    EARLY HISTORY OF THE LEVANT COMPANY
    http://www.archive.org/stream/earlyh...ge/n5/mode/2up
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    Thanks Paul.

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    The Naval Officers Formula, Or Stationing Vade Mecum, Showing the Distribution of a Ship's Company of a First to a Sixth Rate, at Mooring, Un-mooring, Watching, Quartering, Reefing, Furling, and Working Ship. With Order of Battle ...
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    I really like the information starting on page 29 about the number of boarders, sail-trimmers, and firemen to be pulled from their cannon station.

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    Plenty of reading for all of us there Paul, nicely discovered.

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