Shipwrecks of North Wales.
This book describes the fascinating story of tragedy and heroism in the endless struggle against the sea. The earliest record of a shipwreck on this coast was found on a Roman tablet. Over the last 2000 years there have been countless more. The book charts the known records of shipwrecks between Bar...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Newton Abbot,
David and Charles
[1973]
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| Summary: | This book describes the fascinating story of tragedy and heroism in the endless struggle against the sea. The earliest record of a shipwreck on this coast was found on a Roman tablet. Over the last 2000 years there have been countless more. The book charts the known records of shipwrecks between Barmouth, around the Anglesey coast, to Liverpool Bay. It includes the loss of HMS Conway, the submarine HMS Thetis and the world's first submarine, Resurgam, which lies off Rhyl. |
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| Physical Description: | 214 pages illustrations, maps 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183). |
| ISBN: | 0715357875 9780715357873 |