Here is the taster of South West Soundings the digital magazine of the South West Maritime History Society. It includes the full sections covering maritime news and events, and a selection of the articles and book reviews; please download it or read online below. To get instant access to the full magazine, which is published four times a year, our Journal, and the extensive archives (read or download) – do join us! Download the taster of SW Soundings 127 here.
In the full issue, in addition to the news and events sections which are included in the taster, are the following Articles and Reviews:
ARTICLES (items in italics are included in the taster edition )
RNLI 200th Anniversary – Plymouth, by Paul Wright
Hayle’s Wartime Spirit! by Neil Hawke
Morgan Giles Ltd. The Shipyard, Teignmouth – Their RNLI Contract …, by Jane Shaddick
The Suevic Incident, by Maggie Watkinson
The Hayle Steam Packet M J Hedley, by Neil Hawke
Tectona – a fine reminder of Paul Wright, by Clive Charlton
The RNLI Early Years: 1824-1874, by Jonathan Turner
The Foundation of the South West Maritime History Society, by Jonathan Turner
The society’s first newsletter and beyond, by Maggie Watkinson
Boscastle’s monument to the HMS Captain disaster, by Clive Charlton
REVIEWS – BOOKS, WEBSITES & PODCASTS
Bristol: Maritime City, reviewed by Jonathan Seagrave
A City Built Upon the Water: Maritime Bristol 1750-1900, reviewed by Jonathan Seagrave
Images of Maritime Bristol, reviewed by Jonathan Seagrave
The Royal Navy and Fishery Protection From the Fourteenth …, reviewed by Bob Easton
Erebus: the story of a ship, reviewed by Jonathan Seagrave
Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail 1700-1860. Design …, reviewed by Michael Duffy
Website Review: Navy Documents (maritime.org), reviewed by Bob Easton
William Schaw Lindsay – Victorian Entrepreneur, reviewed by Jonathan Turner
Interview about W S Lindsay biography with Bill Lindsay, by Jonathan Turner
LETTERS, NOTES AND NEWS
Farewell to Paul Wright, by Martin Hazell.