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U.S.S. Seawolf (U.S. Navy series ; #4)
By Patrick Robinson. 2000
Silent and lethal, USS Seawolf, the US Navy's state-of-the art stealth submarine, is on an ultra secret mission - to…
spy on China's brand new ICBM Zia-Class submarine. 2000. (U.S. Navy series ; 4)Until the sea shall give up her dead (Charles Hayden novel. #4.)
By Sean Russell. 2014
Master and Commander Charles Hayden has received fresh orders that take him and the HMS Themis to the Caribbean, with…
instructions to meddle with French shipping to the colonies. While en route, they rescue two Spanish castaways who beg for help fleeing from a vengeful family situation. Hayden agrees to do what he can, though it’s soon clear his two new guests aren’t exactly what they seem. 2014.Une exécution ordinaire
By Marc Dugain. 2007
En aout 2000, le sous-marin Koursk, l'un des fleurons de la flotte russe, coule en mer de Barents. Aucun secours…
efficace ne sera tenté à temps et il n'y aura aucun survivant. À partir de cette tragédie, ce roman retrace les destins de gens ordinaires de la Russie post-soviétique. Ainsi Pavel, le narrateur, vient de perdre son fils dans le naufrage. 2007.Typee: A Peep At Polynesian Life
By Herman Melville. 2002
Six months on a whaler with a cruel captain and no land in sight is too much for Tom. When…
the vessel cruises into the primitive Marquesas, he and his friend jump ship. They plan to hide out with a peaceful tribe, but instead, they stumble into the encampment of the man-eating Typees. The fierce savages treat them with lavish good will - but the runaways soon learn their benevolent hosts are also their unyielding captors. 2002.Typhoon (Recorded Books classics library)
By Joseph Conrad. 1902
The Nan-Shan was on her way southward to the treaty port of Fuchau with cargo and 200 Chinese coolies on…
board. Observing the steady fall of the barometer, Captain MacWhirr thought: There's some dirty weather knocking about. But even MacWhirr's stoically unimaginative mind was stirred by the disaster that was about to hit the little ship. 1989, c1902.Typhoon
By Mark Joseph. 1991
Captain "Plutonium Jack" Gunner and the crew aboard the USS Reno are initiating a group of men on their first…
trip under the Arctic Circle when they receive word that the Soviets have launched a test torpedo from a Typhoon-class submarine. Russian Vice Admiral Zenko was against the test because of possible ramifications. Captain Gunner comes to the aid of Zenko as they track down Russian Admiral Deminov, who wants to start a civil war. Strong language. 1991.Trojan odyssey (Dirk Pitt novel ; #17)
By Clive Cussler. 2003
Dirk Pitt was astonished to discover that he had two grown children he had never known, 23-year-old twins born to…
a woman he thought had died in an underwater earthquake. Both have inherited his love of the sea, and now they are about to help their father in the adventure of a lifetime. The two young people are working in a NUMA underwater enclosure off the shore of Nicaragua, trying to determine its origin. Then the worst storm in years boils up out of the sky, heading not only straight for them but also for a luxurious floating resort hotel. Sequel to "Valhalla rising". 2003. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 17)Troubled waters: an Alan Lewrie naval adventure (Alan Lewrie naval adventure series. #14)
By Dewey Lambdin. 2008
A Jamaican court convicts Captain Alan Lewrie of slave stealing and sentences him to death. In England, awaiting a legal…
ruling, Lewrie takes command of the frigate HMS Savage on a mission to blockade the French coast. Sequel to “A King’s Trade” (DC40818). Strong language, some violence and descriptions of sex. 2008.Treason's harbour (Jack Aubrey ; #9)
By Patrick O'Brian. 1983
Adventures during the Napoleonic War with Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin who serve with the fleet of ships based off…
the coast of Malta. Sequel to "The Ionian mission" (DC31580). Followed by "The far side of the world" (DC31579). 1983. (Jack Aubrey ; 9)Trapped in ice
By Eric Walters. 1997
Thirteen-year-old Helen joins her mother and younger brother aboard the "Karluk" in 1913 as part the Canadian Arctic Expedition. Helen…
records the events of the voyage in her diary as the ill-fated expedition becomes trapped in the ice of an early Arctic freeze-over, and they are forced to leave the ship to find solid land. Winner of the 1999 Silver Birch Award. Grades 5-8. 1997.To kill the Potemkin: a novel
By Mark Joseph. 1986
To glory we steer (Richard Bolitho novels. #7.)
By Alexander Kent. 1968
Young Captain Bolitho is ordered to take his frigate to the Caribbean, and there he proves what he and his…
tiny craft can achieve. Sequel to "Sloop of war" (DC00006). Followed by "Command a king's ship" (DC09013). 1968. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 7)Titanic crossing
By Barbara Williams. 1995
As the Trask family sets sail aboard the Titanic in 1912, thirteen-year-old Albert has a lot on his mind. His…
father has died, leaving him to be the man of the family. His mother is unhappy about returning to America from England, where they have been living, and his younger sister is worse than a pest. When the "unsinkable" ship begins to go down, Albert takes his responsibilities seriously, risking his life. Grades 4-7. 1995.The wreckers (High seas trilogy. #1.)
By Iain Lawrence. 1998
Shipwrecked after a vicious storm off the Cornish coast, fourteen-year-old John Spencer attempts to save his father and himself. He…
also must deal with an evil secret about the English coastal town where they are stranded. Followed by "The smugglers". Grades 3-6. 1998.The wine-dark sea (Aubrey-Maturin ; #16)
By Patrick O'Brian. 1993
At the beginning of the voyage Jack Aubrey finds himself pursuing an American privateer through the Great South Sea. However…
his real objective is to ignite the revolutionary atmosphere in South America, in order to relieve the pressure on the British government, which though heavily involved in the struggle with Napoleon in Europe, has also blundered into war with the fledgling but uncompromising United States. 1997. (Aubrey-Maturin ; 16)The white ship
By Ian Cameron. 1975
An expedition searching for legendary golden seals near the most desolate island on earth is trapped in a re-enactment of…
an old tragedy. The party faces an Antarctic winter, deadly disasters, and supernatural forces. For high school and older readers. Some strong language. 1975.The white guns
By Douglas Reeman. 1989
Set just as the Second World War has ended, this adventure centres around the aftermath of war at the great…
naval base of Kiel. Commander Vere Marriott wrestles with conflicting emotions towards the defeated Germans. Some of his crew develop compassion while others see a chance to exploit a starving population. 1989.The Vital Spark
By Neil Munro. 2003
For nearly a century, readers have delighted in the exploits of one of the most endearing characters ever to set…
sail into a country's imagination - Para Handy, captain of that 'most uncertain puffer' 'The Vital Spark'. The escapades of the Master Mariner, Dougie the Mate, Macphail the Engineer, and The Tar - beloved ever since Neil Munro first set them loose on an unsuspecting public all those years ago - are now part of Scotland's genetic make-up. 2003.The voyage of the Frog
By Gary Paulsen. 1989
When 14-year-old David goes out on a sailboat to scatter his uncle's ashes, he is caught in a fierce storm…
that carries him 350 miles from home. For junior and senior high readers. 1989.The voyage of the Narwhal: a novel
By Andrea Barrett. 1998
A nautical adventure of personal and scientific discovery blends elements of historical expeditions with fictional characters. In 1855 Erasmus Darwin…
Wells, a naturalist, accompanies his sister's fiance, Zechariah Voorhees, on an Arctic voyage--ostensibly to trace the Franklin explorers who vanished years ago. But Zeke's ambitions go beyond that, and his crew has to fight for its own survival. c1998.