Buy Cornish Shipwrecks by Source Wikipedia - Bookswagon
close menu
Bookswagon
search
My Account
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Art, Film & Photography > Cornish Shipwrecks: Scilly Naval Disaster of 1707, USS Jacob Jones, SS Flying Enterprise, Gulflight, Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, Mv RMS Mulheim
Cornish Shipwrecks: Scilly Naval Disaster of 1707, USS Jacob Jones, SS Flying Enterprise, Gulflight, Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, Mv RMS Mulheim

Cornish Shipwrecks: Scilly Naval Disaster of 1707, USS Jacob Jones, SS Flying Enterprise, Gulflight, Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, Mv RMS Mulheim


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Scilly naval disaster of 1707, USS Jacob Jones, SS Flying Enterprise, Gulflight, Penlee lifeboat disaster, MV RMS Mulheim, SS Mohegan, HMS Colossus, Torrey Canyon, 1979 Fastnet race, HMS Association, HMS Anson, MV Cita, Maria Asumpta, HMS Scylla, St Anthony, HMS Firebrand, HMS K5, Ben Asdale, Clio, HMS Eagle, Merchant Royal, HMS Primrose, SS James Eagan Layne, Hollandia, SS Minnehaha, Rachel Harvey. Excerpt: Scilly naval disaster of 1707 is an umbrella term for the events of 22 October 1707, which led to the sinking of a British naval fleet off the Isles of Scilly. With four large ships and more than 1,400 sailors lost in stormy weather, it was one of the greatest maritime disasters in the history of the British Isles. It was later determined that the main cause of the disaster was the navigators' inability to accurately calculate their position. In summer of 1707, during the War of the Spanish Succession, a combined British, Austrian and Dutch force under the command of Prince Eugene besieged and attempted to take the French port of Toulon. During this campaign, which was fought from 29 July to 21 August, Great Britain dispatched a fleet to provide naval support. Led by the Commander-in-Chief of the British Fleets, Sir Cloudesley Shovell, the ships sailed to the Mediterranean, attacked Toulon and also managed to inflict damage on the French fleet caught in the siege. The overall campaign was nevertheless unsuccessful and the alliance was ultimately defeated by Franco-Spanish units. The British fleet was subsequently ordered to return home, and set sail from Gibraltar to Portsmouth in late October. The force under Shovell's command consisted of fifteen ships of the line (HMS Association, HMS Royal Anne, HMS Torbay, HMS St George, HMS Cruizer, HMS Eagle, HMS Lenox, HMS Monmouth, HMS Orford, HMS Panther, HMS Romney, H...


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781155174556
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 28
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 68 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1155174550
  • Publisher Date: 17 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Scilly Naval Disaster of 1707, USS Jacob Jones, SS Flying Enterprise, Gulflight, Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, Mv RMS Mulheim
  • Width: 189 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Cornish Shipwrecks: Scilly Naval Disaster of 1707, USS Jacob Jones, SS Flying Enterprise, Gulflight, Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, Mv RMS Mulheim
Books LLC, Wiki Series -
Cornish Shipwrecks: Scilly Naval Disaster of 1707, USS Jacob Jones, SS Flying Enterprise, Gulflight, Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, Mv RMS Mulheim
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Cornish Shipwrecks: Scilly Naval Disaster of 1707, USS Jacob Jones, SS Flying Enterprise, Gulflight, Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, Mv RMS Mulheim

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!