Book on shipwrecks around the Irish coast

Cienciano

An interesting looking book called Warships, U-Boats Liners – A Guide to Shipwrecks Mapped in Irish Waters is out. Looks like it could be interesting if the RTE review is anything to go by:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1115/shipwrecks-off-coast-of-ireland.html

Some great photos there, the official blurb is here:
http://www.gsi.ie/gsishop/Product.aspx?Productid=366&Catid=3

Authors: Karl Brady, Charise McKeon, James Lyttleton and Ian Lawlor Format: Paperback Extent: 200pp Size: 240mm X 280mm Illustrations: Over 200 Colour and B/W Photos,Maps, Plans and Paintings Publisher: Department of the Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, Geological Survey of Ireland and Stationery Office Dublin Ireland. Published: October 2012 Warships, U-Boats and Liners will appeal to both the specialist and general reader and will be an essential reference guide to anybody interested in maritime affairs, the two World Wars and Ireland’s past. It should help raise awareness generally of the need to protect and record the many different elements of our maritime heritage and lead to a better understanding of the maritime history of the island of Ireland.
As an island nation, Irish people are used to looking out to sea, following the ever-changing weather patterns and watching boats rising and falling on the waves. What cannot be seen from shore are the dark, cold deeps that pockmark Ireland’s coastline and hold secrets from the past. It is estimated that up to 15,000 shipwrecks may lie in Ireland’s designated waters, shipwrecks that tell of cruel wars, thwarted ambitions, political machinations and sunken treasures. It is a fascinating hidden history, filled with the best and worst features of human life and existence. This beautifully illustrated volume presents sixty of those shipwrecks and tells a colourful tale of Ireland’s maritime heritage. From the sixteenth century to the two world wars, the ships’ stories recounted here are compelling and often relate to important moments in our island’s history. For the past 12 years Ireland’s offshore waters and coastal seas have been subject to one of the largest seabed surveys in the world, commenced by the Geological Survey of Ireland and currently being completed as a joint venture with the Marine Institute. In

Pity it's paperback, wouldn't mind a book like that in hardback.

jamesdiver

its really well finished. Definetly a coffee table book!

Jambo

jamesdiver wrote: »

its really well finished. Definetly a coffee table book!

+1 My copy came in the post yesterday ! and Im looking forward reading it

gobnaitolunacy

Blooper in website, HMS Vanguard lies south of Dublin Bay, not off Co. Cork.

Storm 10

Where can it be purchsed? Easons?

jamesdiver

On the infomar website.

jamesdiver

32euro posted

rcdk1

For anyone that might be interested in Irish shipwrecks, there's a website on the subject (no connection to the book AFAIK)
http://www.irishshipwrecks.com

wreckmaster

I can recommend this book ( no involvement myself ) .
For the stormy windy nights by the fire.

Mick
Irish Shipwrecks Dot IE

Cienciano

Finally got a look at it, great book. Unbelievable some of the massive ships sunk around the country