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Bibliography
Old Conways have published an incredible number of books on a very wide range of subjects. I have added publisher,
ISBN etc. details and a copy of the front cover wherever I have been able to find them.
Newspapers
& Magazine Articles
Afloat magazine
Australian
magazine published an article about Conway by Roger Wickins which
explored the enormous contribution HMS Conway training ships had on
Australia and New Zealand maritime trade. Click here.
Army & Navy
Gazette I July 1876
Announced the
arrival of HMS Nile on the Mersey.
Army & Navy Illustrated Magazine
Published a special Conway Supplement on 7th May 1898.
Boys Own Paper Saturday March 1889
The front cover
carried a print of cadets onboard
The original two page article is here.
BP Apprentices' Newsletter Coronation Year Issue
Contained an article by 2nd Officer GAB King on the loss of the Ship.
(The) Cadet
The Merseyside
Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AQ, UK is the custodian
of Conway archives, including The Cadet magazine published from 1891
onwards.
The Vancouver
Conway Club holds a complete set of The Cadet Magazine from August
1948 through October 1968. If anyone would like to look up information,
scan pages, etc., please contact Simon Farrow (54-56) farrows@home.com
Daily Mail July 1981
Records the escape
from Iran of the vessel 'Haider A' from the Iranian Port of Abandar
Abbaas. She had been held in port for 16 days before the Captain (Capt
W Davey (40-42) decided to leave despite the Iranians' threats. The
crew had not been supplied with water and were in desperate straits.
They broke out through the Iranian Navy with shells landing all around
them.
Daily Mail
Numerous articles about Conway click here
Devonport Independent
& Plymouth & Stonehouse Gazette Sat 29 June 1839
Contains a long
article on the launch of HMS Nile
Diver Magazine June 1996
Tells the story
of the disappearance of Lionel 'Buster' Crabb and what is thought
to have become of him.
http://www.divernet.com/history/crabb696.htm
Edinburgh Philosophical
Journal (Volume III, 1820)
Describes the
first exploration and charting of Hughes Bay, South Shetland Islands
by HMS Conway.
Everybody’s
Magazine 1953
Many Conway cadets
were aboard RN ships for the Queen’s naval review after her coronation.
The Royal Yacht Britannia, having only recently been laid down, the
Queen inspected the fleet from the Admiralty despatch vessel Surprise.
A 21-gun salute was fired as the Surprise sailed down the lines of
ships, dressed overall, and the special edition of this magazine includes
a picture of Conway cadets, lining the deck of HMS Dido, showing one
of them clearly wincing from a deafening gun report – very un-naval
like! He knows who he is, but his secret is safe with me!
Everybody's Magazine (July 1953)
An article on
the new Queen's Spithead review included a photo of Conway cadets
aboard HMS Dido.
(The) Field October 1889
Warrington Baden
Powell began a series of articles on the canoe-yawl. He is still acknowledged
as one of the pioneers of canoe sailing.
http://www.paddlin.com/fivelakes/canoe_yawl.html
http://www.bcu.org.uk/Disciplines/sailing.htm
Hampshire Chronicle 23 January 2000
Records the award
by Red Funnel of a long service award to Captain Smoult for 25 years
service.
http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/98/jan23/news12.html
Illustrated London
News 1854
Carried a print
of the Nile off Sekar in the baltic
Illustrated London
News 30 June 1864
Carried an article
and drawing of the Duke Of Edinburgh presenting prizes on board. Nearly
1000 visitors were present.
Independent Newspaper 27 March 2000
Feature on C R
Woodward (1969-74) full time coach of the England Rugby Football Club
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/Sport/Rugby_Union/2000-03/woodward270300.shtml
Lighthouse Fall
1989
The magazine of
the Canadian Hydrogaphy Service. Page 51 of this edition is the obituary
fro Ralph Wills (Conway 1930-31)
Liverpool Mercury 19 May 1859
Article on the
formation of the School Ship Conway
Liverpool Mercury 4 July 1859
Article about
the arrival of HMS Nile on recruiting trip
Liverpool Mercury 2 August 1859
Article on the
opening of HMS Conway (and the attendance of HMS Nile's band)
Liverpool Mercury 3 August 1859
Article on the
departure of HMS Nile
London Gazette 13th November 1945
The citation for
the award of the VC to Lt Ian Fraser VC, DSC RNR
London Gazette 27th June 1941
The citation for
the award of the GC to Sub. Lt F H Brooke-Smith RNR
Manchester Guardian April 22nd - 1953
Published a poem
Total Loss by "F.D.", on the loss of the ship
(The) Mariner's
Mirror (Vol. 81, London, 1995)
pp 88-89. An article
on HMS Conway's Cutters by A W Kinghorn
Nautical Magazine:
Vol. 212, No. 5, November 1954
Article concerning
cadets of the Indefatigable (another training ship) and Conway when
they were both moored off New Ferry, Liverpool.
Nautical Magazine
Vol:212 November 1974
Carried the poem
'Farewell Conway'
Naval & Military
Gazette 21 June 1876
Announced the
transfer of HMS Nile to the Mersey and her re-naming as HMS Conway.
Navy News:
December 1995
Article on the
figurehead.
Navy News:
January 1996
Article on the
figurehead.
Navy News:
June 2000
Reports appointment
of the Venerable Simon Golding (years not known) as Chaplain of the
Fleet and Director General of the Naval Chaplaincy Service.
New York Times 6 November 1940
Contained the
obituary of Sir Arthur Henry Rostron KBE RD RNR. Old Conway and Captain
of the Carpathia that rescued 700 titanic survivors.
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/documents/rostron_ah_obit_nyt.shtml
North Wales Live
Article 'The
historic ship which ran aground after naval chiefs refused to listen to
local experts' , part of their series Events That
Shook North Wales series
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/hms-conway-ship-menai-strait-14679920
Oak Bay Star
(Victoria BC) 5 February 1992
Article about
Capt J Walbran (1862-64) entitled 'A Man Fascinated By Names'
On Board Magazine (Spring 2012)
Includes an article titled Salty Sea Dog by Capt Michael Howorth (64-67)
Pall Mall Magazine
Summer 1901 edition contained a review of Conway.
Picture Postcard
Monthly October 1991 and May 1993
Carried a feature
on HMS Conway on postcards
http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/reflections/backgen.htm
Port Dinorwic
Sailing Club Newsletter Spring 2001
Refers to Conway
cadets racing PD One Design boats in the late 1940s against Liverpool
University. Anyone have more info?
(The) Review (House magazine of the Naval Historical Collectors & Research Association)
Published two
articles by Cdr John Lewis (30-33): �Under two Ensigns Or Every
Dog Has His Day' and �Temporary Tug to Trinco'.
Salvage Lines
Issue 33 Summer 1999
The house magazine
of the Salvage Association records the retirement after 30 years service
of Andrew Marshall (Conway years not know). Includes an interview
with him and several photos
http://wreckage.org/salvage_lines/summer_1999/Page_3.htm
Sea Breezes :
Vol. 67, No. 576, December 1993
Article on the
re-erection of the Mizzen Mast in Birkenhead.
Sea Breezes November 1994
Article on Capt
Hewitt's 90th birthday trip aboard the ultra modern Holyhead catamaran
ferry. (Captained by an OC)
Sea Breezes June 2009
The
June 2009 edition had a special feature about Conway's 150th
anniversary written by Michael Howorth (64-67). We feature on the front
cover! To order a copy click here
(The) Seafarer September 2002
3 page article
by of his time in the ship around 1941 (reproduced in History - Bangor
Years with permission of the magazine and author)
Shipping Today & Yesterday October 2014
Article by Sandy Kinghorn "HMS Conway AS I Knew Her" click here
Sphere Magazine
2 December 1961
This was a National
monthly(?) magazine in the style of 'Country Life that covered British
life as the "Establishment" perceived it should be. In this
edition they ran a long feature on the Conway which, by then, was
The Camp. A complete copy of the article and all the photos are in
the Thumbnails section.
Sydney Mail 15th Jul 1925
A long article describes a visit to the ship
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) 5th October 1838
"The Royal
Navy ship HMS Conway arrived in Sydney on the 4th October 1838 after
sailing around the South Seas area. When she arrived, she brought
with her a number of rescued American and British seamen, and several
runaway convicts, one of whom had been missing for a number of years
and was involved with the taking of the schooner Culedonia."
(The) Tatler 13th December 1939
Published a full page, full colour spread of two Conway paintings by Gordon Ellis. View here
Watercraft Philately Volume 29
Page 56 refers
to stamp of HMS Conway. More details are being sought.
http://baegis.ag.uidaho.edu/~myron/shipstamps/WP/Vol_20_29/Vol_29.html
Yorkshire Post Monday 23 August 1999
Reports discovery
of a long forgotten and overgrown memorial to James Moody - the 6th
Officer of the Titanic. One of several erected by his parents - another
is a rose marble plaque in St Martin's On The Hill church and there
is one in Grimsby although its whereabouts are not known. Unfortunately
the memorial in Woodlands Cemetery has lost its memorial cross. It
is hoped the memorial will be restored. It also reports plans to erect
a public memorial to Moody in Grimsby.
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