Bibliography

Old Conways have published an incredible number of books on a very wide range of subject. The following lists are nowhere near complete. Conways are obviously a shy retiring bunch who like to keep their talents and experiences very much to themselves.

Perhaps less suprising is the wide range of magazines and newspapers around the world that have carried articles about the Conway or OCs

I have added publisher, ISBN etc. details wherever I have been able to find them.

Many book covers are reproduced here

• Accessions
• Books Written By Old Conways Or Members Of Staff (includes books with Conway content, fiction and technical books)
• Books With Conway Content but not written by OCs or members of staff
• Newspapers & Magazines
• Douglas V Duff (14-15)
• John Masefield (1891-94)
• Joseph Conrad & Conway
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Accessions (since 1st July 2008)

Conway's Cutters by A W Kinghorn (1949-51)

Published in The Mariner's Mirror, Vol. 81, London, 1995. pp 89-90

Nursing Aboard HMS Conway by Sister B E Evans.

Published in the Nursing Times 22 October 1965

Kings and Commoners: Studies in British Idealism

Published by George Frederick Timpson in 1936

Brief mention of Conway on pages 142-4

Books Written By Old Conways & Members Of Staff

Note the key here is the authorship of the books, some have Conway content but many are fiction, poetry, technical etc. with no Conway content

50 North AN Atlantic Battleground by Lt Cdr Alan H Easton DSC RCNR.

First published in 1963, then published by Odhams in 1964. ASIN: B000ZGQXFU 511 pages #

A Life by Morris Clegg (44-46).

Published in February 2005 by Diadem Books, in Paperback, 6? x 9?, 172 pages, ISBN: 0-595-34300-7   http://www.diadembooks.com/clegg.htm

While Morris Clegg's book purports to be an autobiography, it is in effect a remarkable chronicle of achievement and success?a ?how to' manual on how to succeed in life, whether at sea or in business, written from personal experience by a man who was not afraid to take risks. He is also an accomplished pianist, with his own series of three CD releases: Morris at the Piano.

A Midshipman's War: A Young Man in the Mediterranean Naval War 1941-1943 by Frank Wade (36-39)

Cordillera Publishing Company, Vancouver. 1994

ISBN No 1-895590-06-X

The author relates his Conway experience and a very exciting life at sea during the war.

More information, including details on how to order the book online can be found on this excellent site:

http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/FrankWade/book.html

http://www.nesanews.freeserve.co.uk/books.htm#hktsg

A Structured Approach To Systems Development by A Windsor (64-68)

Published by McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-707 483-1 .

A handbook for computer systems developers. Now out of print

The Adventures of Captain Haylstone by Lt Cdr Alan H Easton DSC RCNR

Publisher not known.

Also broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

After Alamein: Prisoner of War Diaries, 1942-45 by P Kingsford (staff)

Published by the Book Guild 1992. Hardback,140 pages. ISBN: 0863327354

His POW diaries. Our history master who spent many years drumming historical facts into empty heads. I can still remember the list of reasons why we had so much trouble at the Battle of the Somme in WWI!

An Eventful Year by Geoffrey Haskins (40-41)

Privately published and available from the Conway Club. All net profits to the HMS Conway Trust.

This little book tells a little about life as a Cadet aboard HMS Conway during her last year in the River Mersey off Rock Ferry. It is a MUST for all Old Conways and, indeed, for anyone who recalls the presence of the 'Old Ship' and her Cadets at that time.

An Introduction to Computational Electromagnetics by Prof. C W Trowbridge (46-48)

Published by Vector Fields Ltd, Oxford, 1990.

The Analytical and Numerical Solution of Electric and Magnetic Fields by Prof. Bill Trowbridge (46-48)

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1992.

Anchors and Anchorwork by Michael 'Con' Lloyd (56-58)

Published by Seamanship International in October 2007. Price £15.

When you consider anchors there is a large number of ocean going ships to consider. This downloadable book covers the anchors in use on merchant vessels, their associated equipment, anchorages, anchoring and the problems of anchorages and manoeuvring in such a close confine which is too often an often underestimated hazard.

The Antigone by Richard Woodman (OC ??).

Published by Severn House Publishers Ltd; New Ed edition 27 Mar 1997. 224 pages. ISBN-10: 0727851780

This is a fictional account of life aboard a fictitious Blue Funnel 'A' Class ship, the Antigone. It is set in the 60s. There is mention of Conway in the book.

The Art Of Swimming by Captain Mathew Webb (18)

Originally published by Ward, Lock and Tyler of Warwick House, Paternoster Row, London in 1876. Now reprinted as Captain Webb: The Channel Swimmer see below.

Away To Sea by Captain A W Kinghorn (49-51)

Privately published and recently reprinted and available from http://www.maritimematters.com/mall_kinghorn.html

The sequel to his book Before The Box Boats, including nine years with Singapore's Golden Line.

Before The Box Boats by Captain A W Kinghorn (49-51)

Privately published and recently reprinted and available from http://www.maritimematters.com/mall_kinghorn.html

Describes a life at sea in the Blue Star Line 1951 - 1982.

Below Sea Reach by Hugh Perks (years not known) with Patricia O'Driscoll, Barry Pearce and Tony Ellis.

Published by SSBR in 1987. Out of print.

Describes t he last days of UK trade under sail.

Bridge Procedures By Michale and Francis Howorth (64-67)

Published by Reeds Professional Handbook in 2005. Paperback 297x210mm mm. ISBN 9780713673944     Link to web site

This is the essential manual for every yacht captain and all those aspiring to become one.  It outlines the correct protocol for keeping watch to STCW-95 standards and the procedures to be followed on the bridge of every yacht irrespective of the vessel's flag state or the ensign flying at her stern. It caters specifically to the needs and requirements of large yachts and the professional crews that man them. Packed with essential information and useful checklists it covers:   Bridge organization, Duties of an OOW.   Principles of operation and maintenance of equipment including radar, chart plotters, compasses, echo sounders and AIS equipment The watchkeeping elements of all yacht training school training courses, following the syllabuses laid down by the RYA, International Yachtmaster Training and the MCA. This book is fully compliant with ISM procedures stipulated by the IMO and is written to conform to the MCA's Large Yacht Code, as well as yacht codes issued by other authorities.

British Columbia Place Names (Their Origin And History) by Captain John T Walbran (1862 - 64)

Published in Ottawa in 1909 it was out of print for some time before being reprinted in 1977 by J J Douglas.

The Canadian Coastguard 1962-2002 - Auxilio Semper by Charles D. Maginley (45-47)

Vanwell Publishing Ltd., St Catharines, Ontario Canada, 2003: ISBN: 1-55125-075-6

A history of the Canadian Coast Guard from its official creation in 1962.

Carribean Subjects several books by B S Dyde (51-53)

Published by Macmillan & Co details from their web site http:www.macmillan.com

Cameos of the Holy Land by David Brown (52-53)

To be published in 2002.

It will be a series of reflections on people, places and events in Israel, where he lived and worked for eight years. The reflections are based on a radio documentary series broadcast in South Africa by Springbok Radio weekly for four and a half years between 1981 and 1985.

Captain Webb: The Channel Swimmer edited by A.G. Payne

Published by Prior Publications, Whitstable and Walsall, England in 1999.

This is a reprint of Webb's original The Art fo Swiming and is an account of Captain Webb's epic swim, his instructions on swimming, and details of other feats of the period.

The Conway by John Masefield (1891-94)

William Heinemann Ltd, London (UK editions), Macmillan (US editions)

Masefield's history of the Ship coveing the period to 1953 and the loss.

Conway's Cutters by A W Kinghorn (1949-51)

Published in The Mariner's Mirror, Vol. 81, London, 1995. pp 89-90

The "Conway" Manual, Being a Complete Summary of All Problems in Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, with Proofs of Formulas, for the Use of Officers in the Mercantile Marine and Students by J. Morgan, T. P. Marchant, A. L. Wood

Publisher not known, but publisjed in 1915.

This book was produced a members of Conway staff.

Cyril S Abrahams (28-30)

Novelist and playwright. Writer of:

The Onedin Line series: (1860s British commercial shipping, British TV series in the 1970s.)

The Shipmaster, 1972 [1] (Elizabeth Onedin bargains everything for a ship, builds shipping empire.)

The Iron Ships, [2] 1974 (Elizabeth Onedin battles brothers for control of the Onedin Line.)

The High Seas, 1975 [3] (Callon makes a run for the Onedin Line, resulting in the Onedins placing the future of the line on outcome of a tea race.)

The Trade Winds, 1977 [4] (Following his wife's death, James throws himself into the line, as familial storm clouds gather -- including Daniel Fogarty running off with Elizabeth Onedin.)

The Blazing Ocean, 1979 (Armed merchantman sails from North Africa to Liverpool at the outbreak of WW II.) dedicated to all Conways who lost their lives at sea during the 2nd World War

Die Passatwinde : Roman

Dances With Marmots by George Spearing (59-61n)

Published by Magog Publishing in 2006. Printed and distributed through Lulu Press. ISBN: 1-4116-56180 - Purchase from http://www.lulu.com/content/163338

The inspiring account of a 4300km solo hike from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail. Despite never having hiked before, George Spearing decided to take 'leave of absence' from his job as a firefighter in the New Zealand Fire Service and walk the length of America. This is the story of his five month journey, travelling entirely on foot and off-road through the desert areas and High Sierra Nevada of California, the Cascade ranges of Oregon and Washington, finally emerging in the Okanogan Forest of British Columbia, Canada.

The Devil's Touch by Iain Duncan Smith

Publisher: Robson Books Ltd (6 Nov 2003). Hardback, 320 pages. ISBN-10: 1861056664

A novel: John Grande, a struggling London art dealer, is thrown what he thinks is a lifeline when he is given the opportunity of handling a collection of rare masters, housed in a villa above the cliffs of Positano in Italy. There, on the beach, he briefly encounters Laura Buckley, the glamorous producer of New York's most prestigious TV news programme. Neither could know that their lives were to become linked in a terrifying web of intrigue and deceit. Set on both sides of the Atlantic, Iain Duncan Smith's debut novel is an ingenious fast-paced thriller with an intriguing cast of characters reaching the highest level of office. All are being controlled and manipulated by a powerful, evil man seeking revenge for incidents reaching back to World War Two, involving art thefts, possible Nazi collaboration and murder...his actions prove to be explosive.

Doing Business On The Isle Of Man by Capt A.C Douglas (58-60)

Publisher not known.

In its sixth edition. Author of three other books titles not known.

Don't Tell My Mother: Or How to Fight Wars on Your Own Terms by Sqn Ldr P D Smith DFC RNZAF (33-34)

Published byGolden Dog Press on 30 Nov 1998. Paperback 258 pages. ISBN-10: 0919614752

His own story of his life.

Drawing, Sketching & Appreciating Traditional Buildings by Hugh Perks (years not known)

Published by Anglia Ruskin University 2004. Out of print but hopefully being republished.

Dunedin Star by Jim Thompson (39-41).

Published privately. Price ?7.60 include P&P.

Describes his experiences as a cadet on board the Dunedin Star when she was wrecked on the Skeleton Coast of South Africa. See also Skeleton Coast'.

Empire To Anarchy by J Wickenden (35-37)

Publisher not known.

The story of his life in the Imperial Indian Army including Conway.

The Empty Sleeve Story of the West India Regiments of the British Army by B S Dyde (51-53)

Published by Hansib Publishing (Caribbean) Ltd (1 Mar 1998). 287 paperback pages. ISBN-10: 9768163097

Describes the West Indies Regiments

Essex Sail. Schedule of Sailing Ships of the Port of Maldon since 1786 by Hugh Perks (years not known)

Published by Maldon Customs House Port Books." Copies at Caird Library and Essex Records.

Farewell HK by Christopher Briggs MBE (1921-23)

Published by Hesperian Press 2001

Sequel to "Hai Kuan - The Sea Gate" which many of you have read. This book, brings us to the time of war and service in the Royal Navy. It is a fascinating personal account that does not spare the writer, whose very inmost thoughts are exposed for the reader to share. It is a unique history from a very human point of view. A story of six years of war, separation and the author's successful efforts to rebuild his family when they were reunited after the war.

Obtainable from Christopher in Australia, Phone +61 8 9364 2973. Price $22 inc GST + P& P. Postage and packing outside Australia is $8 by air within Australia $3.50

http://www.pcpages.com/mariner/Briggspage.html

The Fatal Flaw: Collision at Sea and the Failure of the Rules by David Thomas (60-61)

Published by David's own imprint, Phaiacia in 2002. ISBN 0-9541981-0-7. 232 pages. Price £10. Available direct from the author at argonaut.phaiacia@btopenworld.com. Or phone 01639 830995 at any time. Also available online from Cambridge Journals.

Finally Gathering Moss by Rick Foster (60-61)

Publisher not known.

The story of his life including Conway.

For Valour By D Fletcher-Rogers (43-45)and Christopher Willis.

Publisher not known.

Describes the Conway and Worcester VCs.

Frogman VC by Lt Ian Fraser VC, DSC, RD, RNR (1936-38) published in 1957 by Angus & Robertson, ASIN no B000S9GVD8. Green cloth over boards, 216 pages, 15 pages of black & white pictures

Autobiography. "This book stands out from all the other 'military diving books' due to it's eminent readability. Not only do we learn all about the events that lead to the author being awarded the Victoria Cross but we learn how he had to adapt to civvy street, working as a show-biz diver in a travelling fair in order to earn enough to set up a salvage firm."

 

The Geometry of Surface Navigation (Ellis Horwood Series in Mathematics and Its Applications.) by Roy Williams (54-56)

Publisher: Horwood Publishing Ltd (1 Feb 1998). paperback, 144 pages. ISBN-10: 1898563462

Speaks for itself! Even NASA have a copy!

George Bargebrick Esquire - History of George Smeed the Brick & Cement King by Hugh Perks (years not known)

Published by Meresborough Books, 1981.

The Grab Bag Book Your Ultimate Guide To Survival At Sea by Michael and Francis Howartth (64-67)

Published by Adlard Coles in   2002. Paperback 96 pages. 210 x 148 mm. Illustrations b/w line and photographs. ISBN 9780713662214     Link to web site

'An indispensable guide that one day could save your life .' Says Yachting Monthly. Here is a unique book whose purpose is to ensure the survival of skipper and crew in the event of their boat sinking.   It provides advice on the essentials to pack in the definitive emergency grab bag for a short or long cruise, in both hot and cold climates for either coastal or offshore trips. Also covers the why, when and how of liferaft survival.   What to pack in a grab bag is a popular subject for discussion in any blue water anchorage during cocktail hour. The list for a sailor expecting to make an ocean passage will be different from that packed by a yachtsman rarely ever out of sight of land. Extra items such as raft repair clamps will need to be included if there is doubt about the quality of the liferaft contents. Always keep a list of the grab bag contents in the top of the bag, noting any expiry dates, so everything can be checked just prior to any passage. Give this job to a fellow crewmember; it gives them a chance to familiarize themselves with the bag.

The Goddard Manuscript By Captain T M Goddard RN RN (Conway 1905-07).

Single hand written volume not published.

In 1953 Masefield issued an up-dated edition of his book The Conway. This manuscript seems to be the fair copy of the notes he prepared for Masefield to use in the new edition. I have found numerous quotes from the text in The Conway, all of which can be matched verbatim to the notebook. Not all material was used. A copy of the text is in the History section.

It came to light from a book dealer in Canada. It had sat on their shelves for years. The owner died and the shop was to be closed. As they checked each book beforre disposal a member of staff became interested in the story, searched the web for "HMS Conway", found this site, contacted us and we bought it! It is now held by the Friends Of The Conway as part of the Conway Archives.

Green Seas, Green Fields by Lt Cdr N R Whitwell RNVR (25-26)

The Pentland Press (1993). Hardback 1989 pages. ISBN-10: 1872795269

Contains reference to HMS Nile's log books (1860-64) held by the Canadian National Archives http://www.archives.ca/

Haikuan - The Sea Gate by Christopher Briggs MBE (1921-23)

The book covers his time on Conway at Rock Ferry, life at sea in the 20s and then his time in China when employed by the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs. An adventurous time spent tending lighthouses and chasing smugglers. Well illustrated, the book gives an interesting overview of life for the foreigner in pre-war China.

Obtainable from: A.Lane, Publisher, 61 Charles Street, Stockport, SK1 3JR

Price: Soft cover GBP12.00 + GBP1.20 postage
Hard cover GBP15.00 + GBP1.80 postage
Anyone in Australia or New Zealand requiring a book can get one from Christopher quicker and cheaper than UK. Cost USD25 for soft cover plus P&P.
Order by E-mail: cbriggs@perthpcug.org.au

History Of The Indian Royal Marine by Sir Edward James Hadlam (1887-89)

Publisher not known

Home From The Sea by Sir Arthur Henry Rostron KBE RD RNR (1885-86)

Published by Macmillans in 1931.

Story of his life including rescues of nearly 700 Titanic survivors whilst captain of the Carpathia.

"Hugh Conway" the pen name for Frederick John Fargus (Conway 1861-2)

An accident at Conway affected his hearing so he could not go to sea. He joined the family business in Bristol and began writing. His works included A life's Idyll (1879) - a book of poetry, A Family Affair (novel), Living or Dead (novel), A Cardinal Sin (novel) and an opera Iduna. His best known work though was a novel Called Back published in 1883. It was an international best seller, described as "...one of the most remarkably successful books of the last 100 years...". It was turned into a popular play and also a music hall burlesque called The Scalded Back.

A full electronic copy can be downloaded from: http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/gaslight/caldmenu.htm

In Command, 200 things I wish I’d known before I was Captain by Michael 'Con' Lloyd (56-58)

Published by Seamanship International in October 2007. Price £25

This book provides a valuable insight into the challenges faced by the new captain. Scattered throughout with checklists, ‘must do’ lists and ‘whatever you do, don’t forget’ lists, the book manages to be both useful and highly readable. Michael ensures that anyone who reads this book will not forget the realities faced by those who sail off to the four corners, someone who is largely ignored until something goes wrong but who is constantly managing and worrying about the conditions and safety of those who sail with him. Faced with unhelpful port authorities, recalcitrant chefs and crews with barely a word of English between them, Michael makes this book less a collection of war stories and more a very real guide to dealing with the difficulties of each new situation.

Into Enemy Arms by Mike Hingston (62-65).

Published by Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 1 904943 50 You can look up details (and buy a copy!) on his publisher's website:  http://www.grubstreet.co.uk/into_enemy_arms.htm .

A vivid, eyewitness chronicle of real drama, as told after sixty years' silence by Ditha Bruncel to her nephew, Mike Hingston. It tells the extraordinary story of Ditha and the escaped POWs she helped to save. Together they embarked on a dangerous and daring flight out of Germany facing exhaustion, hunger, extreme cold and the constant risk of discovery.

The Irish Flagship by Geoffrey Haskins (40-41)

Published by Arcturus Press, The Manse, Fleet Hargate, Lincs PE12 8LL Telephone 01406 423971. ISBN 0907322 74 3

The story of the cruiser HMS Emerald 1925 ? 1948. 83 pages, 26 full page illustrations.

The Isle Of Man - A Photographic Jouirney by Capt A.C Douglas (58-60)

Publisher not known.

The Isle Of Man - Then &  Now - A Photographic Jouirney by Capt A.C Douglas (58-60)

Publisher not known.

Log Book 1891-93 by Cadet David Norris (1891-93).

Held by the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth. Record Reference 1984/294(1)

M R F Carter (42-44) has written a number of novels, under a pen name so details unknown!

Marine Art & Liverpool by A.S.Davidson

Published by Waine Research Publications in 1986

Includes a descriptionof the work of Gordon Ellis (1921-1979)

Maritime Meteorology : A Guide for Deck Officers (2nd edition) by M. M. Cornish (48-49)

Reeds Nautical Publishers. ISBN: 0901281670

The book is primarily for deck officers, those studying for certificates of competency in merchant ships and fisherman. It describes the contributions to maritime meteorology and coverage includes weather forecasting at sea, ocean currents and swell, tropical revolving storms, sea ice and the care of cargo in heavy weather. There are revision questions at the end of the book, plus numerous explanatory photos and diagrams.

Maritme Safety by Capt G C H Wearing (49-51)

May The Winds Blow! An Autobiography by Douglas V. Duff (1914-15)

Published by Hollis & Carter, London in 1948. 382 PP plus 8 pages with 11 b/w illustrations. ASIN: B000WXV1Y4

Contains a portrait of author and describes his time as Conway cadet

Meat in Due Season by J. G. (Geoffrey) Messervy-Norman

Published by Biscuit Tree Books (19 ) Jersey CI.

A commentary on Judeo Messianic Christianity, a simple clear overview of what it is, what it is not and what it became as the result of erroneous institutional doctrines and teachings .A reviews is at http://www.philospulidog.com/Welcome.html

Memoirs of Jocelyn Fitzgerald Ruthven by JF Ruthwith (1864-1865)

Foreword by Sir Alan G. Anderson, G.B.E.. Published by Norman Adlard 1949 Fetures the SHip on the front cover

The Menai Strait by Captain Gwyn Pari Huws (44-45) and Terry Beggs (53-55)

Pulished by: Gomer Press, Llandysul, Ceredigion. SA44 4QL in December 2003.   Tel: 01559 362371.

Hardback ISBN 1 84323 333 9   Price ?19.99

Softback ISBN 1 84323 271 5   Price ?12.99 

This is a "must have" book for OCs who were in the Ship from 41 to 74. Interesting narrative and beautiful photographs throughout. It is most definitely not a technical book although it does include information on buoyage, tides, etc., from a 'general interest' point of view.  In its 112 pages, which include about 160 photographs, the reader is taken on an imaginary passage eastwards through the Strait from Llanddwyn Island in the south-west to Puffin Island in the north-east; almost twenty miles.  Gwyn describes both the character and history of this unique waterway while Terry, through the camera lens, illustrates the text and bring out the natural beauty of the Strait.

Essentially they produced the book for people to enjoy, both the local population and the very large numbers of visitors who come to the Strait every year.

The authors are fairly familiar with the Menai Strait in that they are both Old Conways, have both owned and sailed boats on the Strait and of course both have homes overlooking the Strait.  Undoubtedly there is more 'action' in the Swellies than anywhere else on the Strait and this is reflected in both the text and the pictures but, apart from mentioning that "Conway" was lost on the Platters, (illustrated with an old sepia-type photograph), they do not dwell upon any of the detail of that fateful day in April 1953.  Nevertheless, the book does contain pictures of Britannia Bridge, as is, with a shadow of the Tubular Bridge in the water beneath it, two pictures of Cribben Gutter taken at low water and half-tide, one from each end, a dramatic close-up of Cribben Rock at low water, Gorad Goch, Swelly Rock taken from above Prices Point and the Platters at low water.

Mischief Goes South by Bill Tillman (approx 54-56).

Hollis & C (Aug 1968). 190 pages. ISBN-10: 037000275X

Recounts the voyage of his Bristol sailing pilot cutter Mischief to Antarctica in 1966. It describes the loss overboard on early on August 27th 1966 of David Shaw (approx 54-56) somewhere off the Cape Verde Islands. It was just 10 years after leaving Conway and he had joined for a change of pace and to sample the delights of a voyage to Antarctica in a small sailing boat.

My Wife, My Life by Capt P J Seabrooke (60-61). His autobiography.

Published 1998. Publisher not known.

The Nation's Keymen by Captain W.H. Coombes (1907-09). Self published in 1925.

A book in which he argued the case for the professional status and role of the MN officer.

The New Chum by John Masefield (1891-94)

William Heinemann Ltd, London (UK editions), Macmillan (US editions)

Describes Masefield's own experiences on the Conway.

There were three editions in the UK and at least one in the USA. Our thanks to   Dr. Philip Errington, who kindly provided a detailed coverage of the three English editions of New Chum:

 

"After the first English edition in 1944 there was what may be considered a second English edition in 1947. The text appears to follow the first English edition setting until p.31 (the second leaf of the C gathering). It is here that Masefield first provides additional text. Detailing waking up on board ship for the first time, the text as present in the first English edition reads:

 

  ...everybody was moving swiftly except H.B., who was one of the gods of that little world, and could take his time. I put on trousers, shirt, socks and shoes faster than ever in my life. My washing things were ready at my side, when the sharp pipe and bark for Prayers went. The ship fell pretty still, but not many prayed.

The second English edition provides additional detail as Masefield adds to the confusing procedures aboard ship not yet understood by him:

 

  ...everybody was moving swiftly except H.B., who was one of the gods of that little world, and could take his time. After a blast on a pipe, someone shouted something. Some men, already half-dressed, rushed along the deck, and scattered to each port. They punched each port open with one swift thrust, so that the cool sea air blew in. Then they scattered away. Their smartness put a kind of life into me. I put on trousers, shirt, socks and shoes faster than ever in my life. My washing things were ready at my side, when the sharp pipe and bark for Prayers went. The ship fell pretty still, but not many prayed.

This is one example of the expanded text, requiring re-setting, hence the claim for this edition to comprise a second edition, not merely a reprint (new impression). The sales ledger preserved in the Heinemann Archive notes this volume as a 'new edition'. An 'Epilogue' is printed here for the first time.

 

In 1949 (dated 1948), a third English edition was published. The text appears to follow the setting present in the second English edition. In addition there are the appendices which are printed here for the first time.

 

I am currently unsure how these English editions, published by Heinemann, relate to American editions published by Macmillan.?

The Nine Lives Of Ding Dong Bell by Richard Ewart Hutson (34-36)

Privately published in 1995. Softback, 150 pages, illustrated (by P E Hutson) ISBN 0952698803 Available from Warsash Nautical Books

Generally about the sea and seafaring but really describing his own life at sea 30s to 50s including time as a Conway cadet.

Nursing Aboard HMS Conway by Sister B E Evans.

Published in the Nursing Times 22 October 1965

On Swallowing The Anchor by Douglas V. Duff (14-15)

Published by John Long, London in 1954. 224 PP, plus 12 pages with 18 b/w photos.

This is an account of the author's numerous days at sea, from his first, to his long acquaintance with HMS Conway and his days in the Suez Canal. Contents include: Hard A-Ground, Conway Days, Western Ocean Days, Black-And-Tan Sailor, Holy Land & Inland Sea, Ashore & Afloat and Home Waters The front piece is "HMS Conway in the glory of her last year in the Menai Strait".

One In The Hand Of God by J. G. (Geoffrey) Messervy-Norman

Published by Biscuit Tree Books (19 ) Jersey CI.

This book concerns the Judaic idea of two Messiahs - respectively the Messiah Ben (son of) Joseph, and the Messiah Ben (son of) David, which are spoken of by the ancient Sages of Israel, with each Messiah having its own specific task to perform..A reviews is at http://www.philospulidog.com/Welcome.html

Oriental Antiques Cdr P J J Cockburn (22-24)

Published numerous articles and books on this subject. Publisher not known.

Papers of Captain Charles Marsden RN (10-12).

Donated by him in 1969 to the Churchill Archives Centre, Reference GBR/0014/MRDN

Passage From Sail To Steam by Captain L. R. W. Beavis (1878)

Published by Documentary Book, Bellevue, Wa., USA. 1986. 210 pages with 122 b/w photos in text. ISBN 0935503O48

The career of Captain L. R. W. Beavis who trained on HMS Conway, first sailed on the "Star of France" in 1878, assumed command of the windjammer "Micronesia", called many times in Australian ports, had to sail on steamships and retired in Vancouver.

Philos The Tail Of A Friendly Puli Dog by J. G. (Geoffrey) Messervy-Norman

        Published by Biscuit Tree Books (19 ) Jersey CI.

        A reviews can be found at http://www.philospulidog.com/Welcome.html

The Queens & I by Commodore G Marr (22-24)

          Published by Adlard Coles in 1973.

          The story of his life starting in Conway in 1922 and a career in Cunard, ending as Commodore.

QE2 - The Cunard Line Flagship by Ronald W Warwick (56-57)

Hardback, Published by W W Norton13 October, 1999. Price ?30.00

ISBN is 0-393-04772-5

Check out the reviews at Amazon.com. Everyone thinks this is a great book and who better to write it than Capt Warwick. Typical comments are "This is the best book I have read so far about this magnificent liner. This book has it all: Extensive descriptions of design and construction, the maiden years, and the various incidents and heroic missions related to the "Queen"'s career. Great guide to the ship itself, too!"

Reeds Professional Yacht Logbook by Captain Michael and Francis Howorth (64-67)

Published by Reeds Professional Handbook in 2005. Paperback 420x297mm mm. ISBN 9780713673999     Link to web site

Customised specifically for the large yacht market to aid the requirement by law to keep a log both on passage and in port. Fully compliant with ISM, ISPS, MARPOL and Merchant Shipping Act requirements, the Logbook covers a convenient 90 day period and comes in a convenient large format.   The log is divided into two sections: 'on passage' which includes status and navigation sheets; and 'in harbour' which includes watchkeeper's and daily report sheets. Also included are logs for tests, drills and inspections aboard, crew lists, load lines, helicopter operations and much much more.   It will be welcomed by skippers and crew of large yachts, for whom there is currently no suitable logbook to fulfil their particular needs.

The Right Kind of Boy: A Portrait of the British Sea Apprentice, 1830-1980 by David Thomas (60--61)

Published by by David's own imprint, Phaiacia. ISBN 0-9541981-1-5. Hard-back, 436pp with 60 b/w photos, in a limited edition of 500 copies. Price £27.50 Available direct from the author at argonaut.phaiacia@btopenworld.com. Or phone 01639 830995 at any time. There is a great review here

The book is really a reference book but it is leavened by numerous contemporary quotes many of which have a degree of humour in them. The book starts with the period from the Middle Ages to the industrial revolution, passes on to the period 1830 to 1850 and on to that monumental piece of legislation, the 1894 Merchant Shipping Act which formed the basis of the control and protection of British Seamen and was for many years one of the largest and most far ranging Acts. There is an abstract of an apprentice’s diary 1892 to 1902, a chapter devoted to the role of the training ships, and then the period covering both world wars. It continues to the post war period and to the finality of the once dominant British merchant fleet. The Epilogue attempts to discover why the apprentice has disappeared, and I found it surprising that in many cases the causes also point to what ails today’s society. The appendices contain fascinating and interesting facts on the RNR; health and diet; a letter dated 1916 to Masters from Alfred Holt and Co re midshipmen; relaxation of the regulations for examinations in wartime; copies of various letters and standing orders, some of which are very evocative of a past era.

Safety In Small Craft by Capt G C H Wearing (49-51)

Published by the Royal New Zealand Coastguard Group in 1982.

Salty Dips

Vols. 2 (1985) and 3 (1988) Published by NOAC Ottawa Branch, Box 505, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5P6

Articles by Old Conway's E.S. Brand, G.H. Hayes, R.W. Timbrell, and H.R. Beck.

http://www.NOAC.Ottawa.on.ca/SaltyDips.htm

The School That Jack Built by Geoffrey Haskins (40-41)

Published by Arcturus Press, The Manse, Fleet Hargate, Lincs PE12 8LL Telephone 01406 423971. ISBN 0907322 71 9

The story of the Royal Naval College, Osborne 1903 - 1923. 27 pages, 11 full page illustrations.

Sea Puppy by C R S Neil (65-67)

Publisher not known.

His third novel.

Sea Scouting For Boys by Warrington Baden Powell

Published in 1910.

To help the boating orientated Scout groups. From this development came the first recognised Sea Scouts, although some Troops did not become officially registered as Sea Scouts until some time later.

Sea Scouting & Seamanship For Boys by Warrington Baden Powell

Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson in 1936

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The Sea Survival Manual by Michael and Francis Howorth (64-67)

Published by Adlard Coles. Paperback 208 pages. 234x156 mm. Illustrations B/w diagrams, 8pp colour.

ISBN 9780713670523   Link to web page

This is the definitive book on sea survival for anyone aboard a yacht of any size. It is aimed at the yachtsman or seafarer who is likely to proceed to sea out of the sight of land, whether for pleasure or professional reasons.   Fully compliant with the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) resolutions and MCA (Maritime Coastguard Agency) regulations it embodies Sea Safety checks issued by the MCA and RNLI and is completely international in its appeal.   Includes chapters on safety and survival equipment, Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (GMDSS), liferafts, grab bags, medical equipment and advice, first aid and emergency treatment, abandoning ship, survival in a liferaft and rescues at sea. This is the first modern book to tackle the subject from the small craft point of view. A popular subject for discussion in any blue water anchorage during cocktail hour. The list for a sailor expecting to make an ocean passage will be different from that packed by a yachtsman rarely ever out of sight of land. Extra items such as raft repair clamps will need to be included if there is doubt about the quality of the liferaft contents. Always keep a list of the grab bag contents in the top of the bag, noting any expiry dates, so everything can be checked just prior to any passage. Give this job to a fellow crewmember; it gives them a chance to familiarize themselves with the bag.

The Sea Whelps by Douglas V Duff (14-15)

Publisher not know but published in 1939.

A fictionalised version of his days as a Conway cadet.

Shakings by Capt SS Richardson (1891-93)

Privately published. Date not known.

This is the Captain's autobiography written in verse (see Poems section for an extract)

Ships Against The Sea by Lt Cdr Alan H Easton DSC RCNR

Published by Nimbus Publishing, Ltd in December 1986. 105 pages. ISBN: 0920852564

The Ships of Canada's Marine Services by Charles D. Maginley (45-47) and Bernard Collin

Vanwell Publishing Ltd., St Catherines, Ontario Canada, 2001; ISBN: 1-55125-070-5

A pictoral history of Canadian civilian manned government ships since 1850.

The Skyline Is A Promise by Wing Commander Tom Browne (Headmaster)

Published by Rondo Publications Ltd, Liverpool 1971 ISBN 85619 000 4

It contains some good pictures of the ship, and of the New Block as well as an account of the loss of the ship.

So Long To Learn: A Personal Memoir by Bill Trowbridge OBE (46-48)

Private Publication by D'Arcy Publications, bill@trowbridge.org.uk .

"My memoir Volume 1 has had only been published privately by me with a very limited run of copies. I have distributed copies to close friends, free of charge so far, but when Volume 2 is completed I hope to reissue the whole thing and seek a proper publisher."

Sprits'l by Hugh Perks (years not known) with Patricia O'Driscoll and Alan Cordell.

Published by Conway Maritime Press, London, in 1975 but out of print.

A history of Thames Sailing Barges.

Steam Picket Boats : And Other Small Steam Craft Of The Royal Navy by Cdr N BJ Stapleton RD RNR (24-26)

Foreword by Prince Phillip. Publisher Dalton, 1980. 106 pages with illustrations. ISBN-10: 0900963638 Currently out of print.

The history of small steam craft in the Royal Navy. The chapter on restoration of steam pinnaces suggests some working examples of these fine craft will survive (be resurrected!)

Steve Hislop's You Couldn't Do It Now y by Capt A.C Douglas (58-60)

Publisher not known.

Terror On The Coast (Seafarer) by Lt Cdr Alan H Easton DSC RCNR

Published by Nimbus Publishing of Canda in November 1993. 41 pages. ISBN 1551090252

The Trowbridge Family History, 1690-1990 by Prof. Bill Trowbridge (46-48)

Published byD'Arcy in 1991. 128 pages, ISBN 0951824805

Using The ICL Data Dictionary by A Windsor (64-68)

Published by Shiva Publishing, ISBN 0-906 812-06-2 .A handbook for computer systems developers.

Voyages - A Celebration of Early European Seamanship by R E Hutson (34-36)

Privately published in December 1998. 160 pages. ISBN 0952698811

Does exactly what iot says on the tin.

Voyages - Sea Stories From Another Age by R E Hutson (34-36)

Privately published.

The story of seafaring over the centuries.

"Women and Children First..." Loss of the Troopship "Empire Windrush"by Captain W N Seybold (48-49)

Available from the author: 36 Ballaterson Fields, Isle of Man, IM7 5AP. Price GBP12.00, plus GBP2.00 postage (GBP4.00 for overseas orders).

Describes the loss of the troopship Empire Windrush by the author who was Fourth Officer at the time.

The Wood Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton (Conway approx. 15-17) by Penelope Hughes-Stanton

Originally published by the Sylvan Press in 1949. Re-Published by the Private Libraries Assn in May 1991 ISBN: 0900002859

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Books With Conway Content

A History Of The Merchant Navy by H Moyse Bartlett

Published in 1937 by George Harrap, London (there is a copy in the Book Barn in Glastonbury!)

Several mentions of the Conway (Worcester and Pangbourne) and their role in supplying officer cadets. Interestingly, even at this early date, the author suggests that shipping lines were finding it cheaper to recruit direct and not from the training ships. Also has a section on the role of the RNR and a suggestion that the newly introduced rank of Midshipman RNR was filled only by OCs OWs and OPs.

Battle Honours Of The Royal Navy by ? Warner

Publisher not known. Currently out of print. Lists the battle honours of all 3 HMS Conways.

British Warship Names by Manning & Walker

Publisher not known. Currently out of print. Names all 3 HMS Conways.

Canada's V.C.'s by Lt Col George Machum

Published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1956

The Changing Years by Rock Ferry Local History Group. Published by Wirral Metropolitan College.

Brief mention of the ship and photo of boats at the Pier Head, wrongly identified as Conway cadets.   Second article also mentions Conway and pictures the ship from the entry to the Pier.

The Chart of the H.M.S. Conway's Tracks on the South American Station in 1820 1821 & 1822.

Published by A. Constable & Co., Edinburgh, in 1824   9.6 x 12.5".

Sea chart that shows the Conway's positions around South   America in a three year period. Extends north into Mexico, to about Puerto Vallarta.

The Crossing by Kathy Watson

Published by Headline. Price £14.99 or £13.99 from the TLS website. ISBN: 0742 2341 6

Described as "The curious story of the first man to swim the English Channel". It describes Webb's memorable feat and subsequent career. A review of the book was published on page 8 of the Times Literary Supplement of 21 July 2000.

Diaries of Oswald Tuck 

Tuck was born in 1876 and educated at Greenwich Hospital School. In 1896 he joined Conway to teach astronomy and navigation. His Conway diary for January 1898 - August 1898 is held in the Churchill Archive Centre link to Centre

Encyclopedia Britannica

The entry for Western Samoa records the international treaty signed with the Captain of the Conway. See History 1838.

http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/printable/0/0,5722,78700,00.html

Flashman's Lady By George MacDonald Fraser.

Publisher Penguin Books 1988. ISBN 0-452-26489-8.

This work of fiction has "tars from HMS Conway" on a "four day mad ride" on the plains of Madagascar on remounts rescued by them after a failed coup attempt. ( do not try a Flashman book if you easily get short of breath!)

Guide to British Naval Papers in North America by R Morriss

Published by Pentland Press in 1993.

Describes his life as a Conway cadet and a career at sea , as well as life as as a framer in East Anglia.

The Illustrated Companion To Nelson's Navy by Nicholas Blake and Richard Lawrence

Published by Stackpole Books in January 2000. ISBN: 0811708640

Kings and Commoners: Studies in British Idealism

Published by George Frederick Timpson in 1936

Brief mention of Conway on pages 142-4

John Clint - Autobiography

Publisher not known.

He was influential in establishing the 'Akbar' reformatory ship (moored on the Mersey near Conway), the Conway, and the Indefatigable.

Also made into a film.

The Last Of The Square Rigged Ships by Joseph Ferral

Published by Colton of New York in 1937

This book includes an entry on the Conway and a picture (plate 13).

Legend Of Moulin Huet by Lizzie A. Freeth.

Published by Le Lievre (Guernsey) in 1872. Project Guttenberg eBook #14118, online at: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14118/14118.txt

The book has no Conway content but is dedicated to "THE CONWAY BOYS." The author writes: ?Though the story contained in the following pages has no connection with them, yet it is my wish to dedicate this little work to "The ConwayBoys," and all those connected with that most invaluable institution, "H.M.S. Conway," lying at Rockferry, Birkenhead.

I have particular reason to speak well of the "Conway," as any "Boy" may know who may have been on board for the last five or six years, from the fact that two of my brothers, after passing a successful career under the careful teaching of the Rev. Henry O'Brien; L.L.D., Cork, continued to build on the good foundation laid, and left the "Conway" with credit both to their teachers and themselves. I shall always have pleasure inmeeting with any "Conway Boy," and hearing of the good old ship to which I wish a long continuance of her success in preparing Boys creditably for one of the great sources of our national strength and wealth--"Our Merchant Navy."

Liverpool to North Wales Pleasure-Steamers - A Pictoral History 1821-1962

S.B. Publications 1990, ISBN 1 870708 35 0

Photograph (from 1948) and potted history of HMS Conway.

Log of HMS Conway For 1820-21 is held by Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service: Staffordshire County Record Office (Record Reference D1778/V/1433). NRA catalogue reference NRA 5197 Legge

Log of HMS Nile For 1860-64     Held by the National Archives of Canada Record Reference MG24, F49.

The Maiden Voyage by Geoffrey Marcus

Published by Buccaneer Books in 1977. ISBN: 0899667929. Currently out of print

Contains a reference to Officer Moody's last known actions aboard the Titanic.

Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Competency as A.B.) Regulations 1970

Published by HMSO

Regulation number 294 allows 6 months reduction of qualifying period to obtain A Certificate Of Competence for Old Conways

http://www.seamanship.hostinguk.com/legislation/UKSTATINS/newstats/STAT%20INSTR/03%20Crew/1970_0294.htm

The Naval Surgeon: The voyages of Dr Edward H. Cree 1837-1856

Publisher unknown ISBN 0-525-24121-3.

This book covers the doctors naval career and ioncludes details of time in HMS Conway when a fleet assembled off Hong Kong, gathered initially in Singapore and sailed north, that part having blockaded the Pearl River and continuing to Tinghai, Chusan being led up the coast by HMS Conway.

The Navy 1939 to Present Day by Max Arthur

Published by Hodder & Stroughton. ISBN: 0340684690.

Contains a description of how Fraser won his VC. Publisher not known.

The Navy List

Section X111 covers the Conway from 1815 to 1845

The Old Whaling Days By R McNab

Publisher not known.

Includes details of HMS Conway's (the first ship) visit to New Zealand in October 1837

Rock Ferry, New Ferry & Bebbington by Dave Mitchelson.

Publisher SB Publications 1989

Contains photos and a brief description of the ship.

The Royal Navy: A History From Earliest Times To The Death Of Queen Victoria Author not known

Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1903, volume 6, pps 279-304.

Several mentions of Conway including that she departed the Pearl River (before other ships) for the UK carrying that part of the indemnity money of $6,000,000 paid by Canton.

Conway's Captain, Ramsay Drinkwater Bethune, was made CB in July 1841 for his services.

Royal Navy Day By Day by A Sainbsbury

Published by Ian Allen. Date not known.

Lists daily actions etc by RN ships over a huge period. Copy in the library at the Royal United Services Institute used to obtain/validate some entries in the various ship histories.

Smuggling Days and Smuggling Ways by H.N. Shore

Published in 1892 by Philip Allan and Co. Ltd. in their Nautilus Library. Reprinted 1929

Mentions HMS Conway in Havanna in the 1830s on page 219:

"July 1834. It is ascertained that the man who was at Mevagissey lately in the Mary Ann smuggling boat, of Cawsand, and called himself Chas. Chapple, is young John D----, who was taken in the Susannah and convicted for five years, and went out in H.M.S. Conway to Havannah, where he deserted. If caught he is to be sent to the flag-ship at Devonport as a deserter. From which it may be inferred that John junior prefers the uncertain profits of the Mary Ann to the hard work and small pay of a man-of-war. Everyone to his hobby!"

The Secret Flotillas by Sir Richards Brooks Rucgards

ASIN: 0116309601. Publisher not known. Currently out of print.

Mentions Capt B K Fraser (38-40) and his undercover work in the 115th MGB Flotilla out of Dartmouth during the WW2.

The Ship of the Line

Publisher not known but a copy is held by the National Maritme Museum

The early history of HMS Nile, up to the time she became the third replacement 'HMS Conway' on 23rd June 1876, is to be found in some detail in the book.

Skeleton Coast by John H Marsh

Published in 1944. Currently out of print but a full electronic copy, including many photographs, can be obtained from: http://rapidttp.co.za/skeleton/index.html

Records the loss of the Dunedin Star and the experiences of Captain Jim Thompson MNI on his first voyage when the ship was wrecked off the infamous Skeleton Coast of SW Africa. One reviewer said "...The story is true in every particular, incredulous as many a reader is likely to find the amazing series of events related. There were some who labelled it "the wildest fiction" when first they read it."

The Training Ships of Liverpool by Canon Bob Evans (ex. Mersey Mission to Seamen Seafarers Chaplain).

Publisher unknown.

All proceeds go to the Mersey Mission to Seafarers. Cost ?7 + UK Post Packing ?2 for 1

TS Mt Edgcumbe: Training Ship For Homeless & Destitute Boys by Bruce Hunt

Published by BEH publications in 2007. Contact number 01752 845983

When Conway 2 (ex Winchester) was replaced by Nile she was returne to the RN who renamed her Moutnt Edgcumbe and loaned her as a traing ship moored at Saltash under the railway bridge. This excellent history contains many photos of the ship and interesting comparisons with Conway's daily routine.

The Voyage Alone In The Yawl Rob Roy By John Macgregor, M.A.

Published By Sampson Low, Son, And Marston of London in 1867

This interesting book (http://www2.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/ee_eric/yawl_rob_roy09.html) was written during a long voyage by the author during which he chronicled various nautical subjects including a chapter on Boys Training Ships. HMS Conway is described.

Westbound, Warbound by Alexander Fullerton.

Published by TimeWarner Paperbacks 2004.

This is a fiction novel describing events surrounding the scuttling of the Admiral Graf Spee in Montevideo. The hero is an OC and there are several references to the ship. The author (not an OC) is a well known naval author and his 9 novel Mariner Of England series is well worth the read.

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Newspapers & Magazine Articles

Army & Navy Gazette I July 1876

Announced the arrival of HMS Nile on the Mersey.

Boys Own Paper Saturday March 1889

The front cover carried a print of cadets onboard

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.

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.

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 Raplh 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

Oak Bay Star (Victoria BC) 5 February 1992

Article about Capt J Walbran (1862-64) entitled 'A Man Fascinated By Names'

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?

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 Magazine: 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)

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 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 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

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

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'.

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)

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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Douglas Valder Duff (14-15)

Novelist and writer of adventure stories fro boys and girls. His Brother Lord Duff owned the Vaynol Estates opposite Plas Newydd. He wrote over 100 novels, most of which are listed below. I have provided a link to page describing his works: http://www.collectingbooksandmagazines.com/duff.html