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Clarke, Penny.

The story of Doomed ships : shipwrecks, ghost ships and abandoned vessels / Penny Clarke. - Mascot, N.S.W : Koala Books, 2008. - 64 pages; color illustrations; 28 cm. - Adventures in the real world . - Adventures in the real world. .

Why wrecks? -- Ancient wrecks -- Roman wrecks -- Viking voyages -- Burials and burnings -- Further and further -- Perils of exploration -- The Mary Rose -- Lost and found -- Look out: Armada! -- English tactics -- Utter disaster! -- Pirate wrecks -- Danger: pirates! -- royal wreck -- Wrecks and riches -- East Indiamen ahoy! -- Wrecks of revolution -- Myth or reality? -- Ghost ships -- Whaling ship Essex -- Full steam ahead! -- Danger: iceberg! -- "Great loss of life" -- Racing to the Poles -- Sea wolves threaten -- Attack from the air -- Modern disasters -- Finding wrecks -- Glossary.

A catalogue of maritime disasters, which includes Sark fire of 2007. It covers the Titanic, the Mary Rose, the Mary Celeste and the legendary Flying Dutchman.

Ages 9+

ISBN: 9780864617439 0864617437

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Marine accidents--History --Juvenile literature.
Curiosities and wonders--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Juvenile works.
History.

Dewey Class. No.: 363.12309