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Local and Naval Studies Library Plymouth Central Library Community Services Drake Circus Plymouth PL4 8AL Plymouth City Council Plymouth PL1 2AA |
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LIBRARY LOCATION
- Plymouth Central Library
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AL
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Naval History resources
The History Room in the Central Library contains many resources useful to anyone researching naval history.
Books
- Information covering the complete history of the Royal Navy.
- Special collections of titles from the Hakluyt Society and the Naval Record Society.
- Complete run of Janes Fighting Ships dating from 1898.
- Admiralty charts for the local area, both historical and current.
Periodicals
- Historical and current periodicals, including Naval Chronicle, Navy News, Naval History, Mariners Mirror and Warship World
- The Naval and Military Record 1886 to 1936, available on microfilm.
- Indexed cuttings and other ephemera.
Illustrations
- Extensive collection of photographs of naval vessels.
- Selected portraits of prominent naval officers, and photographs of other naval subjects.