Contact

Mail :
Local and Naval Studies Library
Plymouth Central Library
Community Services
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AL
Plymouth City Council
Plymouth PL1 2AA
Phone :
01752 305903
Email :
library@plymouth.gov.uk

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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.