Nautilus Bookshop
Welcome to the Nautilus Bookshop – a collection of great reads to enjoy at sea and ashore. A partnership between Marine Society and Nautilus International, the bookshop stocks recent releases on a range of maritime topics, including ship histories, seafarer memoirs, studies of the Merchant Navy in wartime and even the occasional nautical novel.
The Book of the Month will feature a special discount during its respective month. All the books here have been reviewed in the Nautilus Telegraph, and new titles are added each month.
If you have a recently-published maritime book that you would like the Nautilus Telegraph to consider for review, please email: [email protected]
Featured products
Hello Sailor! The hidden history of gay life at sea
£38.00
When gays had to be closeted, ships were the only places where homosexual men could not only be out but also camp. And on some liners to the sun and the New World, queens and butches had a ball. They sashayed and minced their way across the world's oceans.
Pulling Together: The Making of a Global Maritime Trade Union
£19.99
The Book of the Month January 2024. This in-depth history will be of great interest to anyone with an interest in maritime or trade union history. The history of Nautilus is also of relevance to all unions organising in an increasingly globalised and unstable labour market. Ilustrated with 50b/w and 20 colour photos.
Meteorology for Seafarers, 6th Edition
£70.00
Meteorology for Seafarers is a technical book which aims to explain the complexities of the atmosphere and provide the information needed for professional seafarers aspiring to first class certificates of competency.
Tugs and Towing Around Britain
£15.99
The book features previously unpublished photographs from the author’s collection accompanied by informative captions.
The Rescue Ships and The Convoys
£25.00
Book of the month December 2024. The Rescue Ships and The Convoys : Saving Lives During The Second World War.
Blowing Hot and Cold
£19.99
Thermotank and the Story of Air Conditioning at Sea. The Book of the month November 2024.
Sailing Ships from Plastic Kits
£25.00
Despite their ease of assembly, plastic models of sailing ships, like the ships themselves, are complicated to build. Heavily illustrated in colour throughout, this book is an ideal addition to the purchase of any plastic ship kit. It describes and demonstrates techniques unique to plastic sailing ship models, allowing the construction of authentic and personally satisfying models.
Sea, Sand and, Katrina
£9.99
The novel follows the challenge of getting "Princess Katrina", seaworthy for the cruising season by Ben Sharpe, a former merchant navy officer and his family who live onboard.
Murder on the Holigan Express
£5.95
Murder on the Holigan Express: It's a Ferry Story
Ocean Liners: A New History
£25.00
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for January 2025
Operation Title: Sink the Tirpitz
£22.00
This is a readable and at times moving account of Operation Title, the attempt to disable the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway using human torpedoes or “Chariots”.
Reeds Astro Navigation Tables 2025
£27.00 £30.00
10% OFF. This is the established book of annual astro-navigation tables compiled specifically for the needs of boaters.
Ship of Lost Souls: The Tragic Wreck of the Steamship Valencia
£25.00
NOT YET PUBLISHED. EXPECTED IN FEBRUARY 2025. The Book of the Month February 2025.
The Fabulous Flotilla : Scotland's Adventure on the Rivers of Burma
£18.99
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for October 2023.
14 April 1912: Titanic
£19.99
On 14 April 1912 the largest luxury cruise liner in the world struck an iceberg off the coast of Labrador, causing the hull to buckle.
Trade Winds: A Voyage to a Sustainable Future for Shipping
£20.00
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for September 2023.
Keeping a Puffer Affloat: The Story of a Small Steamship
£9.99
This book looks at the challenges for small historic vessel owners and how to stay ahead.
Behind Ocean Lines: The Invisible Price of Accommodating Luxury
£16.99
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for August 2023.
Rock Lighthouses of Britain and Ireland
£24.95
A new edition of the classic work on the subject - but with some of the most famous Irish rock lighthouses included.
The Seven Seas Club Centenary 1922-2022
£25.00
This title describes the illustrious history of the club and marks its centenary.
Cabin Fever
£16.99
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for July 2023.
Frank's Bench
£9.99
The true story of A boy, A Ship with a secret, and a WW2 German POW camp. The author Peter Thomson shares his findings on who was Frank Walker, 16-year-old deckboy from The Blue Funnel liner 'Automedon' and his role in Japan declaring war on the Allies.
Churchill's Arctic Convoys: Strength Triumphs Over Adversity
£25.00
This thoroughly researched and comprehensive account examines both the political, maritime and logistic aspects of the Arctic convoy campaign. Controversially it reveals that the losses of merchant vessels were significantly greater than hitherto understood.
Shipwrecks in 100 Objects
£25.00
Stories of Survival, Tragedy, Innovation and Courage