MAY CORRY BE DAMNED
Written by George S. Pearson
Published by Blaisdon Publishing
in 2013
ISBN: 9781902838519
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MAY CORRY BE DAMNED
Written by George S. Pearson.
Stock no. 1829213
2014.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition.
From official records, personal letters and ships' logs, the lives of two Royal Navy officers are traced through their service, only crossing at one stage whilst serving in HMS Hood. Instead of the close personal relationship between Captain Corry and his Navigating Officer, Lieutenant Lockyer, necessary for sailing an efficient ship, there appeared to be antagonism and animosity. Following this, Lieutenant Lockyer mischievously saw an opportunity to get his own back whilst conducting a hydrographic survey of the Greek island of Lemnos in the Aegean Sea some years later. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w & colour photos. 133 pages. ISBN: 9781902838519. Reprint. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to front endpaper.
Front cover
Contents
- H C Lockyer & A C Corry
- Introduction Sir J Norman Lockyer
- The Early Life of Mr Hughes Campbell Lockyer, Royal Navy
- The Early Life of Mr Alvin Coote Corry, Royal Navy
- Alvin Coote Corry's Career Burgeons 1872-1887
- Hughes Campbell Lockyers Steady Plod 1885-1899
- Corry - Further Plaudits and Command 1887-1899
- Corry Takes Command of HMS HOOD 1899
- Corry and Lockyer Serve Together in HMS HOOD
- A Prickly Captain Emerges
- Two Weddings
- Lockyer 1900-1907
- Corry 1900-1907
- A Funeral
- Some Hills are Named and a Curse Invoked
- Lockyer 1908-1941
- Appendix 1 - Hughes Campbell Lockyer's letter of 23rd May 1903
- Appendix 2 - Ship's Time (24-hour)
- Appendix 3 - Acknowledgements
- The Author