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Lost Treasure Ships of the 20th Century by Nigel PickfordLost Warships by James P Delgado
Lost Treasure Ships of the 20th Century by Nigel PickfordLost Warships by James P Delgado
Londoner Nigel Pickford is the world's leading wreck-researcher. His expertise has already led to the discovery of more than 70 rich wrecks, notably the great finds of Chinese porcelain, on which he worked with the world's most successful treasure diver, Captain Mike Hatcher.
In his latest book, Lost Treasure Ships of the Twentieth Century, Pickford deals with 174 wrecks, some of which are well-known. More intriguingly, he introduces us to gold galore in lesser-known holds.
Divers will spend many happy hours with this well-illustrated book, particularly with the 17 ships into which he goes in great detail. Are there thousands of Klondike gold nuggets still to be picked up from the wreck of the Islander, just off the Canadian shore? Is there gold in the Hampshire, now a controlled site with all diving banned except with an MoD licence? And what about the two tons of gold in the giant Japanese cargo-carrying submarine I52, which has been found by a salvage submersible upright, but 5000m down in mid-Atlantic? Pickford has all the answers.
James P Delgado takes a different line with his book Lost Warships. As befits the Vancouver Maritime Museum's executive director and author of many sea books, he sets off on an archaeological tour of war at sea, starting with Greek war galleys of 1500BC and ancient sea battles in the Mediterranean, and ending with the giant carriers and battleships of World War Two. Delgado's book is well-illustrated, covers most discovered sites and tells the tale in lively prose. Kendall McDonald
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Lost Treasure Ships of the 20th Century by Nigel Pickford, (Pavilion Books, 020 7697 7269). Softback,192pp, £14.99
Lost Warships by James P Delgado (Conway Maritime Press, 020 7700 7611). Hardback, 190pp, £25
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