Villiers (Alan): THE WAY OF A SHIP, The story of the square – rigged cape horner, illustrated with the author’s photographs and diagrams & drawing by Harrold A. Underhill, First Edition, London, Hodder & Stoughton (1954).
THE WAY OF A SHIP
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Alan John Villiers
Alan John Villiers (23 September 1903 – 3 March 1982) Author, adventurer, photographer and mariner.
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Villiers first went to sea at age 15 and sailed on board traditionally rigged vessels, including the full-rigged ship Joseph Conrad. He commanded square-rigged ships for films, including Moby Dick and Billy Budd. He also commanded the Mayflower II on its voyage from the United Kingdom to the United States.
Villiers wrote 44 books, and served as the Chairman of the Society for Nautical Research, a Trustee of the National Maritime Museum, and Governor of the Cutty Sark Preservation Society. He was awarded the British Distinguished Service Cross as a Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve during the Second World War.
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