The Grey Seas Under : The Perilous Rescue Missions of a North Atlantic Salvage Tug (Edition 2) (Paperback)

from Pferdina

This book is a history of the salvage ship Foundation Franklin, which worked the North Atlantic during the 1930s and 1940s. Although it is an interesting story, the book suffers from a lack of focus (other than the ship, which is difficult to sympathize with). No one character or event seems more...

from 4hounds

This is the story of a Canada-based salvage ship that must have saved hundreds of ships in her lifetime. The Foundation Franklin is very much a character, and her story and that of the insanely brave men who worked her is thrilling. You get a real sense of how astonishingly dangerous the North At...

from rexton

A superb book of danger and courage on the high seas. One of the few books about salvage tugs. The tug Foundation Franklin was an important part of Newfoundland and Maritime Canadian History.

from rexton

A superb book of danger and courage on the high seas. One of the few books about salvage tugs. The tug Foundation Franklin was an important part of Newfoundland and Maritime Canadian History.