Nautical Cyclopedia
Honestly, if there is one book that is sold on wreckdivingbooks.com that I use on a consistent basis, and I mean use, not just sitting on the bookshelf collecting dust, this is it.

I always thought that since I was a wreck diver I knew the meanings and definitions of the vast components and parts of ships and could pick out objects underwater and explain to others where I was at inside the wreck based on mariner terminology – I was wrong. There are more to ships than just the bow, stern, and port and starboard sides. My understanding of mariner terminology was infantile at best.

This book is more than a dictionary (although each term has a definition), it is more than an encyclopedia (although each term is explained thoroughly), and more than just an illustrated text (although there are scores of great photographs). This book is a combination of all these with a few things that none of these reference materials have – underwater photographs and explanations in plain, easy to understand English. This is not a mariner’s manual or an oceanographer’s text.

This is an outstanding reference material for any diver, especially wreck divers or anyone with a penchant for the sea.
Gary Gentile
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