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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.17 — 123,351 ratings — published 2000
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 99 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.16 — 241,448 ratings — published 2023
Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.57 — 635,833 ratings — published 1851
Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
by (shelved 80 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.06 — 66,002 ratings — published 1969
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.47 — 180,373 ratings — published 1959
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.13 — 167,998 ratings — published 2015
Treasure Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.85 — 555,770 ratings — published 1882
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.99 — 78,127 ratings — published 1995
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.46 — 26,809 ratings — published 2024
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.12 — 120,805 ratings — published 1997
The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,377,923 ratings — published 1952
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.18 — 20,133 ratings — published 1950
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.03 — 14,913 ratings — published 1840
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,510 ratings — published 2003
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.49 — 18,452 ratings — published 2025
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.19 — 19,988 ratings — published 2003
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.88 — 284,976 ratings — published 1869
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.30 — 27,277 ratings — published 2014
Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.26 — 26,321 ratings — published 1972
Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.06 — 13,890 ratings — published 2007
A Night to Remember (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.10 — 31,055 ratings — published 1955
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.27 — 20,217 ratings — published 2021
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.42 — 22,323 ratings — published 1973
Erebus: The Story of a Ship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.28 — 12,584 ratings — published 2018
Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro (ebook)
by (shelved 26 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,397 ratings — published 2018
Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,723 ratings — published 2002
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.67 — 10,658 ratings — published 1995
Desolation Island (Aubrey & Maturin, #5)
by (shelved 23 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.41 — 17,004 ratings — published 1978
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
by (shelved 23 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.35 — 19,177 ratings — published 1977
Sailing Alone around the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.16 — 11,572 ratings — published 1899
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,788,721 ratings — published 2001
The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.89 — 734 ratings — published 2013
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,287,832 ratings — published -800
The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,980 ratings — published 2019
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,018 ratings — published 2001
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
by (shelved 21 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.41 — 15,753 ratings — published 1979
Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
by (shelved 21 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.39 — 13,132 ratings — published 1983
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
by (shelved 21 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,497 ratings — published 1981
Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, # 6 )
by (shelved 21 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,629 ratings — published 1937
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
by (shelved 20 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.45 — 14,176 ratings — published 1984
Shadow Divers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.38 — 38,659 ratings — published 2004
We, the Drowned (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.24 — 12,837 ratings — published 2006
Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,550 ratings — published 2013
The Terror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.09 — 79,147 ratings — published 2007
The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey & Maturin, #11)
by (shelved 19 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.43 — 11,374 ratings — published 1986
Hornblower and the Hotspur (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #3)
by (shelved 19 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,431 ratings — published 1962
Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.35 — 271,133 ratings — published 2016
Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Library Binding)
by (shelved 18 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,125 ratings — published 2001
The Sea Wolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.07 — 34,864 ratings — published 1904
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
by (shelved 18 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.40 — 14,693 ratings — published 1980
“The dangers of the sea should always take precedence
over the violence of the enemy”
―
over the violence of the enemy”
―
“Any port in a storm.”
― Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do
― Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do
