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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 — 122,567 ratings — published 2000
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.17 — 235,047 ratings — published 2023
Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
by (shelved 79 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.06 — 65,533 ratings — published 1969
Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.57 — 632,023 ratings — published 1851
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.46 — 177,618 ratings — published 1959
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.13 — 166,904 ratings — published 2015
Treasure Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.85 — 553,049 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 — 77,792 ratings — published 1995
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.12 — 120,485 ratings — published 1997
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.46 — 25,594 ratings — published 2024
The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,364,649 ratings — published 1952
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.03 — 14,844 ratings — published 1840
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.18 — 19,990 ratings — published 1950
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,477 ratings — published 2003
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.89 — 283,356 ratings — published 1869
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.19 — 19,807 ratings — published 2003
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.49 — 16,399 ratings — published 2025
Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.26 — 26,112 ratings — published 1972
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.30 — 27,018 ratings — published 2014
Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.06 — 13,780 ratings — published 2007
A Night to Remember (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.10 — 30,724 ratings — published 1955
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.42 — 22,116 ratings — published 1973
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.27 — 19,902 ratings — published 2021
Erebus: The Story of a Ship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.28 — 12,412 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 — 5,323 ratings — published 2018
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 — 10,604 ratings — published 1995
Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,665 ratings — published 2002
Desolation Island (Aubrey & Maturin, #5)
by (shelved 23 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.41 — 16,878 ratings — published 1978
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
by (shelved 23 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.35 — 19,027 ratings — published 1977
Sailing Alone around the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.16 — 11,494 ratings — published 1899
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,782,356 ratings — published 2001
The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.88 — 726 ratings — published 2013
The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,904 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 — 23,944 ratings — published 2001
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
by (shelved 21 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.41 — 15,623 ratings — published 1979
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as maritime)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,261,927 ratings — published -750
Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, # 6 )
by (shelved 21 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,570 ratings — published 1937
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
by (shelved 20 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.45 — 14,087 ratings — published 1984
Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin, #9)
by (shelved 20 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.39 — 13,058 ratings — published 1983
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
by (shelved 20 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,409 ratings — published 1981
Shadow Divers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.38 — 38,198 ratings — published 2004
We, the Drowned (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.24 — 12,722 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 — 4,527 ratings — published 2013
The Terror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.09 — 78,292 ratings — published 2007
The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey & Maturin, #11)
by (shelved 19 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.43 — 11,313 ratings — published 1986
Hornblower and the Hotspur (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #3)
by (shelved 19 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.32 — 12,341 ratings — published 1962
Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.35 — 268,497 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 — 7,093 ratings — published 2001
The Sea Wolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.07 — 34,541 ratings — published 1904
The Thirteen-Gun Salute (Aubrey & Maturin, #13)
by (shelved 18 times as maritime)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,598 ratings — published 1989
“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
“There are no compelling reasons for exploiting the deep, just industry and politics vying to push into that last frontier.”
― The Brilliant Abyss
― The Brilliant Abyss
