Richard M. Jones
@wreckmasterjay
Historian and author, writer of 24 published books on disasters, shipwrecks and history.
This Thursday an official unveiling will honour George Cross holder Thomas Alderson for what him and his team did during the Second World War bombing raids on #Bridlington. #thomasalderson #airraids #ww2 #alderson #history #georgecross #heroes #arp #foleyscafe #remembering
Saw these at the corner of Queen Street/Manor Street in #Bridlington, a #postbox topper with #Lobster Capital on. These are really great and I do love seeing them when walking around, and it seems they're becoming more popular as more and more interesting ideas are knitted together.
Attacked by U-boats, wrecked off the south coast of England, used as a hulk in Plymouth then renamed Arcadian and sent back to sea. Can you help me trace the history of this ship and those who sailed on her? #hmhsasturias #hospitalship #wwi #shipwreck #uboat #asturias #rmsp #liner #plymouth
Really pleased to finally have all 31 published books in one photo, my next book is not due out until the end of the year so thought I'd do one of these now. #research #books #author #history #disasters #shipwrecks #military #navy #fiction #nonfiction #mysteries #archives #novels #railways
Book launch this Friday @thebookshop1933.bsky.social tickets are going fast so book your seat! #gosport @amberleybooks #hampshire #history
Finally got all my #books together for the obligatory photograph of the front covers, also took a few pics of specific genres should anybody be interested. 29 books in total with genres on - #Shipwrecks #Titanic #Yorkshire History #Bridlington #History #Railway #disasters
It is always great to see my latest history page in the Bridlington Echo, this December's edition talks about William Becker and the 1917 Halifax explosion. #bridlingtonecho #halifaxexplosion1917 #bridlington #albertmedal #hero #author #blueplaque #history #ssmontblanc #halifax #newspaper
Thrilled to get my proof copy of Titanic - The Movie Ships through the post today! #titanic #movieships #history #maritimehistory #ships #liners #raisethetitanic #athinai #asturias #rmsqueenmary #caparcona #anighttoremember #sostitanic #shipwrecks #historical #author #research
Who was Norman Fowler? This is my mission at the moment to find out more about a young man who died on board a raft in the Atlantic after initially surviving the sinking of his ship, the Lulworth Hill. #sslulworthhill #normanfowler #shipwreck #merchantnavy #bridlington #eastyorkshire #survival
The front cover for the upcoming book on the ships used in the Titanic movies has been released today. Official publishing date is 1 December 2025. #titanic #movieships #rmstitanic #history #maritimehistory #oceanliner #author #books #publishing #historical #maritime #research #anighttoremember
Today marks 100 years since the loss of the #M1, during a routine training exercise in the English Channel, when the Swedish ship #Vidar collided with her while submerged and sank with all 69 crew. #royalnavy #submarine #remembrance #lestweforget #navalhistory #maritimehistory #shipwreck
Well the books are finally here! After several years of working hard I can now finally announce the release of my 28th book, Paragon ’27 – The Hull Rail Disaster. #hullparagon #paragon27 #author #publishing #history #books #railcrash #raildisaster #railwayhistory #Hull #yorkshire
Another 25 year anniversary, this time for a rail crash that simply should not have been allowed to happen. A broken rail brought train off the tracks at Hatfield in Hertfordshire. #Hatfieldrailcrash #hatfield #raildisaster #remembering #anniversary #railwayhistory
Today after several years of hard work I can now announce that the release date for Paragon '27 - The Hull Rail Disaster is going to be 3 November 2025. #paragon27 #hullrailcrash #hull #hullparagon #withernsea #history #disasters #railcrash #traincrash #railways #eastyorkshire
Can it really be twenty-five years ago since the news broke about a terrorist attack on a United States Navy warship? #usnavy #usscole #cole #terroristattack #remembrance #unitedstatesnavy #lestweforget #yemen #defiance #anniversary #navalhistory #maritimehistory #warship
October's edition of the Bridlington Echo has my article on the history of the warship named after the town. #bridlingtonecho #bridlington #hmsbridlington #royalnavy #minesweeper #history #writing #newspaper #ww2 #wartime #affiliation #navalhistory #maritimehistory
Very pleased to announce that I will be featured in October's edition of Ships Monthly where I have written about five shipwrecks of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. #shipsmonthly #shipwrecks #royalnavy #hmshood #hmsarkroyal #hmsbarham #hmsprinceofwales #hmsroyaloak #ww2 #magazine
My 27th book released today! The Titanic Fleet tells you the story of the ships involved in the story of the Titanic in 1912. #rmstitanic #titanic #amberley #olympic #britannic #whitestarline #cunardline #liners #ships #maritimehistory #history #richardmjones #author #releaseday
Another day, another two talks...... starting with my very popular #Shipwrecks of the #RoyalNavy for Gosport Heritage Open Days, then in the later afternoon I entertained the residents of a c care home with the history of #Pirates
Today I will be at Gosport Museum doing two talks for #GosportHeritageOpenDays. At 1230 I will be hosting Against All Odds, missions by the #RoyalNavy that really should not not have worked......but they did! One of these was what happened to HMS #Campbeltown. #ww2 #gosport #museum
No idea why the delay but now the book is available to buy as from yesterday. Don't forget there is a launch event where I will speak about the two books on 17th September. #titanic #book #author #shipwreck #wreck @whoi.edu @nautilusint.org @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @thebookshop1933.bsky.social
Really looking forward to Gosport Heritage Open Days, doing 5 talks in three days followed by a book launch so not a bad week! #ghods #gosportheritageopendays #gosport #hampshire #freeevents #history #titanic #royalnavy #shipwrecks #hovercraft #alverbank #gosportmuseum #gosporthub #heritage
After a lot of research and many hours of hard work I am very pleased to launch TWO books on the Titanic to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the wreck. #booklaunch #titanic #history #dives #discovery #anniversary #rmstitanic #shipwrecks #author #writing #TitanicFleet #books
No sooner has one project ended then another one begins. I am now researching the air disasters of Great Britain that in many ways have been very much forgotten. If you can help in any way then please get in touch #airdisasters #aircrash #author #research #history #disasters
An image from Dundee when I paid a visit to HMS Unicorn, a warship built in Chatham in 1824 and which was brought here in the 1870s to be used as a training ship. #dundee #scotland #historic #museumship #navalhistory #hmsunicorn #unicorn #warship #museum
Share with all those who love learning about the Titanic, for I have TWO books about to be released in time for the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the wreck. #author #research #titanic #books #launch #release #history #penandsword #amberley #publishing #rmstitanic
Another project completed, Yorkshire Railway Disasters was launched at the Yorkshire Wolds Railway and I would like to say a huge thanks to Katy and her team for making this happen. #yorkshirewoldsrailway #yorkshire #railway #disasters #book #launch #richardmjones #disasters #memorials #history
Out today! Yorkshire Rail Disasters is my 25th book and published by Amberley at £15.99 or for a few pounds extra can sign and mail one. The official launch is on Sunday 17th at the Yorkshire Wolds Railway #railway #disasters #book #amberley #yorkshire #releaseday #tragedies #author #richardmjones