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Edward Phillips Statham
d. 1921
A retired Royal Navy officer who turned his firsthand knowledge of the sea into lively history, he wrote with special energy about naval training, privateering, and old English families.
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Privateers and Privateering
by Edward Phillips Statham
About the author
Born in Liverpool and active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Edward Phillips Statham was a British naval writer best known for maritime history. Sources identify him as a retired Royal Navy officer, and later editions of his work note that he had also served as superintendent of a school ship on the River Mersey.
Statham wrote in an informed, readable way about naval life and sea power. His best-known books include The Story of the "Britannia" (1904), on the training of British naval cadets, and Privateers and Privateering (1910), a vivid account of state-sanctioned sea raiding. He also wrote historical and genealogical works such as The House of Howard and History of the Family of Maunsell.
He died in 1921. Although detailed biographical information appears to be limited online, the surviving record of his books shows a writer who combined professional naval experience with a strong interest in British history and tradition.