author

Edward Phillips Statham

d. 1921

A retired Royal Navy officer who turned his experience at sea into lively, accessible history, this writer had a special gift for making naval subjects feel vivid and human. His books on privateering and naval training show a practical insider's interest in how maritime life really worked.

2 Audiobooks

Privateers and Privateering

Privateers and Privateering

by Edward Phillips Statham

The Story of the "Britannia" The training ship for naval cadets. With some account of previous methods of naval education, and of the new scheme of 1903.

The Story of the "Britannia" The training ship for naval cadets. With some account of previous methods of naval education, and of the new scheme of 1903.

by Edward Phillips Statham

About the author

Born in Liverpool in 1848, he is known as a British naval writer and historian who also served as a commander in the Royal Navy. Sources found during this search consistently connect him with maritime history, and a modern Cambridge edition of Privateers and Privateering describes him as a retired Royal Navy officer by the time that book appeared in 1910.

His best-known books include Privateers and Privateering and The Story of the "Britannia", both of which focus on naval life, education, and the culture of seafaring service. The surviving descriptions of his work suggest a writer who combined research with a readable, story-driven style, making specialized naval history approachable for general readers.

Some catalog records identify him as Edward Phillips Statham, 1848–1921, which matches the death year you supplied. In the material reviewed here, I could confirm his broad reputation as a maritime historian and former naval officer, but I found fewer solid biographical details about his personal life than about his books.