author
Edward Phillips Statham
d. 1921
A retired Royal Navy officer who turned his firsthand maritime knowledge into lively history, he wrote with a clear taste for adventure and sea life. His books range from privateering and naval training to broader historical subjects, making him an appealing guide to Britain’s naval past.
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Privateers and Privateering
by Edward Phillips Statham
About the author
Edward Phillips Statham was a British writer and retired Royal Navy officer who died in 1921. Sources connected with his books describe him as Liverpool-born and note that his naval career later fed directly into his historical writing.
He is best known for maritime and naval history, including Privateers and Privateering and The Story of the "Britannia". His work tends to focus on the people, practices, and drama of life at sea, and contemporary book descriptions also note that he wrote on other historical topics beyond naval affairs.
Statham’s background seems to have given his books a practical feel as well as a historian’s curiosity. Accounts tied to later editions of his work also say he served as superintendent of a school ship on the River Mersey, an experience that fits neatly with his lasting interest in naval education and seafaring life.