Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail audiobook runs 13.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Matthew Waterson (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 3,272 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Matthew Waterson
Matthew Waterson narrates 71 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 742 hours in all.
About as long, on the Europe shelf
371 Europe audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail is an audiobook by Stephen Taylor: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Matthew Waterson, released May 19, 2020, on the Europe shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Matthew Waterson
- Released
- May 19, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Europe
- ISBN
- 9781705222782
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail audiobook?
Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is the Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail?
Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail is narrated by Matthew Waterson.
Is Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.