Mar ine ▁News " ▁and ▁" W ar ships ", ▁the ▁society ▁has ▁published ▁many ▁well - reg arded ▁books ▁by ▁members . ▁ ▁The ▁standard ▁of ▁research ▁material ▁available ▁to ▁members ▁has ▁given ▁the ▁society ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁excell ence ▁throughout ▁the ▁mar itime ▁community . ▁ ▁See ▁ ▁World ▁Sh ip ▁Society ▁Home page ▁ ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Category : Mar itime ▁organizations <0x0A> </s> ▁R over eto ▁( ; ▁; ▁" wood ▁of ▁Corn ish ▁o aks ") ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁and ▁comune ▁in ▁Tr ent ino ▁in ▁northern ▁Italy , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Vall ag arina ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ige ▁River . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁R over eto ▁was ▁an ▁ancient ▁for tr ess ▁town ▁standing ▁at ▁the ▁front ier ▁between ▁the ▁bishop ric ▁of ▁Tr ento ▁– ▁an ▁independent ▁state ▁until ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁republic ▁of ▁Ven ice , ▁and ▁later ▁between ▁Aust rian ▁Ty rol ▁and ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Geography ▁R over eto ▁is ▁east ▁of ▁R iva ▁del ▁Gard a ▁( at ▁the ▁north - western ▁corner ▁of ▁Lake ▁Gard a ). ▁R over eto ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁Vall ag arina ▁district . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Al ps , ▁near ▁the ▁Dol om ites . ▁It ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁Monte ▁C eng ial to ▁( 6 8 6 m ▁above ▁sea ▁level ) ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁Main