Ships & Shipbuilding

The historian R. H. Tawney famously wrote, 'The sixteenth century lives in terror of the tramp.' The eighteenth century lived in terror of the tramps of the seas - pirates. Pirates have fascinated people ever since. It was a harsh life for those who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781527230255Format HardbackPage Count 168Imprint Left Field EditionsPublisher Left Field EditionsWeight(grams) 222g

In this engaging book, Dr. Solly examines the history of crude oil tankers from early days when this vital commodity was carried aboard ordinary sailing vessels, through the innovative designs that resulted in significant breakthroughs leading to early...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781526784032Author Matthew J WrightFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint US Naval Institute PressPublisher US Naval Institute PressWeight(grams) 155g

Until the middle of the twentieth century, the Port of London was the busiest in the world. A long, slow decline set in, as ships grew larger and numerous seamen's strikes and the advent of containerisation decimated the docks. Everything moved downriver...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604950410Author Bill WillardFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Jomaga HousePublisher Jomaga HouseWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 19mm

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Explore the history of ocean liners through the objects that bring them to life. Liners represented the ambitions of their nations in peace and war; their design, interiors and fittings incorporated the finest contemporary technological and artistic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805077643Author Walter LordFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Henry Holt & Company IncPublisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams)...

2016 will be the 80th anniversary of the maiden voyage of one of the greatest of all ocean liners. The QUEEN MARY, constructed in the 1930s, sailed until 1967 and today lives on as a museum & hotel in southern California, is also one of the most famous...

Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer has been completely updated after twenty-two years. Aboard today's vessels, technology and computers abound as ship's gear. The once long and tedious calculations for stability, trim, and hull strength are now...

This book provides for the first time a complete look at all of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's contributions to the great age of steamship design. From modelling boats as a child to his youthful dreams of leading a fleet of ships, he was excited by maritime...

The Orient Line was once one of the most recognised names operating on the route between Great Britain and Australia, forming an important connection between the many peoples of the Empire. The great vessels of Orient Line included Oronsay, Orsova,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939438461Author William Guy CarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Dauphin PublicationsPublisher Dauphin PublicationsWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

Although best known for large liners and capital ships, between 1914 and the completion of the wartime programmes in 1920 the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown & Sons built a vast range of vessels - major warships down to destroyers and submarines,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781864711349Author Peter FitzSimonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Random House AustraliaPublisher Random House AustraliaWeight(grams)...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERBLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHThe extraordinary story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the most hostile sea on Earth in 2022On 21 November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance,...

Within hours of the sinking of RMS Lusitania by a German submarine off the Cork coast in May 1915, a narrative was created which over time became the accepted truth of the incident. Many people today still believe the sinking of the Lusitania was a...

Now in its 5th edition, Shiphandling for the Mariner is the classic and definitive text on the art of practical shiphandling skills for large, modern commercial vessels. Written by a father and son team of pilots, along with contributions from other...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781892399090Author Nancy Schwalbe ZydlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Seaworthy Publications, Inc.Publisher Seaworthy Publications, Inc...

This text has been developed to provide a firm foundation for men and women working toward earning US Coast Guard licenses to operate auxiliary-powered sailing yachts and vessels. Initially created as a course curriculum for classes in sail vessel...

The spectacular French flagship France, the longest liner ever built, was the latest transatlantic supership when completed in the 1960s, and, according to most early reports, the most luxurious liner then afloat. The last of the great French Line...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958727263Author D E BristowFormat PaperbackPage Count 516Imprint Genius Book PublishingPublisher Genius Book PublishingWeight(grams) 1184gDimensions(mm)...

There have been millions of shipwrecks, but just a few have been remembered. A ship can disappear suddenly without a trace. Or a loss may involve a fascinating web of intrigue and drama. Exploration, the aftermath of wrecking in remote regions of the...

Published to mark the centenary of the sinking, this book tells the story of the Titanic from a new angle: the role of wireless in the disaster. Drawing on the Marconi Archives in the Bodleian Library, the most extensive record of wireless...

The intensifying competition on the North Atlantic in the early years of the twentieth century led the White Star Line to order three huge liners. While their British rival, the Cunard Line, focused on speed, White Star concentrated on size and luxury...

The great passenger liners of the twentieth century make for iconic images of maritime history and design. Ships of Splendour presents the development of passenger ships across the twentieth century, from the 1920s, through the 1940s, and the heyday of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903953846Author Tony OverillFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield PublishingWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm)...

France produced some of the finest and best-decorated passenger ships of the twentieth century. Beginning in 1912 with the four-funnel France, the nostalgic voyage continues with the great and grand transatlantic liners of the French Line, the CGT. These...

Air-conditioning is one of those universal modern conveniences whose origins are entirely unknown to the general public. Online sources credit the first commercial system to the American Willis Carrier in 1902 - but this is not true. The first workable...

This colourful history tells the story of Cunard's RMS Queen Mary, who along with her running mate Queen Elizabeth covered the transatlantic route from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg, the British answer to the German and French superliners. She...

Queen Elizabeth: A Photographic Journey allows the reader to travel aboard Cunard's newest ship, the second largest ship to carry the Cunard colors. The ultimate in luxury cruising awaits aboard Queen Elizabeth. From the three-story Royal Court Theater,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911105411Author Wilton J OldhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 283Imprint Chaplin BooksPublisher Chaplin Books

This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work - figurehead, topside ornamentation and stern gallery design - carried by the ships of the major maritime states of Europe in the zenith of the sailing era. It covers both warships and...

'It would make the stones cry to hear those on board shrieking' - Daniel Buckley, third-class passenger For the first time, in this moving new book, Titanic's passengers and crewmen are permitted to tell the story of that lamentable disaster entirely in...

Metals have been used in boats for thousands of years, as components of the vessel's construction, as load-bearing parts of the rigging and steering systems, and for a wide variety of domestic and service duties. Due to misunderstandings of the...

Hobbs of Henley is not only one of the best-known businesses in Henley-on-Thames, it also boasts one of the most exclusive and recognisable fleets of boats plying the river today. Simon Wenham's illustrated history, written to mark the firm's 150th...

Fully illustrated in a striking landscape format, Ships contains 300 mercantile and military vessels arranged in chronological order, from ancient times to the present day. Every type of vessel from every part of the world is featured, from Phoenician...

The ultimate inspirational guide for anyone dreaming of living on a boat of their own, featuring practical tips on everything from clever storage solutions to finding moorings and living off-grid. Every boat has a story. For thousands of years,...

Detailing the histories of 35 vessels, the first volume of The Boats of Summer spotlights the New York Harbor and Hudson River summertime excursion steamboats of the nineteenth century. During the golden age of steamboating, summer life in New York...