Ships & Shipbuilding

The 1954 film On the Waterfront brought to life the New York docks of the 1950s, when it was often said that a ship, usually a freighter, arrived or departed every 24 minutes, around the clock. Now, the Port of New York is handling more cargo than ever...

This authoritative book sketches the historical development of amphibious warfare, using real examples to illustrate the great range of scale, from raiding to full-scale invasion, with historical examples. It highlights the many coordinated activities...

According to author Captain Henry H. Hooyer, forces acting on the ship have an effective lever arm with respect to a hypothetical pivot point. The forces creating or affecting this pivot point include the ship's motion, underwater resistance, and...

From 1850 to 1854, the ambitious Commander Robert McClure captained the HMS Investigator on a voyage in search of the missing Franklin Expedition, which sailed from England into the Arctic in 1845 to map the last uncharted section of the North-West...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486426129Author V. R. GrimwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Now anyone can make their own, custom-built canoe guaranteed to draw raves on land and water alike. The Illustrated Guide to Wood Strip Canoe Building is a comprehensive, detailed guide to the process of contructing a high-quality wood strip canoe,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780932146229Author Oscar Bryan WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Peninsula PublishingPublisher Peninsula PublishingWeight(grams) 290g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909796072Author David ButcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Poppyland PublishingPublisher Poppyland PublishingWeight(grams) 271gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781504049344Author Alvin MoscowFormat PaperbackPage Count 364Imprint Open Road MediaPublisher Open Road Media

With her midnight-blue hull, brilliant-white superstructure and red funnel, the new Queen Elizabeth is another worthy representive of the Cunard Line and the long tradition of this company. Due to their extraordinarily beautiful line, both ships named...

This book is designed to serve as a textbook for students and a reference for today's engineering officers, port engineers, superintendent engineers, and other maritime professionals. Steam turbine propulsion systems are included, but the coverage has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419660788Author Randy FolsomFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992507817Author Graeme A CocksFormat PaperbackPage Count 548Imprint Motoring Past Vintage PublishingPublisher Motoring Past Vintage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486415338Author L G Carr LaughtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307946911Author Hampton SidesFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 448gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Applied Naval Architecture is intended for undergraduate students of many of the disciplines in maritime affairs, including marine engineering, marine transportation, nautical science, shipbuilding or ship production (shipyard apprentice schools), marine...

Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition departed England in 1845 with two Royal Navy bomb vessels, 129 men and three years' worth of provisions. None were seen again until nearly a decade later, when their bleached bones, broken instruments, books, papers...

Founded in 1873, the Holland America Line provided services carrying passengers and freight between the Netherlands and North America. When the Second World War ended, only nine of Holland America Line's twenty-five ships had survived and the company set...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892877072Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 824Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

This is the story of RMS Titanic. In this authoritative and highly illustrated guide we explore what was the largest passenger steamship in the world when she set sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton on 10 April 1912. Just four days later she...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416576013Author G Bruce KnechtFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 23mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906294819Author Alan KittridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Twelveheads PressPublisher Twelveheads Press

When Arthur Anderson invited William Makepeace Thackeray to take a cruise in 1844, and to write about it, British shipping lines offered passage on their vessels for no other reason than leisure. By the 1880s, passenger ships designed solely for cruising...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892878765Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

Authored by a man with extensive experience in salvage operations, this is a comprehensive treatment of ship salvage in all its aspects, but written in plain language. The early chapters introduce the concepts of marine salvage and explain how the...

From author Julie Hedgepeth Williams, winner of the 2021 Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism HistoryAlbert and Sylvia Caldwell were one of those rare Titanic families who lived through the tragedy at sea. Their lucky rescue aboard the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142001219Author Michael RuhlmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

This practical book presents fundamental principles and identifies the separate systems (fuel, cooling, etc.). In this revision, current information is supplied for electronic diesel engines. It presents the conventional Mechanical Fuel Injection...

Intended for people who are not boat designers, this book describes how to bring a dream boat into being. Written by an experienced naval architect, it prepares intelligent amateurs create conceptual vessel designs ready for a naval architect's finishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892875511Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940453576Author United States NavyFormat HardbackPage Count 258Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 757gDimensions(mm)...

Southern Lights recounts the story of how New Zealand lighthouses were established through the transfer of technology from Scotland to New Zealand over a period of almost 90 years. This resulted in most of New Zealand's lighthouses being fully or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338171Author Andrew ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 173mm * 240mm * 4mm

Written primarily for the beginner, the book first gives directions for the use of tools, and suggestions for material and other equipment. Successive chapters cover specific problems relating to the preliminary design, the lines, construction and joiner...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739774387Author Alexander Arnfinn OlsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Magellan Maritime Press LtdPublisher Nordik AcademiaWeight(grams)...

This book provides a coherent and systematic view of the key concepts, principles, and techniques in maritime container transport and logistics chains including all the main segments: international maritime trade and logistics, freight logistics,...

As the main artery of international commerce, merchant shipping was the world's first globalised industry, often serving as a vanguard for issues touching on labour recruiting, the employment relationship, and regulatory enforcement that crossed national...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981815725Author Raymond a Bawal JrFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Inland ExpressionsPublisher Inland ExpressionsWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)...

Ship Management: Theory and Practice unpacks the complexity of this crucial maritime activity by spelling out its key elements and the connections and linkages between them. Opening with an introduction and an overview of the special characteristics of...

"A wealthy man in Denmark, citizen of the town of Schleswig, built a large ship at great expense. And the king of the country decided to join company and take part in the profits. And after he had made good half of the costs, he owned a corresponding...