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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781889963266Author John HeathFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint University of Alaska PressPublisher University of Alaska Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913797010Author BERNARD McCALLFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Bernard McCallPublisher Bernard McCall

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911175797Author Martin FarmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint YouCaxton PublicationsPublisher YouCaxton Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338294Author Bert ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 176mm * 235mm * 4mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997887143Author Lori Ann LaroccoFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Marine Money, Inc.Publisher Marine Money, Inc.Weight(grams) 426g

The Cunard Line's Britannia was the first steamship to establish regular communication across the Atlantic. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 4 July 1840, setting in motion the first regular steamship line. Iron supplanted wood in hull construction and...

This little book, chock-a-block with the wit and wisdom of a Captain who came up through the hawse pipe to command one of the most famous vessels afloat, gives you the whole nine yards.Book InformationISBN 9781574092271Author Capt. Nick BatesFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902953984Author Peter LaisterFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Bernard McCallPublisher Bernard McCall

Ocean liners conjure up an instant image of luxury. The great salons and smoking room, the suites, the staterooms and even the indoor swimming pools. This book will look at a century or so of the decor of ocean liners. It begins with the likes of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Chicago Public Library Carl Sandburg Award 2016 and Washington State Book Award 2016.Book InformationISBN 9780307408877Author Erik LarsonFormat PaperbackPage...

Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were used to catch menhaden, a member of the herring family used for bait, oil, and fertilizer. Powered by diesel...

Flotilla sailing enables thousands of people every year to charter a yacht and enjoy a holiday in a sunny foreign location: a group of boats sails together under the guidance of a lead crew. In 1974, the first holiday flotilla of eleven yachts set off...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902953830Author Philip ParkerFormat HardbackPage Count 142Imprint Bernard McCallPublisher Bernard McCall

It is hard to think of the passenger liners from the golden era of Mediterranean cruising without also conjuring the nostalgic, dream-like vision of azure-blue waters, bright sunshine and swimming pools with clusters of umbrellas and sunbathing...

In 1895, Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail alone around the world, scattered thumbtacks on the sole of Spray to repel an attack by intruders on Tierra Del Fuego. In December 2001, an attack on Sir Peter Blake's yacht in Brazil resulted in his death...

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 9780743297042Author Michael TougiasFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm)...

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

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)...

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 9780906294819Author Alan KittridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Twelveheads PressPublisher Twelveheads Press

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 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...

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...

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...

Finally, a comprehensive guide to constructing of beautiful wood strip rowing crafts. This style of construction is renowned for producing sophisticated hull shapes. Construction techniques can be mastered by the hobby builder. Over 835 clear color...

Created to be small and compact for easy traveling, this study guide provides all the lights, shapes, and symbols used out in the sea. How do you signal that a vessel is in distress or has run aground? International signals and symbols are also provided,...

The four battleships of the Iowa class, the crowning achievement of U.S. battleship construction, had exceptionally long careers and each in their way left a distinctive mark not only on the U.S. Navy but on naval history at large. Built as the ultimate...