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As a dedicated passenger during both the vessel's lives, John Maxtone-Graham is in a perfect position to give us this rich, profusely illustrated history of France/Norway. The French Line's dazzling ocean liner S.S. France was alone in her class until...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909540163Author Nicholas LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Foxglove Publishing LtdPublisher Foxglove Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425190012Author Tom ClancyFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Due to a strong industry need, many academies and technical schools now offer courses on refrigeration and air-conditioning. Marine Refrigeration and Air Conditioning introduces this complicated subject in a detailed, straightforward manner. Mechanical...

This textbook is intended to serve as an introduction to the underlying science and engineering of weapons used in the naval service. The philosophy used in the material selected for this text is that individual weapons come and go, but the principles of...

Dr Thomas Harrison Butler was a skilled, yet amateur, designer responsible for some hundreds of classic English cruising yachts which still grace our seas. Cruising Yachts, his design manifesto, first appeared in 1945-the year of his death-and last...

Throughout history, man has been performing rituals at the launch of a new ship to seek supernatural or divine protection for his ship and those who will sail in her. The form of the ritual varies according to local custom and religion: from the breaking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857942712Author Brian PattonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

When Royal Princess was named in Southampton by HRH The Princess of Wales in November 1984, she was the most advanced purpose-built luxury cruise ship ever conceived and constructed. Built at the beginning of the modern commercial age of cruising, she...

The Red Book, the twice-yearly newsletter, now the Journal of the West Highland Steamer Club, regularly contained a collection of ship photographs of both everyday and special events in the lives of the MacBrayne vessels which plied the waters of the...

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...

For more than four decades, world-renowned diver and treasure hunter Captain Robert MacKinnon has reclaimed sunken caches from the dangerous shallow waters along the Atlantic coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Known as the Death Coast for its...

In the 1930s, hundreds of barges sailed the crowded waters of the Thames estuary carrying up to 100 tons of every sort of cargo - wheat and barley, coal, gun powder, cement and gravel. These remarkable craft were worked by a crew of two - skipper and...

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...

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is naval history’s most powerful and versatile warship. It is the reason the U.S. Navy is the predominant force at sea today. Throughout its illustrious history, the carrier has overcome serious flaws, including its...

'Transatlantic Liners 1950-1970' is a glorious reference of a grand but bygone age to those passenger ships, large and small, that crossed the Atlantic. There were the likes of the 'Queen Mary' and 'Queen Elizabeth', 'SS United States', 'Caronia',...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780964461017Author L. MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Seattle Miracle PressPublisher Seattle Miracle PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739774363Author Alexander Arnfinn OlsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 426Imprint Magellan Maritime Press LtdPublisher Magellan Maritime Press...

Merchant Ship Types provides a broad and detailed introduction to the classifications and main categories of merchant vessels for students and cadets. It introduces the concept of ship classification by usage, cargo type, and size, and shows how the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608881208Author Bruce RuleFormat HardbackImprint Nimble BooksPublisher Nimble BooksWeight(grams) 522g

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

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...

Take a look at the River Thames in East London now and you would think that it is commercially dead. Where once the banks of the river were lined with riverside wharves, these have been replaced by or converted to luxury apartments. The mighty London...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957403789Author Edward Paget-TomlinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint CanalBookShopPublisher CanalBookShop

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

This book is a guide to the study of the most marvelous structures ever built by humankind-wooden ships and boats. It is intended for nautical archaeologists and for anyone charged with documenting and interpreting the remains of wrecked or abandoned...

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...

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,...