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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...

This book is the second in the series of Maritime Memories titles. Using archive colour photographs within its 64 pages, the reader is taken on an illustrated tour of T and J Harrison, famed for naming their ships after trades. The reader is invited to...

Hard Down! Hard Down! describes the eventful life of a Shetland man in pursuit of his ambitions - to reach the top in his profession, to find a wife, to cherish a family, to do his job well and to be respected by his peers. The account is enlivened by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992826383Author Tony AtkinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Ships in Focus PublicationsPublisher Ships in Focus PublicationsWeight(grams) 1714g

In this book, Ian Collard uses his collection of rare and previously unpublished images to tell the story of the Irish sea ports located on the River Mersey and River Dee. The history of these ports stretches back hundreds of years. The Mersey Docks &...

Leaving the river Thames at Brentford and travelling through the Home Counties to Birmingham and Leicester, the Grand Union Canal wends its way through sylvan countryside and market towns on its route from London to the Midlands. Looking at the group of...

London's docks were once the busiest in Britain. They had developed piecemeal from the beginning of the nineteenth century as the existing riverside wharves became too congested and pilfering became rife. Dock systems were built on both sides of the...

The Great Western is the least known of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's three ships, being overshadowed by the later careers of the Great Britain and the Great Eastern. However, the Great Western was the first great success, confounding the critics in becoming...

London's Docklands have a rich and varied history. Dating from the Middle Ages, they developed into one of the biggest docks in the world. The riches of Britain's Empire found its way into the country through the River Thames and into London...

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...

Hidden Harbours of Southwest Scotland is a lively tour of small and infrequently visited harbours on the stunning Scottish coast and its nearby islands, starting from Port Logan in the south and meandering northwards to Lerags on Loch Feochan in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992826338Author Ships in Focus PublicationsFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Ships in Focus PublicationsPublisher Ships in Focus...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338980Author Guthrie HuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

A Mersey ferry was recorded in the Domesday Book, and for around a thousand years, they have plied between Birkenhead and Wallasey on the Wirral and Liverpool. The sail and man-powered craft gave way to steam ferries in 1815. In this book, Ian Collard...

Compiles interviews with boat people and the people who worked the inland waterways during the final decades of commercial canal carrying. This book spans the 1930s-'60s, a time when transport technology saw changes, and looks issues such as the...

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...

Today travellers by land, sea and air take accurate navigation for granted but it was not always thus. The author, a highly experienced sailor, sets out to record the development of navigational techniques from the earliest time, five millenniums ago...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909540200Author Nicholas LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Foxglove Publishing LtdPublisher Foxglove Publishing Ltd

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...

An essential reference for merchant seamen around the world, Cargo Work provides a guide to the key characteristics of a wide range of cargoes. Fully revised and expanded to comprehensively reflect the unit load containerised systems that are now...

'Functionality is never an excuse for poor design' said the naval architect Nicolo Costanzi, a man whose synthesis of engineering and artistry created practical ships of sublime beauty. This book tells the story of the four large passenger ships...

Cork Harbour, at the mouth of the River Lee, is one of the largest natural harbours in the world. Located close to Cork City, Cork Harbour is a popular attraction for both visiting tourists and residents. The harbour and the surrounding towns hold many...

This is a practical guide covering clinker and cold-moulded construction methods for boats up to 20 feet in length.Book InformationISBN 9780713636437Author John LeatherFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Adlard Coles NauticalPublisher Bloomsbury...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943054Author John HuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Cammell Laird's shipyard has brought tremendous benefit to the social and economic fabric of the area. For Ian Collard, who grew up in the Wirrall, it was a place he always imagined being there. However, severe competition from European and Far Eastern...

The merchants of Manchester were concerned about the high tariffs charged at Liverpool Docks and the excessive rates for transhipment of goods to Manchester. They decided that the best thing for their trade was to bring seagoing ships up to Manchester...

Reeds Marine Surveying is aimed at students of marine surveying, professional marine surveyors, boatyard operators and technically-minded boat owners, and covers the latest marine surveying technology, including analysis of the mechanical behaviour of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595126491Author Steve a SantiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 126mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840335859Author Andrew ClarkFormat HardbackPage Count 314Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 300mm * 213mm * 30mm

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 9781480175341Author Jia-Shen HuFormat PaperbackPage Count 454Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

On 8 August 1974, the world's last seagoing paddle steamer was sold by her owners for the princely sum of a pound. The PS Waverley has now spent more of her career in preservation than in service with the British Transport Commission and Caledonian...

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...

An Act of Parliament passed in 1836 authorised the Southampton Dock Company to build a dock at Southampton. The foundation stone for the new docks was laid on 12 October 1838. The Eastern Docks were developed in the 1830s and the Inner and Outer Docks...

The first deep-sea fishing boats of Cornwall are regarded as being influenced by the three-masted French luggers that sailed over to cause havoc amongst the locals. However, fishing had been practised by Cornishmen for many generations before that, with...

Many books have been written about the River Thames, some of them devoted to bridges, but not one has been specifically devoted to ferries on the river, until now. In her first of two volumes on the subject, Joan Tucker takes us on a journey down the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943092Author John HuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

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...

This is the story of the last class-divided passenger ships that carried travellers from point to point. In the final years of activity, spanning from the 1940s to the 1960s, they carried Hollywood stars and even royalty on the Atlantic, businessmen to...

The worldwide cruise industry is booming-alone, there are some 56 new cruise ships being built or planned (2018). Cruise ships visit ports around the world. And the ships themselves are amenity-filled, moving resorts. But when did it all begin? This book...