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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909540293Author Nicholas LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Foxglove Publishing LtdPublisher Foxglove Publishing Ltd

Simon Hall's second book is set in the mid-1970s during the closing years of the golden age of British shipping, when cargo carriage at sea saw radical change and the romance of being at sea in old-style cargo ships came to an end. Hall's account is of...

The Bristol Channel has an incredibly rich maritime history, reaching back to when men first went to sea in ships powered by the wind. Many were built locally - the Bristol Channel pilot cutters have a legendary reputation right across the world;...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906294543Author Alan KittridgeFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Twelveheads PressPublisher Twelveheads Press

This is a lavish new 360-page book about the legendary Swedish boat builder Hallberg-Rassy. Hallberg-Rassy is one of the world's most respected and successful boatyards. The book The Story About Hallberg-Rassy - Legendary Boat Builders is a must-have for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060929718Author Barry CliffordFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

Amid peaceful countryside, past historic towns and through the heart of London, the River Thames flows in an easterly direction for some 346 kilometres from its source in Gloucestershire until entering the North Sea. Over many centuries civilisations...

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 Westernwas the first great success, confounding the critics in becoming...

This comprehensive handbook details the procedures for the safe and efficient operation of roll-on roll-off type cargo ships, from loading and unloading at dockside to navigating the open seas. Thirteen chapters cover all aspects of Ro-Ro shipping such...

The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring addresses anchoring systems, techniques, and permanent moorings for boats from twelve feet to eighty feet in length. It covers monohulls, multihulls, light displacement sailboats, cruisers, sportfishers,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635618303Author Bruce Roberts-GoodsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

From the Celtic sea-farers to the Cutty Sark and the Royal Yacht Britannia - Osborne and Armstrong champion great ships. Combining the ships' histories with their involvement and significance in Scottish life and imagination, this is a unique study of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780359089062Author Norman L SkeneFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 6mm

'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...

The Royal Mail has, for over 500 years, provided a crucial service in keeping people connected by land, sea and air. As the British Empire grew, so too did the need for a fleet of liners to service it, and in 1839 Queen Victoria granted the initial Royal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316159357Author Dean KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)...

This book covers every aspect of the dry docking of sea going vessels. It provides a guide to industry for the different dock types and docking procedures inclusive of material management, steelwork operations and dry dock legislation. Many thousands of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934982105Author Harold H PaysonFormat PaperbackImprint Wooden Boat PublicationsPublisher Wooden Boat PublicationsWeight(grams) 213g

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...

Fishing the Severn Sea - From Hartland Point to St Ann's Head. The Bristol Channel, once one of the busiest fishing lanes in Great Britain, is a compelling area of the nation's seas to discover, with a unique range of characteristics. In this book,...

The development of Birmingham into a major modern industrial city can be said to have begun in 1772 with the opening of its first canal. At that time Birmingham was a small and largely rural town with a growing manufacturing base. The growth of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425273548Author Logan MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 340g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780863812163Author Dilys GaterFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Gwasg Carreg GwalchPublisher Gwasg Carreg Gwalch

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780882898612Author Jerry PotterFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Pelican Publishing CoPublisher Pelican Publishing Co

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...

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...

The author was a young New Zealander, serving his time for a mate's ticket. More than 50 years later he tells his story. Characters in the book include his shipmates - the ageing Arthur and the awful Horace - and skippers who were too mean to allow the...

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 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...