Ships Shipbuilding category: 835 books
Henry V's Navy
The Sea-Road to Agincourt and Conquest 1413-1422
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
An examination of the men, ships, and technology that helped Henry V win one of his greatest victories, the Battle of Agincourt In 1415, Henry V's English invasion force was carried across the Channel by 1500 ships and boats, eventually to fight at Agincourt. Henry V built the Jesus, the first...
The Ships That Came to Manchester
From the Mersey and Weaver Sailing Flat to the Mighty Container Ship
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
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. And this they did – via numerous enabling Bills...
Cruise Ships The Small Scale Fleet
A Visiual Showcase
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Peter C. Smith presents us here with the second release in his visually splendid Cruise Ships series. Whilst his first book concerned itself with the large-scale ships currently cruising through our seas (those weighing 40,000 GT and more) this volume focusses on the other end of the market; the ships...
by R. C. Anderson, Romola Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
This outstanding, amply illustrated book traces the evolution of the sailing ship from ancient times to the end of the 19th century. Extremely well-written in clear, non-technical language, the work provides detailed coverage of the ships of ancient Egypt and Crete (4000-1000 B.C.); Phoenician, Greek,...
Stories from the Maine Coast
Skippers, Ships and Storms
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2012
The history of Maine has always been inextricably tied to its coastline. The sea first brought settlers, and the rich fishing and shipbuilding industries sustained growth. The Atlantic also connected Mainers to the rest of the world. Goods and ideas traveled the maritime routes that originated in populous...
How to Build Egyptian Boat Models
Patterns and Instructions for Three Royal Vessels
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
The ancient Egyptians were avid model makers. Many of their miniature masterpieces were replicas of boats, lovingly handcrafted from the finest woods and often decorated with rich materials such as ivory. Amazing examples of Egyptian maritime art and technology, many of these models remain intact...
Wooden Warship Construction
A History in Ship Models
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging from the mid seventeenth century to the present day. As such they...
The First Atlantic Liner
Brunel’s Great Western Steamship
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
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 the fastest ship to steam continuously across...
Russian Warships in the Age of Sail 1696-1860
Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2010
Peter the Great created a navy from nothing, but it challenged and soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power, while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from the heartland of Europe. In battle it was surprisingly successful, and at times in the eighteenth...
The Last Atlantic Liners
Getting There is Half the Fun
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
It was a golden age of travel. The period from the end of the Second World War to the early 1960s saw some of the finest ocean liners ever built and, until the advent of the jet, the ships travelled full every trip, criss-crossing the Atlantic between the Old World and the New, carrying businessmen,...
Nautical Training Ships
An Illustrated History
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
For well over a hundred years all around the coast of Britain there were located a series of nautical training ships. Often surplus navy wooden walls, the ships provided a means of educating boys and young men, while preparing them for a lifetime at sea. The more famous of the schools included HMS...
by Richard C. McKay
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2013
"A magical tale of a master-mechanic and creative artist, whose genius lifted the construction of sailing ships from the level of a journeyman's trade to the plane of an exact science. He stands pre-eminent among those acute and daring Americans whose marine achievements were the wonder of the...
The American Clipper Ship, 1845-1920
A Comprehensive History, with a Listing of Builders and Their Ships
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
This work offers a new and comprehensive account of the fastest and most beautiful sailing ships ever built. It explores the quest for speed on the seas from the early 1800s through the fast-paced times of the 1850s spurred on by the California Gold Rush of 1849. Not only are the career details of...
German Luxury Ocean Liners
From Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse to Aidastella
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
From the 1890s, the German shipping lines had begun to build the fastest and most luxurious liners. It had started when Kaiser Wilhelm had visited Spithead and been transported on White Star Line's Teutonic and had mentioned that Germany must have ships like this. The first four stacker, the Kaiser...