Ships Shipbuilding category: 835 books
by J. North Conway
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
The cradle of New England's shipping doubled as its casket, earning the sailing route around Cape Cod the nickname of graveyard of the Atlantic. J. North Conway plunges into the character of Cape Cod, from its discovery to its chowder, and of the man who managed to cut a path through it.
The Ice Master
The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2001
The Karluk set out in 1913 in search of an undiscovered continent, with the largest scientific staff ever sent into the Arctic. Soon after, winter had begun, they were blown off course by polar storms, the ship became imprisoned in ice, and the expedition was abandoned by its leader. Hundreds of miles...
Looking Astern
An Artist's View of Maine's Historic Working Waterfronts
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Nationally recognized maritime artist Loretta Krupinski's meticulously rendered oil paintings show fascinating details of Maine's waterfront towns in their heyday, when fishing, quarrying, and the cargo trade were the backbone of the coastal economy. Historic photographs and text about how Maine people...
by Clifford Ashley
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
"He went whaling prepared as no man had been before him, and he went with an eager and an open mind. He describes as no other author has done the multifarious duties of the cooper, the whalecraftsman, the rigger, the subtleties of boat gear and of stowage, the homely whims and prejudices of the most...
Buccaneers and Privateers
The Story of the English Sea Rover, 1675–1725
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
This book takes a fresh look at English buccaneering and privateering literature from the Golden Age of Piracy and includes discussion of well known figures such as Sir Henry Morgan as well as more obscure figures like Captain George Cusack.
How to Build Wooden Boats
With 16 Small-Boat Designs
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
Written especially for the amateur boat builder, this concise guidebook contains clear, practical directions and designs for building 16 modern small boats, rowboats, sailboats, outboards, a 125-class hydroplane, and a runabout. You'll find detailed step-by-step instructions, with diagrams, for each...
Titanic
Building the World's Most Famous Ship
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
A fascinating look at the making of the Titanic in vivid, colorful detail. A skilled workforce of thousands spent years building the ship in a remarkable feat of design and engineering. From the engine room to the ball room, here is the story of the riveters, engineers, electricians, carpenters, cabinet makers, and artisans who designed, built, and fitted the “ship of dreams.”
by R. Morton Nance
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Loving tribute to the often startlingly beautiful sailing vessels of a bygone age, charmingly depicted in over 120 handsome photographs and 28 drawings. Flemish Carrack, c. 1450; the Norske Löve, 1634; the 90-gun Albemarle, 1680; a Venetian trading Galeass, 1726; a Dutch East Indiaman, c. 1740; and the Great Republic, an American clipper, 1853.
J.P. Morgan and the Transportation Kings
The Titanic and Other Disasters
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
The concept was simple, to link American railroads and global dominance of the seas with a railroad line through China and Russia, enter the back door of Europe, and create new royalty: the Transportation Kings. Vanderbilt, Hill, Morgan, and Harriman all pursued the grand dream. They were America’s...
Short Black 8 Prosper
A Voyage at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
A big liner, brightly lit, passes us one or two cable-lengths ahead. ‘Ow! They are guzzling champagne but cannot see what's in front of them!’ grumbles Etienne, who has the helm and puts Prosper back on course. Our wooden boat, which one long wave can carry, is a mere cork in the wake of that...
The ROV Manual
A User Guide for Observation Class Remotely Operated Vehicles
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
The ROV Manual: A User Guide for Observation-Class Remotely Operated Vehicles is the first manual to provide a basic ""How To"" for using small observation-class ROVs for surveying, inspection and research procedures. It serves as a user guide that offers complete training and...
John Banister of Newport
The Life and Accounts of a Colonial Merchant
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Merchant John Banister (1707–1767) of Newport, Rhode Island, wore many hats: exporter, importer, wholesaler, retailer, money-lender, extender of credit and insurer, owner and outfitter of sailing vessels, and ship builder for the slave trade. His recently discovered accounting records reveal his...
Running Away to Sea
Round the World on a Tramp Freighter
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2008
At a turning point in his life, George Fetherling embarked on an adventure to sail round the world on one of the last of the tramp freighters. The four-month voyage carried him 30,000 nautical miles from Europe via the Panama Canal to the South Pacific and back by way of Singapore, Indonesia, the...
by Michael Posluns
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1993
On April 23, 1990, after a five-week journey from Hudson Bay to the Hudson River, the Odeyak landed at the Battery for Earth Day. Half-Cree, half-Inuit, the 24-foot freighter canoe, plowing across the Manhattan seascape, was a strange small vessel build in the dark Arctic winter to carry a message...