Ships Shipbuilding category: 835 books
River Hobbler's Apprentice
Memories of Working the Severn and Wye
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2010
The rivers Severn and Wye were once home to many now long-forgotten crafts and skills. In The River Hobbler's Apprentice: Memories of Working the Severn and Wye Alan Butt provides a vivid insight into the forgotten world of the river hobbler, a unique trade and one which he learnt of at the end of...
Digesting History: The U.S. Naval War College, The Lessons of World War Two, and Future Naval Warfare, 1945-1947
The U.S. Naval War College, The Lessons of World War Two, and Future Naval Warfare, 1945-1947
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Product Description: Digesting History: The U.S. Naval War College, the Lessons of World War II, and Future Naval Warfare, 1945–1947, by Professor Hal M. Friedman, studies the contribution of the Naval War College, especially in the presidency of Admiral Raymond Spruance, to strategic thought during...
Sveti Pavao Shipwreck
A 16th century Venetian merchantman from Mljet, Croatia
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Between 2007 and 2012 the Department for Underwater Archaeology of the Croatian Conservation Institute from Zagreb and the Department of Humanistic Studies of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice collaborated in the recording, underwater excavation and analysis of the unusually well-preserved wreck...
by Bouko de Groot
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2018
The tiny new state of the United Provinces of the Netherlands won its independence from the mighty Spanish empire by fighting and winning the Eighty Years' War, from 1568 and 1648. In this long conflict, warfare on water played a much bigger role in determining the ultimate victor.
On the high...
by Nigel Sharp
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
St Mawes Sailing Club was founded in 1920 and has functioned without interruption from that date, with the exception of the war years. Today it is a vibrant club with around 1,800 members. Every year it provides numerous sailing opportunities – both for local people and for holiday visitors –...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
This is a complete reproduction of the official Navy report issued in August 2017 about its line of duty investigation of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) collision off the coast of Japan June 17. This report specifically reviews the crew's damage control activities, the nature and extent of injuries...
by National Maritime Museum, Arron Hewett, Louise Macfarlane
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Constructed on the Clyde in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, Cutty Sark was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest. Cutty Sark spent just a few years on the tea routes before the opening of the Suez Canal and the increasing use of steamships made clippers unprofitable...
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
The Last Great Liner
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
Queen Elizabeth 2: The Last Great Liner tells the story of the Cunard liner. It is a story of superlatives - QE2 has travelled further than any other ocean liner ever built, she can travel backwards faster than any other cruise ship afloat can travel forwards. Designed for a combination of the North...
Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, USN
First African American to Command an Aircraft Carrier
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
The first African-American aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers (1929– ) played a prominent role as captain of the USS Midway during the Vietnam War. During the evacuation of Saigon—known as Operation Frequent Wind—he famously ordered several UH-1 helicopters...
Terrestrial Navigation
A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
Terrestrial Navigation: A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams prepares the reader for the Officer of the Watch and Master/Mate certificates required by all officers on commercial seagoing vessels. Revision and self-test guide to all navigation-related elements contained within...
Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters
956 Confederate and Union Naval and Military Personnel, Contractors, Politicians, Officials, Steamboat Pilots and Others
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War raged along the great rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. While various Civil War biographies exist, none have been devoted exclusively to participants in the Western river war as waged down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Red River, and up the Ohio, the...
Into the Maelstrom
The Wreck of HMHS Rohilla
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
On October 29, 1914, the hospital ship Rohilla left Queensferry with 229 persons on board, bound for Dunkirk on an errand of mercy, under wartime restrictions and in deteriorating weather. Just after 4 a.m. there was a tremendous impact as the ship ran onto rocks at Saltwick Nab, a mile south of...
by John H. Gould, F. E. Chadwick, William H. Rideing
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
Ocean Steamships - A popular account of their construction, development, management and appliances. A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move propellers or paddlewheels.
by Sean Mcgrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2003
This book sets new standards for the documentation of water transport, and introduces styles of boat-building which are unlikely to be found outside the sub-Continent. A fascinating and accessible read for anyone interested in boats or the South Asian way of life, as well as ethnographers, maritime...