Ships Shipbuilding category: 835 books
by Iain Quinn, Alistair Deayton
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
In 1851 G.&J. Burns sold their West Highland steamer services to David Hutcheson & Co. One of the conditions of the sale was that Hutcheson take on David MacBrayne, a nephew of the Burns brothers, as a junior partner. When David Hutcheson retired in 1878, David MacBrayne, at the age of sixty-five,...
The Wreck of the Golden Mary
Being the Captain's Account of the Loss of the Ship, and the Mate's Account of the Great Deliverance of Her People in an Open Boat at Sea. The Extra Christmas Number of Household Words, Christmas, 1856.
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2018
The version of this story normally published is the parts written by Charles Dickens himself. This version is the original, where Dickens has written part of the story, and connected it with sections written by other authors. The Wreck of the 'Golden Mary' was divided into three major sections: 'The...
by William Dampier
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
William Dampier – buccaneer, journalist, naturalist and explorer – once shocked and delighted the literary world with the scarcely credible tales of his voyages. These were produced from his own meticulous journals, miraculously preserved through years of adventures on the high seas. When not...
The Vicksburg Campaign
Strategy, Battles and Key Figures
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
The Union victory at Gettysburg is widely considered the turning point of the Civil War but many scholars consider the capture of Vicksburg the decisive action. Building on a well-established body of literature—including the author’s previous work—this book provides a comprehensive narrative...
British Ironclads 1860–75
HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet'
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2018
In November 1859, the French warship La Gloire was launched. She was the world's first seagoing ironclad - a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. Britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad the following year - HMS Warrior - which, when she...
by David Myhra
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
This is a photo album showing the new Chinese "Varyag", a retro-fitted former Soviet Union aircraft carrier, from purchase to towing to China to setting off on sea-trials and intimidating the rest of the world! Beautiful photographs and descriptions encompass this 5 volume edition. Written by David Myhra, PhD and Published by Robert at RCW Technology & Ebook Publishing.
by David Myhra
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
This is a photo album showing the new Chinese "Varyag", a retro-fitted former Soviet Union aircraft carrier, from purchase to towing to China to setting off on sea-trials and intimidating the rest of the world! Beautiful photographs and descriptions encompass this 5 volume edition. Written by David Myhra, PhD and Published by Robert at RCW Technology & Ebook Publishing
by David Myhra
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
This is a photo album showing the new Chinese "Varyag", a retro-fitted former Soviet Union aircraft carrier, from purchase to towing to China to setting off on sea-trials. Beautiful photographs and descriptions encompass this 5 volume edition. Written by David Myhra, PhD and Published by Robert at RCW Technology & Ebook Publishing.
by David Myhra
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
This is a photo album showing the new Chinese "Varyag", a retro-fitted former Soviet Union aircraft carrier, from purchase to towing to China to setting off on sea-trials and intimidating the rest of the world! Beautiful photographs and descriptions encompass this 5 volume edition. Written by David Myhra, PhD and Published by Robert at RCW Technology & Ebook Publishing.
by David Myhra
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
This is a photo album showing the new Chinese "Varyag", a retro-fitted former Soviet Union aircraft carrier, from purchase to towing to China to setting off on sea-trials and intimidating the rest of the world! Beautiful photographs and descriptions encompass this 5 volume edition. Written by David Myhra, PhD and Published by Robert at RCW Technology & Ebook Publishing
by John Blake, John Blake
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
This guide is a wonderful addition to Conway's best-selling pocket book series that examines this famous ship from a refreshingly different angle. Launched in May 1911, the triple-screw steamer Titanic was the pride of the White Star Line and at that time the largest passenger ship in the world. Built...
Relics of the Franklin Expedition
Discovering Artifacts from the Doomed Arctic Voyage of 1845
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Sir John Franklin’s Arctic expedition departed England in 1845 with two Royal Navy bomb vessels, 129 men and three years’ worth of provisions. None were seen again until nearly a decade later, when their bleached bones, broken instruments, books, papers and personal effects began to be recovered...
Voyages, the Age of Engines
Documents in American Maritime History, Volume II, 1865-Present
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2009
Intended as a text for college and advanced high school students, Voyages covers the entirety of the American maritime experience, from the discovery of the continent to the present. Published in cooperation with the National Maritime Historical Society, the selections chosen for this anthology of...
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The Royal Australian Navy in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Out of Sight, Out of Mind identifies and dispels various myths which have developed around the importance of sea transport and logistical support, and argues for a new appreciation of the service of the 13,000 members of the RAN who participated in this vitally important task. Many of the illustrations...