Ships and boats: general interest

On her launch in 1969, QE2 began a long career as Cunard's luxurious flagship - the last great transatlantic liner from a vanishing era.

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Der Untergang der "e;Titanic"e; am 14.

Der Untergang der "e;Titanic"e; am 14.

The compelling true stories of six little-known U-boat commanders and their dramatic WWII careers.

'Days seem so exhilarating aboard a ship: surrounded by water, an ever-changing spectrum of blues, greys and black, the sky surrounds you like a great bowl.

From John C.

From John C.

From his days as a cadet on the aging training ship Worcester, Captain Philip Rentells forty-year career has spanned the worlds oceans and a huge variety of seagoing experience.

From his days as a cadet on the aging training ship Worcester, Captain Philip Rentells forty-year career has spanned the worlds oceans and a huge variety of seagoing experience.

From John C.

From John C.

Each boat has a story to tell and this book features nearly forty profiles of classic/uniqu e boats, drawn from articles written for the Westerly Sun newspaper during the summers of 2014 and 2015.

Each boat has a story to tell and this book features nearly forty profiles of classic/uniqu e boats, drawn from articles written for the Westerly Sun newspaper during the summers of 2014 and 2015.

No cure, no pay- those are the terms under which a salvor operates, and in doing so he takes on an onerous responsibility.

No cure, no pay- those are the terms under which a salvor operates, and in doing so he takes on an onerous responsibility.

Nathanael G.

Nathanael G.

Twenty-one riveting stories and illustrations about ships that met their end in the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes, such as: British gunboat H.

Twenty-one riveting stories and illustrations about ships that met their end in the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes, such as: British gunboat H.

Sir William Reardon Smith (1856-1935) was one of the foremost figures in south Wales in the early twentieth century.

In the early 1970s the shipping industry around the world was facing a crisis following competition from new forms of transport, package holidays and the introduction of the giant Boeing 737.

From John C.

From John C.

History and folklore abound in these twenty-five true stories about lost ships along North Carolina's storm-washed Outer Banks.

History and folklore abound in these twenty-five true stories about lost ships along North Carolina's storm-washed Outer Banks.

The Newport Medieval Ship is the most important late-medieval merchant vessel yet recovered.

Impeccably researched and colorfully told, Vencedor is a fascinating account of not just a racing sailboat storied for its exploits and victories, but of the man who built it: Danish American naval engineer Thorvald Julius Schougaard Poekel.

Impeccably researched and colorfully told, Vencedor is a fascinating account of not just a racing sailboat storied for its exploits and victories, but of the man who built it: Danish American naval engineer Thorvald Julius Schougaard Poekel.

The Newport Medieval Ship is the most important late-medieval merchant vessel yet recovered.

This clear and accessible introduction to coastal navigation outlines most of the techniques of piloting that are still fundamental to safe navigation even with modern electronic aids.

This clear and accessible introduction to coastal navigation outlines most of the techniques of piloting that are still fundamental to safe navigation even with modern electronic aids.

Sir William Reardon Smith (1856-1935) was one of the foremost figures in south Wales in the early twentieth century.

Esta obra ofrece un curso completo e ilustrado para la obtención del título de Patrón para Navegación Básica.

The Trent and Mersey Canal first came into use in 1777.

A comprehensively researched and beautifully illustrated history of the design of the ships of Charles II's Navy, using reconstructed architectural plans based on contemporary records.

A comprehensively researched and beautifully illustrated history of the design of the ships of Charles II's Navy, using reconstructed architectural plans based on contemporary records.

A thoroughly updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to living afloat on the inland waterways.

A true adventure in which two amateur scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery - and make history themselves'This book is a work of art' RYAN HOLIDAY'A pulse-quickening real-life thriller' New York Times 'A memorable story, beautifully told' The TimesFor John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, deep wreck diving was more than a sport.

A thoroughly updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to living afloat on the inland waterways.

She has to be OK, I pleaded silently to myself.

Michigan will always be known as the automobile capital of the world, but the Great Lakes State boasts a similarly rich heritage in the development of boat building in America.

Michigan will always be known as the automobile capital of the world, but the Great Lakes State boasts a similarly rich heritage in the development of boat building in America.

From humble beginnings in the 1830s, The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company grew to dominate British mercantile shipping for much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

From humble beginnings in the 1830s, The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company grew to dominate British mercantile shipping for much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Authored by an expert on Southeast Asian history, an illustrated addition to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject.

Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility.

Authored by an expert on Southeast Asian history, an illustrated addition to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject.

Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility.

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2022 in the subject Engineering - Naval Engineering, Ocean Engineering, , language: English, abstract: It has been observed that direct use of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) formulation for the inland ships will not provide the correct result.