Ships and boats: general interest

On 8 August 1974, the world's last seagoing paddle steamer was sold by her owners for the princely sum of a pound.

For a large number of countries, the task of Arctic exploration and implementation of year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route, which has become a reality today due to global warming, has become increasingly relevant in recent years.

The fishing industry has always been important to Britain.

An Act of Parliament passed in 1836 authorised the Southampton Dock Company to build a dock at Southampton.

'Many years ago, I decided to write a book about the Rideau Canal.

Salt Marsh and Mud - Tales through a sailing year, is a compilation of interlinked stories about cruising around the Lower Thames, Swale and River Medway.

In 2010, the world's oldest steamship line celebrated its 180th anniversary.

Buying a boat can be a minefield, but a handbook like this will make it a lot easier for would-be boat owners to make sensible, informed choices.

Im Winter ist das Südpolarmeer fast vollständig von Eis bedeckt.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This is a book about sea journeys made by brave souls - Italians, Germans, Dutch, and English - who battled storms, pirates and xenophobia to stock our homes and feed this island's appetite for exotics and whatever we could not grow or make ourselves as we fought our way through civil war, invasion paranoia and economic disaster, as if nature's own storms at sea are not challenge enough.

From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War raged along the great rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys.

For hundreds of years the design of fishing boats has followed traditional methods.

A lively, at times hilarious, first-hand account of a lighthouse keeper's life in the last traditional years before the introduction of helicopter reliefs and automation.

This volume contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of designing and building motor boats, with information on equipment, methods, common problems, materials, where to begin, installing motors, and much more.

In the aftermath of the Second World War, paddle steamers in Britain initially did rather well, with four new ones built between 1946 and 1953 and about sixty still in service nationwide.

The federal immigration station on Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, opened on 1 January 1892.

A charming and characterful guidebook to the best of Britain's diverse and fascinating canal network for all waterway enthusiasts.

"e;Incredible amount of detail about all those kickers from the past, including an appendix with comprehensive model-year information.

This book follows the author's experiences in the United States Navy from 1966 through 1972.

From aerial survey to zoology, Part I of this two-part encyclopedia covers all aspects of underwater archeology, treasure hunting and salvaging.

A fascinating look at the making of the Titanic in vivid, colorful detail.

An annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development and service of the world's warships.

Without effective and durable hull fastenings, boats and shipsfrom the earliest days of seafaring through the twentieth centurycould not have plied the seas.

Canadian Pacific was one of the great Atlantic liner companies, sailing out of Liverpool on the St Lawrence route to Montreal and Quebec.

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer who served in wars against the United States and Napoleonic France.

Built in 1952 for the United States Lines, the SS United States was unlike any other ocean liner.

This fully illustrated study casts new light on the prolonged duel between the submarines of the Royal Navy and their chief opponents, Italy's torpedo boats.

In 1871, a bright new star appeared on the Liverpool shipping scene.

This richly detailed tribute to the legendary Yamato is now back in print by popular demand.

The true story of how a family brought a wooden cargo ship back into the age of sail.

Now in its second edition, this expanded work catalogs every person, animal, ship and cannon mentioned by name in the 21 books of Patrick O'Brian's series on the maritime adventures of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin.

A Welshman’s witty and gritty sailing adventure memoir with “the bite of fine sea salt and a whiplike delivery” (Kirkus Reviews).

An exploration of the complex roles that bodies--both literally and figuratively--play in the 21 volume Aubrey-Maturin series reveals much about the novels' many meditations on mind and body.

In the 19th century, the Stevenson engineers pioneered marvellous lighthouses around the coasts of Scotland - lighthouses which inspire with their architectural elegance, and speak of compassion for sailors and fishermen risking their lives in these notoriously dangerous waters.

In 1873, 21-year-old Sam Williams embarked on a whaling journey on the two-masted F.

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.

Boats are expensive and they are complicated - unless you are going to pay a professional to carry out a survey (at yet more expense) it is invaluable to be able to:- quickly assess a potential purchase for signs of trouble without paying for lengthy reports- carry out a detailed check on your own boat the end of the season- identify problems and get them dealt with before they get serious- get to know your boat in a lot more detail, so if a problem develops at sea you will be more able to copeOrganised into chapters covering: Tools of the trade (basic tools, moisture meters, fingers and feel, smell, mirrors, sources of information); Checking the hull (including wood construction and rot, GRP laminates, osmosis, metal construction, keels, anodes); RIBs and inflatables; Engine and systems; Stern gear; Plumbing; Mast and rigging; Electrical systems; Interiors; Safety equipment.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was established in 1824 and has a long and proud tradition of saving life at sea.

A highly illustrated history of the US Navy's nuclear submarine program, from the postwar years to the 2020 Columbia-class SSBNs.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the United States has sought to achieve Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan's vision of "e;command of the sea"e; using large battle fleets of capital ships.

One clear morning in May, Nick Thorpe left his Edinburgh flat, ducked off the commuter route and hitched a ride aboard a little white canal boat, heading west towards the sea.

The Golden Age of Liner travel was from the early 1900s to the 1950s, a period dominated by black and white photography, with little colour views.

This vintage book is a complete guide to building, rigging, and sailing self-acting model yachts.

Now in its second edition, this expanded work catalogs every person, animal, ship and cannon mentioned by name in the 21 books of Patrick O'Brian's series on the maritime adventures of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin.

'I stood in the dock looking at the judge's expressionless face.

A Scottish immigrant to Illinois, Joseph Brown made his pre-Civil War fortune as a miller and steamboat captain who dabbled in riverboat design and the politics of small towns.

'A colourful and comprehensive guide to life on the waterways.

Overshadowing the port of Chester, Liverpool grew in size from the 1800s on sugar and slavery.