Ships and boats: general interest

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

STOP WORKING ON YOUR BOAT AND GET OUT ON THE WATER!

A clear, concise and logical introduction to boat electrics.

Maritime Security: An Introduction, Second Edition, provides practical, experience-based, and proven knowledge - and a "e;how-to-guide"e; - on maritime security.

The second in a series of highly practical, hands on, step-by-step photographic manuals, Replacing Your Boat's Electrical System
fills a gap in the market for the DIY boat builder and repairer.

In its 11,000 year human history, the Isthmus of Panama has been dominated by its relationship to the sea and the rivers that feed it.

Memories from Pembroke Dock is an anthology of memories, reminiscences and experiences of people now living in South Pembrokeshire.

Cold-moulded wood boatbuilding predates fibreglass and has been used successfully for sailing dinghies, offshore racing yachts, fast multihulls and powerboats, and even rowing shells.

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

When the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton was commissioned in November 1959, its commanding officer, Captain Edward L.

On July 4, 1991, the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers, the most powerful surface combatants in naval history, was commissioned.

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As the twentieth century got underway, the competition between the three greatest passenger lines in the history of the North Atlantic produced three trios of wonder ships.

This book extends the current international interest in the conceptualization of the marine sector to explore its importance of at different geographical scales: from the national, to regional and small area analysis within the context of base theory, New Economic Geography, agglomeration theory, industrial cluster policy and small area level analysis.

What better way of travelling the world than by crewing on a yacht?

';Veronica Hinke has taken a story that we all know so well and interwoven delicious recipes that are historic and old, but classic and worthy of any modern-day table.

For more than 150 years it was the world's most powerful force: between victory at Trafalgar in 1805 and the withdrawal from 'east of Suez' in the 1960s, the ships of the Royal Navy were ubiquitous.

Not every potential or existing boatowner wants to spend every last
penny getting or staying afloat.

The USS Carondelet had a revolutionary ship design and was the most active of all the Union's Civil War river ironclads.

Einsteiger, die sich ein neues Boot kaufen möchten, erfahrene Yachteigner, die sich ein größeres Schiff wünschen oder Umsteiger, die zwischen Segel- und Motoryacht wechseln wollen: Sie alle stehen vor der Frage, welches das richtige Schiff für sie ist und was es beim Kauf zu beachten gilt.

Mention Civil War naval confrontations and the Monitor instantly springs to mind.

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

In their comprehensive and authoritative history of boat and shipbuilding in North Carolina through the early twentieth century, William Still and Richard Stephenson document for the first time a bygone era when maritime industries dotted the Tar Heel coast.

**Shortlisted for the Maritime Foundation Award for Best Book 2024** 'An exceptional book.

Winner for the 2010 SOS Marine Heritage Award The steamer Wexford, with her flared bow, tall masts, and her open, canvas-sided hurricane deck, charmed spectators as she carried cargo across the Great Lakes.

A practical, hands-on manual covering the entire Day Skipper syllabus in a step-by-step learning system designed to get you straight on the water.

This extensively updated third edition of the classic casebook Marine and Coastal Law provides readers with an authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date guide to landmark laws, regulations, and legal decisions governing the United States' vast marine and coastal resources.

Former Classic Boat editor Nic Compton has spent over 20 years sailing and photographing classic yachts, and this is the culmination of his decades-long passion - a stunning collection showcasing the 20 most beautiful and fascinating classic boats still sailing today.

Warship 2017 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships.

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

A bestseller in hardback, this beautiful celebration of Britain's rich waterways heritage is now available in paperback and ebook.

Even the most well designed boats will suffer from wear and tear due to
normal use on the water.

An encyclopedic compendium of every element of a yacht, this book contains a wealth of information for the aficionado as well as the newcomer, taking apart the sailboat to explore every part of it in depth.

A fresh approach to the Battle of the Atlantic, told through the spectacular story of HG-76, a major turning point in the naval war.

Can we design an oil tanker that meets our complex demands for environmental protection, economical operation, and crew safety?

On a blustery, West Highland summer's day in the early 1950s, a black-hulled mail steamer ploughed its way northwards from Mallaig up through the Sound of Sleat between the mainland of Scotland and the Isle of Skye.

Canals of Britain is a comprehensive and absorbing survey of the entire canal network of the British Isles - the first of its kind.

Within six months of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.

On December 12, 1862, while patrolling Mississippi's Yazoo River, the ironclad USS Cairo struck a Confederate torpedo.

World War II could not have been won without the U.

The dory has seen duty as a fishing boat, lumbermans batteau, lifeboat, recreational rowing boat, and racing sailboat.

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

The availability of inexpensive steel, so crucial to the United States' emergence as a leading industrial power in the late nineteenth century, relied upon the rise of an ore transport system on the Great Lakes that would feed American industry as a whole and come to alter the face of the region.

From the mid-1890s a race was on between the merchant navies of the recently unified Germany, Britain and France.

When Royal Princess was named in Southampton by HRH The Princess of Wales in November 1984, she was the most advanced purpose-built luxury cruise ship ever conceived and constructed.

This extensively updated third edition of the classic casebook Marine and Coastal Law provides readers with an authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date guide to landmark laws, regulations, and legal decisions governing the United States' vast marine and coastal resources.

Over 1500 nautical terms are explained in this accessible and down to earth glossary aimed at the layman.