Ships and boats: general interest

"e;Several pages of plan drawings are provided and there is also a very nice section on the varied camouflage schemes carried by these ships.

A fantastic guide to exploring the hidden rivers of London.

A fantastic guide to exploring the hidden rivers of London.

The story of steamboating in the Canadian West comes to life in the voices of those aboard the vessels of the waterways of the Prairies.

Why will a sailor never go to sea on Friday 13th?

The Alligator was an amphibious machine designed and patented in Canada in the late 1880s.

A richly illustrated story from the glory days of passenger travel on the Great Lakes.

Why will a sailor never go to sea on Friday 13th?

The story of HMCS Oakville, a corvette that fought U-boats in WWII and remains a hero to its hometown in Oakville, Ontario.

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.

This is the story of six of Canadas Warships HMCS NAPANEE, HMCS BELLEVILLE, HMCS HALLOWELL, HMCS TRENTONIAN, HMCS QUINTE (I), and the HMCS QUINTE (II).

Under Canadian Pacific's red-and-white-checkered flag, the company's founders, George Stephen and William C.

The Frances Smith was not only the first steamboat to be built in Owen Sound, but also the largest vessel on Georgian Bay at that time.

For 1930s Britain, the Queen Mary was a symbol of hope.

A memoir of growing up in pre-World War II Wales and developing a love of sailing and adventure, by the author of The Incredible Voyage.

The movies, the documentaries, the museum exhibits.

The movies, the documentaries, the museum exhibits.

The author of The Incredible Voyage sets out on a “simply tremendous” and death-defying adventure sailing through the Arctic Ocean (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

With over six thousand miles of rugged coastline, nowhere in Scotland is more than forty-five miles from tidal waters, and seven of the biggest towns and cities are seaports.

A guide to places to visit, history and wildlife along the Liverpool, Wirral and Cheshire shores of the Mersey EstuaryStretching for around thirty miles to the coast, the Mersey Estuary is perhaps best known for Liverpool s spectacular waterfront and the Mersey Ferry.

The Regent's Canal, the Limehouse Cut, the Hertford Union and the Lee Navigation collectively cut a swathe through north and east London.

Over many centuries, wars have been lost due to lack of food and proper supplies for the troops.

Meticulously researched, this book reveals the agonizing day-to-day wait of Mainers for news of what really happened on the Titanic, and tells the stories of Maine passengers from their boarding to the sinking and rescue; and, for those who survived, of their coming ashore in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

For 1930s Britain, the Queen Mary was a symbol of hope.

On October 25, 1836, the sidewheel steamer Royal Tar caught fire in Maines Penobscot Bay.

Meticulously researched, this book reveals the agonizing day-to-day wait of Mainers for news of what really happened on the Titanic, and tells the stories of Maine passengers from their boarding to the sinking and rescue; and, for those who survived, of their coming ashore in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The sailor-author navigates his famous yacht, Outward Leg, across the rivers of Europe in this travel memoir that’s “vintage Tristan Jones” (Publishers Weekly).

The Regent's Canal, the Limehouse Cut, the Hertford Union and the Lee Navigation collectively cut a swathe through north and east London.

Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used ineveryday English have a nautical origin.

Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used ineveryday English have a nautical origin.

On October 25, 1836, the sidewheel steamer Royal Tar caught fire in Maines Penobscot Bay.

A steamer lay within sight of the RMS Titanic as she sank, according to ample witnesses - including highly experienced crew who studied this potential saviour through marine binoculars.

William Dampier - buccaneer, journalist, naturalist and explorer - once shocked and delighted the literary world with the scarcely credible tales of his voyages.

On 17 September 1921, the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton left London aboard his ship Quest, bound for the Antarctic on what would prove to be his final voyage.

'I saw that ship sink, I never closed my eyes.

Steamship Travel in the Interwar Years: Tourist Third Cabin offers a window into a bygone era in which modern steamships like the Queen Mary, the Normandie, and the Olympic transported new breeds of tourists between Europe and North America, and dazzled them with their technological marvels and palatial interiors.

The traditional cargo-carrying narrowboat - recently voted one of the 100 icons of England - emerged with the construction of the narrow canal network and lasted in until 1970 when the last regular long-distance contract was lost.

The Great Western is the least known of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's three ships, being overshadowed by the later careers of the Great Britain and the Great Eastern.

The quest for the Water Speed Record is one of the most dangerous, least forgiving and most unheralded of endeavours.

The story of the Titanic is now well known.

A major new history of the disaster that weaves into the narrative the first-hand accounts of those who survived.

This timeless classic is an exciting true story of survival against all odds.

Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history.

In the early years of the Industrial Revolution, canals formed the arteries of Britain.