Ships and boats: general interest

Rescue From Grampa Woo is an exciting tale of fear and heroism on Lake Superior.

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.

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

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.

With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history.

With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history.

The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century - and inspiration for 'Moby-Dick' - reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and Cillian Murphy.

Bootsleute sind das Bindeglied zwischen Schiffsleitung und Mannschaft.

Geleitet von unserem Motto "Aus der Praxis für die Praxis" bieten wir Ihnen das deutsch-englische Fachvokabular der Binnenschifffahrt, um in der Weltsprache Englisch sicher und fachspezifisch kommunizieren zu können.

Rotlichtviertel großer Hafenstädte lassen Landratten gerne glauben, Seefahrt selbst sei asexuell, nur an Land tobten sich Seeleute aus.

Geleitet von unserem Motto "Aus der Praxis für die Praxis" bieten wir Ihnen das deutsch-englische Fachvokabular der Seeschifffahrt, um in der Weltsprache Englisch sicher und fachspezifisch kommunizieren zu können.

“An inspirational/enjoyable book with excellent representations of a wide variety of [Motor Torpedo Boats] by various modelers in a variety of scales.

One hundred and fifty years ago the Royal Navy fought a daring campaign against ruthless pirates and won, killing The King of the Pirates, Bartholomew Roberts off the coast of Africa and capturing his fleet.

The author begins this fascinating book by tracing aircraft carrier development between the Wars.

The story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart boat race - the most dramatic in yacht racing historyThe waters between Sydney and Hobart are famously treacherous.

Packed with fascinating facts and using original source material about the ship, this is a perfect introduction to the Cutty Sark.

Edward Teach Blackbeard-is one of the legends of the so-called golden age of piracy.

Until recently, there was little practical knowledge of the ships of the distant past.

‘The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril,’ wrote Winston Churchill in his history of the Second World War.

The British maritime historian explores the golden age of cargo liners and the routes they took around the world in this beautifully illustrated volume.

The essential compendium covering the year in naval developments-the only annual overview of its kind.

‘The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril,’ wrote Winston Churchill in his history of the Second World War.

A unique guide to this famous warship, collating authentic period sources including design notes and information for sailors to provide a unique guide to this famous warship.

A history of life on board HMS Victory, the world's most famous warship.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warships.

A Royal Navy sailor recounts his adventuresome life at sea in this colorful memoir offering a rare look at early nineteenth century naval life.

This comprehensive reference work describes and illustrates some 200 types of inshore craft that once fished and traded, under oar and sail, around the coasts of the British Isles.

Captain Alan William Frank Sutton's enthralling biography starts when, as a young midshipman he was in command of a small rowing cutter returning a potentially mutinous crew to the battle-cruiser HMS Repulse in which he served.

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

An examination of one of the most famous ships of all time, from a refreshingly different angle.

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

A history of life on board HMS Victory, the world's most famous warship.

The execution of Captain William Kidd on 23 May 1701 is one of the most controversial and revealing episodes in the long history of piracy.

A unique guide to this famous warship, collating authentic period sources including design notes and information for sailors to provide a unique guide to this famous warship.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

On 1 June 1939 His Majestys Submarine Thetis sank in Liverpool Bay while on her diving trials.

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

Packed with fascinating facts and using original source material about the ship, this is a perfect introduction to the Cutty Sark.

This book contains a complete copy of the Inland and International Navigation Rules as presented by the United States Coast Guard.

The worst storm in history seen from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape.

The use of flags afloat and in most maritime situations is of interest and relevance to anyone going to sea whether for commerce or pleasure.

The use of flags afloat and in most maritime situations is of interest and relevance to anyone going to sea whether for commerce or pleasure.

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At one time British ships carried half of the world's trade, transporting every conceivable type of freight from and to all four corners of the globe and in times of crisis the merchant fleet has also offered military assistance.

Since the end of the nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004.

At one time British ships carried half of the world's trade, transporting every conceivable type of freight from and to all four corners of the globe and in times of crisis the merchant fleet has also offered military assistance.

Since the end of the nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004.

This manual collates authentic period sources including design notes and information for sailors to provide a unique guide to this famous warship.

This manual collates authentic period sources including design notes and information for sailors to provide a unique guide to this famous warship.