Ships and boats: general interest

Created in 1973 with the amalgamation of the Caledonian Steam Packet Co.

Before roads and rail, the industrial hubs of Great Britain were linked to the ports by a network of manmade waterways.

A history of one of America's earliest canals and its impact on the people of the South Carolina LowcountryCompleted in 1800, the Santee Canal provided the first inland navigation route from the Upcountry of the South Carolina Piedmont to the port of Charleston and the Atlantic Ocean.

A highly illustrated examination of the key ships, tactics and operations of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the War in the Pacific in World War II.

At different times of the year, herring were found in commercial numbers in the North Sea, the Moray Firth, the Minches, the Firth of Clyde, the Irish Sea and the English Channel.

Since Britain joined the European Economic Community in the mid-1970s, the fishing industry along our coasts has been under pressure from overfishing.

During World War II, the U.

The movies, the documentaries, the museum exhibits.

The first Lake District steamers were designed to serve the numerous villages and settlements along the side of the lakes.

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world.

Despite their popular association with fun and frivolity, the function of piers as both an amusement centre and landing stage was varied, and nowhere was this better illustrated than on the coasts of Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and east Dorset.

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The narrative surrounding the Titanic's voyage, collision, and sinking in April 1912 seems tailor-made for film.

Don Butler has compiled an invaluable list of the man-hours required for ship repair estimates.

Manned almost entirely by reservists, the USS Abercrombie (DE343) and her sister ships did the dirty work of the Pacific War.

Merchant John Banister (1707-1767) of Newport, Rhode Island, wore many hats: exporter, importer, wholesaler, retailer, money-lender, extender of credit and insurer, owner and outfitter of sailing vessels, and ship builder for the slave trade.

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

Ships and Guns brings together experts from the field of historic artillery and underwater archaeologists to present a series of papers which focus on the development of naval ordnance in Europe and, especially, Venice, in the 15th17th centuries, as exemplified by the maritime archaeological resource.

This attractive guidebook shows off just how rich our waterways heritage is.

This attractive guidebook shows off just how rich our waterways heritage is.

The 40th anniversary of George R.

Charles I's authoritative and intolerant rule as monarch, and the unpopular Ship Money tax which he initiated, were instrumental in creating the most splendid and controversial warship in English history.

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From rubber landing boats to picket boats to minesweepers, smaller support vessels did much of the work of the Korean War, and endured many of the dangers and hardships.

2008 was a magical year for Cunard.

Steamboats carrying passengers from Hamilton to Montreal via the rapids of the St.

The dramatic account of two American warships in the South Pacific, this book follows the USS Astoria (CA-34) and USS Chicago (CA-29) during the late summer of 1942, when both participated in the early days of the critical battle for Guadalcanal.

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

The Blue Star Line was founded by brothers William and Edmund Vestey in 1911 to ship meat in refrigerated vessels from Australia, New Zealand and South America to the UK.

In this engaging book, Dr.

The British Isles have a long, rich and celebrated seafaring history stretching from the earliest times through the victories of Drake and Nelson, the voyages of discovery of Cabot and Cook and the defence of the realm by vessels of all types in the present century.

Lightkeeping on the St.

This memoir is an intimate and sometimes irreverent account of one man's coming of age during World War II.

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

Intended as a text for college and advanced high school students, Voyages covers the entirety of the American maritime experience, from the discovery of the continent to the present.

Canada's leaders were key participants.

There are more than 4000 miles of navigable waterways in Great
Britain, with more in Ireland and Europe.

This volume presents the report of the Pacem in Maribus Conference on Ports as Nodal Points in the Global Transport System held in Rotterdam in August 1990.

Between 1460 and 1540 the development of merchant shipping was of vital importance to the growth of England as a European power.

Sailing, boat owning and living on a Thames spritsail barge have coursed through the veins of the skipper's family since the early 1930s, and it instilled in him a profound love for salt, marsh and mud.

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 "e;Interim"e; LSM(R) or Landing Ship, Medium (Rocket) was a revolutionary development in rocket warfare in World War II and the U.

The Boatyard Book is a practical, comprehensive reference manual that provides sensible, accessible advice for boatowners on planning and carrying out annual maintenance, repairs, upgrades and refits of sailing yachts and motorboats, up to 20 metres in length.

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

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

The open ocean--that vast expanse of international waters--spreads across three-fourths of the globe.

'If you enjoy Dilly Court or Rosie Goodwin, this one will be right up your street' reader review'One of the nation's favourite saga writers' Lancashire PostIn the grand tradition of Catherine Cookson, Josephine Cox and Poldark, comes a page-turning and enthralling new Cornish-set saga of shipwrecks, smugglers, secrets and romance, from Jennie Felton.

Shane and Tim Spall are on the second leg of a very big adventure, taking their Dutch barge The Princess Matilda around the coast of Britain.