Ships and boats: general interest

Sailors are a notoriously superstitious lot - even if some won't admit it.

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

The Boat Maintenance Bible is
the most up to date, user-friendly and hands-on manual for boat owners
of all skill levels wishing to keep their boat seaworthy and safe.

This book gives a complete picture of the Maritime Transport Industry so that those involved with shipping can see their own specific field of interest in perspective and understand how the basic mode of transport operates.

This encyclopaedic volume synthesises 25 years of research and development of this unique rig as adapted to western craft.

This book caters specifically for the needs of prospective buyers of
production and custom built boats, outlining the pros and cons of all
types of boatbuilding materials.

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

During the 1970s and 1980s the Port of London, and shipping on the River Thames was in a state of transition.

During the 1970s and 1980s the Port of London, and shipping on the River Thames was in a state of transition.

From War to Peace tells the story of the adaptation from White Ensign to Red Ensign, and to flags of other nations, of the numerous classes of naval ships mainly built during the two world wars and surplus to requirements with the advent of peace.

From War to Peace tells the story of the adaptation from White Ensign to Red Ensign, and to flags of other nations, of the numerous classes of naval ships mainly built during the two world wars and surplus to requirements with the advent of peace.

When you think of a shipwreck, what image springs to mind?

When London first applied as a contender to stage the 2012 Olympic Games, there was cynical speculation as to whether the transport infrastructure could cope should it win.

In this book, Ian Collard uses his collection of rare and previously unpublished images to tell the story of the Irish sea ports located on the River Mersey and River Dee.

London's docks were once the busiest in Britain.

The major company in the short-sea passenger and freight business in 2020 is the Swedish Stena Line, who operate services to Europe, Scandinavia and Ireland from United Kingdom ports.

'Functionality is never an excuse for poor design' said the naval architect Nicolo Costanzi, a man whose synthesis of engineering and artistry created practical ships of sublime beauty.

Amid peaceful countryside, past historic towns and through the heart of London, the River Thames flows in an easterly direction for some 346 kilometres from its source in Gloucestershire until entering the North Sea.

In the late 1960s, P&O established ferry services in the North Sea and English Channel.

In 1973 David Christie moved house from Essex to Scotland, but it wasn't till 1974 that he discovered the joys of sailing on Calmac's ships.

The seaside piers of England and Wales were built in an age when the population started to flock to the coast for entertainment and holidays.

"e;The great virtue of McCormick's memoirs is their blunt honesty.

"e;The great virtue of McCormick's memoirs is their blunt honesty.

Mary Celeste is an iconic mystery - a perfectly seaworthy ship found wandering aimlessly at sea, her crew strangely and inexplicably missing.

Mary Celeste is an iconic mystery - a perfectly seaworthy ship found wandering aimlessly at sea, her crew strangely and inexplicably missing.

Of all the travels of an adventurous age, none have been more quirky and colourful than this Victorian traverse of the Middle East by canoe.

Of all the travels of an adventurous age, none have been more quirky and colourful than this Victorian traverse of the Middle East by canoe.

Heavy gun mountings dominated the design of larger warships, on account of their size, weight, protection and cost.

This book, originally published in 1972, discusses the impact of technological change in sea transport on trade links, shipping routes and economic activities.

This book, originally published in 1972, discusses the impact of technological change in sea transport on trade links, shipping routes and economic activities.

Fascinating firsthand accounts of the Titanic—in a deluxe package with gorgeous graphic cover art

Just in time for the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic, this graphic deluxe edition compiles first hand accounts, testimonies, and letters by notable Titanic survivors, including Archibald Gracie, Lawrence Beesley, Elizabeth W.

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.

The Sunday Times Bestseller and Blackwell's Non-Fiction Book of the Month.

In the middle of the 19th century an unsettled Europe was being drained of emigrants dreaming of a new and better life in the New World.

Ever wondered what it is like to be captain on a cruise ship?

In his fourth book, singlehanded sailor Roger D.

Two survivors' accounts of the sinking of the Titanic.

Nationally recognized maritime artist Loretta Krupinski's meticulously rendered oil paintings show fascinating details of Maine's waterfront towns in their heyday, when fishing, quarrying, and the cargo trade were the backbone of the coastal economy.

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.

A history of the American Steel Barge Company and the vessels that it built and operated.

Recounts the stories of the USS Block Island CVE 21 and CVE 106 and their crews, many of whom served on both ships in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres In Valor and Courage: The Story of the USS Block Island Escort Carriers in World War II Benjamin Hruska explores the history and commemoration of the USS Block Island-or, more properly, the Block Islands, as two escort carriers bore that name during WWII.

A challenge to the prevailing idea that Confederate ironclads were inherently defective The development of steam propulsion machinery in warships during the nineteenth century, in conjunction with iron armor and shell guns, resulted in a technological revolution in the world's navies.

Paints a compelling picture of impressive pre-Columbian cultures and Old World civilizations that, contrary to many prevailing notions, were not isolated from one another In Ancient Ocean Crossings: Reconsidering the Case for Contacts with the Pre-Columbian Americas, Stephen Jett encourages readers to reevaluate the common belief that there was no significant interchange between the chiefdoms and civilizations of Eurasia and Africa and peoples who occupied the alleged terra incognita beyond the great oceans.

Poetry that recounts Great Lakes shipwrecks through imagination and history.

The construction of the Erie Canal may truly be described as a major event in the growth of the young United States.

The construction of the Erie Canal may truly be described as a major event in the growth of the young United States.

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.