Ships and boats: general interest

The Dover Straits is the resting place for many wrecks and this book reveals the stories behind a selection of these unfortunate vessels.

This is an in-depth appraisal of the 30-year post Second World War period that covered significant changes in the history of British Petroleum Shipping.

This volume includes some very famous ships with tales of adventure and new trade routes, also sadness, the launch and then the loss of the largest sailing ship ever built in a British shipyard - the five-masted auxiliary sailing barque, Kobenhavn.

Royal Fleet Auxiliaries are distinctive in the maritime world - civilian-crewed Merchant Navy ships owned by the Crown working under naval orders.

This book reveals the part played by the eight Bustler Class Rescue Tugs built at the Henry Robb Shipyard during the Second World War and will shed more light on the almost-forgotten part played by this country's mariners.

This under-documented expedition was a pivotal moment in the annals of polar exploration and was the starting point, in historical terms, of revealing the great unknown continent of Antarctica.

An extraordinary and rare glimpse into the daily life of a cadet and midshipman in the Victorian Navy.

Over centuries past, powerful nations and empires have expressed their might and control in part through the strength of their navies and their industrial and commercial prowess through fleets of vessels whether powered by sail or later steam.

The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, known in colonial Burma as the 'Fabulous Flotilla', was the largest privately-owned fleet of ships in the world.

DIE GRÖSSTEN DEUTSCHEN PASSAGIERSCHIFFE: DIE IMPERATOR KLASSEDie Imperator-Klasse war eine Serie von drei großen Ozeandampfern, die für die Hamburg-Amerika-Linie (HAPAG) entworfen und gebaut wurden.

SCHNELLDAMPFER BREMEN, EUROPA & COLUMBUSNeue Höhepunkte der deutschen Passagierschifffahrt nach dem 1.

Der Untergang der "Titanic" am 14.

Join me on a trip to Mackinac Island's past, from the late 1940s to the present day.

The Mersey Docks & Harbour Board was created in 1858, becoming a limited company in 1972.

On the night of 14-15 April 1912 RMS Titanic sank with the loss of around 1,500 people after hitting an iceberg.

Glasgow Harbour, the port and shipbuilding centre along the River Clyde from Glasgow Green to the River Kelvin and beyond to Clydebank, became the greatest seaport in Scotland and one of the largest in Britain.

Coastal fishing is a way of life within an industry that has provided a living for communities up and down England's east coast for generations.

Kelsick Wood was a nineteenth-century Georgian shipbuilder in Maryport, Cumberland, with a private passion for painting.

In the late 1960s, drawing on Scandinavian experience, Western Ferries pioneered roll-on roll off ferry operations in Scotland's West Highlands and Islands.

Explore Britain's canals and rivers with the Nicholson bestselling guides.

Auf den Wellen der GeschichteErleben Sie mit Lorenzo Cipriani eine einzigartige Segelreise, die Sie durch die Jahrtausende der Zivilisation führt.

Sieben Jahre Segelabenteuer: Ein Ratgeber für (zukünftige) SegelreisendeErobern Sie die sieben Weltmeere mit diesem inspirierenden Ratgeber.

Only the best officers are given command of U.

Lightkeeping on the St.

2017 International Thriller Writers Award - Shortlisted, Best Paperback Original NovelPhillip Scarnum must employ his cunning and seamanship to stay alive and out of prison in this fast-paced, gritty thriller.

The trials and tribulations of a Canadian business titan during a fascinating period in 19th-century Quebec.

The trials and tribulations of a Canadian business titan during a fascinating period in 19th-century Quebec.

The Empress of Ireland's last voyage ended on May 29, 1914, when she was rammed by a Norwegian coal-carrier in a fog patch on the St.

This chronicle of coastal shipping in the western United States forms an important but hitherto neglected part of the history of transportation in America.

To get a personal look at what it is like to work on the Ohio River, newspaperman James E.

The untold history of the maritime branches of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroads.

Three hundred nautical miles from shore, I'm cold and sick and afraid.

2017 International Thriller Writers Award - Shortlisted, Best Paperback Original NovelPhillip Scarnum must employ his cunning and seamanship to stay alive and out of prison in this fast-paced, gritty thriller.

Transportation history buffs rejoice.

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

The untold history of the maritime branches of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroads.

Three hundred nautical miles from shore, I'm cold and sick and afraid.

For more than two hundred years, thousands of giant sailing ships traversed the Great Lakes carrying cargo and passengers.

Step aboard Boater, a mesmerising voyage along the tranquil waterways of England, written by former UK Canal Laureate, Jo Bell.

On 3 July 1930, a maid discovered the dead body of her employer on the floor of the sitting room in an upmarket apartment in Temple, London.

Salvage from the Sea (1977) offers a fascinating insight into the interesting but complex and highly specialised profession of marine salvage and its associated disciplines.

Flight navigation aids are the unsung heroes of aviation, providing pilots with crucial information to navigate the skies safely.

Salvage from the Sea (1977) offers a fascinating insight into the interesting but complex and highly specialised profession of marine salvage and its associated disciplines.

A fantastic guide to exploring the hidden rivers of London.