Ships and boats: general interest

In 1837, P&O, or the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, won a lucrative mail contract to the Iberian peninsula.

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

From the earliest dugout canoes and the boats of the Ancient Egyptians, to the most technologically advanced modern battleships and cruise-liners, this is the ultimate guide to every aspect of the ship, and those who have sailed them.

Yachtelektrik für EinsteigerDer Skipper von heute muss nicht nur navigieren, sondern auch die zunehmend komplizierten Bordsysteme bedienen, die Yachtelektrik kennen und im Notfall reparieren können.

As the twentieth century got underway, the competition between the three greatest passenger lines in the history of the North Atlantic produced three trios of wonder ships.

Around 200 sailing vessels take part in the Tall Ships series of races, which travel the world each year.

The Confederate states adopted radical solutions to counter the naval superiority of their opponents.

Founded in 1873, the Holland America Line provided services carrying passengers and freight between the Netherlands and North America.

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.

James Claude Beasley was a typical American teenager in the 1940s--a child of the Great Depression with an abiding commitment to family and country.

"e;Incredible amount of detail about all those kickers from the past, including an appendix with comprehensive model-year information.

Britain's canals were largely built during the Industrial Revolution to move goods around the country.

The adoption of nuclear power revolutionized submarine design and means that vessels can stay underwater for months, trailing the enemy or training weapons on land targets from secret positions, always there, never seen.

Silke Arends war in den Kombüsen der Seenotrettungskreuzer der Deutschen Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (DGzRS).

Tall ships epitomize the glamour, majesty and romance of the sea.

Alfred Mylne the First designed exciting, beautiful yachts, which have won many races over the past 120 years - some are still collecting prizes.

This is the most comprehensive, English-language study of the German Imperial Navy's battlecruisers that served in the First World War.

The loss of the Costa Concordia in 2012 shocked Europe when thirty-two passengers died on a luxury liner.

Running from New Orleans to St.

Until the middle of the twentieth century, the Port of London was the busiest in the world.

Anyone going to sea needs an understanding of maritime flags, and this handy book is the perfect pocket-sized reference.

The modern lobster boat has evolved slowly over decades to become the craft it is today: seaworthy, strong, fast, and trusted implicitly by the lobstermen and women to get the job done and get them home, each and every time, through the most terrifying--and sometimes life-threatening--conditions that the sea can dish up.

"e;Build wooden boats the Buehler way, which is to say inexpensively, yet like the proverbial brick outhouse.

Published on the 40th anniversary of the end of the war in Vietnam, this book brings to life the experiences and memories of South Vietnamese soldiers-the forgotten combatants of this controversial conflict.

Embassy, Consul, Monarch and Emperor of India were just some of the well-loved paddle steamers operated by Cosens of Weymouth along the scenic Dorset coast before services ceased when Embassy was withdrawn in 1966.

On 9 January 1972, the mighty Queen Elizabeth, then the largest liner in the world, caught fire in Hong Kong harbour.

This vintage book is a collection of humorous sailing poems, anecdotes, and extracts, illustrated with delightful drawings and interspersed with handy tips and useful information.

For a hundred years excursion paddle steamers gave all the social classes the opportunity to enjoy a cruise on the briny from ports, resorts and piers around the UK.

Up and down the Eastern seaboard during the 1850s, American shipyards constructed numerous large wooden merchant sailing vessels that formed the backbone of the commercial shipping industry.

The adoption of nuclear power revolutionized submarine design and means that vessels can stay underwater for months, trailing the enemy or training weapons on land targets from secret positions, always there, never seen.

It was a golden age of travel.

The Pool of London has long been a busy place.

Covering the whole of the UK, from Northern Scotland to the South Coast.

In 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14,000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sailing vessel that transports cargo across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Georgian town of Whitehaven, located on the West coast of Cumbria, was once the third most important port in Britain but today is only used by a handful of fishing vessels.

In becoming "e;a useful man"e; on the maritime stage, Matthew Fontaine Maury focused on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia.

Featuring 180 wonderful images, Classic Boats offers an accessible, beautifully illustrated guide to some of the stunning craft that can be seen around the shores of Europe today.

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

A visually stunning account of how naval conflict was recorded and planned, using contemporary mapping.

The Shipwright and the Schooner is an exploration into traditional New England shipbuilding, and it is a journey of discovery for both the author, who has spent his life building wooden boats, and the photographer, who had his first experiences in the boatyard.

The excavation of the shipwreck La Belle grabbed public attention in Texas, across the nation, and overseas.

Marine archaeologist Dr Innes McCartney reveals for the first time the location and state of the wrecks of all 25 warships sunk in the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow.

Cunard's advertising boasts of having 'The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World'.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, destroyers have been all-purpose ships, indispensable in roles large and small from delivering the mail at sea to screening other vessels and, where larger ships were not present, forming the front line in battle.

This two-volume set documents the essential role of the sea and maritime activity across history, from travel and food production to commerce and conquest.

A breathtaking minute-by-minute account of the most catastrophic tragedy-at-sea since the sinking of the Titanic—told by a survivor.

Between 1906 and 1920 the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown & Sons built five battlecruisers, each one bigger than the last, culminating in the mighty HMS Hood, the largest warship of her day.

Understanding ship stability is critical for all maritime students or professionals who are studying for a deck or engineering certificate of competency, or seeking promotion to a higher rank within any branch of the merchant marine or Navy.