Ships & shipping: general interest books

The Pacific Crossing Guide is a complete reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific in their own boat....  Read More >>

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Marine Steam Boilers: Fourth Edition deals with the involved concepts, parts and construction, usage and maintenance,...  Read More >>

Naval Architecture for Marine Engineers focuses on resistance, propulsion, and vibration aspects of ships. The book...  Read More >>

Marine Electrical Practice: 5th Edition discusses the subject of marine electrical practice and takes into consideration...  Read More >>

Marine Boilers, Third Edition provides practical information about boilers and other relevant equipment used at...  Read More >>

Notes on Instrumentation and Control presents topics on pressure (i.e., U-tube manometers and elastic type gauges),...  Read More >>

Marine Engineering Series: Marine Steam Turbines and Engines, Fourth Edition deals with the principles behind how...  Read More >>

Muckle's Naval Architecture, Second Edition is concerned with problems related to resistance, propulsion, and vibration...  Read More >>

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The handbook of iron shipbuilding (1869). This book, The handbook of iron shipbuilding, by Thomas Smith, is a...  Read More >>

The Tide Tables contain daily High and Low Water Predictions for the West Coast of North and South America.  Read More >>

This guide contains daily high and low water predictions for the east coast of North and South America.  Read More >>

The Tidal Current Tables contain daily predicted times of slack water and the predicted times and speeds of maximum...  Read More >>

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2012 Reprint of 1819 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software....  Read More >>

Following an unprecedented period of industrial unrest and accumulating financial losses, the State-owned ferry...  Read More >>

This book is a complete and quite detailed service history of the Town class cruisers which fought long and hard...  Read More >>

Tous les navigateurs savent que les instruments peuvent tomber en panne. Les choses peuvent se mouiller, se casser...  Read More >>

The great ocean liners used to be a symbol of national power and pride. For most of their history they were the...  Read More >>

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An extraordinary tale of history, maritime drama, heroic rescue, scientific ingenuity and individual courage, recounting...  Read More >>

Arrested Development takes a hard look at the state of Nigeria's shipping sector and concludes that the sector has...  Read More >>