Ships & shipping: general interest books

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"Built on the shores of the Delaware Bay in 1925, Sequoia is a Trumpy-designed 104-foot wooden motor yacht that...  Read More >>

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Ships in Trouble looks back at some of the mishaps and disasters involving ships that sailed on the Great Lakes...  Read More >>

A second volume of Ships in Trouble.returncharacterreturncharacterFire, collision, winds, waves and ice, mechanical...  Read More >>

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This remarkable volume contains 30 fascinating facsimile items of Titanic memorabilia, including tickets, letters,...  Read More >>

Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of...  Read More >>

Intends to list every passenger/vehicle ferry in Great Britain and Ireland, ro-ro freight vessels which operate...  Read More >>

A much anticipated reissue, in larger format, of the biography of Nathanial G. Herreshoff, who was the greatest...  Read More >>

As daring and defiant as Kirk Douglas journeying 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, there's no stopping diver Hawk Ridley...  Read More >>

This, the fourth volume in this ten-volume set, continues its complete timeline of significant events in the history...  Read More >>

Tantalizing descriptions of the bay's intricate waterways-word pictures of how they are transformed over the four...  Read More >>

This book is a compilation of all the formulae that a mariner is commonly called upon to use but the exact workings...  Read More >>

In Deadrise and Cross-planked, author Larry S. Chowning takes readers on a journey into the history of wooden deadrise...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1908 Original Publisher: Dodd, Mead  Read More >>

"Der Schiffbau-Ingenieur Professor Bohnstedt, seines Zeichens Oberlehrer an der Kgl. Höheren Schiff- und Maschinenbauschule...  Read More >>

An invaluable aid to masters of ships for more than thirty years. Since the publication of the second edition more...  Read More >>

A wide-ranging work on all aspects of towing, in both inland and ocean waters. Part I, The Industry, gives an overview,...  Read More >>

From the beginning, it was a struggle to light the Chesapeake. Its soft, undulating bottom presented different problems...  Read More >>

Due to a strong industry need, many academies and technical schools now offer courses on refrigeration and air-conditioning....  Read More >>

Keeping a ship safe and secure occurs through the investment of time and effort by both the Vessel Security Officer...  Read More >>