Ships & shipping: general interest books

This text contains over 200 projects showing how to convert most sailing boats into safe, practical and beautiful...  Read More >>

Radar and ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aids) are standard systems on all commercial vessels and are widely used...  Read More >>

Over the years, many Scots have made their living and their fortune from the sea, others have lost their lives to...  Read More >>

The design, development and operation of IJN aircraft carriers built prior to and during World War II, featuring...  Read More >>

A peaceful lighthouse at Prescott, Ontario, was once the flashpoint of American invasion in an undeclared war. Robbers...  Read More >>

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Colour photo--sequences and clear text show even a ham--fisted beginner how to fix their boat. The two aims of...  Read More >>

The Granado was one of 12 bomb vessels built to supplement the British fleet at the outbreak of the War Of Jenkins'...  Read More >>

Riveting stories of maritime tragedies on North America's ""inland seas""  Read More >>

This special edition includes an exclusive never-before-released interview with undersea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard,...  Read More >>

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An annual publication covering UK and Northern Europe, it also features on DFDS, Colour Fantasy, and the Isle of...  Read More >>

By the end of the nineteenth century, though the steamer had proved herself in terms of speed and reliability, there...  Read More >>

Previously published as Kemp & Young's Cargo Work, this new edition has been fully revised and expanded to comprehensively...  Read More >>

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""Flayhart delivers a gripping chronicle of mishap and mayhem . . . filled with danger and heroism and rich with...  Read More >>

A crucial, forgotten chapter of American history--immortalized in a survivor's firsthand account that became one...  Read More >>

Scores of rare photographs recall one of the most graceful, fast, and luxuriously outfitted ships of the 20th century....  Read More >>

Historian reenactor Sweet presents six Civil War tales: The Minstrel Show, The Longstreet Controversy, America:...  Read More >>

Celebrating the 175th anniversary of this oldest ferry company in the world, this title provides its history with...  Read More >>

Previously published as Kemp and Young's Cargo Work, this new edition has been fully revised and expanded to comprehensively...  Read More >>

Overnight steamboats between New York and ports in southern New England reached its zenith in the early years of...  Read More >>

This book explains clearly the basic principles that govern the weather. The concepts have been made easy to understand,...  Read More >>

A handbook on sailing classic boats by the 'guru of gaff-rig sailors', replete with illustrations and clear descriptions...  Read More >>