Ships & shipping: general interest books

Contents include - Principal equipment - Marine regulatory authorities - Consultants and designers  Read More >>

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This is the first comprehensive study of the archaeology of rafts, boats, and ships from the Stone Age to Medieval...  Read More >>

Made eternally famous by the mutiny against Captain Bligh in 1789, Bounty was a small merchant ship purchased and...  Read More >>

The Endeavour, made eternally famous by Captain Cook's first voyage in her in 1768-71, was originally the collier...  Read More >>

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A delightful exploration of England's first canal  Read More >>

A FASCINATING INVESTIGATION OF HOW WE NAVIGATE THE PHYSICAL WORLD, INNER NAVIGATION IS A LIVELY, ENGAGING ACCOUNT...  Read More >>

4 HP, 5 HP, 9.9 HP, 15 HP, 25 HP, 30 HP, 40 HP, 50 HP, 75 HP, 90 HP  Read More >>

Aircraft carriers are truly the fortresses of the sea! Students will get an inside-out view of these incredible...  Read More >>

Includes a history of Wightlink and the introduction of the St Clare on the Portsmouth-Fishbourne route.  Read More >>

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Introduction to the Theory and Design of Engineering Machinery and Equipment Aboard Ship Digitally Reproduced from...  Read More >>

In this detailed book, Nicholas Leach covers all aspects of the lifeboat station at Caister, from its establishment...  Read More >>

The account of this Bristol-based company looks at its post-war history, and in particular the steamers it operated....  Read More >>

This military history is an examination of the Bismarck, amongst the most famous battleships of WWII, which represented...  Read More >>

On an icy cold day in February 1942, while undergoing conversion into a troopship, the former French Line flagship,...  Read More >>

The story of the Queen Elizabeth, Cunard's beautiful queen of the Atlantic  Read More >>

John Guest has written this very interesting and informative book after many years of research into seafaring traditions,...  Read More >>

Describes the Catalina's peacetime military usage with air forces and navies the world over. In addition to the...  Read More >>

Aircraft carriers are truly the fortresses of the sea! Students will get an inside-out view of these incredible...  Read More >>

Paddle steamers were graceful, elegant ships, but in the jet-age too slow and uneconomical. In the 1950s they went...  Read More >>

The aim of the Watching series is to draw attention to some of the very interesting items around us, things that...  Read More >>

The oceans are a hostile environment, and gathering information on deep-sea life and the seabed is incredibly difficult....  Read More >>

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