Author: Guy R. WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The World of Model Ships and Boats
Author: Guy R. WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Ships and Boats
Author: Chris OxladePublisher:
ISBN: 9780749611972
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Part of a series examining how science and technology have enabled vast progress in all fields of human endeavour. The book shows all stages of the development of ships and boats from first examples to the modern day and the future.
Box Boats
Author: Brian J. CudahyPublisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 9780823225699
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Fifty years ago--on April 26, 1956--the freighter Ideal X steamed from Berth 26 in Port Newark, New Jersey. Flying the flag of the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company, she set out for Houston with an unusual cargo: 58 trailer trucks lashed to her top deck. But they weren't trucks--they were steel containers removed from their running gear, waiting to be lifted onto empty truck beds when Ideal X reached Texas. She docked safely, and a revolution was launched--not only in shipping, but in the way the world trades. Today, the more than 200 million containers shipped every year are the lifeblood of the new global economy. They sit stacked on thousands of "box boats" that grow more massive every year. In this fascinating book, transportation expert Brian Cudahy provides a vivid, fast-paced account of the container-ship revolution--from the maiden voyage of the Ideal X to the entrepreneurial vision and technological breakthroughs that make it possible to ship more goods more cheaply than every before. Cudahy tells this complex story easily, starting with Malcom McLean, Pan-Atlantic's owner who first thought about loading his trucks on board. His line grew into the container giant Sea-Land Services, and Cudahy charts its dramatic evolution into Maersk Sealand, the largest container line in the world. Along the way, he provides a concise, colorful history of world shipping--from freighter types to the fortunes of steamship lines--and explores the spectacular growth of global trade fueled by the mammoth ships and new seaborne lifelines connecting Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Masterful maritime history, Box Boats shows how fleets of these ungainly ships make the modern world possible--with both positive and negative effects. It's also a tale of an historic home port, New York, where old piers lie silent while 40-foot steel boxes of toys and televisions come ashore by the thousands, across the bay in New Jersey.
The Complete History of Ships and Boats
Author: Britannica Educational PublishingPublisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
ISBN: 1615307273
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Even as airlines provide faster means of travel, ships and boats remain as important as ever in transporting passengers and cargo across the worlds bodies of water. While ship design has become increasingly sophisticated with time, everything including the luxury liners, warships, and sailboats of today owe much to the watercraft that facilitated travel, trade, and war among ancient cultures. This detailed volume examines the development of the different types of water vehicles and the design of related structures, including docks and quays.
199 Ships and Boats
Author: Kristie PickersgillPublisher:
ISBN: 9781474986526
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
199 clear, labelled illustrations of a variety of waterborne vessels. Find out about the amazing array of ships and boats that sail our oceans and waterways from rowing boats and kayaks to huge luxury liners. Themes include famous ships, sailing ships, all kinds of boats, battleships, submarines and lots more. Great for developing vocabulary and language skills.
Ancient Boats and Ships
Author: Sean McGrailPublisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780747806455
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
After an introduction to the topic of maritime archaeology and account of the way maritime archaeologists work, the author describes the building and use of rafts, boats and ships in north-west Europe up to about 1500. The evidence for early sea voyages and for navigation without instruments is also surveyed.
Encyclopedia of Ships and Boats
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780755494934
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A full colour educational encyclopedia filled with fascinating facts to educate children. One of a range of titles in the North Parade Publishing Encyclopedia series.
The Bluejackets' Manual
Author: Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships
Author: Cyrus HamlinPublisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780870336218
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Intended for people who are not boat designers, this book describes how to bring a dream boat into being. Written by an experienced naval architect, it prepares intelligent amateurs create conceptual vessel designs ready for a naval architects finishing touches. Included are the basic rationales and data needed to undertake a designing project, presented in a style that successfully bridges the gap between technical approach of naval architecture and the simplification of consumer magazine articles. This volume covers a variety of watercraft, so it can be equally useful if youre envisioning a cruising yacht or a sixty-foot fishing boat.
Inventions
Author: Chris OxladePublisher: Pavilion Children's Books
ISBN: 9781903954591
Category : Inventions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This series looks at popular subjects that interest children. Each title has a fully-interactive CD-ROM and includes Internet links to take children to interesting and informative sites.