Author: David Craddock Publisher: Seaforth Publishing ISBN: 1526784831 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 318
Book Description
A colorful history of visual signalling methods used at sea, from AD 900 to today. What Ship, Where Bound? takes its title from the familiar opening exchange of signals between passing ships, and celebrates the long history of visual communications at sea. It traces the visual language of signalling from the earliest naval banners or streamers used by the Byzantines in AD 900 through to morse signalling still used at sea today. The three sections, Flag Signalling, Semaphore, and Light Signalling each trace the development of the respective methods in meeting the needs of commanders for secure and unambiguous communication with their fleets. Though inextricably linked to naval tactics and fleet manoeuvres, the history of signalling at sea also reflects the exponential growth in global maritime trade in the nineteenth century when dozens of competing systems vied for the attention of ship owners and led to a huge proliferation of codes. By setting each method in the context of its time, the book explores their practical use, successes and shortcomings and, particularly in the case of signal flags – though by no means exclusively so – their place in our visual, cultural and maritime heritage. Covering a wide spectrum of visual signalling methods from false fire, through shapes, furled sails and coloured flags to experiments in high speed text messaging by signal lamp, the book also examines the complex interrelation between all three methods under battle conditions. A detailed analysis of visual signal exchanges before and during the Battle of Jutland reveals both the success and ultimate limitations on flag signalling at the limits of visibility. Extensively and beautifully illustrated, the book will appeal to present and former mariners familiar with the signals, all those with an interest in naval and maritime history, with particular emphasis on late eighteenth-century signalling practice, artists and ship modellers, graphic designers and all those involved in visual communications today. “A brief but colorful history of the signaling at sea and ashore, with much emphasis on the use of flags, semaphore, and telegraph in the age of sail, and how these have evolved through the ages. . . . A fascinating addition to the literature of the sea.” —Warships: International Fleet Review
Author: Mensun Bound Publisher: Anthony Nelson ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
One of two books based on the proceedings of the First International Conference on The Archaeology of Ships of War held at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, from the 31st October to the 1st November 1992.
Author: Mensun Bound Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9780684852515 Category : Shipwrecks Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This lavishly illustrated volume documents the stories behind the most fascinating and historically significant shipwrecks of all time, brought to life by a world-class maritime archaeologist. 250 illustrations, many in color.
Author: J. Russell Jinishian Publisher: Artisan Books ISBN: 9780867130881 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Bound for Blue Water is written and complied by J Russell Jinishian, an internationally recognized authority on contemporary marine art. Informative essays on fishing , commerce, yachting, military, and coastal marine art are written for the beginning enthusiast and the experienced collector alike. Leading artists bring to life a picture of maritime America from the ports of New York and New England, to Miami, New Orleans, San Francisco and the Northwest. Portrayed here is every waterborne vessel from clipper ships and classic sailing yachts to early-twentieth-century seiners of Gloucester Harbor : from Hudson Bay and NewEngland whaling ships to tugs and ocean liners of the twentieth century; from Boston's bustling T-Warf , to brigantines in the U.S> Exploring Expedition. Highlighting key movements and artists, this is the book that collectors and enthusiasts have been waiting for.
Author: Lloyd's Register Foundation Publisher: Lloyd's Register ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 1504
Book Description
First published in 1971, these Guides provide invaluable information of thousands of maritime ports across the globe. They are compiled and published annually by LR One Ocean, whose years of global maritime experience allows them to provide expert and innovative solutions to the sector’s problems. The Guides cover a significant geographical breadth, and the most recent volume includes information on over 12,500 ports, harbours and terminals worldwide. These are fully indexed and contain detailed port plans and mooring diagrams.
Author: Linda Collison Publisher: ISBN: 9781611792294 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 360
Book Description
Portsmouth, England,1760. Patricia Kelley, the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy Barbadian sugarcane planter, falls from her imagined place in the world when her absent father unexpectedly dies. Raised in a Wiltshire boarding school sixteen-year-old Patricia embarks on a desperate crossing on a merchantman bound for Barbados, where she was born, in a brash attempt to claim an unlikely inheritance. Aboard a merchantman under contract with the British Navy to deliver gunpowder to the West Indian forts, young Patricia finds herself pulled between two worlds -- and two identities -- as she charts her own course for survival in the war-torn 18th century.
Author: Lloyd's Register Foundation Publisher: Lloyd's Register ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 1242
Book Description
First published in 1971, these Guides provide invaluable information of thousands of maritime ports across the globe. They are compiled and published annually by LR One Ocean, whose years of global maritime experience allows them to provide expert and innovative solutions to the sector’s problems. The Guides cover a significant geographical breadth, and the most recent volume includes information on over 12,500 ports, harbours and terminals worldwide. These are fully indexed and contain detailed port plans and mooring diagrams.
Author: Sandra Neil Wallace Publisher: Boyds Mills Press ISBN: 1629799157 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 194
Book Description
A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book This thrilling and terrifying true story of the 1879 search for the North Pole follows the frightening fates of the USS Jeannette crew as disaster strikes -- and the men battle to survive two years bound by ice. In the years following the Civil War, "Arctic fever" gripped the American public, fueled by myths of a fertile, tropical sea at the top of the world. Bound by Ice follows the journey of George Washington De Long and the crew of the USS Jeannette, who departed San Francisco in the summer of 1879 hoping to find a route to the North Pole. However, in mid-September the ship became locked in ice north of Siberia and drifted for nearly two years before it was crushed by ice and sank. De Long and his men escaped the ship and began a treacherous journey in extreme polar conditions in an attempt to reach civilization. Many—including De Long—did not survive. This true story for middle graders keeps readers on the edge of their seats to the very end. Includes excerpts from De Long’s extensive journals, which were recovered with his body; newspapers from the time; and photos and sketches by the men on the expedition.
Author: David Craddock
Author: Mensun Bound
Author: Mensun Bound
Author: J. Russell Jinishian
Author: Lloyd's Register Foundation
Author: R. Ingram-Brown
Author: Linda Collison
Author: Paul Weston
Author: Lloyd's Register Foundation
Author: Sandra Neil Wallace