Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 1788
Book Description
Merchant Vessels of the United States
Author: The Ships of Abel Tasman
Author: Ab HovingPublisher: Uitgeverij Verloren
ISBN: 9789065500878
Category : Sailing ships
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Looking for a Ship
Author: John McPheePublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429958111
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This is an extraordinary tale of life on the high seas aboard one of the last American merchant ships, the S.S. Stella Lykes, on a forty-two-day journey from Charleston down the Pacific coast of South America. As the crew of the Stella Lykes makes their ocean voyage, they tell stories of other runs and other ships, tales of disaster, stupidity, greed, generosity, and courage.
Merchant Ship Stability
Author: A.R. LesterPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483102440
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Merchant Ship Stability presents the theory and application of methods for maintaining ship stability. It serves as a textbook for deck officers and first year degree students. The book discusses the methods of Simpson's rules for measuring ship form, the principle of floatation, finding the position of the center of gravity, and the effect of the center of gravity of the vessel not being on the centerline, the effect of having liquids within the vessel which are free to move and the effect of suspending weights. Topics on the assessment of stability of large angles of heel, regulations about merchant vessel stability, and dry docking and grounding are provided as well. Deck officers and merchant marine students will find the book very useful.
Merchant Ship Shapes
Author: Liners, Tankers & Merchant Ships
Author: Robert JacksonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781840134773
Category : Merchant ships
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Tracing Your Merchant Navy Ancestors
Author: Simon WillsPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783461608
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
What was a merchant seamans life like in the past, what experiences would he have had, what were the ships like that he sailed in, and what risks did he run? Was he shipwrecked, rewarded for bravery, or punished? And how can you find out about an ancestor who was a member of the long British maritime tradition? Simon Wills concise and informative historical guide takes the reader and researcher through the fascinating story of Britains merchant service, and he shows you how to trace individual men and women and gain an insight into their lives. In a series of short, information-packed chapters, he explains the expansion of Britains global maritime trade and the fleets of merchant ships that sustained it in peace and war. He describes the lives, duties and tribulations of the generations of crews who sailed in these ships, whether as ordinary seamen or as officers, stewards, engineers and a myriad of other roles. In addition, he identifies the websites you can explore, the archives, records and books you can read, and the places you can visit in order to gain an understanding of what your seagoing ancestor did and the world he knew. Simon Wills practical handbook will be essential reading and reference for anyone who is keen to discover for themselves the secrets of our maritime past and of the crewmembers and ships that were part of it.
The Shipping Revolution
Author: Robert GardinerPublisher: Brassey's
ISBN:
Category : Historie
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Fourth Arm of Defense
Author: Salvatore R. MercoglianoPublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780945274964
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This publication is the eighth in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. The publication focuses on the sealift and logistic operations during the war and includes a number of photographs as well as sidebars detailing specific people and ships involved in the logistic operations. This historical pictorial reference would be of interest to students, historians, members of the military, specifically the Navy, and military leaders, veterans, Vietnam War veterans, and the U.S. merchant marines.
Merchant Sailing Ships, 1775-1815
Author: David MacGregorPublisher:
ISBN: 9780870219429
Category : Merchant ships
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Looks at how schooners, brigantines, colliers, and shallops were constructed during the latter part of the eighteenth century, and discusses their use in seafaring