Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 1788
Book Description
Merchant Vessels of the United States
Author: Liners, Tankers & Merchant Ships
Author: Robert JacksonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781840134773
Category : Merchant ships
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
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 : 254
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.
The Merchant Vessel
Author: Charles NordhoffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
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: Merchant Marine for Trade and Defense
Author: United States. Maritime CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Sea of Death
Author: Claes-Göran WetterholmPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750996986
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Amid the turmoil of the dying days of the Second World War, a series of ships were sunk in the Baltic. These terrible disasters add up to be the greatest loss of life ever recorded at sea, but the stories of these ships have been lost from view. While everyone recognises the name Titanic, the names Cap Arcona, Goya, General von Steuben and Thielbek draw little more than blank stares. Claes-Göran Wetterholm brings the horror of these tragic events to life in this gripping study, first published in Swedish, as he collates the unknown stories of four major shipping disasters, the most terrible in history. Combining archive research with interviews with survivors and the relatives of those who died, Wetterholm vividly conveys his experiences of meeting many witnesses to a forgotten and horrifying piece of history.
The Merchant Ship in the British Atlantic, 1600–1800
Author: Phillip ReidPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004426345
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
In The Merchant Ship in the British Atlantic, 1600—1800, Phillip Reid refutes the long-held assumption that merchant ship technology in the British Atlantic during the two centuries of its development was static for all intents and purposes, and that whatever incremental changes took place in it were inconsequential to the development of the British Empire and its offshoots. Drawing on a unique combination of evidence from both traditional and unconventional sources, Phillip Reid shows how merchants, shipwrights, and mariners used both proven principles and adaptive innovations in hulls, rigs, and steering systems to manage high physical and financial risks. Listen also to the podcast where the author is interviewed about the book for New Books Network and the podcast with Liz Covart for Ben Franklin’s World by clicking here.