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| Author | : Phillip Reid |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2020-04-14 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9004426345 |
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.
| Author | : Richard Woodman |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 98 |
| Release | : 2013-04-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0747813485 |
At one time British ships carried half of the world's trade, transporting every conceivable type of freight from and to all four corners of the globe – and in times of crisis the merchant fleet has also offered military assistance. In fact, the merchant convoys and armed cruisers that defied the German blockades to supply Britain in the First World War were so pivotal that they were recognised as a second 'navy' – the Merchant Navy. This fleet again saw service in the Second World War, continuing to keep Britain provisioned even in its darkest hour. Richard Woodman here relates the Merchant Navy's colourful history and brings to life the day-to-day experiences of the seamen.
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| Total Pages | : 48 |
| Release | : 1944 |
| Genre | : Ships |
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| Author | : A. J. Tennent |
| Publisher | : Periscope Publishing Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2006-03 |
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| ISBN | : 9781904381365 |
Containing 258 pages, this is a tennents reference book on the loss of every British merchant ship sunk by German submarine in the great war.
| Author | : Lewis R. Fischer |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0973893478 |
This book compiles seven essays concerning changes to merchant shipping over the hundred and fifty years between 1850 and 2000, and spanning a range of countries, with particular focus on Norway, Greece, Japan, and England. The essays are linked by the theme of change: from traditional to modern shipping; in fluctuating cargo demands; from sail to steam; wood to iron; in improvements in communication technologies; in political natures and affiliations; in seafaring skillsets; in the advent of containerisation and advent of globalisation. The overall aim is to construct a solid international context for the merchant shipping industry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - primarily to aid a major Norwegian deep-sea merchant marine project. The book contains an introduction that sets out these aims, and seven essays by maritime historians which form part of the international contextual whole, though all can be approached individually.
| Author | : C. T. Watts |
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| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 1990-01-01 |
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| ISBN | : 9780785548546 |
| Author | : United States. Maritime Commission |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 76 |
| Release | : 1946 |
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| Author | : Ray Costello |
| Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2012-06-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1781388946 |
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of British seafarers of African descent from the Tudor period to the present day.
| Author | : Salvatore R. Mercogliano |
| Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
| Total Pages | : 88 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780945274964 |
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.
| Author | : Lloyd's Register Foundation |
| Publisher | : Lloyd's Register |
| Total Pages | : 870 |
| Release | : 1865-01-01 |
| Genre | : History |
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The Lloyd's Register of Shipping records the details of merchant vessels over 100 gross tonnes, which are self-propelled and sea-going, regardless of classification. Before the time, only those vessels classed by Lloyd's Register were listed. Vessels are listed alphabetically by their current name.
