See Inside Ships

See Inside Ships
Author: Conrad Mason
Publisher: Usborne Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Lift-the-flap books
ISBN: 9780794530051

Weigh anchor, set sail and explore the world of ships. Lift the flaps to see inside all kinds of vessels, from creaking galleons to clanking steamships and gigantic aircraft carriers.

See Inside Pirate Ships

See Inside Pirate Ships
Author: Rob Lloyd Jones
Publisher: Usborne Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Board books
ISBN: 9780746070048

Lift the flaps in this exciting book to discover what happens aboard a lively pirate ship.

Ninety Percent of Everything

Ninety Percent of Everything
Author: Rose George
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2013-08-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0805092633

Revealing the workings and dangers of freight shipping, the author sails from Rotterdam to Suez to Singapore to present an eye-opening glimpse into an overlooked world filled with suspect practices, dubious operators, and pirates.

How to Avoid Huge Ships

How to Avoid Huge Ships
Author: John W. Trimmer
Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1993
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

You are the owner-captain of a luxury fifty-foot trawler motoring across the bay with your family and a few friends one balmy summer evening. Off in the distance, beyond the bridge spanning the waterway, you can make out the lights and shape of a containership moving down the channel. Have you ever wondered what action you must take to keep clear of that fast-approaching ship? This book will tell you how to do so quickly. Conscientious skippers are wise to read this book and discover if a ship's radar will pick up a small boat at night. It is fascinating to learn what is taking place on the bridge or down in the engine room of one of these leviathans as it heads your way. Can it be stopped before it hits you? Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones by reading this book written for the private boat owner/captain.

Ships and Seafaring in Ancient Times

Ships and Seafaring in Ancient Times
Author: Lionel Casson
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN:

Ever since the earliest travelers took to the water on reed rafts or inflated goatskins, ships and boats have played a paramount role in the history of the Western world. The invention of the sail about 3500 BC resulted in ever faster and more efficient water transport, and the great civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome depended on ships and seafarers for their prosperity. This entertaining book by the world's foremost authority on ancient seamanship traces the development of the boat from the most primitive craft to the powerful warships of the Greeks, the huge Roman merchant vessels, and the slender galleys of the Vikings. Professor Casson shows how the discoveries of marine archaeologists and recent experiments with full-size replicas of ancient boats have increased our knowledge of the way in which ships were built and used. Drawing upon written accounts and contemporary artistic depictions of naval battles, trading expeditions, and other voyages, he brings the world of seafaring in ancient times vividly to life.

Cruise Ships

Cruise Ships
Author: Peter C. Smith
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2011-06-13
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1783461055

The stunning elegance and luxurious interiors of todays vast fleet of cruise liners remains unrecorded in all but holiday brochures. This book gives a complete overview of the cream of these ships, todays queens of the sea. Each liner is illustrated and described with color illustrations of external and interior views. Details of the design, building and service history of each vessel are provided with vital statistics of the ship and its facilities.Among the ships included are Cunards Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2, the big new Princess Line liners—Ruby, Grand Sea and Celebrity Eclipse, the two Ocean Village ships and the largest of the P&O liners Ventura, Oceana, Arcadia, Aurora and Artemis. This is a book of reference for maritime enthusiasts, would-be holiday cruisers and those who have been passengers.

199 Ships and Boats

199 Ships and Boats
Author: Kristie Pickersgill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Board books
ISBN: 9781474986526

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.

Ships in Bottles

Ships in Bottles
Author: Guy DeMarco
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764309991

Five projects explained clearly, step-by-step through drawings and black-and-white and color photographs. Woven into the instructions is historical background that gives the ships and bottles greater interest and authenticity. The modeler is led slowly through the steps to create this legendary art form.

I Went Looking for a Ship

I Went Looking for a Ship
Author: Natascha Libbert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2018
Genre:
ISBN: 9789492051387

I Went Looking for a Ship' is a navigation through the landscape of shipping, following the major renovation of the sea lock in IJmuiden, the most important access to the port of Amsterdam. 0Natascha Libbert documents the life inside the technical zone on and around the locks, the port of Amsterdam and the ships. She focused on themes such as destruction and construction, the increasing public invisibility of maritime transport, and the way in which the landscape is constantly changing as a result of shipping. She decided to look for a ship to be able to observe everything from another perspective and to get a grip on this landscape in transformation. Eventually, she took passage on a ship that picks up quarried stone from a mountain in Norway. 0In 'I Went Looking for a Ship', Libbert?s research and logs are the common thread, where the earthly images set the visual tone: sometimes technical, sometimes abstract and poetic. Through the use of archival footage, reference images and research, she not only highlights the history of the locks, but also tells about specific characteristics of the maritime space and the similarities between divers and astronauts.

Square-rigged Ships

Square-rigged Ships
Author: Alan Villiers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Sailing ships
ISBN: 9781906367091

Ships & shipping: general interest.