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At the height of the Second World War this small pocket-book was
issued to all ratings on board ships of the Royal Navy. In straight
period prose it outlines all the basic expressions and tasks a
seaman needed to know to perform his duties efficiently. Chapters
are broken down into: Sea Terms; Navigation; Steering the Ship;
Rigging; Anchors and Cables; Boatwork; Miscellaneous (which
includes details on uniform and folding a hammock, etc); and Ship
Safety. Functional black line illustrations are used throughout, as
well as a few pages of colour (used sparingly) for flag
recognition. Faithfully reproduced, with a short introduction by
Brian Lavery, which explains the importance of a book like this to
a navy that had to take on vast numbers of civilians or Hostilities
Only men to meet the manning needs of the war, this volume provides
a real mixture of wartime nostalgia and historical authenticity. It
makes a world now lost to us accessible again, explaining as it
does the terms, skills and conventions of ship board life, a life
that required a common language, and where failure to respond to
orders instantly could mean the difference between life and death.
The book is sure to appeal to those who served in the war as well
as the current generation who are becoming increasingly interested
in the role their grandparents, fathers and uncles played during
that time.
The Cunard Line's Britannia was the first steamship to establish
regular communication across the Atlantic. She sailed on her maiden
voyage on 4 July 1840, setting in motion the first regular
steamship line. Iron supplanted wood in hull construction and the
screw propeller was gradually replacing the paddle wheel. The line
became a public company in 1878 and became the Cunard Steam Ship
Company Ltd. The construction of many famous ships such as
Mauretania, Lusitania, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth followed, and
the company continued to trade in profit until the introduction of
the jet aircraft in the 1960s and 1970s. Following various
restructuring and takeovers, the Cunard Line was acquired by the
Carnival Corporation and now offers cruises on the Three Queens.
Utilising many rare and unpublished images, Ian Collard offers a
superbly illustrated look at the cruise ships operated by Cunard.
Included here are images of the ships in many guises and liveries,
with comprehensive annotation of these iconic liners.
The Manchester Ship Canal was a huge engineering achievement. It
included seven swing bridges and the aqueduct at Barton, and helped
turn the cotton-producing capital of Great Britain into an inland
seaport. This was a feat many at the time believed could not be
achieved. One of the wonders of the modern industrial world, the
Manchester Ship Canal, with its huge locks and ocean-going vessels,
was a magnetic draw for enthusiastic Victorians who marvelled at
its construction. This book looks at the changes and development of
the Manchester Ship Canal through time, from its origins as a
thriving economic hub in the late nineteenth century, to an
important retail, leisure and media centre in the early
twenty-first century and beyond. Join Steven Dickens as he explores
the history of this 36-mile-long inland waterway in the north-west
of England, which links Manchester to the Mersey Estuary and the
Irish Sea.
In this volume Professor Sean McGrail introduces the reader to a
relatively new branch of Archaeology - the study of water transport
- how early rafts, boats and ships were built and used. Concepts,
such as boatbuilding traditions, ship stability and navigation
without instruments, are first described. Archaeological research
is then discussed, including sea levels in earlier times, how to
distinguish the vestigial remains of a cargo vessel from those of a
fighting craft; and the difference between a boat and a ship.
Chapters 2 and 3, the heart of the text, deal with the early water
transport of the Mediterranean and Atlantic Europe, from the Stone
Age to Medieval times. Each chapter includes a description of the
region's maritime geography and an exposition of its boat-building
traditions. The third element is a discussion of the propulsion,
the steering and the navigation of these early vessels. The sparse,
often jumbled, remains of excavated vessels have to be interpreted,
a process that is assisted by consideration of early descriptions
and illustrations. Studies of the way traditional builders of
wooden boats ply their trade today are also a great
help.Experimental boat archaeology is still at an early stage but,
when undertaken rigorously, it can reveal aspects of the vessel's
capabilities. Such information is used in this volume to further
our understanding of data from boat and ship excavations, and to
present as coherent, comprehensive and accurate a picture as is now
possible, of early European boatbuilding and use.
For more than 30 years the Nile river gunboat was an indispensable
tool of empire, policing the great river and acting as floating
symbols of British imperial power. They participated in every
significant colonial campaign in the region, from the British
invasion of Egypt in 1882 to the Battle of Omdurman in 1898, when
Britain finally won control of the Sudan. After that, the gunboats
helped maintain British control over both Egypt and the Sudan, and
played a key role in safeguarding British interests around the
headwaters of the Nile - a region hotly contested by several
European powers. Featuring specially commissioned artwork, this
comprehensive volume offers a detailed analysis of the Nile river
gunboats' entire career, from policing British colonial interests
along the great river to defending Egypt against the Ottoman Turks
in World War I.
Union-Castle Reefers: Part 2; Allied Coasters at War in the
Mediterranean; Ian Allan ABC Shipping Books: Part 2; Fate of
Steamer Fearless in 1906; Brunshausen Class Reefers, Pamela Hope;
Elder Dempster Follow-Up; South Devon Photographs.
Anson Northup, the first steamboat on the Canadian prairies,
arrived in Fort Garry in 1859. Belching hot sparks and growling in
fury, it was called "fire canoe" by the local Cree. The first
steam-powered passenger vessel in Canada had begun service on the
St. Lawrence River in 1809, and for the next 150 years, steamboats
carried passengers and freight on great Canadian rivers, among them
the treacherous Stikine and Fraser in British Columbia; the Peace,
Athabasca and Red Rivers on the prairies; and the mighty St.
Lawrence and Saguenay in Ontario and Quebec. Travel back in time
aboard makeshift gold-rush riverboats in the Yukon, sternwheelers
on the Saskatchewan and luxurious liners in the St. Lawrence to the
decades when steamboats sent the echoes of whistles across a vast
land of powerful rivers.
Handbuch fur die Mercedes-Olmotoren OM 312, OM 312 A, OM 321, OM
321 A und OM 326. Alle diese Typen finden auch heute noch vielfache
Verwendung an Bord von Booten und Schiffen.
A memoir of life as an adventurer and sailor in the Mediterranean,
by the noted naval historian. Ernle Bradford spent his twenty-first
birthday in Egypt, serving in the Royal Navy during World War II.
It was there that he came across the profoundly affecting words of
Anton Chekhov: "Life does not come again; if you have not lived
during the days that were given to you, once only, then write it
down as lost." After the war, Bradford married and settled in
London, but the mandate of those words inspired him and his wife to
quit their jobs, sell their home, and sail to France in their small
ship Mother Goose. The Journeying Moon chronicles their adventures
as they travel through Europe and the Mediterranean. From the
people of Malta who believed Bradford was a spy from MI5, to his
interactions with the Sicilian Mafia, Bradford tells the charming
and vivid tale of his days as a true adventurer.
Workshop Manual for Volvo Penta Marine Engines MD2010, MD2020,
MD2030, MD2040.
Elder Dempster Postwar: Part 1 -- The S & E Classes; The
Clipper Family of Reefer Vessels: Part 1; The First Mistley,
Portreath in Cornwall & the Bains Coasters; The Last Grace (a
Master with Guan Guan); A Century of Sludge Disposal at Sea.
Prince Line: Round-the-World & Tramping; Lindsay of Leith: Part
3; Liberties on Charter to the UK: Part 2; Clunies Steamship Co.;
Merchant Aircraft Carriers.
Prince Line Mediterranean Ships: Part 1; British Yeoman; Nigerian
National Shipping Line: Part 1; Shell Tankers on the Mersey;
Cornish Casualties; Lindsay of Leith: Part 1; Scottish Shire Line
Follow-Up; A Yoyage to New Zealand.
Detailed histories and fully-illustrated fleet lists of five
significant British shipping companies: United Baltic Corporation
Ltd of Larne, Thomas Dunlop & Sons, Chellew Navigation Co Ltd
and Glover Brothers.
British & Continental: Part 2; Beacon Hill; Black Star Line;
Arnott Young: Part 2; The Cement Armada; Palm Line Tankers.
One Navy admiral called it"one of the greatest unsolved sea
mysteries of our era." The U.S. Navy officially describes it an
inexplicable accident. For decades, the real story of the disaster
eluded journalists, historians, and the family members of the lost
crew. But a small handful of Navy and government officials knew the
truth: The sinking of the U.S.S. Scorpion on May 22, 1968, was an
act of war. In Scorpion Down , military reporter Ed Offley reveals
that the true cause of the Scorpion's sinking was buried by the
U.S. government in an attempt to keep the Cold War from turning
hot. For five months, the families of the Scorpion crew waited
while the Navy searched feverishly for the missing submarine. For
the first time, Offley reveals that entire search was cover-up,
devised to conceal that fact that the Scorpion had been torpedoed
by the Soviets. In this gripping and controversial book, Offley
takes the reader inside the shadowy world of the Cold War military,
where rival superpowers fought secret battles far below the surface
of the sea.
ACTION-PACKED STORIES OF SHIPS SUCH AS: SS Benajmin Noble - SS Carl
D. Bradley - SS Eastland - SS Edmund Fitzgerald - SS G. P. Griffith
- SS Henry Steinbrenner - SS Island Queen - SS Kaliyuga - SS
Kamloops - SS Lady Elgin - SS Mataafa - SS Noronic AHOY, MATE!Step
into the past and aboard the decks of these twenty-one proud
vessels, each one launched with high hopes but doomed finally to
disaster. From the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the last major freighter
lost on the lakes, to the Le Griffin, the ill-fated liner that
mysteriously disappeared during a ruthless storm, author Michael J.
Varhola spins these tales with heart-pounding drama. Whether
battered by hurricane-force gales, gouged by hidden rocks, or
simply sabotaged by poor judgment, these ships live on in the most
compelling oceangoing stories you've ever read.
The story of Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Johnny Trescott. A man
as smart, tough, and fearless as they come. But he's about to lose
everything-his boat, his freedom, and his identity. Long before Tom
Hanks as Captain Phillips fell into the hands of modern-day
pirates, Johnny faced the same high-stakes action on the high seas.
He's cunning has always outwitted his antagonists, but now the odds
have turned and he must pull off the ultimate drug bust. An
adversary that has emerged from the deep blue. Johnny has met his
match. The Phantom Patrol marked a turning point in L. Ron
Hubbard's fiction. In writing this story he recognized the vital
importance of research and realism. To that end, Hubbard toured
Coast Guard vessels and interviewed officers who were actually
involved in chasing down drug smugglers. The resulting authenticity
and success of the tale was a sign of things to come. Read The
Phantom Patrol and experience the development of a unique voice in
storytelling. "Nonstop action and a hero to root for." -Publishers
Weekly * An International Book Awards Finalists
Bristol City Line: Part 1; Loch Line: Part 2; Donkeymans tale; What
Day Was This?; The Dresden White Fleet; Thor Dahl: Part 1; US
Standards in Colour: Part 1; SD14 Follow-Up; Furness Houlder
Follow-Up; Index to Records 29 to 32.
Tom Christian is on the trail of revenge and a fortune in gold. As
square-jawed and rugged as Clark Gable in his prime, Tom is headed
deep into the jungles of the Solomon Islands to find Punjo
Charlie-the ruthless criminal who killed his partner. But these
jungles are thick with danger . . . as greed, temptation and sudden
violence threaten to draw Tom into the heart of darkness. There's a
pile of gold. . . . There's a beautiful blonde. . . . And there's a
bloodthirsty tribe of headhunters who have fallen under the spell
of Punjo Charlie. The trap has been set. The question is: will Tom
fall into it? Will he lose his way and lose his head . . . or will
he get his revenge, get the gold and get the girl? The answer lies
buried in the rain forest . . . and in Tom's heart. And as he's
about to discover, there's only one way out of the jungle: all-out
war. In 1927, L. Ron Hubbard sailed across the Pacific to Guam to
meet his naval officer father. It was the beginning of an adventure
that would take him from the Western Hills of China to the South
Pacific islands. Along the way he met Cantonese pirates, Chamorro
natives, British spies, and headhunters of the South Pacific. He
was one of the few Westerners to come away from an encounter with a
headhunter tribe not only unscathed, but bearing gifts as well.
Those experiences and knowledge proved invaluable in the writing of
such stories as The Headhunters.
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