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The first deep-sea fishing boats of Cornwall are regarded as being
influenced by the three-masted French luggers that sailed over to
cause havoc amongst the locals. However, fishing had been practised
by Cornishmen for many generations before that, with mackerel and
pilchard fishing being prominent. Inshore, lobster and crab fishing
had also been popular for generations. This book looks at the
development of Cornish fishing boats, from the lugger to Pilchard
seine-net boats, once as prolific as the luggers and usually built
locally, as were traditional lobster and crab vessels. These are
discussed alongside more unusual boats, such as the St Ives 'jumbo'
and the Mevagissey 'tosher'. The book brings the story up to date,
including modern photos of existing boats gathering for the
bi-annual Looe lugger regatta. After motorisation, the shape of the
boat changed forever and the adaptation of old boats to accommodate
engines is examined, as are the famous yards and boatbuilders of
Cornwall still operational today.
A Book of Famous Ships By Smith, C., Fox Originally published in
1924. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to
the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork. Contents include: - The ship and her story - The
clipper ship "Lightning" - Across the western ocean - London pride
- China tea - Wool - Epilogue: Days of sail
Originally published in 1884. A detailed history of some of the
great inventors and inventions of the world. Contents Include -
Phineas Pett: Begginers of English Shipbuilding - Francis Pettit
Smith: Practical Introducer of the Screw Propeller - John Harrison:
Inventer of the Marine Chronometer - John Lombe: Introducer of the
Silk Industry into England - William Murdock: His Life and
Inventions - Fredrick Koenig: Inventor of the Steam-Printing
Machine - The Walters of 'The Times': Invention of the Walter Press
- William Clowes: Book Printing By Steam - Charles Bianconi: A
Lesson of Self-Help in Ireland - Industry in Ireland: Through
Connaught and Ulster to Belfast - Shipbuilding in Belfast: By E.J.
Harland, Engineer and Shipbuilding - Astronomers and Students in
Humble Life: A New Chapter in the 'Pursuit of Knowledge under
Difficulties' Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating
back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and
increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these
classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using
the original text and artwork.
Originally published in 1930, this is a wonderfully detailed look
at the history of the Sailing Ship in the nineteenth century.
Packed with photos and anecdotes, every major ship and Captain of
the day is examined in depth. Many of the earliest books,
particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now
extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are
republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality,
modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents
Include: Types of Ships - The East Indiamen - American Superiority
and Atlantic Packets - Navigation Laws, Utility Ships - Opium and
Tea Clippers - Rushes To Californian and Australian Gold Fields,
Some Fast Passages - Wool, Wheat and Emigrant Ships - Roaring
Forties, Icebergs, Slow and Fast Passages, Etc - Disasters,
Rescues, Etc - Life On A Sailing Ship
This report discusses the July 18, 2006, accident on the cruise
ship Crown Princess in which the vessel heeled at a maximum angle
of about 24, resulting in injuries to 298 passengers and
crewmembers. The vessel's second officer, the senior watch officer
on the bridge, had disengaged the automatic steering mode of the
vessel's integrated navigation system and taken manual control of
the steering in an effort to counteract a perceived high rate of
turn to port. He turned the wheel first to port and then between
port and starboard several times, causing the vessel to suddenly
heel and people to be thrown about or struck by unsecured objects.
The Crown Princess incurred no structural damage, although
unsecured interior items were damaged. The NTSB's investigation of
the accident identified safety issues and made recommendations to
the U.S. Coast Guard, to the Cruise Lines International
Association, and to SAM Electronics and Sperry Marine
(manufacturers of integrated navigation systems).
This work touches on the specialized world of wooden-ship building,
looking at the endless variations of techniques from country to
country, region to region, and over the course of history.
This report discusses the accident in which a 5-ton spud (mooring
shaft) unintentionally released from the uninspected construction
barge Athena 106 and struck a natural gas pipeline buried in West
Cote Blanche Bay, Louisiana. The Athena 106 and another barge were
both being pushed by the towing vessel Miss Megan. The gas ignited
and created a fireball that engulfed the Miss Megan and both
barges. Five people were killed and two survived; one barge worker
was officially listed as missing as of the report date. Damages
were estimated at $150,000 for the Athena 106 and $650,000 for the
Miss Megan. The estimated value of the released natural gas was
$6,800; replacing the ruptured pipeline cost an estimated $800,000.
The National Transportation Safety Board identified safety issues
during its accident investigation and made recommendations to the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Coast
Guard, Athena Construction (Athena 106 owner/operator), and Central
Boat Rentals (Miss Megan owner/operator).
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
This is the story of a ship and her pioneer master, Moses Rogers,
who had the idea of making the first transatlantic voyage in a
steam-propelled vessel. His "laudable and meritorious experiment"
marked one of the world's maritime epochs.
The conception and building of the S. S. Savannah was guided by
the engineering genius of Captain Rogers who, with Robert Fulton,
was a leading exponent of steam in his day. The momentous voyage
began in Savannah, Georgia, in 1819, and took the courageous crew
to England, Sweden, and Russia. These were the elegant steam ship's
times of triumph. Yet she also had moments of pathos, from the
first doubts and fears of a public that dubbed her a "steam coffin"
to that sad day when a Washington newspaper said her engine could
be removed for only $200, leaving her "just as good" as any other
ship.
The previously untold story of the first steam-powered vessel to
cross the Atlantic is written in a scholarly, well-documented
fashion, yet with the color, imagination, and humor of the men who
lived it.
Lawrence Beesley, a British schoolteacher, was a second-class
passenger on the "Titanic" when it hit an iceberg and sank in two
and a half hours. This is Beesley's eyewitness account, written
just weeks after the sinking, of his voyage on the "Titanic," the
collision with the iceberg, his hours in Lifeboat 13, and his
rescue by the "Carpathia." A classic account of the story of
"Titanic." With 6 pages of photos.
An authentic account of the Titanic's disaster with mesmerizing
first-hand account of survivors.***** "He led Mrs. Astor to the
side of the ship and helped her to the life-boat to which she had
been assigned. I saw that she was prostrated and said she would
remain and take her chances with him, but Colonel Astor quietly
insisted and tried to reassure her in a few words. As she took her
place in the boat her eyes were fixed upon him. Colonel Astor
smiled, touched his cap, and when the boat moved safely away from
the ship's side he turned back to his place among the men." *****
"I will not leave my husband," said Mrs. Isidor Straus. "We are
old; we can best die together," and she turned from those who would
have forced her into one of the boats and clung to the man who had
been the partner of her joys and sorrows. Thus they stood hand in
hand and heart to heart, comforting each other until the sea
claimed them, united in death as they had been through a long life.
*****
With A Review Of The Case Of The Antelope.
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
A unique keepsake with 32 color photographs of U.S.S. Harry S.
Truman, CVN-75, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Ideal for anyone who
loves the navy, naval history, naval aviation, or Harry S. Truman.
Includes 3 full-page photographs of 10-foot-long, seaworthy LEGO
sculpture of TRUMAN by LEGO artist Malle Hawking.
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