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The intensifying competition on the North Atlantic in the early
years of the twentieth century led the White Star Line to order
three huge liners. While their British rival, the Cunard Line,
focused on speed, White Star concentrated on size and luxury.
Orders were placed for Olympic and Titanic to be built at Harland
& Wolff 's yard in Belfast, while the third sister ship,
Britannic, would follow at a later date. Each ship was subtly
different. Lessons learned from the service of Olympic were put
into practice for Titanic, as other shipping lines immediately
began to plan their response. Following Titanic's loss on her
maiden voyage, radical improvements were made to the third sister
ship, improving the watertight subdivision. These changes, however,
did not prevent Britannic sinking in less than an hour in the
Aegean in 1916, while serving as a hospital ship for the war
effort. Illustrated with many rare images of all three ships,
including a brand new colour section, this revised and expanded
edition brings the story up to date, providing a comprehensive
history in one volume.
The Big Book of Boat Canvas is a thorough revision and updating of Karen Lipes two popular earlier books, Boat Canvas Cover to Cover and More Boat Canvas, combined with a whole new section on below-decks sewing projects. In this latest volume Lipe ranges well beyond the boundaries of traditional canvas work to create a comprehensive guide to fabric work on board. Youll find dozens of traditional canvas projects--sail covers, awnings, duffel bags, dodgers, and Biminis, wind chutes, winter covers--all with clear, step-by-step instructions, generously illustrated. Youll also find dozens of not-so-traditional fabric projects to add comfort and a touch of elegance to your below-decks spaces: custom interior cushions, fitted sheets and daycovers, privacy curtains, lee cloths, even a tablecloth to fit your varnished table. Lipe offers a veritable minicourse in interior yacht decoration, dozens of useful sewing tips, a careful detailing of materials nad tools needed for each project, and an extensive discussion of modern fabrics appropriate for exterior and interior use. In short, this handy book covers everything you need to know to sew comfort, utility, and style into your boat.
A treasure of functional and fanciful projects you can sew yourself.--Multihulls
Youll find this book of the utmost practical help.--The Ensign
It passed what is for me the acid test of a how-to book: The Big Book of Boat Canvas made me want to get at some long-neglected projects and even to try some that I never thought I could manage.--SAIL
200 years ago, in 1819, the Lancaster Canal was officially
completed. It represented a new and bright future for all those who
traded between Preston and Kendal. It was to become a vital
navigable artery during Britain's industrial heyday, and also a
very comfortable way for paying passengers to travel throughout
north Lancashire. After many years of sterling service as a working
canal, it is now hugely popular with boaters, walkers, cyclists and
runners. One of only a handful of coastal canals in the country, it
is easily accessible and well maintained, travelling through
beautiful and varied countryside. In the fi rst half of this
excellent book, author Robert Swain outlines the history of the
canal, from its construction (including the internationally
renowned Lune Aqueduct), through its trading days, to its demise
and then rebirth as an invaluable leisure resource. Part two is a
guide to the entire canal today, pointing out and explaining the
hundreds of fascinating features to be seen along its length.
Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the opening,
the book is full of interesting facts and beautiful pictures, and
is the perfect companion for anyone who wishes to learn about,
explore and enjoy the Lancaster Canal.
The quick andcost-effective way to build the boat of your dreams In
this much-anticipated Second Edition of the
cutting-edge book on boat building, pioneer Sam Devlin gives you
the plans and expert advice you need to apply his highly developed,
easy-to-use stitch-and-glue technique to a wide variety of boats
ranging in size from 7 to 55 feet. This new and expanded edition
of Devlin’s Boat Building Manual features 200
photographs, including an entirely new section that follows the
complete boat building process from start to finish. Boat building
enthusiasts will enjoy seeing the stitch-and-glue method applied to
such larger vessels as powerboats and sailboats, and DIY hobbyists
interested in building their first boat will find more instruction
than in the previous edition. This updated edition also features, a
revised painting section, coverage on the latest epoxies and resins
and how to work with them, and an expanded design section showing
the broad range of sizes and types of boats now buildable with this
technique.
The history of Chatham Dockyard has been an eventful one. It owes
its inception to King Henry VIII who, in 1547, selected the River
Medway at Gillingham to be his main fleet anchorage. As more ships
were added to the royal fleet the work of the dockyard was
increased, until it was deemed necessary to build a small castle to
protect the yard and anchorage from attack. In the wars and
conflicts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Chatham
Dockyard would be called upon again to play its part in maintaining
an effective battle fleet. David T. Hughes has compiled a
thoughtful and insightful volume of photographs and ephemera on the
Chatham Naval Dockyard and Barracks, looking at it from its early
days of existence until its role in more recent years, from the
First and Second World Wars to the Falklands.
The origins of a permanent French sailing navy can be traced to the
work of Cardinal Richelieu in the 1620s, but this naval force
declined rapidly in the 1650s and a virtually new _Marine Royale_
had to be re-created by Colbert from 1661\. Thereafter, Louis XIV"s
navy grew rapidly to become the largest and most powerful in the
world, at the same time establishing a reputation for the quality
of its ship design that lasted until the end of sail. The
eighteenth century was to see defeat and decline, revival and
victory, but by 1786 the French Navy had emerged from its most
successful naval war having frequently outfought or outmanoeuvred
the British Navy in battle, and in the process making a major
contribution to American independence. This book is the first
comprehensive listing of these ships in English, and follows the
pattern set by its companion volume on the 1786 - 1861 period in
providing an impressive depth of information. It is organised by
Rate, classification and class, with significant technical and
building data, followed by highlights of the careers of each ship
in every class. Thus for the first time it is possible to form a
clear picture of the overall development of French warships
throughout the whole of the sailing era. Certain to become the
standard English-language reference work, its publication is of the
utmost importance to every naval historian and general reader
interested in the navies of the sailing era.
Although the answer appears obvious, there is far more to the
sinking of the Titanic than is popularly understood. On 10 April
1912 Titanic - the largest and most luxurious ocean liner in the
world - left Southampton on her maiden voyage. The only headlines
she expected to make were on her triumphant arrival in New York.
But just five days later, she was a wreck at the bottom of the
North Atlantic, taking over 1500 lives with her. Why? The answer to
this question is a set of circumstances and a chain of events that
came together to seal her fate and that of so many of her
passengers and crew. Nature of course played her part in the form
of that gigantic iceberg as well as in other less obvious ways.
Most of all though there was human error, complacency and an
inability to think the unthinkable when designing or sailing the
ship. Just one different action at any stage in the chain could
have saved the life of Titanic or at least most, if not all, of
those aboard her. The world still has much to learn from the loss
of the Titanic. This book explains why the largest ship in the
world was lost and just how the voyage of a lifetime turned into a
nightmare.
The story of Britain's canals reads like a history of the
Industrial Revolution. It was the growth of canals in the late
eighteenth century that made possible and, in fact, created the
need for many of the technological advances of the time. The legacy
they have left is used my millions every day for leisure pursuits,
for fishing, for walking the dog and for the obvious use of
boating. This book helps to describe what can be seen today and to
relate this to the history and technology of the period. Covering
the canals of England and Wales this is the best companion to our
waterways heritage.
For thousand of years the River Forth has been utilised by man.
from the stone age shell middens at Kinneil to the Roman port at
Cramond, there is evidence of man's early use of the river and its
estuary. From medieval times onwards, fishing villages have grown
up on both banks of the river, while ferries have plied their trade
for the same period. Once navigable all the way to Stirling, little
commercial traffic now uses most of the river. It was not always
so, with ports at Dysart, Methil, Leven Stirling, Alloa, Airth and
Bo'ness, all serving the buoyant coal trade. Now few ports survive.
Grangemouth and Leith are shadows of their former selves and the
huge naval base at Rosyth has been sold and is now also operating
on a much smaller scale than even twenty years ago. Shipbreakers,
like the ships themselves, were once a common sight, with yards at
Bo'ness, Alloa and Rosyth demolishing old ships - including such
famous liners as the Cunard Mauretania, White Star's Britannic and
Red Star's Belgenland. Within the pages of Shipping of the Forth
are views of long gone ships, the fishing industry, coasters and
ocean liners as well as paddle steamers, shipwrecks and the people
involved in maritime industries along both banks of the river.
The enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's
largest ever warship 'Fascinating, often funny and sometimes moving
. . . Terrill takes us deep into the bowels of Britain's biggest
warship . . . Exhilarating' THE TIMES ________ 65,000 tons. 280
metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant
piece of Sovereign British territory that's home to up to 50
Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest ship in the Royal
Navy's history and one of the most ambitious and exacting
engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK. But it's her ship's
company of 700, alongside an air group of 900 air and ground crew
that are Big Lizzie's beating heart. And How to Build an Aircraft
Carrier tells their story. From before the first steel of her hull
was cut, Chris Terrill has enjoyed unprecedented access to Queen
Elizabeth and the men and women who have brought her to life. From
Jerry Kyd, the ship's inspirational Captain to Lt Cdr Nathan Grey,
the first pilot to land Britain's new stealth jet fighter on her
deck, Terrill has won the trust and confidence of the ship's
people. How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells the story of Britain
at its best: innovative, confident, outward-looking and world
beating. ________ 'A detailed account of the challenges, trials and
triumphs on the ship's progression . . . and a portrait of the men
and women who made it happen. [Terrill] writes with affection,
humour and understanding' TELEGRAPH
Join Gateshead historian Ken Groundwater on a nostalgic journey
down both banks of the mighty Tyne, from Scotswood in the west to
Tynemouth in the east. The marvelous period photographs evoke a
time when the river resounded with the din of the riveters'
hammers, and shipyards were to be seen at every bend and on both
sides.
SS Terra Nova was most famous for being the vessel to carry the
ill-fated 1910 polar expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott, but the
story of this memorable ship, built in wood to enable flexibility
in the ice, continued until 1943, when she sank off Greenland. This
newly designed and updated edition presents the definitive
illustrated account of one of the classic polar exploration ships
of the 'heroic age'. Put together from accounts recorded by the men
who sailed in her, it tells the sixty-year history of a ship built
by a famous Scottish shipbuilding yard, in the nineteenth-century
days of whaling and sealing before coal gas and electricity
replaced animal oils.
Concentrates on the Bute West, Bute East and Roath Docks, from
their beginnings in the 1840s, through the boom years of the 1950s
and '60s to the period of redevelopment and modernisation. This
book includes 300 photographs and maps.
"The Guide," as it is referred to in Panama includes specific
piloting instructions covering all of coastal Panama, its major
navigable rivers that reach the coast, as well as the San Blas
Islands and Las Perlas.
The Panama Guide, 2nd ed. contains 187 charts, an 8-page color
section with Tom Zydler's photography of Panama, plus GPS
waypoints, instructions for transiting the Panama Canal, lists of
navigational aids, local services, customs regulations,
recommendations for on-shore activities, and a detailed index. It
will make the waters surrounding Panama more accessible to
yachtsmen by clearly showing routes for safe navigation,
anchorages, rules and regulations, and suggestions for polite
interaction with the Panamanian people.
After joining the Australian Merchant Navy at the age of sixteen,
Dick Jolly trained as an engineer before joining the Australian
National Line as a cadet. After a four-year apprenticeship, he
gradually gained promotion while travelling around the Australian
coast. Fascinated by the world of commercial deep-sea tugs and
salvage, his first real break came in Portsmouth in 1963 when he
landed a job on RFA Typhoon. Relocating to Singapore and with a
Foreign Going tugmaster's qualification under his belt, he went on
to travel the oceans of the world, hauling derelict ships,
dredgers, floating cranes and all manner of other craft. For four
years he left the sea, trying to earn a living as an opal-miner in
Andamooka in the Australian Outback where the vast majority of
miners go bankrupt! It was an advert for the post of tugmaster in
the Port of Eden which brought him to his senses, and he returned
to the world of salvage. After further work in the Far East, his
no-nonsense attitude was appreciated by the managing director of a
new salvage company and the author was sent to Germany to purchase
the company's tug, the Intergulf. Many contracts followed, until
the Intergulf was sold from underneath his feet. Captain Jolly
relates many fascinating stories from the hard-bitten world of
commercial salvage: dragging blazing ships off rocky shorelines,
rescuing crews from the middle of the ocean and avoiding hostile
natives. On one occasion, he had to drive through the jungle at
break-neck speed to avoid being taken hostage! These and many other
gripping adventures are recounted in this exciting, true-life and
humorous story, which is complemented by stunning colour and black
and white photographs.
An insight into the design, construction and operation of the
feared World War 2 German Type VIIC U-boat. The German Type VIIC
U-boat, scourge of Allied shipping convoys during the Second World
War, was the workhorse of the German U-boat force. With some 568
Type VIIs in use between 1940 and 1945 it was a potent fighting
vessel that could hunt for long periods in the far reaches of the
western and southern Atlantic. Centrepiece of the Haynes U-boat
Manual is the sole surviving example of a Type VIIC U-boat, U-995,
which is on display at the German Naval Memorial near Kiel in
northern Germany.
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