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Keeping a ship safe and secure occurs through the investment of
time and effort by both the Vessel Security Officer and the crew.
Some of the topics covered in this volume include training, drills,
exercises, and recordkeeping; threat assessment and analysis;
creating a vessel security plan; and maritime terrorism. The
appendices contain a Declaration of Security and 33 CFR Part 104
among other documents. This text complements any security course
and can serve as a training handbook for a Vessel/Ship Security
Officer or Company Security Officer.
Walter Laas war einer der grossen Schiffskonstrukteure seiner Zeit.
Das 1907/1908 erschienene Werk entstand zu einer Zeit, als die
Dampfmaschine langsam aber sicher dem Segelantrieb den Rang ablief.
Umso interessanter sind die Untersuchungen von Laas zur
Entwicklungsgeschichte und Zukunft von Grosssegler
Many different types of figureheads are pictured in color and b/w
photos with a fascinating historical text that explains their use
and the sculptors who made them. Figurehead lions, dragon heads,
and human forms are primarily from the nineteenth century. Court
sculptors and independent figurehead carvers are introduced whose
work appears on royal pleasure craft.
Launched as the pride of British shipbuilding and the largest
vessel in the world, Olympic was more than 40 per cent larger than
her nearest rivals: almost 900ft long and the first ship to exceed
40,000 tons. She was built for comfort rather than speed and
equipped with an array of facilities, including Turkish and
electric baths (one of the first ships to have them), a swimming
pool, gymnasium, squash court, a la carte restaurant, large
first-class staterooms and plush public rooms. Surviving from 1911
until 1935, she was a firm favourite with the travelling public -
carrying hundreds of thousands of fare-paying passengers - and
retained a style and opulence even into her twilight years. During
the First World War, she carried more troops than any other
comparable steamship and was the only passenger liner ever to sink
an enemy submarine by ramming it. Overshadowed frequently by her
sister ships Titanic and Britannic, Olympic's history deserves more
attention than it has received. She was evolutionary in design
rather than revolutionary, but marked an ambition for the White
Star Line to dominate the North Atlantic express route. Rivals
immediately began trying to match her in size and luxury. The
optimism that led to her conception was rewarded, whereas her
doomed sisters never fulfilled their creators' dreams. This revised
and expanded edition of the critically acclaimed RMS Olympic:
Titanic's Sister uses new images and further original research to
tell the story of this remarkable ship 80 years after her career
ended.
The whaling bark Progress was a New Bedford ship transformed into a
whaling museum for Chicago's 1893 world's fair. Traversing
waterways across North America, the whaleship enthralled crowds
from Montreal to Racine. Her ultimate fate, however, was to be a
failed sideshow of marine curiosities and a metaphor for a dying
industry out of step with Gilded Age America. This book uses the
story of the Progress to detail the rise, fall, and eventual demise
of the whaling industry in America. The legacy of this whaling bark
can be found throughout New England and Chicago, and invites
questions about what it means to transform a dying industry into a
museum piece.
Marine Cargo Operations clearly spells out the basic principles of
cargo operations and acquaints merchant officers with the
techniques of stowage and their application. Based on the authors'
half century of experience, the book singles out the most practical
methods, procedures, and philosophies and presents them in thorough
detail. Each discussion is enhanced by photographs or drawings. The
book provides a complete understanding of the shipping cycle so all
associated personnel can work as a team in observing the "three Cs"
of shipping: communication, cooperation, and coordination.The third
edition emphasizes containerization and the responsibilities of the
ship's officers for the proper and safe carriage of their cargo.
The chapter on cargo responsibility has been updated by an
admiralty lawyer, and a new chapter, "Stowage of Containers," has
been written by a ship's master with thirty years of containership
experience. The National Cargo Bureau furnished a chapter on
stowage of grain bulk cargo. Also included are discussions on
breakbulk cargo and how the ship's officer can prevent condensation
or moisture damage, the most common cause of cargo damage
claims.This edition provides vital information and questions and
answers for candidates taking a U.S. Merchant Marine license
examination, and is an important refresher for those who have
already received their licenses.
Have you ever wondered about the people who lived and worked along
the canals? Have you ever caught a glimpse of something they might
have seen or an echo of something they might have heard? As the
Stroudwater Navigation and the Thames and Severn canal wind their
way from Framilode to Inglesham, they hold the stories of all who
lived and worked on them. From Jack spinning yarns as he legs
barges through the Sapperton Tunnel to Elizabeth swimming for all
she is worth in the Wallbridge gala, the stories in 'Tales from the
Towpath' span 250 years of life on the Cotswold canals. Mixing fact
and fiction, they bring the past to life and, like all the best
tales, appeal to children and adults alike. These original tales by
storyteller Fiona Eadie are complemented by the evocative
illustrations of local artist Tracy Spiers.
Oceanic was the largest ship in the world when she was launched in
1899. The White Star Line's 'Ship of the Century', she was their
last express liner before the Olympic and Titanic and her lavish
first-class accommodation became renowned among Atlantic
travellers. Serving on the company's express service for fifteen
years, she earned a reputation for running like clockwork. Days
after the outbreak of war, she was commissioned into the Royal Navy
and converted into an armed merchant cruiser. However, her
new-found status was not to last - she grounded on the rocks off
Foula, in the Shetlands, within weeks and became a total loss. When
she was wrecked, she had on board Charles Lightoller, Titanic's
senior surviving officer. Oceanic: White Star's 'Ship of the
Century' is the first book that looks at the entire career of this
one-of-a-kind flagship. With human anecdotes, hitherto unpublished
material and rare illustrations, Mark Chirnside's book is a
beautiful tribute to a unique ocean liner.
The period from the end of the Second World War to the late 1960s
marked a golden era for the traditional port-to-port class-divided
passenger ship business. It was an age of re-awakening, with the
wealthy and adventurous seeking new experiences abroad and
countless migrants wanting to leave war-shattered Europe for new
lives and opportunities overseas. On the liners, everyone was
catered for: from passengers such as the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor, who required suites of luxurious rooms with space to
unpack over a hundred pieces of luggage, to penniless migrants
carrying nothing more than an overnight bag, for whom a berth in a
fifty-bed dormitory was all that was needed. Atlantic crossings
were popular throughout the period, but there were also three- and
four-class ships to South America, combination passenger-cargo
services carrying only 100 or so travelers, fast mail ships to
South Africa, colonial passenger vessels to East Africa, crowded
migrant sailings to Sydney and Auckland, and trans-Suez and
trans-Pacific passages. This was an era when long-distance travel
was entirely dependent on the ocean liners. Post-War on the Liners
examines, through fascinating anecdotes and detailed research, the
many passenger ship services of this bygone era, recapturing the
charm, practicality, and importance of post-war sea travel. From
the magnificent-Cunarders Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, Italian
Line's Augustus, Union-Castle's Bloemfontein Castle, P&O's
Oronsay, and Shaw Savill's Southern Cross-to the lesser
known-Fyffes Line's Golfito, Royal Mail's Amazon, Sitmar Line's
Fairsea, and NYK Line's Hikawa Maru-this book reveals the unique
qualities of individual ships and why they were so often regarded
with affection by the men and women who travelled and served on
them.
Maxtone-Graham, a maritime historian specializing in the history of
ocean liners and cruise ships, revels in the past glories of the
ocean liner and examines with affectionate detail today's best
ships. Reveals how ships, crews, and passengers have changed and
remained the same, looking at shipboard
Mainers on the Titanic traces the stories of passengers on that
fateful ship who had ties to Maine. Many of them were wealthy
summer visitors to Bar Harbor, but there were other residents of
state aboard as well. Their tales are retold, along with what was
occurring in the state at the time. Meticulously researched, this
book reveals the agonizing day-to-day wait of Mainers for news of
what really happened and tells the stories of Maine passengers from
their boarding to the sinking and rescue, and, for those who
survived, of their final coming ashore in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
It's a unique and fascinating addition to the Titanic story.
For 1930s Britain, the Queen Mary was a symbol of hope. Cunard had
abandoned construction on what they had planned to be the grandest
liner of all time (then known simply as Job 534) in the depths of
the Depression. Her half-finished hull sat on the Clyde for years,
but when Cunard announced they were going to complete her, it was a
sign, perhaps, that the darkest days were over, that the country
was emerging from economic disaster and that Britannia would soon
rule the waves once again. The Queen Mary would go on to be one of
the most famous ships in the world for all the right reasons. The
first British ship to be over 1,000 feet in length, launched by her
namesake (and for which the Clyde had to be artificially widened to
allow such a large ship to pass through), she won the Blue Riband
(the record for fastest Atlantic crossing) not once by twice - and
when she won it the second time in 1938 she held it until 1952.
After wartime service carrying up to 16,000 US troops to Europe at
a time, she finally retired to Long Beach, California, in 1967.
There she remains, a perfectly preserved reminder of a bygone era,
and a celebration of the golden age of the transatlantic liner. In
this book David Ellery, maritime historian, TV presenter and
documentary maker, answers all the questions you might have about
this glorious ship - and ones you might never have thought to ask
too. This unique, accessible approach gives a fantastic
introduction to the ship to anyone curious about her, but is also
very detailed and comprehensive, covering everything from the
ship's design, construction, engineering and interior fittings to
her naming, wartime service and more. Packed with archival
photographs and other original material, this is a fascinating and
illuminating guide to the Queen Mary, looking beneath the sheen of
her appointments to explore how her fame is well deserved.
Why does the story of the Titanic retain such a hold on the popular
imagination, one hundred years after it sank on the night of 15
April 1912? In this new centenary edition, Howells explores the
myths around the Titanic legend, showing what they reveal about the
culture of their time, as well as the role that myth still plays in
our lives today.
In November 2011, Geoff Dyer fulfilled a childhood dream of
spending time on an aircraft carrier. Dyer's stay on the USS George
Bush, on active service in the Arabian Gulf, proved even more
intense, memorable, and frequently hilarious, than he could ever
have hoped. In Dyer's hands, the warship becomes a microcosm for a
stocktaking of modern Western life: religion, drugs, chauvinism,
farting, gyms, steaks, prayer, parental death, relationships and
how to have a beach party with 5000 people on a giant floating hunk
of steel. Piercingly perceptive and gloriously funny, this is a
unique book about work, war and entering other worlds.
Deep in southern latitudes, in a desolate corner of Cumberland Bay
on the east coast of the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia,
hard by the rotting quays of the abandoned whaling station of
Grytviken and almost within a stone's throw of the grave of Sir
Ernest Shackleton, lie three forsaken steam ships: rusting remnants
of our industrial past, unique survivals from a vanished age of
steam at sea. One of these ships is 'Viola', the sole surviving
Hull steam trawler from the huge fleet which put 'fish & chips'
on Britain's plates more than a hundred years ago. In this
absorbing account, maritime historians Robb Robinson and Ian Hart
describe her ancestry and origins in the Victorian and Edwardian
North Sea fishery - vividly depicting life for her crew in the most
dangerous industry of its time; they record her Great War service
as a U-boat hunter - one of the many merchant vessels largely
unsung for their contribution, and often sacrifice, in wartime; and
they recount her subsequent career hunting whales off West Africa,
then later sealing and exploration work in the South Atlantic,
before her final abandonment in South Georgia. Here she became
quarry for the infamous Argentine scrap metal expedition of 1982,
in the initiating action of the Falklands War. This improbable yet
true story of a humble working vessel and those involved with her
is a highly readable work of social, as well as maritime, history.
This is a comprehensive guide to one of America's unique national
parks, The C&O Canal Companion takes readers on a mile-by-mile,
lock-by-lock tour of the 184-mile Potomac River waterway and
towpath that stretches from Washington, DC, to Cumberland,
Maryland, and the Allegheny Mountains. Making extensive use of
records at the National Archives and the C&O Canal Park
Headquarters, Mike High demonstrates how events and places along
the canal relate to the history of the nation, from Civil War
battles and river crossings to the frontier forts guarding the
route to the West. Using attractive photographs and drawings, he
introduces park visitors to the hidden history along the canal and
provides practical advice on cycling, paddling, and hiking-all the
information needed to fully enjoy the park's varied delights.
Thoroughly overhauled and expanded, the second edition of this
popular, fact-packed book features updated maps and photographs, as
well as the latest information on lodgings and other facilities for
hikers, bikers, and campers on weekend excursions or extended
outdoor vacations. It also delves deeper into the history of the
upland region, relaying new narratives about Native American
settlements, the European explorers and traders who were among the
first settlers, and the lives of slaves and free blacks who lived
along or escaped slavery via the canal. Visitors to the C&O
Canal who are interested in exploring natural wonders while tracing
the routes of pioneers and engineers - not to mention the path of
George Washington, who explored the Potomac route to the West as a
young man and later laid out the first canals to make the river
navigable - will find this guide indispensable.
Amid the turmoil of the dying days of the Second World War, a
series of ships were sunk in the Baltic. These terrible disasters
add up to be the greatest loss of life ever recorded at sea, but
the stories of these ships have been lost from view. While everyone
recognises the name Titanic, the names Cap Arcona, Goya, General
von Steuben and Thielbek draw little more than blank stares.
Claes-Goeran Wetterholm brings the horror of these tragic events to
life in this gripping study, first published in Swedish, as he
collates the unknown stories of four major shipping disasters, the
most terrible in history. Combining archive research with
interviews with survivors and the relatives of those who died,
Wetterholm vividly conveys his experiences of meeting many
witnesses to a forgotten and horrifying piece of history.
Fifty years ago-on April 26, 1956-the freighter Ideal X steamed
from Berth 26 in Port Newark, New Jersey. Flying the flag of the
Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company, she set out for Houston with an
unusual cargo: 58 trailer trucks lashed to her top deck. But they
weren't trucks-they were steel containers removed from their
running gear, waiting to be lifted onto empty truck beds when Ideal
X reached Texas. She docked safely, and a revolution was
launched-not only in shipping, but in the way the world trades.
Today, the more than 200 million containers shipped every year are
the lifeblood of the new global economy. They sit stacked on
thousands of "box boats" that grow more massive every year. In this
fascinating book, transportation expert Brian Cudahy provides a
vivid, fast-paced account of the container-ship revolution-from the
maiden voyage of the Ideal X to the entrepreneurial vision and
technological breakthroughs that make it possible to ship more
goods more cheaply than every before. Cudahy tells this complex
story easily, starting with Malcom McLean, Pan-Atlantic's owner who
first thought about loading his trucks on board. His line grew into
the container giant Sea-Land Services, and Cudahy charts its
dramatic evolution into Maersk Sealand, the largest container line
in the world. Along the way, he provides a concise, colorful
history of world shipping-from freighter types to the fortunes of
steamship lines-and explores the spectacular growth of global trade
fueled by the mammoth ships and new seaborne lifelines connecting
Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Masterful maritime history, Box
Boats shows how fleets of these ungainly ships make the modern
world possible-with both positive and negative effects. It's also a
tale of an historic home port, New York, where old piers lie silent
while 40-foot steel boxes of toys and televisions come ashore by
the thousands, across the bay in New Jersey.
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