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Queen Elizabeth - A Photographic Journey (Paperback): Chris Frame, Rachelle Cross Queen Elizabeth - A Photographic Journey (Paperback)
Chris Frame, Rachelle Cross; Afterword by Chris Wells; Foreword by Peter Shanks
R600 R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Save R112 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Queen Elizabeth: A Photographic Journey allows the reader to travel aboard Cunard's newest ship, the second largest ship to carry the Cunard colours. The ultimate in luxury cruising waits aboard Queen Elizabeth. From the three-storey Royal Court Theatre, complete with box seating, to the opulence of the Queens Room, the authors have captured the interior elegance of Queen Elizabeth with never-before-published images. Explore the behind-the-scenes areas, with a tour of the Engine Room, Stores and the Bridge, before returning to the passenger areas to discover bars, lounges, restaurants and cabins. This stunning volume is a must-have whether you're a seasoned Cunard passenger, or simply an armchair traveller. Written by two enthusiastic Cunard fans, travellers and historians, this book is beautifully illustrated with over 200 colour photographs and includes a foreword by Peter Shanks, former president of the Cunard Line, thoughts from Commodore Rynd on the ship's fifth anniversary and an afterword by Captain Chris Wells, Queen Elizabeth's First Master. This is Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross' sixth Cunard book and the fourth in their Journey series.

Energy-Efficient Hydrodynamic Design of Ships for Inland Waterways of Bangladesh based on Fuel Consumption and Emission Control... Energy-Efficient Hydrodynamic Design of Ships for Inland Waterways of Bangladesh based on Fuel Consumption and Emission Control (Paperback)
S M Rashidul Hasan
R2,625 R2,428 Discovery Miles 24 280 Save R197 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ship Sanitation and Hygiene (Paperback): Alexander Arnfinn Olsen Ship Sanitation and Hygiene (Paperback)
Alexander Arnfinn Olsen
R684 Discovery Miles 6 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ro-Ro Handbook (Hardcover): Delyan Mihaylov Todorov Ro-Ro Handbook (Hardcover)
Delyan Mihaylov Todorov
R1,064 R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Save R247 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This comprehensive handbook details the procedures for the safe and efficient operation of roll-on roll-off type cargo ships, from loading and unloading at dockside to navigating the open seas. Thirteen chapters cover all aspects of Ro-Ro shipping such as ship development, ports and terminals, hold ventilation, cargo-handling equipment, transport regulations, ship handling, fire safety, maintenance, and more. Over 175 pictures, charts, and illustrations further explain the crucial methods to maintaining safe operations. As Ro-Ro shipping increases due to global economics, the importance of this guide, the first of its kind, is clear. Written by a Ro-Ro ship commander with more than 12 years' experience in the shipping industry, this book will prove indispensable to ship officers, operators, managers, superintendents, and surveyors as well as anyone involved in the operation of Ro-Ro ships.

Toxicological Impact of Triclosan on Marine Phytoplankton (Paperback): Kunguma Kannika Toxicological Impact of Triclosan on Marine Phytoplankton (Paperback)
Kunguma Kannika
R887 R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Save R172 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chichester Harbour - England's Coastal Gem (Paperback): Liz Sagues Chichester Harbour - England's Coastal Gem (Paperback)
Liz Sagues
R536 Discovery Miles 5 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a special place of tranquillity in the crowded south of England. It is recognized nationally and internationally and is appreciated by many hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. This book, which includes previously unpublished memoirs and features famous figures from King Canute to P.G. Wodehouse, draws together the myriad threads that have given the harbour and its surroundings their unique character, telling an engrossing story that stretches far into the past, present and future. It encompasses topics as varied as geological and historical tumult, the harbour's vital importance as a refuge for threatened wildlife, the change from commercial port to centre for leisure pursuits, the impact of war and the threat from climate change. Liz Sagues brings to life the people who have contributed so much to Chichester Harbour, from the saintly Saxon cleric whose practical fishing skills ended a village famine to environmentally committed twenty-first-century farmers, and from a king's favourite mistress to Olympic medal-winning sailors. The book is for those who already love the harbour - and for the many more who, as they read on, will join them. Provides a unique broad-ranging study of Chichester Harbour AONB and its close surroundings Richly illustrated with approximately 200 colour photographs Includes previously unpublished memoirs and features famous figures from Kings Canute and Harold to P.G. Wodehouse, Sir Henry Royce and Clark Gable Tours through the harbour villages and suggests walks which cover millennia in minutes and give a real taste of the harbour Written with magical, compelling style by an award-winning journalist.

Wooden Boat Renovation: New Life for Old Boats Using Modern Methods (Hardcover, Ed): Jim Trefethen Wooden Boat Renovation: New Life for Old Boats Using Modern Methods (Hardcover, Ed)
Jim Trefethen
R1,023 R838 Discovery Miles 8 380 Save R185 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although better than nine out of ten boats afloat today are made of fiberglass, a significant minority of boaters believe that a boat isnt a boat unless its made of wood. Wooden boats have character. Wooden boats are real. Wooden boats are living things, not plastic stampings from the corporate cookie cutter. But new wooden boats are priced beyond the reach of most families, and building from scratch takes more time and energy than many people have. The alternative, buying a tired old wooden boat and fixing it up, is harder than it sounds because the available information is written for skilled craftsmen using traditional methods and materials to restore antique boats to museum standards--worlds away from the needs of the average boater. Enter author Jim Trefethen, who rebuilds wooden boats in Marblehead, Massachusetts, using modern materials and methods, such as epoxy laminations, to replace traditional heavy timber framework. Written for the novice, this book tells the reader how to select the right boat; establish a work schedule and budget; buy the right tools and equipment; select alternatives to endangered tropical rainforest woods; repair and modify the hull, topsides, deckhouse, masts, and interior; when, why, and how to use fiberglass; paint and refinishing; repairing electrical and mechanical systems, and more.

Herreshoff - American Masterpieces (Hardcover): Maynard Bray, Benjamin Mendlowitz, Claas Van Der Linde Herreshoff - American Masterpieces (Hardcover)
Maynard Bray, Benjamin Mendlowitz, Claas Van Der Linde; Introduction by Kurt Hasselbalch; Photographs by Benjamin Mendlowitz
R2,405 Discovery Miles 24 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company constructed the most thrilling, innovative and graceful boats ever built in the United States. Here the finest of the Herreshoff designs afloat today are presented with insightful commentary on design evolution in every facet-from lines to displacement to hardware, accompanied by full-colour images of each vessel both in detail and under way, and unique colour reproductions of Herreshoff's archival plans and drawings. Each entry incorporates a history of the boat (or class), its owners, race results and fate, celebrating the many that still grace the waters.

Early Ships and Seafaring - European Water Transport (Paperback): Sean McGrail Early Ships and Seafaring - European Water Transport (Paperback)
Sean McGrail
R497 R407 Discovery Miles 4 070 Save R90 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Within Europe builds on Professor Sen McGrails 2006 volume Ancient Boats and Ships by delving deeper into the construction and use of boats and ships between the stone age and AD1500 in order to provide up to date information. Regions covered will include the Mediterranean and Atlantic Europe. This interesting volume is easily accessible to those with little or no knowledge of the building and uses of boats, whether ancient or modern.Sen McGrail introduces the reader to this relatively new discipline through the theory and techniques used in the study of early boats as well as the many different types of evidence available to us, including archaeological, documentary, iconographic, experimental and ethnographic, and the natural, physical laws.

Skinning Out - My time at sea and jumping ship in New Zealand (Paperback): Philip Saul Skinning Out - My time at sea and jumping ship in New Zealand (Paperback)
Philip Saul
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Another Great Day at Sea - Life Aboard the USS George H. W. Bush (Paperback, Main): Geoff Dyer Another Great Day at Sea - Life Aboard the USS George H. W. Bush (Paperback, Main)
Geoff Dyer; Photographs by Chris Steele-Perkins 1
R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

Warship Builders - An Industrial History of U.S. Naval Shipbuilding 1922-1945 (Hardcover): Thomas Heinrich Warship Builders - An Industrial History of U.S. Naval Shipbuilding 1922-1945 (Hardcover)
Thomas Heinrich
R1,276 Discovery Miles 12 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Warship Builders is the first scholarly study of the U.S. naval shipbuilding industry from the early 1920s to the end of World War II, when American shipyards produced the world's largest fleet that helped defeat the Axis powers in all corners of the globe. A colossal endeavor that absorbed billions and employed virtual armies of skilled workers, naval construction mobilized the nation's leading industrial enterprises in the shipbuilding, engineering, and steel industries to deliver warships whose technical complexity dwarfed that of any other weapons platform. Based on systematic comparisons with British, Japanese, and German naval construction, Thomas Heinrich pinpoints the distinct features of American shipbuilding methods, technology development, and management practices that enabled U.S. yards to vastly outproduce their foreign counterparts. Throughout the book, comparative analyses reveal differences and similarities in American, British, Japanese, and German naval construction. Heinrich shows that U.S. and German shipyards introduced electric arc welding and prefabrication methods to a far greater extent than their British and Japanese counterparts between the wars, laying the groundwork for their impressive production records in World War II. While the American and Japanese navies relied heavily on government-owned navy yards, the British and German navies had most of their combatants built in corporately-owned yards, contradicting the widespread notion that only U.S. industrial mobilization depended on private enterprise. Lastly, the U.S. government's investments into shipbuilding facilities in both private and government-owned shipyards dwarfed the sums British, Japanese, and German counterparts expended. This enabled American builders to deliver a vast fleet that played a pivotal role in global naval combat.

Out of the Depths - A History of Shipwrecks (Hardcover): Alan G. Jamieson Out of the Depths - A History of Shipwrecks (Hardcover)
Alan G. Jamieson
R918 R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Save R177 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Out of the Depths explores all aspects of shipwrecks across 4,000 years, examining their historical context and significance, and showing how shipwrecks can be time capsules, shedding new light on long-departed societies and civilizations. Alan G. Jamieson not only informs readers of the technological developments over the last sixty years that have made the true appreciation of shipwrecks possible, but covers shipwrecks in culture, maritime archaeology, treasure hunters and their environmental impacts. Although shipwrecks have become less common in recent decades, their implications have become more wide-ranging: since the 1960s, foundering supertankers have caused massive environmental disasters, and in 2021 the blocking of the Suez Canal by the giant container ship Ever Given had a serious impact on global trade.

A Night to Remember - The Classic Bestselling Account of the Sinking of the Titanic (Paperback): Brian Lavery, Julian Fellowes,... A Night to Remember - The Classic Bestselling Account of the Sinking of the Titanic (Paperback)
Brian Lavery, Julian Fellowes, Walter Lord 1
R336 R274 Discovery Miles 2 740 Save R62 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.' - Phillip Franklin, White Star Line Vice-President On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. Walter Lord's classic bestselling history of the voyage, the wreck and the aftermath is a tour de force of detailed investigation and the upstairs/downstairs divide. A Night to Remember provides a vivid, gripping and deeply personal account of the 'unsinkable' Titanic's descent. WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY JULIAN FELLOWES

The Last Lighthouse Keeper (Paperback): John Cook, Jon Bauer The Last Lighthouse Keeper (Paperback)
John Cook, Jon Bauer
R512 R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Save R77 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In Tasmania, John Cook is known as 'The Keeper of the Flame'. As one of Australia's longest-serving lighthouse keepers, John spent 26 years tending Tasmania's well-known kerosene 'lights' at Tasman Island, Maatsuyker Island and Bruny Island. From sleepless nights keeping the lights alive, battling the wind and sea as they ripped at gutters and flooded stores, raising a joey, tending sheep and keeping ducks and chickens, the life of a keeper was one of unexpected joy and heartbreak. But for John, nothing was more heartbreaking than the introduction of electric lights, and the lighthouses that were left empty forever. Evocatively told, The Last Lighthouse Keeper is a love story between a man and a dying way of life, as well as a celebration of wilderness and solitude.

River Thames Dockland Heritage: London Bridge to Greenwich (Paperback): Malcolm Batten River Thames Dockland Heritage: London Bridge to Greenwich (Paperback)
Malcolm Batten
R482 R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Save R91 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

London's docks were once the busiest in Britain. They had developed piecemeal from the beginning of the nineteenth century as the existing riverside wharves became too congested and pilfering became rife. Dock systems were built on both sides of the Thames. The largest group, 'The Royals' comprising the Royal Victoria, Royal Albert and King George V Docks, created the greatest enclosed dock area in the world. Changes in cargo handling methods such as containerisation led to all new developments being concentrated at Tilbury from the late 1960s, and the closure of the London docks, along with nearly all of the private riverside wharves and canal wharves. The London Docklands Development Corporation was set up to redevelop the dock sites. So what replaced the docks, and what remains to remind us of what was there before? This book follows the Thames Path, which has opened up much of what was once a largely hidden world, from London Bridge to Greenwich to examine the changes and the heritage that remains on both sides of the river. Also included is the Regent's Canal, which took goods onwards into London and linked to the Midlands, and the sewer network that makes use of the Thames.

Rats, Rust and Two Old Ladies (Paperback): David Creamer Rats, Rust and Two Old Ladies (Paperback)
David Creamer
R588 R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Save R54 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Delivering two 38-year-old Mississippi river tugboats halfway around the world from Bahrain to Trinidad would not be every ship master's dream employment. However, for Captain David Creamer, the seven-week voyage of the Justine and Martha was not only unique, but a memorable experience he was unlikely ever to forget or repeat. As the author relates the day-to-day problems that the twelve crewmen encountered while living onboard, the reader is drawn into their world. The discovery of a plague of rats, steering problems, running out of fresh water and running aground in the middle of Sitra port, Bahrain are just some of the difficulties the two old boats encountered on their way to the Caribbean. Rusty water, fuel oil in a toilet, and a fire onboard in the Gulf of Suez were some of the setbacks experienced on the first leg of the voyage.Designed principally for river work and not as ocean-going or deep-sea vessels, the hapless Justine and Martha encountered a short but violent Mediteranean storm on the passage from Port Said to Malta rendering conditions onboard extremely uncomfortable.On the leg of the journey from Malta to Trinidad, they hit more bad weather, partially flooding the Martha. It also became apparent that the fuel taken onboard by both vessels was biologically contaminated. Forced to stop at Gibraltar to clean the fuel tanks, the author and Chief Engineer visited Nerja in Spain, which coincided with the start of the Mardi Gras. Although blessed with good weather for their crossing of the Atlantic, this epic voyage almost ended in disaster just a few meters from the final destination. An explosion from the engine-room, followed by a high-pitched mechanical whining, signalled the end of both engines, leaving the Justine to drift helplessly towards the jagged edges of a ramshackle concrete pier.

Scottish Fishing Boats - A New Look (Paperback): James A. Pottinger Scottish Fishing Boats - A New Look (Paperback)
James A. Pottinger
R456 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R38 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A companion to his successful first book, James Pottinger's new volume Scottish Fishing Boats: A New Look looks farther afield, and covers the fishing history of the areas of north-east Scotland, the west coast and Shetland. Topics covered include miscellaneous types from today and the past, pursers, smaller craft, visiting boats and boats which were lost to sea or have been scrapped. A number of older boats are included to illustrate shapes and designs, which are often held to retain a measure of character and individuality, perhaps not as prevalent today. Touching on some of the changes in boat types and fishing methods, as well as changes and developments in design and catching methods, this second selection of images brings the story of Scotland's fishing boats up to date.

Factors Influence Airline Development (Paperback): John Lok Factors Influence Airline Development (Paperback)
John Lok
R257 Discovery Miles 2 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Slave-Trader's Letter-Book - Charles Lamar, the Wanderer, and Other Tales of the African Slave Trade (Paperback): Jim... The Slave-Trader's Letter-Book - Charles Lamar, the Wanderer, and Other Tales of the African Slave Trade (Paperback)
Jim Jordan; Series edited by Stephen Berry, Amy Murrell Taylor
R733 R599 Discovery Miles 5 990 Save R134 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1858 Savannah businessman Charles Lamar, in violation of U.S. law, organized the shipment of hundreds of Africans on the luxury yacht Wanderer to Jekyll Island, Georgia. The four hundred survivors of the Middle Passage were sold into bondage. This was the first successful documented slave landing in the United States in about four decades and shocked a nation already on the path to civil war. In 1886 the North American Review published excerpts from thirty of Lamar's letters from the 1850s, reportedly taken from his letter book, which describe his criminal activities. However, the authenticity of the letters was in doubt until very recently. In 2009, researcher Jim Jordan found a cache of private papers belonging to Charles Lamar's father, stored for decades in an attic in New Jersey. Among the documents was Charles Lamar's letter book, confirming him as the author. The Lamar documents, including the Slave-Trader's Letter Book, are now at the Georgia Historical Society and are available for research. This book has two parts. The first recounts the flamboyant and reckless life of Lamar himself, including Lamar's involvement in southern secession, the slave trade, and a plot to overthrow the government of Cuba. A portrait emerges at odds with Lamar's previous image as a savvy entrepreneur and principled rebel. Instead, we see a man who was often broke and whose volatility sabotaged him at every turn. His involvement in the slave trade was driven more by financial desperation than southern defiance. The second part presents the "Slave-Trader's Letter-Book." Together with annotations, these seventy long-lost letters shed light on the lead-up to the Civil War from the remarkable perspective of a troubled, and troubling, figure.

The Seaman's Manual (Hardcover): Richard Henry Dana The Seaman's Manual (Hardcover)
Richard Henry Dana
R933 Discovery Miles 9 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Colonial Clippers (Hardcover): Basil Lubbock The Colonial Clippers (Hardcover)
Basil Lubbock
R1,165 Discovery Miles 11 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
History Of Shipping Subsidies (Hardcover): Royal Meeker History Of Shipping Subsidies (Hardcover)
Royal Meeker
R896 Discovery Miles 8 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Old Steamboat Days on the Hudson River - Tales and Reminiscences of the Stirring Times That Followed (Hardcover): David Lear... Old Steamboat Days on the Hudson River - Tales and Reminiscences of the Stirring Times That Followed (Hardcover)
David Lear Buckman
R862 Discovery Miles 8 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures: Great Lakes - Legends And Lore, Pirates And More! (Paperback, First): Michael Varhola Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures: Great Lakes - Legends And Lore, Pirates And More! (Paperback, First)
Michael Varhola; Illustrated by Paul G Hoffman; Foreword by Frederick Stonehouse
R413 R367 Discovery Miles 3 670 Save R46 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

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