Author: Barrett, Harry / Coons, Clarence F. Publisher: Dundurn Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: In 1889, John West and James Peachey unveiled their new invention, a steam warping tug that would revolutionize the Canadian pine-logging industry. These tugs became known as northern alligators and h...
Author: Tupper, E. C. / Rawson, KJ Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Rawson and Tupper's Basic Ship Theory, first published in 1968, is widely known as the standard introductory text for naval architecture students, as well as being a useful reference for the more expe...
Author: Gerr, Dave Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The First Ever Guide for Optimizing Boat Systems This guide is invaluable for anyone designing or installing mechanical systems on a new boat, retrofitting an existing boat, or evaluating a boat's ...
Author: Wealleans, Anne Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This richly interdisciplinary and in-depth work surveys the history of the interior design of ocean liners, from commissioning through to design, use and influence.
Author: Zilberberg, Louis-Jacques Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: SHIPPING CARRIES MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF WORLD TRADE. The world fleet of merchant ships and tankers provide the means of transport of every conceivable type of product: grain, crude oil, coal and gas,...
Author: Spyrou, Andrew G. Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Environmentalists want industrialized nations to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases that warm the atmosphere. For more than twenty years, however, their pleas have been mostly ignored. Naval a...
Author: Butler, Don Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Don Butler has compiled an invaluable list of the man-hours required for ship repair estimates. All ships must undergo regular dry-docking for examination by a third party surveyor; this is a mandator...
Author: Taylor, D A Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This second edition deals comprehensively with all aspects of a ship's machinery from propulsion and steering to deck machinery and electrical equipment with a strong emphasis upon correct and safe pr...
Author: Tupper, E. C. Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The fundamental characteristics of a ship's design, and how they affect its behaviour at sea are of crucial importance to many people involved in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance o...
Author: Lafreniere, Normand Publisher: Dundurn Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Lightkeeping on the St. Lawrence outlines the history of lightkeeping in the St. Lawrence River and Gulf from its emergence in 1803 until automation replaced the last lightkeeper in 1988. Fog, hidden ...
Author: MCGEORGE, H D Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The seventh edition of this classic marine textbook is now available for the first time in paperback. This highly respected book instructs both students and sea-going engineers in the operation, care ...
Author: Carlton, John Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Although the propeller lies submerged out of sight, it is a complex component in both the hydrodynamic and structural sense. Marine Propellers and Propulsion fulfils the need for a comprehensive and ...
Author: Molland, Anthony F. / Turnock, Stephen R. Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book guides naval architects from the first principles of the physics of control surface operation, to the use of experimental and empirical data and applied computational fluid dynamic modelling...
Author: Stopford, Martin Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Combining a sophisticated historical and theoretical analysis of the shipping industry with a practical explanation of all aspects of the shipping industry, this third edition is essential reading for...
Author: Lee, Linda Publisher: Heritage Trail Publications Ltd Format: Adobe PDF
Description: For nearly a millennia Britannia has ruled the waves and over many centuries tales have been told of great sea heroes, from military commanders like Admiral Lord Nelson, to the swashbuckling rogues of...
Author: McNicholas, Michael Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The commercial maritime sector is highly vulnerable to theft and piracy, and presents a probable target for a major terrorist attack. The best way to prevent losses is to apply lessons learned in anot...
Author: Bowler, Peter J. Publisher: Harvard University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Bowler doesn't minimize the hostility of many of the faithful toward evolution, but he reveals the less well-known existence of a long tradition within the churches that sought to reconcile Christian ...
Author: Butler, Daniel Allen Publisher: Casemate Format: Adobe PDF
Description: After every disaster, someone has something to hide . . . A few minutes before midnight on April 14, 1912, the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New York, struck an iceberg. Less tha...
Author: Woodyard, Doug Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Since its first appearance in 1950, Pounder's Marine Diesel Engines has served seagoing engineers, students of the Certificates of Competency examinations and the marine engineering industry throughou...
Author: Bole, A G / Dineley, W O / Wall, Alan Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Radar and ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aids) are standard systems on all commercial vessels and are widely used in the leisure maritime sector. This fully revised new edition covers the complete rad...
Author: Lewis, Walter Publisher: Dundurn Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: During her history, the steamboat Kingston survived wrecks and fires, until finally being sunk near one of Kingston's ship graveyards in 1930. This book tells her story.
Author: Hind, Andrew / Da Silva, Maria Publisher: Natural Heritage Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Built as a paddlewheeler in 1887, the Royal Mail Ship Segwun, a Muskoka icon, saw its initial career suspended in the 1950s when it ceased operating. Fortunately, the ship began a new life in 1974 whe...
Author: Hind, Andrew / Da Silva, Maria Publisher: Natural Heritage Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Built as a paddlewheeler in 1887, the Royal Mail Ship Segwun, a Muskoka icon, saw her initial career suspended in the 1950s when the ship ceased operations. Fortunately, the ship began a new life in 1...
Author: Eyres, David J Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Ship Construction is a comprehensive text for students of naval architecture, ship building and construction, and for professional Naval Architects and Marine Engineers as a refresher on the latest de...
Author: Bertram, Volker / Schneekluth, H. Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The previous edition of Ship Design for Efficiency and Economy was published as a Butterworth's marine engineering title. It has now been completely revised and updated by Schneekluth and Bertram. Thi...
Author: Biran, Adrian / Pulido, Ruben Lopez Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The hydrostatic approach to ship stability aims to balance idealized ship weight against buoyancy forces. This textbook is a complete guide to understanding ship hydrostatics in ship design and ship ...
Author: Barrass, Bryan / Derrett, Capt D R Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Understanding ship stability is critical for all maritime students or professionals who are studying for a deck or engineering certificate of competency, or seeking promotion to a higher rank within a...
Author: Barrass, Bryan Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Kemp and Young series provides a general introduction to a number of subject areas in a style that will be ideally suited for those wishing to learn more. The concise presentation of the subject m...
Author: Watson, Julie V. Publisher: Dundurn Format: Adobe PDF
Description: In the 450 years since Jacques Cartier's arrival, Prince Edward Island's history has been tied to the sea and to ships. From the first explorers through immigrants, traders, sailors, and fishermen, th...
Author: Danenberg, Don Publisher: Voyageur Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Now MBI Publishing Company’s two top-selling boating titles—written by one of the world’s top authorities on the subject of antique wooden boat restoration—are available in on...
Author: Beesley, Lawrence Publisher: EbooksLib Format: Adobe PDF
Description: "The circumstances in which this book came to be written are as follows. Some five weeks after the survivors from the Titanic landed in New York, I was the guest at luncheon of Hon. Samuel J. Elder an...
Author: Vollmerhausen, Robert H. Publisher: Trafford Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Unconventional Marine Carriers envisions a whole new marine transit system. Most people don't live near water, but hundreds of thousands of commuters must drive across major rivers every day. This boo...
Author: Hooper McCarty, Jennifer / Foecke, Tim Publisher: Citadel Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Was the ship doomed by a faulty design?/I>"An essential facet of Titanic history. Five stars!"--Charles Pellegrino, author of Her Name TitanicWith 16 pages of photos...
Author: Simpson, Pierette Domenica Publisher: Morgan James Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: One half-century later, the catastrophic ramming of the MS Stockholm into the Italian luxury liner the SS Andrea Doria in 1956 is relived in this candid, heartrending account. Author Pierette Domenica...
Author: Simpson, Pierette Domenica Publisher: Morgan James Publishing Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: One half-century later, the catastrophic ramming of the MS Stockholm into the Italian luxury liner the SS Andrea Doria in 1956 is relived in this candid, heartrending account. Author Pierette Domenica...
Author: Casey, Don Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: The definitive guide from the worlds best-known sailboat maintenance expertDon Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual combines six core volumes into a single, utterly dependable reso...
Description: The fateful voyage of the Titanic has caught the imagination of the world. It has gained mythical status with memorable images and stunning films. This ebook outlines the story as well as dealing...
