Merchant Sailing Ships, 1775-1815
Merchant Sailing Ships, 1775-1815

Author: David MacGregor

Publisher:

Published: 1981-07-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780870219429

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Looks at how schooners, brigantines, colliers, and shallops were constructed during the latter part of the eighteenth century, and discusses their use in seafaring

Looking for a Ship
Looking for a Ship

Author: John McPhee

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1429958111

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is an extraordinary tale of life on the high seas aboard one of the last American merchant ships, the S.S. Stella Lykes, on a forty-two-day journey from Charleston down the Pacific coast of South America. As the crew of the Stella Lykes makes their ocean voyage, they tell stories of other runs and other ships, tales of disaster, stupidity, greed, generosity, and courage.

A Treatise on the Law Relative to Merchant Ships and Seamen
A Treatise on the Law Relative to Merchant Ships and Seamen

Author: Charles Abbott

Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 1584778237

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Reprint of the third American edition. Abbott's treatise is "a legal classic of high character." This edition enriched by Joseph Story's scrupulous and impressive scholarship evident in his own notes, often mini-essays in their own right, kept separate from Abbott's. Marvin 47. First published in 1802, it was the first English treatise devoted exclusively to the law of shipping.

Cargo Access Equipment for Merchant Ships
Cargo Access Equipment for Merchant Ships

Author: Ian Lyon Buxton

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 1468482432

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

As President of International MacGregor I am deeply indebted to the authors of this excellent book for the very considerable amount of work and scholarship it contains. It is the first authoritative work on cargo access equipment to be pubbshed and I am sure that it will be greatly welcomed by the Marine Industries. You will see from the authors' preface that the book was commissioned by the Henri Kummerman Foundation which was established in 1976 to assist and promote internationally research and development in the field of marine transportation and cargo handling. The Foundation has already made a number of grants to universities and to students but this book is its first major contribution to the furthering of education in the Marine Industries. For me, it is a rewarding fruition of a long involvement in maritime affairs. However, much requires to be done in the future and the Foundation can only succeed if it is encouraged and assisted by people who are forward thinking. I should be pleased therefore to hear from any readers of this book if they feel that they can help or be helped within the aims and objectives of the Foundation. 28 Chemin du Pommier, HENRI KUMMERMAN 1218 Geneva, Switzerland.

The Merchant Navy
The Merchant Navy

Author: Richard Woodman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-04-10

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0747813485

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

At one time British ships carried half of the world's trade, transporting every conceivable type of freight from and to all four corners of the globe – and in times of crisis the merchant fleet has also offered military assistance. In fact, the merchant convoys and armed cruisers that defied the German blockades to supply Britain in the First World War were so pivotal that they were recognised as a second 'navy' – the Merchant Navy. This fleet again saw service in the Second World War, continuing to keep Britain provisioned even in its darkest hour. Richard Woodman here relates the Merchant Navy's colourful history and brings to life the day-to-day experiences of the seamen.