Describes the proper historical development of seamanship among the major navies of the world. In order to explain even the most complex evolution clearly, over 350 line drawings were specially commissioned. Every aspect of handling a man-of-war is detailed and illustrated from original sources.

Seamanship in the Age of Sail : An Account of the Shiphandling of the Sailing Man-Of-War, 1600-1860, Based on Contemporary Sources

Engineering & Transportation

Harland, John H.

Transportation

Conway

Recounts the Hood's service history, describes its technical specifications, and provides detailed drawings of its internal structure

The Battlecruiser Hood (Anatomy of the Ship)

History

Roberts, John

World

Sailing ships in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Search for Speed Under Sail, 1700-1855

Howard Irving Chapelle

Military

Merchant Ships at War: The Falklands Experience

Capt Roger Villar

Combat Fleets of the World 1988-89: Their Ships, Aircraft and Armament (Conway's naval history after 1850)

Couhat, Jean Labayle & Bernard Prezelin (edits) & A. D. Baker III.

Reference

Warship 1990

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The Line of Battle: The Sailing Warship 1650-1840 (Conway's History of the Ship) [Hardcover]

Gardiner, Robert, ed.

"Lawhill" was one of the last of the great four-masted barques to make a living in the 20th century, is closely associated in people's minds with the last grain races and the twilight period of the age of sail. Between the middle of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, sailing ships rose to their peak in design; the four-masted barques and the larger five-masted vessels were the ultimate sailing ships, and "Lawhill" was one of the giants. "Lawhill" was launched at Dundee in 1892 for the jute trade from India, but this was soon abandoned as steamships took over. Owners of the big sailing ships had to look for new trades where slow passage was not a disadvantage. For a time she was owned by the Anglo American Oil Company, but she is generally associated with the ownership of Gustaf Erikson of Marieham and the grain races from Australia. These have captured the imagination of writers and readers for they represented the last stand of the steam ship, and were a glorious, though short, final flowering of the sailing ship era. This collection contains a range of contemporary material - photographs, drawings and records. It should be a useful reference book for all those with an interest in the last days of the great sailing ships.

The Four-Masted Barque Lawhill (Anatomy of the Ship)

Captain Kenneth & Anderson Edwards

An authoritative record of the service history and fate of every U-boat that was built. The author covers the history of this famous class of German submarine, from early operations in World War I, through World War II, until the remainder were finally scuttled by the Allies in the late 1940s.

U-Boats : History, Development and Equipment, 1914-1945

Science & Math

D.M.O. Miller

Technology

Landlubbers may be surprised to learn that at sea, a sheet is made of rope, not cloth. But even experienced sailors will discover new meanings for everyday words in this unique nautical reference. First published in 1867, The Sailor’s Word-Book defines some 14,000 terms from A, the highest class of merchant ships,” to zumbra, a Spanish skiff or yawl.” Whether the reader is a naval history buff, a fan of nautical fiction, or a yachting enthusiast, this new edition of a classic will prove a seaworthy companion.

The Sailor's Word Book: The Classic Source for Over 14,000 Nautical and Naval Terms

Smyth, Admiral W. H.

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