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| BP Tankers: A Group Fleet History |
| This massive new reference work is the first comprehensive, authoritative and detailed fleet history of one of the worldÆs major international oil transportation companies. It is lavishly illustrate... |
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| Classic Ships |
| Thousands of years before any of our modern methods of transport were invented man traveled by boat on the water. Later on men traveling by ship proved that the world was round, discovering new lands... |
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| Great Lakes Shipping Ports & Cargoes |
| On average, over 163 million net tons of cargo are moved each year on the Great Lakes in the holds of a vast fleet of steel ships. From the western end of Lake Superior, to the shallow, emerald-color... |
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| Lifeboat Heroes: Fifteen Historic Lifebo |
| Since the early 19th century, the RNLI and its predecessors have been at the forefront of saving lives around Britains coasts. Putting to sea in all weathers, they are on duty 24 hours a day, 365 day... |
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| Lost Treasure Ships of the Northern Seas |
| The seas of northern Europe are probably the most heavily traveled in recent millennia, and there are literally thousands of wrecks lying in what is relatively shallow water. Among these a significan... |
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| Ships' Figureheads: The Decorative Bow F |
| This is the story of the carved wooden bow decorations that once, when sea traffic took place exclusively in wooden ships and under sail, adorned almost every stern. Over 100 illustrations, with over... |
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| So Terrible a Storm: A Tale of Fury on L |
| It was Thanksgiving 1905 and thirty-one ships were on Lake Superior, making the season's last, daring run--a run old salts had warned against, but to no avail against the shipping companies'... |
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| Sterling Trucks Photo Archive |
| One of the early pioneers in the manufacture of trucks, Sterling is synonymous with rugged well-engineered trucks with a reputation for reliable service in off-road, heavy-duty applications—min... |
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| The Captain Cook Encyclopedia |
| This new encyclopedia of the life of the great explorer Captain Cook is both a meticulous piece of scholarship and an attractive and accessible reference book for the general reader. Cook - the great... |
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| The Complete Encyclopedia of Sailing Shi |
| Provides a detailed look into the history and technical development of the sailing vessels from a primitive beginning to the present day. Includes sail powered warships, merchant ships, and smaller c... |
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| The Voyages of the Great Britain: Life a |
| Built of iron, powered by steam and driven by the screw propeller, Brunels Great Britain was a radically new type of ship when she first sailed in 1845. Designed to carry passengers in unprecedented ... |
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| Tug Book: 2nd Edition |
| This fully revised and updated second edition provides worldwide coverage of an increasing variety of towing vessels, the development of ever more complex propulsion systems and how tugs are operated... |
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| Tugboats of the Great Lakes |
| From the early days of commercial navigation on the waterways of the Great Lakes, tugboats have been needed to guide the ships in and out of the newly constructed ports. As the means of transportatio... |
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