| Description |
1 online resource (306 pages) |
| Contents |
Ship Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Voyager; 2. Myth and Image; 3. Conflict; 4. Cargo; 5. Port; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index |
| Summary |
From oar-powered quinqueremes, to steam-powered freighters, to luxury ocean liners such as the Titanic, to aircraft carriers like the Abraham Lincoln, ships have played an integral role in trade, transportation, and war throughout history. Today, ships remain the largest and most expensive moving objects on the planet; engineers and designers constantly push the limits of design, creating vessels that continue to rival newer technologies such as airplanes and cars. But unlike other more common modes of transportation, the great ships of the world travel in the deep oceans, out of sight and out |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Naval architecture -- History
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Ships -- History
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Naval architecture
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Ships
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781780230146 |
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1780230141 |
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