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This definitive practical handbook will prove essential to yacht and boat owners who want to check out defects on a boat they own or are planning to buy, as well as students of surveying and practicing surveyors.

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Previously published as The tragic story of the Empress of Ireland and other great sea disasters by L.T. Myers in 1914.

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On March 9, 1862, the ""battle of the century"" took place at Hampton Roads. The U.S.S. Monitor, the world's first all-iron fighting ship, repulsed the Confederate ironclad Merrimack.

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World-renowned diver and modern-day treasure hunter MacKinnon takes readers behind the scenes and under the sea in this gripping memoir.

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Step aboard Boater, a mesmerising voyage along the tranquil waterways of England, written by UK Canal Laureate, Jo Bell.

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The famous motor yachts that combine tradition and innovation, beauty and power. This is the story of one of the world's most famous shipyards.

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This beautifully illustrated book showcases the rich history, classic design, and legendary work of the handcrafted Hinckley yachts from 1928 to today

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This book examines those ships and shipping companies that transported migrants to Australia and New Zealand from 1900 to 1939, the outbreak of World War II. It examines where they were built, by whom, their tonnage, dimensions, service speed and propulsion, when and where they were launched and the history of their migrant-carrying voyages.

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A new edition of the classic work, long out of print and unavailable. Completely revised and expanded, with additional illustrations. The ship's story brought up to date, including the latest plans for her future.

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Lavishly illustrated with many historic scenes, documents and attractive portraits of the ships - often in colour - this book is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in seafaring and New Zealand's maritime heritage.

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This book sets out to provide a coherent history of the fortunes of this ship-type in the twentieth century, beginning with a brief summary of development before the First World War and an account of a few notable cruiser actions during that conflict that

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A thorough, well illustrated account of the Huddart Parker Line ships that ferried passengers and freight across the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia, focusing on the famous Wanganella,with coverage of other well known ships such as the Monowai and Elingamite.

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Explores the people and places that have forged this national treasure, from the birth of the Industrial Revolution to the leisure explosion on our waterways today. Illustrated with maps and photographs, this book traces canal routes across the UK, from the Georgian grandeur of Bath to the dramatic splendour of the Scottish Highlands.

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A uniquely detailed visual representation of a legendary Japanese warship.

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This practical handbook empowers the reader to carry out a survey on their own boat, or one they are thinking of buying, before calling in the expensive professionals.

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Explore Britain's canals and rivers with the Nicholson bestselling guides.

For all users of the inland waterways. This established, popular and practical guide covers the canals and waterways around Birmingham and central England.

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Explores Great Britain's countryside and transport links. This title not only offers insights into the routes and uses of the canals themselves, but also commentary on rural features and social life in and around the canals that had had such an important industrial impact throughout the later Georgian and Victorian eras.