Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia Various types of watercraft used in Colonial Virginia have been mentioned in the records. The dugout canoe of the Indians was...
The Submarine in War and Peace: Its Development and its PossibilitiesJules Verne, in 1898, cabled to a New York publication: "While my book, 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,' is...
An Unsinkable Titanic: Every Ship its own LifeboatIt is the object of this work to show that, in our eagerness to make the ocean liner fast and luxurious, we have...
Record of Medals of Honor issued to the officers and enlisted men of the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, 1862-1923 BEING A RECORD OF THE MEDALS OF...
Scapa and a Camera - Pictorial Impressions of Five Years Spent at the Grand Fleet BaseIt was my privilege to be in administrative charge of the Naval Base at Scapa...
Reminiscences of a Liverpool Shipowner, 1850-1920The following sketches were contributed to the Liverpool Press (Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool Courier, Journal of Commerce), and they are now published at the request...
Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare - Containing a Complete and Concise Account of the Rise and Progress of Submarine WarfareThe information has been obtained while practically engaged in torpedo work at...
Mémoire sur les avantages qu'il y auroit à changer absolument la nourriture des gens de merPar M. Poissonnier Desperrires, Chevalier de l'Ordre du Roi, l'un de ses Mdecins ordinaires, Mdecin...
Wonderful Development of Peter the Great's Pet Projects, according to His Last Will and Testament. - American Invention as an Aid to Russia's Grasp on Asiatic Territory.Peter the Great may...
Boat-Building and BoatingThis is not a book for yacht-builders, but it is intended for beginners in the art of boat-building, for boys and men who wish to make something with...
Old-Time Nautical InstrumentsWHAT sort of instruments did the Colonial ship-masters carry? What did they have on the Mayflower? What did Columbus use? And, to come down to comparatively recent times,...
Storm Warriors; or, Life-Boat Work on the Goodwin Sands"O Mamma, I do hope that we shall be wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, that we may be saved by the brave...
Stories of the LifeboatIn sending forth this little work to the public, I desire to acknowledge my obligations to the following:--The Royal National Lifeboat Institution for the valuable matter placed...
A Little FleetThe following account of the Fleet, and of the various histories of the voyages of the vessels which compose it, has been written out by me at the...
With the Battle Fleet - Cruise of the Sixteen Battleships of the United States Atlantic Fleet from Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate, December, 1907-May, 1908On December 16, 1907, there...
Nouveau manuel complet de marine, première partie: gréementNote sur la transcription: Les erreurs clairement introduites par le typographe ont t corriges. L'orthographe et la ponctuation d'origine ont t conserves et...
Nouveau manuel complet de marine, seconde partie: manoeuvresNote sur la transcription: Les erreurs clairement introduites par le typographe ont t corriges. L'orthographe d'origine a t conserve et n'a pas t...
The Seaman's Friend - Containing a treatise on practical seamanship, with plates, a dictionary of sea terms, customs and usages of the merchant service Transcriber's Note: Minor typographical errors have...
A Short History of H.M.S. VictoryThe original front cover of the book has been enhanced by the transcriber for the convenience of the reader. The enhanced cover is released into...
Zeemans-Woordeboek - Behelzende een verklaring der woorden, by scheepvaart en den handel in gebruik en een opgave der algemeene wetsbepalingen daartoeOnderscheidene redenen dringen my, u dezen arbeid op te dragen....
Loss of the Steamship "Titanic"In the matter of the formal investigation held at the Scottish Hall, Buckingham Gate, Westminster, on May 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16,...
Wrinkles in Electric LightingIn the following pages it is my intention to give engineers on board ship, who may be put in charge of electric lighting machinery without having any...
Korvetten Heimdals Togt til de vestindiske Farvande i Aarene 1861 & 1862benlyse trykfejl er rettet i denne e-bog, men forfatterens stavning er i vrigt bevaret. Bogen er oprindelig trykt med...