Fartyg & sjöfart

Där det finns vatten har människor i alla tider sökt sig fram och det okändas lockelse över vad som finns på andra sidan ett hav, insjö eller älv har alltid frestat som ett äventyr. Det ännu oupplevdas makt har fått människor att våga sina liv på ...

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From the Loft Floor to the Sea is photographer and designer Christian Topf's exhaustive visual and verbal journal of the building of the 68ft Pilot Cutter Pellew, by Luke Powell and his team in Cornwall. This is the largest traditional wooden boat...

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Facsimile of 1944 Edition.  The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American artist Clifford W. Ashley. First published in 1944, it was the culmination of over 11 years of work. The book contains ex...

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The major company in the short-sea passenger and freight business in 2020 is the Swedish Stena Line, who operate services to Europe, Scandinavia and Ireland from United Kingdom ports. The company was founded in 1962 by Sten A. Olsson in Gothenburg...

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"Torped om styrbord!" Den 20 april 1914. Pojke från Bohus-Malmön mönstrar som jungman på s/s Saga. Upplever krigsutbrottet strax efter han fyllt 15 när Saga är i London. Mönstrar på s/s Nordic mot Australien - som kapas på återresan. Han fullborda...

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Över åttio procent av världens varuhandel sker via transporter till sjöss. Ett land som Sverige, med sin långa kust är nästan som ett örike, helt beroende av sjöfart och hamnar. Även om den svenska handelsflottan bara utgör en liten del av världen...

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This book has been used for 30 years, updated periodically as needed. More than 20,000 students have successfully learned ocean navigation from these materials and gone on to cross oceans or circumnavigate the globe. This book covers how to find p...

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On the night of 1415 April 1912, Titanic, a brand-new, supposedly unsinkable ship, the largest and most luxurious vessel in the world at the time, collided with an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage. Of the 2,208 people on board, only 712 were ...

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Marine Inboard engines should enable every owner to spot problems, know when they can be remedied easily, and be able to maintain a petrol or diesel engine to maximise its life and avoid breakdown at sea.

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The Constitution was one of the US Navy's first six original frigates, ordered as a counter to the Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean. Fast and heavily built, she was nominally rated as a 44 but mounted thirty 24-pdr and twenty-two 12-pdr ...

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loran and gps notwithstanding, there will always be a place for the sextant aboard any blue-water boat, if for no other reason than the thrill and mystery of finding one's position on earth by gazing at the heavens. here is the indispensable refer...

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On the outbreak of war in 1914, the Royal Navy found it required more small craft than it possessed to carry out minesweeping, anti-submarine patrols and coastal defence. This led to the formation of an auxiliary force of civilian vessels, includi...

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Sovereign of the Seas was the most spectacular, extravagant and controversial warship of the early seventeenth century. The ultimate royal prestige project, whose armament was increased by the King's decree to the unheard-of figure of 100 guns, th...

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From the first recorded mention of British ships protecting of fishing vessels in the late fourteenth century through to recent controversies over the change in emphasis to border patrols and overseas deployments, the story of the Royal Navy's 'Ci...

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Most navigators have heard of Viking sunstones, but few realize they are more than legend. Leif Karlsen has brought them to life. He shows us how they work—now, and a thousand years ago—and what it was that led the Viking navigators to...

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Den 10 augusti 1628 gör regalskeppet Vasa sin första och sista seglats. Den varar i en knapp timme. 333 år senare bärgas det välbevarade skeppet och blir en av världens främsta sevärdheter. Detta är den största och mest generösa bok som någonsin g...

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Armor of the Iowa -Class Battleships is the second book in this series on these warships. Devoting a single, large volume to this subject has resulted in the most detailed book on a warship ever published. The book uses over 600 original plans, ne...

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This book commemorates the enduring legacy of the worlds most famous ship TITANIC. Her story is one of all those bound together on that fateful voyage. On board were: writers, artists, honeymooners, sportsmen, priests, reverends, fashion designers...

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Ett måste för alla båtologer! Maritim uppslagsbok som i text och bild listar svenskflaggade handelsfartyg, svenska hel- eller delägda handelsfartyg under utländsk flagg, fiskefartyg och segelfartyg. Årets utgåva av SMI är den 35:e.

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A celebration of a century and a quarter of refrigerated transport by sea, and some of the world's most beautiful ships -- the pure reefers and fruit carriers.

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From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons and My Friend the Octopus comes an exciting historical adventure with a touch of magic set aboard the Titanic ... '[A] compelling adventure ... Superb.' THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE WEEK You...

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En hundraårig trotjänares berättelse Fartyget är en av Sveriges bäst bevarade ångare. Hon är så gott som intakt, nästan ingenting har förändrats sedan 1892. "Trafik" har blivit en spillra av tidig transport- och industrihistoria.

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The story of RMS Titanic resonates all around the world, the vessel immortalised on stage, screen and in print. This collection of drawings does not dwell on the tragedy that befell this magnificent ship, but rather seeks to showcase her great bea...

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“A monumental work on the design and construction of the clipper ships at their apogee  . . . a boon to maritime historians and modelmakers.” —Wooden Boat “The ultimate book on the American clipper ship . . . an instan...

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White Star Line was originally founded in Liverpool in 1845 for travel to Australia but was eventually purchased by Thomas Ismay and transformed into the successful Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Cleverly merging with Harland & Wolff, the line f...

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Året var 1958 och det var sommar. Jag hade precis slutat folkskolan efter åtta långa år och var nu på väg till mitt första jobb. Jag skulle mönstra mässkalle ombord på s/s Singoalla, ett gammalt ångfartyg som var byggt 1913. Det var en spännande t...

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Designed for those with an interest in Britain's inland waterways - experienced boaters and those planning their first boat trip, walkers, cyclists and visitors, this book contains colour maps showing locks, towpaths and boating facilities as well...

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Designed for those with an interest in Britain's inland waterways - experienced boaters and those planning their first boat trip, walkers, cyclists and visitors, this book contains colour maps showing locks, towpaths and boating facilities as well...

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Designed for those with an interest in Britain's inland waterways - experienced boaters and those planning their first boat trip, walkers, cyclists and visitors, this book contains colour maps showing locks, towpaths and boating facilities as well...

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