Fartyg & sjöfart

Under andra världskriget flydde fler än 30 000 människor från de ockuperade baltiska staterna över Östersjön till Sverige. Än idag finns de unika spåren av dessa dramatiska händelser kvar längs nästan hela den svenska ostkusten. Här hittar vi de m...

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This manual takes both novice and experienced boatowner through minor to major repairs of electrical systems, engines, electronics, steering systems, generators, pumps, cookers, spars and rigging. When it was first published in 1990, the Boatowner...

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Maritim uppslagsbok som i text och bild listar svenskflaggade handelsfartyg, svenska hel- eller delägda handelsfartyg under utländsk flagg, fiskefartyg och segelfartyg. I årets utgåva presenterar vi två rederier vilka båda utvecklats starkt och de...

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Finnboda varv var Stockholms storvarv och byggde åren 1882 till 1981 över etthundra fartyg. Boken är baserad på fotografier och fartygsritningar och berättar om varvets utveckling, varvsarbetarna och de fartyg som byggdes.

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Following on from his bestselling The Complete Day Skipper and The Complete Yachtmaster, yachting legend Tom Cunliffe turns his attentions to the third strand of the RYA syllabus. With the same hugely popular, highly practical approach, The Comple...

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Rawson and Tupper's Basic Ship Theory , first published in 1968, is widely known as the standard introductory text for naval architecture students, as well as being a useful reference for the more experienced designer. The fifth edition continues ...

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Boken beskriver inte bara Eriksbergs historia, utan även historien om vart och ett av de över 600 fartyg som byggdes på varvet: från små nitade bogserbåtar med ångmaskin till enorma turbindrivna supertankers vars storlek överträffade Nya Ullevi. H...

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Att manövrera en båt är en blandning av teknik, konst och förmåga att göra riktiga bedömningar, menar Jonas Ekblad och visar, som alltid med pedagogiska teckningar, de grundläggande principerna för en lyckad båtmanövrering. Han inspirerar läsaren ...

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Written to replace and extend Torr's Ancient Ships, this generously illustrated underwater Bible" traces the art and technology of Mediterranean ships and seamanship from their first crude stages (about 3000 B.C.) to the heyday of the Byzanti...

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The largest, most luxurious ship in the world, wrecked on her maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg mid-Atlantic, has become the stuff of legends. While everyone knows the new White Star liner was glamorous, full of millionaires when she s...

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"e;Shaghaiing,"e; or forcing a man to join the crew of a merchant ship against his will, plagued seafarers the world over between 1849 and 1915. Perpetrators were known as "e;crimps,"e; and they had no respect for a man's education...

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7th edition

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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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Through the French Canals has probably tempted more people to explore the beautiful waterways of France than any other book. A bestseller for many years and now in its 13th edition, it is the essential planning guide for anyone wanting to cruise t...

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Through the French Canals has probably tempted more people to explore the beautiful waterways of France than any other book. A bestseller for many years and now in its 12th edition, it is the essential planning guide for anyone wanting to cruise t...

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This publication will be the first full catalogue of Glasgow Museums' internationally important collection of ship models. Almost all of the 676 models, which range from elegant cruise liners to humble Clyde puffers, and from simple half-hull desi...

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At the beginning of the twentieth century, competition between the North Atlantic shipping lines was fierce. While Britain responded to the commercial threat posed by the growing German merchant marine, there was also rivalry between the great Cun...

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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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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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First published in 1944, and now reissued with new black-and-white illustrations and a foreword by Jo Bell, Canal Laureate, this book has become a classic on its subject, and may be said to have started a revival of interest in the English waterwa...

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The modern cruising catamaran has arrived the arguments are over and the verdict is in--cruising catamarans comprise a rapidly growing percentage of the cruising fleet worldwide. their advantages of space, stability, speed, and handling under powe...

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This is a companion volume to Friedman s highly successful _British Battleship 1906 1946_ and completes his study of the Royal Navy s capital ships. Beginning with the earliest installation of steam machinery in ships of the line, the book traces ...

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On the night of 14/15 April 1912, a brandnew, 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 saved. Th...

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Nelson's history has been written from every possible angle, but this is not so with his ships. Such information as there is about the ships is buried in contemporary books on naval architecture; only the expert can sift it and present it in a usa...

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Sork är gotländska för pojke. Här får vi berättat för oss om sorken Thores bakgrund. Han berättar om sina föräldrar och deras hårda liv att få ihop till familjens försörjning. Vi får veta hur han i tidig ålder fick hjälpa till med viktiga sysslor ...

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'There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.' - Phillip Franklin, White Star Line Vice-President On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger sh...

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The evolution of the American fishing schooner from the 18th century to the last working and racing schooners of the mid-1930s is recounted in this book. The designers, builders and crews are discussed, and 137 plans of schooners show graphically ...

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Arrested Development takes a hard look at the state of Nigeria's shipping sector and concludes that the sector has failed to live up to expectation. Inconsistent government policies, mediocrity, poor planning, and a general lack of understanding o...

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Pojken som blev befälhavare Pojken från Bohus-Malmön som gick till sjöss 1914, innan fylda femton, upplevde krigets fasor med tre förlisningar efter ubåtsattacker. Överlevde och utbildade sig till styrman, gjorde sin värnplikt och avlade sjökapten...

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'There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.' - Phillip Franklin, White Star Line Vice-PresidentOn April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger shi...

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