Dictionary of Disasters at Sea During the Age of Steam: v. 1 & 2 in 1v.: Including Sailing Ships and Ships of War Lost in Action, 1824-1962
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (615 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0948130725 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 779 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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paperback book with the name of Dictionary of Disasters at Sea During the Age of Steam: v. 1 & 2 in 1v.: Including Sailing Ships and Ships of War Lost in Action, 1824-1962 are written by Charles Hocking. it launch on 2014-04-08 and has 779 number of pages. Here, you can read it online or download on any other format as u want to.
An ultimate reference source. Just as soon as I start to research any ship lost at sea I head for one of two books. If the date in question is before 1963 I head straight for this book - which is (or should be!) the first point of reference for anyone on such a quest.Laid out in an encyclopaedic form, the ships are covered in strict alphabetical order. There are no photographs or drawings - just facts about those ships. Each of these commences with a résumé of the technical details followed by a brief account of the loss of the vessel itself. In some cases, this narrative is nothing more than a few lines comprising all the ava