Steel Ships And Men

Author : Kenneth Warren
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780853239222
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steel, Ships and Men written by Kenneth Warren and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The firm of Cammell Laird originated in a boiler works in 1824 before growing and diversifying to become one of a small number of companies worldwide which could build, armor and arm the largest warships from the operations of a single company group. After World War I, it was reconstructed as a naval and mercantile shipbuilder with important financial interests in steel and rolling stock manufacture. Booming activity in World War II and continuing prosperity until the late 1950s was followed by increasing competition and deepening problems. By the 1980s the firm’s remaining steel interests had failed; in 1993 the once great Birkenhead shipyard closed. How and why did the businesses grow, then experience such problems and eventually collapse? This book tries to find answers. "... this study will be of great value to those researching the development of heavy industry in Britain."—Business History "... a gold mine of information and guidance for future historians."—Nautical Research Journal

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Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steel Ships and Iron Men written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ray Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steel Ships and Iron Men written by Ray Jones and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews more than thirty floating warships of World War II that are open to the public. Includes battleships, cruisers, carriers, destroyers, PT boats, and submarines.

Author : Mike H. Rindskopf
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1563110814
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steel Boats, Iron Men written by Mike H. Rindskopf and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kenneth Warren
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0853239126
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steel, Ships and Men written by Kenneth Warren and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warren presents a history of the Cammell Laird ship-building business from its beginning to its effective end in 1993, tracing the fortunes of the once prominent firm using an array of sources from the trade press to company archives.

Author : David Steel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1302 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steel's Ship-master's Assistant, and Owner's Manual written by David Steel and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 1302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Steven Ujifusa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451645090
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Man and His Ship written by Steven Ujifusa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating historical account…A snapshot of the American Dream culminating with this country’s mid-century greatness” (The Wall Street Journal) as a man endeavors to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner in history. The story of a great American Builder at the peak of his power, in the 1940s and 1950s, William Francis Gibbs was considered America’s best naval architect. His quest to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner of his time, the SS United States, was a topic of national fascination. When completed in 1952, the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when “made in America” meant the best. Gibbs was an American original, on par with John Roebling of the Brooklyn Bridge and Frank Lloyd Wright of Fallingwater. Forced to drop out of Harvard following his family’s sudden financial ruin, he overcame debilitating shyness and lack of formal training to become the visionary creator of some of the finest ships in history. He spent forty years dreaming of the ship that became the SS United States. William Francis Gibbs was driven, relentless, and committed to excellence. He loved his ship, the idea of it, and the realization of it, and he devoted himself to making it the epitome of luxury travel during the triumphant post-World War II era. Biographer Steven Ujifusa brilliantly describes the way Gibbs worked and how his vision transformed an industry. A Man and His Ship is a tale of ingenuity and enterprise, a truly remarkable journey on land and sea.

Author : Django Wexler
Publisher : Tor Teen
ISBN 13 : 0765397269
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ship of Smoke and Steel written by Django Wexler and published by Tor Teen. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ship of Smoke and Steel is the launch of Django Wexler's cinematic, action-packed epic fantasy Wells of Sorcery trilogy. A FIERCE WARRIOR. HER DEADLY MAGIC. AN EPIC MISSION TO STEAL A GHOST SHIP. In the lower wards of Kahnzoka, the great port city of the Blessed Empire, eighteen-year-old ward boss Isoka enforces the will of her criminal masters with the power of Melos, the Well of Combat. The money she collects goes to keep her little sister living in comfort, far from the bloody streets they grew up on. When Isoka's magic is discovered by the government, she's arrested and brought to the Emperor's spymaster, who sends her on an impossible mission: steal Soliton, a legendary ghost ship—a ship from which no one has ever returned. If she fails, her sister’s life is forfeit. On board Soliton, nothing is as simple as it seems. Isoka tries to get close to the ship's mysterious captain, but to do it she must become part of the brutal crew and join their endless battles against twisted creatures. She doesn't expect to have to contend with feelings for a charismatic fighter who shares her combat magic, or for a fearless princess who wields an even darker power. “Truly epic, fierce, and exhilarating, Ship of Smoke and Steel will capture you and lock you away. With magical combat sequences fit for the big screen, the action is almost as breathtaking as the intrigue.” —Morgan Rhodes, New York Times bestselling author of the Falling Kingdoms series At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marine Engineering Log written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Clarence Westgate Cook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steel Ship Builder's Handbook written by Clarence Westgate Cook and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: