1998, ISBN: 9781881652175

[PU: New York : Aqua Quest Publications, �1998.], 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ;Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-207) and index. This is the story of shipwrecks,… Mehr…

[PU: New York : Aqua Quest Publications, �1998.], 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ;Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-207) and index. This is the story of shipwrecks, and of the human dramas played out in the throes of howling winter nor'easters, frozen rigging, tremendous seas, wrenching collisions, burning oil and exploding torpedoes. It is a story fraught with pathos and heroism, death and survival. It is also the story of the evolution of ships and shipping, for in the approaches to New York lie the sunken hulks of hundreds of ships of every era and type, providing time capsules of the world's maritime history for the last two centuries. Wooden warships from the days of the Revolution, coastal schooners, once majestic ships from the great days of sail, tramp steamers, passenger liners like the Blue Riband winner SS Oregon (1886) and the luxurious Andrea Doria (1954), U-boats and their victims in World War I and II, armored cruisers and revenue cutters, rumrunners, and modern victims of collisions all share a haunting grave beneath the cold Atlantic. trefwoorden: Shipwrecks New York Region.., Shipwrecks., NL, [SC: 10.25], Als nieuw, gewerbliches Angebot, Banküberweisung, Internationaler Versand<

1998, ISBN: 9781881652175

[PU: New York : Aqua Quest Publications, 1998.], 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ;Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-207) and index. This is the story of shipwrecks, a… Mehr…

[PU: New York : Aqua Quest Publications, 1998.], 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ;Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-207) and index. This is the story of shipwrecks, and of the human dramas played out in the throes of howling winter nor'easters, frozen rigging, tremendous seas, wrenching collisions, burning oil and exploding torpedoes. It is a story fraught with pathos and heroism, death and survival. It is also the story of the evolution of ships and shipping, for in the approaches to New York lie the sunken hulks of hundreds of ships of every era and type, providing time capsules of the world's maritime history for the last two centuries. Wooden warships from the days of the Revolution, coastal schooners, once majestic ships from the great days of sail, tramp steamers, passenger liners like the Blue Riband winner SS Oregon (1886) and the luxurious Andrea Doria (1954), U-boats and their victims in World War I and II, armored cruisers and revenue cutters, rumrunners, and modern victims of collisions all share a haunting grave beneath the cold Atlantic. trefwoorden: Shipwrecks New York Region.., Shipwrecks., NL, [SC: 10.25], Als nieuw, gewerbliches Angebot, Banküberweisung, Internationaler Versand<

ISBN: 9781881652175

This fascinating volume traces the evolution of shipping through the drama of ships sinking from collisions, storms, torpedoes, and groundings--from the days of sail to modern passenger l… Mehr…

This fascinating volume traces the evolution of shipping through the drama of ships sinking from collisions, storms, torpedoes, and groundings--from the days of sail to modern passenger liners. Includes 34 line drawings of shipwrecks and ship machinery and construction; 100 color photographs of wreckage and restored artifacts; and 100 b&w historical photographs of shipwrecks. Media ><

ISBN: 9781881652175

This fascinating volume traces the evolution of shipping through the drama of ships sinking from collisions, storms, torpedoes, and groundings--from the days of sail to modern passenger l… Mehr…

This fascinating volume traces the evolution of shipping through the drama of ships sinking from collisions, storms, torpedoes, and groundings--from the days of sail to modern passenger liners. Includes 34 line drawings of shipwrecks and ship machinery and construction; 100 color photographs of wreckage and restored artifacts; and 100 b&w historical photographs of shipwrecks. Media > Book<

ISBN: 9781881652175

This fascinating volume traces the evolution of shipping through the drama of ships sinking from collisions, storms, torpedoes, and groundings--from the days of sail to modern passenger l… Mehr…

This fascinating volume traces the evolution of shipping through the drama of ships sinking from collisions, storms, torpedoes, and groundings--from the days of sail to modern passenger liners. Includes 34 line drawings of shipwrecks and ship machinery and construction; 100 color photographs of wreckage and restored artifacts; and 100 b&w historical photographs of shipwrecks. Media ><