Anchors

N.E. Upham (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

32 Seiten

2001 | 2nd Revised edition
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-0508-3 (ISBN)

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This book tells the fascinating story of how anchors evolved from their primitive origins to the special designs required for huge modern bulk carriers of a half a million tons deadweight.

N. E. Upham joined HMS Worcester the Thames Nautical Training College, in 1941 for pre-sea training, on completion of which he joined the Union Castle Mail Steamship Company as a cadet. From 1959 to 1967 he was assistant marine superintendent for the company at Southampton and then spent five years in command of vessels managed by Cayzer Irvine and Company. He later joined the staff of the National Maritime Museum, where he was Deputy Head of the Ships Department until his retirement. He is a Younger Brother of Trinity House.

Introduction; From ancient times to the middle ages; The sixteenth, seventeeth and eighteenth centuries; The nineteenth century; Modern developments; Further reading; Places to visit

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2001
Reihe/Serie	Shire Album S. ; No. 110
Zusatzinfo	b&w illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Technik
ISBN-10	0-7478-0508-3 / 0747805083
ISBN-13	978-0-7478-0508-3 / 9780747805083
Zustand	Neuware