Steam at sea : two centuries of steam-powered ships
1st edition Hardcover London : Conway Maritime Press, 1997
Book Publishing Details
| Author: | Griffiths, Denis |
| Full title: | Steam at sea : two centuries of steam-powered ships |
| Publisher: | London : Conway Maritime Press, 1997 |
| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 0851776663 |
| EAN: | 9780851776668 |
| Book ID: | 396500 |
Comments & Item Features
1st edition. Language: English. ISBN: 0851776663. EAN: 9780851776668.
Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.
Physical description: x, 242 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents: Steam goes to sea -- Merchant ships and paddle wheels -- Screw propulsion -- Compound marine engines -- Low-pressure marine boilers -- Steam power and the fighting ship -- Auxiliary steam plant at sea -- Triple-expansion engines and high-pressure boilers -- Naval engineering in the late nineteenth century -- Engineers at sea -- The steam turbine -- Coal, oil and the war -- Marine engineering between the wars -- The demands of World War II and its aftermath -- Post-war resurgence -- Steam's finale. Subjects: Steamboats History; Bateaux � vapeur Histoire; Steam-boilers, Marine History; Steam-turbines, Marine History; Marine engines History; Marine engineering History.
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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.
Physical description: x, 242 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents: Steam goes to sea -- Merchant ships and paddle wheels -- Screw propulsion -- Compound marine engines -- Low-pressure marine boilers -- Steam power and the fighting ship -- Auxiliary steam plant at sea -- Triple-expansion engines and high-pressure boilers -- Naval engineering in the late nineteenth century -- Engineers at sea -- The steam turbine -- Coal, oil and the war -- Marine engineering between the wars -- The demands of World War II and its aftermath -- Post-war resurgence -- Steam's finale. Subjects: Steamboats History; Bateaux � vapeur Histoire; Steam-boilers, Marine History; Steam-turbines, Marine History; Marine engines History; Marine engineering History.
Check out our eBay shop! With over 250,000 hand-picked First edition, Antiquarian and out-of-print titles in an exhaustive range of subjects, there is sure to be something to catch the eye of the bibliophile, the avid researcher or the casual reader. With FREE (standard) WORLDWIDE SHIPPING as well, value is guaranteed!
Size of Item & Shipped Weight
Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.
Keywords and Associated Terms
BZDB318 Unbranded ISBN: 0851776663 EAN: 9780851776668 Griffiths, Denis Steam at sea : two centuries of steam-powered ships