Transportation : Ships & Shipbuilding

The first quick-and-easy composite construction method for canoes and kayaks. This book is certain to appeal to any paddler with a DIY bent. Master craftsman Sam Rizzetta presents three attractive innovations: a new building method that makes Kevlar and carbon-fiber boats cheap and feasible for home builders; an ergonomically designed canoe that makes paddling easier and more comfortable; and a foam-flotation installation method that makes canoes and kayaks safe and unsinkable. more...

Price: $24.95

By 2012, the reactor on the US Navy's only deep-diving research submarine will be exhausted. In this report, the authors develop a concept of operation for a possible replacement platform, analyzing which military and scientific missions should have the highest priorities. more...

Price: $9.95

Shows how to design ship hull structures. This book presents the fundamentals, the theory and the application of structural design of hulls. It explains why structural design needs are to be carried out on several levels in order to ensure that correct loading is applied and that local structural behavior in properly understood. more...

Price: $229.00

On a summer's night in 1956, in a fog off Nantucket, the world-renowned ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with another ship, the Stockholm. Eleven hours later it sank, but in that brief time the Doria became, after the Titanic, the most storied vessel of the century, as 1,700 people were saved in an unforgettable rescue punctuated by countless acts of heroism amid confusion, terror, even cowardice. Drawing on dozens of interviews that relate stories never before told, utilizing court documents, memoirs and reports by psychiatrists who examine survivors, and presenting technical findings shedding light on who was to blame for this disaster at sea, Richard Goldstein presents the definitive history of a fateful day, a legendary liner, and a deadly shipwreck now considered the Mount Everest of scuba diving. more...

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Provides an understanding of navigation systems and presents the developments in technology and the standardization of maritime navigation techniques. Suitable for students and professionals, this book contains a section on the standard Navstar GPS systems and the Integrated Nav. It includes a chapter on the application of electronic charts. more...

Price: $113.00