An account of wooden ship building, tracing its evolution from prehistoric times, through its changes and traditions, to its practice in the 20th century. The book is aimed at maritime historians, yachtsmen and naval "buffs".
Sprache
Verlagsort
Illustrationen
135 line drawings, 20 half-tones, 2 colour illustrations, glossary, index
Maße
Höhe: 250 mm
Breite: 190 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7134-3344-9 (9780713433449)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The background; explanation; the evolution of the wooden ship; the building of a wooden ship - a simple wooden schooner; the slipway; the skeleton; the hull is completed; fitting out and launching; four other building traditions - Wales - small three-masted schooner, Finland - large three-masted schooner, Canada - three-masted square rigged barque, United States - four-masted schooner; tailpiece.
