Ships & Shipping: General Interest
BIC code: WGG
See also: Transport
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Add to BasketAnatomy Of The Lighthouse - - Hardback
£14.99
Examining lighthouses inside and out, from the primitive beacons and the fabled Pharos of the ancient world to the Texas Towers of modern times, this book describes the development of the lights and their fuel and lenses. -
Add to BasketBeyond The Harbour Lights - - Paperback
£15.95
This volume supplements a selection of contemporary newspaper articles, mainly from the 1920s and 1930s, with background information from other sources such as extracts from ships' log books. The stories are all firmly based on true events as reported and recorded at the time. -
Add to BasketBut No Brass Funnel - - Paperback
£17.95
A boyhood visit to the battleship HMS Nelson left Douglas Stewart with the ambition to be a midshipman in the Royal Navy. Here he recounts how he went to sea and his adventures and experiences, both ashore and afloat, as he served in eight classes of warship and many more types of tanker. -
Add to BasketCaledonian Steam Packet Company Ltd - - Paperback
£12.99
Illustrated with over 200 images of the ships of the fleet, the locations they served and the men who served on them, this volume is an informative history of the Caledonian Steam Packet Co. and its vessels from the 1880s to the present day. -
Add to BasketClyde Steamers - - Hardback
£16.99
Patton examines the history of the Clyde steamers from the earliest days, through to their final demise. Starting the story in 1877, he narrates the history of Clyde steamers, and associated vessels, until the mid-1970s, when the last of the traditional Clyde steamers was taken out of service. -
Add to BasketThe Crinan Canal: Puffers And Paddle Steamers - - Paperback
£7.99
More than fifty-five archive photographs and illustrations show the Crinan Canal bustling with activity. Views of the towns of Ardrishaig and Lochgilphead, and the village of Crinan complement pictures of fishing vessels and cabin cruisers, which are all accompanied with detailed captions. -
Add to BasketCrinan Canal: The Shipping Short Cut - - Paperback
£7.99
Work on the Crinan Canal began in 1794, but its popularity only grew after Queen Victoria travelled along it in 1847. The short, but scenic, canal has been popular with tourists ever since and, as commercial traffic dwindled in the early 20th century, yachts and pleasure cruisers are now its main traffic. -
Add to BasketDown The River - - Paperback
£12.99
Down the River records the development and decline of a major Scottish icon - the Clydeside shipbuilding industry. It consults the experts - the people who worked in the yards, from managing directors and engineer to welder and loftsman. -
Add to BasketFast Sailing And Copper-Bottomed: Aberdeen Sailing Ships And The Emigrant Scots They Carried To Canada, 1774-1855 - - Paperback
£15.50
Lucille Campney recounts the days when Aberdeen's 'fast sailing and copper-bottomed' ships carried emigrant Scots to Canada and reveals the processes at work as well as the people behind the scenes who provided the services. -
Add to BasketFerry Tales Of Argyll And The Isles - - Paperback
£9.99
This is an inspiring and fascinating record of the ferries that ply the waters off the coast and along the lochs of Argyll and the Isles, and which have been part of the fabric of life in that part of Scotland for generations.