Ships And The Sea

London, UK: Sampson Low Marston & Co Ltd, 1940. 5th Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 5.5" X 4.25. H/B 1112 pages, condition is good, the spine is damaged. Black board with gilt lettering to the spine. Chapter I - Seamanship and Navigation; Chapter II - Trinity House , Origin and Function; Chapter III - Distance Tables; Chapter IV - Commercial Bunkering and Fueling stations of the world; Chapter V - Flags; Chapter VI - Signals and Communications at Sea; Chapter VII - Origin and Development of ships; Chapter VIII - Ship Construction; Chapter IX - The birth of a Ship; Chapter X - Parts of a Ship; Chapter XI - Engine Room and Machinery; Chapter XII - Tonnage; Chapter XIII - Ship's Papers; Chapter XIV - Stores in an Atlantic Liner; Chapter XV - Classes of Ships; Chapter XVI - Sailing Ships; Chapter XVII - Yachts and Yachting; Chapter XVIII - Fishing Boats and the Fishing Industry; Chapter XIX - Royal National Life-Boat Institution; Chapter XX - Some Well-known Ship Canals; Chapter XXI - World's Greatest Seaports; Chapter XXII - Various Kinds of Docks; Chapter XXIII - Outstanding Dates connected with Shipping; Chapter XXIV - Speeds of Ships throughout the Ages; Chapter XXV - The British Merchant Navy; Chapter XXVI - Merchant Navy Officers and their Duties; Chapter XXVII - British Merchant Navy Uniforms; Chapter XXVIII - His Majesty's Customs, Excise and Coastguard; Chapter XXIX - Number of Merchant Ships built in Great Britain and other countries during this century; Chapter XXX - Merchant Fleets of the Principal Maritime Powers; Chapter XXXI - Tonnage of Various Merchant Fleets in 1914 and 1938; Chapter XXXII - Merchant Ships of the World above 30,000 tons; Chapter XXXIII - Largest Merchant Ships Owned by Principal Maritime Countries; Chapter XXXIV - Fastest Vessel's Owned by Various Countries; Chapter XXXV - Oil Tankers Owned by Principal Maritime Powers; Chapter XXXVI - World Records; Chapter XXXVII - Some Hints for Recognition of Liners; Chapter XXXVIII - Some Systems of Nomenclature Adopted by Shipping Companies; Chapter XXXIX - Illustrations of some well-known Merchant Vessels of all Nations with leading details; Chapter XL - Some well-known Shipping Companies; Chapter XLI - The Funnels of the Shipping Companies of the World; Chapter XLII - The Royal Navy, Imperial Communications and Sea Power; Chapter XLIII - Royal Marines and Naval Reserves; Chapter XLIV - naval Ranks and Ratings and their Duties; Chapter XLV - Naval Uniforms; Chapter XLVI - Naval Traditions and Customs; Chapter XLVII - Ships Badges and Naval Heraldry; Chapter XLVIII - Types of Warships and their functions; Chapter XLIX - British Naval Weapons; Chapter L - Royal Navy; Chapter LI - Representative Ships of the Royal Navy; chapter LII - Representative ships of the Foreign Navies; Index.