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SHIPS OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (Anatomy of the Ship)

2 reviews
Xavier Pastor

Conway Maritime Press, 2005

overviews and details of historic ships of Columbus discovery
Along with the scale fold-out plan on the inside of the jacket with folds at the top and bottom, photographs, models, and diagrams recreate the three historic, legendary ships of Columbus's first voyage to the New World. The work by the noted Spanish maritime historian is the latest in the publisher's series "Anatomy of the Ship." Other historically notable and in a few cases historically ...

HMS BEAGLE: Survey Ship Extraordinary (Anatomy of the Ship)

1 review
Karl Marquardt

Conway Maritime Press, 2003

Another good Anatomy of the Ship book
While this is another great book in the series, I found it lacking in several departments when compared to other such books. Of course it must be understood that not a great deal of hard evidence is available on this ship as there is on the USS Constitution or the HMS Victory (which both still exist). In a couple of cases, the author seemed to place items on the ship to ease the making of the ...

CAPTAIN COOK'S ENDEAVOUR: Revised Edition (Anatomy of the Ship)

3 reviews
Karl Marquardt

Conway Maritime Press, 2003

An insightful study of the design of Cook's Endeavor
This book offers some suprising insights into Capt. Cook's Endeavor. It discusses some of the previous misconceptions that have overshadowed an accurate picture of what this ship was, and what it looked like. This is a "must have" resource for anyone interested in producing an accurate model of the Endeavor, or for any one interested in getting a better feel the history of the event. ...

24-GUN FRIGATE PANDORA: Revised Edition (Anatomy of the Ship)

2 reviews
John McKay

Conway Maritime Press, 2003

best of the series
I currently own eight books of the Anatomy of the Ship series and have looked at several others. John McKay's HMS Pandora is the best of the lot. The drawings are beautifully drawn and reproduced and the book is composed in a very intellegent manner. The same comments con be made for Mckay's The Armed Transport Bounty but the Bounty in a less interesting ship. I found the HMS Pandora an ...

Dictionary of Ship Types

1 review
Alfred Dudszus, Ernest Henriot

Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 1986

Nautical Knowledge in a Nutshell
This translation from the German book "Das Schiffstypen Lexikon" contains not only information about ship types, but also archaeological background, reproductions of nautical paintings, copius pictorial definitions ie. diagrams.- all with a cross-cultural flavor emanating from CHEOPS BURIAL SHIP. FISHING LUGGER, RAOUL DIVING BOAT, SAMPAN, ZOMP , and ZULU (a Scottish fishing vessel). 251 ...

MODEL SHIPWRIGHT: 141 (Model Shipwright)
John Bowen

Conway Maritime Press, 2008

This quarterly journal, since its launch in 1972, has been regarded as the world's leading ship modeling publication. The mixture of articles, reviews, news and comment from model makers worldwide provides the best and most detailed information available anywhere, and is enhanced with authentic plans, clear diagrams and many photographs. Although the miniature ships are the most important feature of the journal, with articles explaining how ...

BUILD YOUR OWN RADIO CONTROLLED YACHT: The Complete Step-by-Step Modelling Guide

1 review
Bryn Heveldt

Conway Maritime Press, 2008

Excellent and inspirational guide to building your own R/C yacht
The RacingSparrow750 is a 770mm long, 1371mm tall yacht which was designed to be built using simple tools. The construction process is as follows: 1) First, a backbone is fitted with bulkheads to form a balsawood 'skeleton'. 2) The hull is shaped using thin planking strips. 3) A thin fibreglass 'skin' is placed on the hull and impregnated with resin. 4) You'll need to build a keel bulb, ...

FLOWER CLASS CORVETTE AGASSIZ: New Edition (Anatomy of the Ship)

3 reviews
John McKay

Conway Maritime Press, 2004

book review
I don't know anything about ships. I bought it as a gift for someone who is interested in WWII planes and ships. This book gives a history of the ship in the first half of the book, and the 2nd half of the book is all detailed ship drawings of probably every single part that is used to build the ship. It looks pretty thorough and informative if you are into this hobby.

BATTLECRUISER HOOD: Revised Edition (Anatomy of the Ship)

4 reviews
John Roberts

Conway Maritime Press, 2003

The first of the "Anatomy of the Ship" series
This was the first book in the 36 books of the Anatomy of the ship series, published by Conway Maritime Press and the Naval Institute Press. Each book depicts an historical vessel. The Hood was the pride of the Royal Navy, and like the Titanic, unsinkable. Until it was sunk by the by the Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen. Why, because the deck armour was too thin. Anyway, this book was a revolution ...

Building Plank on Frame Ship Models

1 review
Ron McCarthy

Conway Maritime Press, 2004

model ships
There are some mistakes and shortcomings in this book. Generally it is a good book for beginners.

A SEAMAN'S POCKET BOOK - JUNE 1943
Brian Lavery

Conway Maritime Press, 2006

At the height of the Second World War this small pocket-book was issued to all ratings on board ships of the Royal Navy. In straight period prose it outlines all the basic expressions and tasks a seaman needed to know to perform his duties efficiently. Chapters are broken down into: Sea Terms; Navigation; Steering the Ship; Rigging; Anchors and Cables; Boatwork; Miscellaneous (which includes details on uniform and folding a hammock, etc); and ...

Lords of the East: The East India Company and Its Ships (1600-1874)

1 review
Jean Sutton

Conway Maritime Press, 2000

Best book I've read on the subject!
Lords of the East offers a richly illustrated, densely detailed text describing the East India Company from many aspects as it evolved from a handful of adventurers to the backbone of an empire. Everything you wanted to know, from the seamen to the captains, from the ships and yards to the voyages, from the directors and London politics to the Mogul and the Marathas, is here in a slender, ...

MODEL SHIPWRIGHT #126: Number 126 (Model Shipwright)
John Bowen

Conway Maritime Press, 2004

Since its launch in 1972, this quarterly journal has been regarded as the world's leading ship modelling publication. The mixture of articles, reviews, news and comment from modelmakers world-wide provides the best and most detailed information available anywhere, and is enhanced with authentic plans, clear diagrams and many photographs. Although the miniature ships are the most important feature of the journal, with articles explaining how ...

74-GUN SHIP BELLONA: Revised Edition (Anatomy of the Ship)
Brian Lavery

Conway Maritime Press, 2003

The '74' was the classic line-of-battle ship of the late eighteenth century, and Bellona was one of the most important and long lived. Launched in 1760, during the Seven Years War, she belonged to the first truly successful class of British 74-gun ships, a design by Thomas Slade that was built in large numbers over more than twenty years. Bellona herself served with distinction over 54 years, fought in four wars and was not broken up until 1814. ...

ECLIPSE OF THE BIG GUN: The Warship 1906-1945 (Conway's History of the Ship Series)
D Brown

Conway Maritime Press, 2004

The History of the Ship series covers what is probably the most influential tool in human history. The series was the first comprehensive and authoritative account, covering every significant ship type from the dawn of seafaring to the present day. Each individual volume is a collection of detailed and coherent essays. An unprecedented line up of over a hundred leading maritime historians and specialists from around the world was gathered ...

The Battleship Tirpitz (Conway Maritime Modeller's)

1 review
Gerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke

Conway Maritime Press, 1998

Brief but fascinating - wonderful drawings
This A4 paperback provides a good visual introduction to Tirpitz and some data on Bismarck. The first part includes general arrangement drawings of armour, followed by well-chosen photgraphs of the ship which show most of the details a modeller or historian would need. Some of the photographs are wrongly captioned, however, and they are not in chronological order. Some are also out of ...

Miniature Merchant Ships : A Guide to Waterline Ship Modelling in 1/1200 Scale

2 reviews
John Bowen

Conway Maritime Press, 2003

Modeler's insight
For advanced modelers, this book details the construction of 1/1200 scale ship models. Items covered include tools, choice of materials, construction techniques and detailing. While the numerous plans are mostly merchant ships, two warships (HMS Hood) and a destroyer have been included for naval enthusiasts. Well worth the effort, this book will launch you on the basics of building of your ...

Naval Occurrences Of The War Of 1812: A Full And Correct Account Of The Naval War Between Great Britain and ...
William James

Conway Maritime Press, 2004

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