Super cargo ships /
Super Cargo Ships shows you how the modern monstrosities that are cargo ships are built, used, loaded, and unloaded. Today's cargo ships are as unique as the freight they transport, and modern cargo ships are specialized to accommodate various transportation needs. The book charts the evolution...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Osceola, WI :
MBI Pub. Company,
2001.
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| Series: | Enthusiast color series.
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| Online Access: | Publisher description |
| Summary: | Super Cargo Ships shows you how the modern monstrosities that are cargo ships are built, used, loaded, and unloaded. Today's cargo ships are as unique as the freight they transport, and modern cargo ships are specialized to accommodate various transportation needs. The book charts the evolution of cargo ships, from the SS Great Britain in 1843 to the FastShips that are currently under construction, and includes Great Lakes cargo ships such as the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, as well as a new. Generation of super tugs built to avert disaster. From the glossary of shipping terms to the sidebars about World War II Liberty Ships, Super Cargo Ships is one of the most comprehensive sources available on this subject. Book jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0760308047 9780760308042 |