02378nam 2200601 a 450 991045791390332120200520144314.01-280-49370-497866135889371-78023-014-1(CKB)2550000000084068(EBL)851009(OCoLC)775302658(SSID)ssj0000641152(PQKBManifestationID)12252370(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000641152(PQKBWorkID)10622042(PQKB)11184633(MiAaPQ)EBC851009(Au-PeEL)EBL851009(CaPaEBR)ebr10538331(CaONFJC)MIL358893(EXLCZ)99255000000008406820120404d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrShip[electronic resource] /Gregory VotolatoLondon Reaktion Books20111 online resource (306 p.)ObjektDescription based upon print version of record.1-86189-772-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Ship Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Voyager; 2. Myth and Image; 3. Conflict; 4. Cargo; 5. Port; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexFrom oar-powered quinqueremes, to steam-powered freighters, to luxury ocean liners such as the Titanic, to aircraft carriers like the Abraham Lincoln, ships have played an integral role in trade, transportation, and war throughout history. Today, ships remain the largest and most expensive moving objects on the planet; engineers and designers constantly push the limits of design, creating vessels that continue to rival newer technologies such as airplanes and cars. But unlike other more common modes of transportation, the great ships of the world traveObjekt.Naval architectureHistoryShipsHistoryElectronic books.Naval architectureHistory.ShipsHistory.387.2Votolato Gregory977929MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457913903321Ship2227883UNINA