02377nam 2200589 a 450 991077893320332120230310230740.01-280-49370-497866135889371-78023-014-1(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|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierShip /Gregory VotolatoLondon :Reaktion Books,2011.1 online resource (306 pages) illustrationsObjektDescription 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 architectureHistoryShipsHistoryNaval architectureHistory.ShipsHistory.387.2Votolato Gregory977929MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778933203321Ship3808396UNINA