02511nam 2200649 a 450 991097181100332120240516115301.097866135889379781280493706128049370497817802301461780230141(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(Perlego)973205(EXLCZ)99255000000008406820120404d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierShip /Gregory Votolato1st ed.London :Reaktion Books,2011.1 online resource (306 pages) illustrationsObjektDescription based upon print version of record.9781861897725 1861897723 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 Gregory977929MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971811003321Ship4363377UNINA