Index:Ships of the seven seas (IA shipsofsevenseas00dani).djvu
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CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Development of Ships 1 II. The Development of Sails 34 III. The Perfection of Sails—The Clipper Ships 56 IV. The Development of Steamships 75 V. The Perfection of Steamships 96 VI. Steamships of Many Types 117 VII. Ships of War 140 VIII. Ports and Port Equipment 168 IX. The Art of Seamanship 191 X. The Science of Navigation 215 XI. Lighthouses, Lightships, and Buoys 235 XII. Ship Design, Construction, and Repair 252 XIII. Shipping Lines 267 XIV. The Importance of Ships 279 APPENDIX. An Abridged Dictionary of Nautical Words and Expressions 295 |