Man on the Ocean

About this eBook

Author

Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894

Title

Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

VM: Naval science: Naval architecture, Shipbuilding, Marine engineering

Subject

Boats and boating

Category

Text

eBook-No.

21749

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21749

Release Date

June 7, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."Man on the Ocean" — Chapter One. — Treats of Ships in General. — Chapter Two. — The Earliest Days of Water-Travelling. — Chapter Three. — Rafts and Canoes. — Chapter Four. — Ancient Ships and Navigators. — Chapter Five. — The Mariner’s Compass—Portuguese Discoveries. — Chapter Six. — Boats, Model-Boat Making, etcetera. — A Model Boat. — Chapter Seven. — Lifeboats and Lightships. — Grace Darling. — Lifeboats. — Lightships. — Chapter Eight. — Docks and Shipbuilding. — The Dockyard. — Nature and Use of Docks. — Building a Ship. — Chapter Nine. — The Launch, etcetera. — Rigging a Ship. — Chapter Ten. — Coasting Vessels. — Sloops. — The Cutter. — The Schooner. — The Brig. — The Brigantine. — Chapter Eleven. — Vessels of Large Size. — The Barque. — The Ship. — Chapter Twelve. — Wooden and Iron Walls. — Chapter Thirteen. — Origins of Steamships—Ocean-Steamers, etcetera. — The First Steamer. — The Comet. — The “Argyle”, afterwards named “The Thames.” — Ocean-Steamers. — The “Savannah” Steamer. — Ocean Mail-Steamers. — The Czar’s Yacht “Livadia.” — Chapter Fourteen. — The “Great Eastern.” — Chapter Fifteen. — Curious Craft of Many Lands.

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