SS Great Britain Manual 1843-1937
An Insight into the Design, Construction and Operation of Brunel's Famous Passenger Ship
| Format: Hardcover, 160 Pages Item: 200181 ISBN: 9780857331052 SpecsIllustrations: 250 color photos Size: 8.25 x 10.6 x .48 Weight: 1.688 lb. Published: June 1st 2012 DC: AE List Price: $35.95 $26.96All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
The SS Bristol, a world first with new technologies was built in 1843, went around the world 37 times, retired 1889 and now resides back home in Bristol, England where today she is conserved. Now launched in the Haynes manual treatment, her innovative technology (screw propeller, iron hull and 1000hp steam engine) are all explained along with specially commissioned photographs of the ship’s anatomy. |
Brian Lavery is a Curator Emeritus at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and a renowned expert on the sailing navy. He is widely published and a winner of the prestigious Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award (2007) and the Society for Nautical Research’s Anderson Medal (2008). |