English· 08:32:07· 20 chapters
To attempt to describe within limits of one book the whole evolution of the ship from the days of her crude beginnings and limited utility to the present time, when she has become so essential a feature of modern life, may seem to be an ambitious scheme. The term ship denotes so much, and includes so many different types, that it would be utterly impossible to deal with the subject fully in any single book of moderate dimensions, and for all but a few readers such a volume would be not only too large, but too technical. - Summary Adapted from the Preface
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
02:18 - Chapter 2
The First Ships of the Nile
30:24 - Chapter 3
The Early Ships of the Mediterranean
18:31 - Chapter 4
The Evolution of the Ship in Northern Europe
25:31 - Chapter 5
The Development of the Ship in the Middle Ages
19:32 - Chapter 6
The Ship During Tudor Times
20:31 - Chapter 7
The Ship in Stuart Times and After
22:28 - Chapter 8
The Final Development of the Sailing Ship
22:38 - Chapter 9
The Advent of Steam
26:06 - Chapter 10
The First Steam Warships
22:35 - Chapter 11
The Turret Man-of-War
29:24 - Chapter 12
The Evolution of the Ocean Steamship
35:15 - Chapter 13
The Modern Liner
27:17 - Chapter 14
The Perfecting of the Steam Man-of-War
31:18 - Chapter 15
The Modern Man-of-War
28:06 - Chapter 16
The Ship in Action
27:19 - Chapter 17
The Mercantile Marine, and Yachting
31:35 - Chapter 18
The Fishing Fleets
31:13 - Chapter 19
Lifeboats and Lightships
29:27 - Chapter 20
The Sailing of the Ship
30:39