Steam at Sea


Book Description

This volume covers the development and decline of the steam engine from the late-18th century to the present day. It is not a history of the steamship, but the story of the machinery which powered those ships. It aims to tell the story of marine engineering development through the steamship and the job it did both in commercial and naval terms.




Ocean Steamers


Book Description

This superbly illustrated history of the steam powered passenger ship details its story from SAVANNAH of 1819, to the last significant steam passenger ship built in 1969, the 25000 ton HAMBURG.




Coal, Steam and Ships


Book Description

An innovative account of the trials and tribulations of first-generation Victorian mail steamship lines, their passengers and the public.



















Steam Vessels and Marine Engines


Book Description

Compendium about Steam and Diesel Marine engines, with a chapter about large sailing ships. Fully illustrated.