Modern Seamanship
By
Admiral Austin M. Knight, U. S. N.
SEVENTH EDITION
REVISED AND ENLARGED
CONTENTS—The Hull and Fittings of a Ship. Rope. Knotting and Splicing. Mechanical Appliances on Shipboard. Blocks and Tackles. Handling Heavy Weights. Compass. Log and Lead. Submarine Signals. Boats. Handling Boats in a Surf. Ground Tackle. Carrying Out Anchors. The Steering of Steamers. The Rules of the Road. Manoeuvering to Avoid Collision. Piloting. Handling a Steamer Alongside a Dock. Placing a Ship in a Dry Dock. Weather and the Laws of Storms. Handling Steamers in Heavy Weather. The Handling of Torpedo Vessels. Keeping Stations and Manoeuvring in Squadron. Towing. Rescuing the Crew of a Wreck. Man Overboard. Stranding. Hints for Junior Officers Doing Line Duty. Appendix.
The official text book at the U. S. Naval Academy and in use throughout the service. Describes the handling of all vessels, men-of-war, merchantmen, naval auxiliaries and small boats.
VAN NOSTRAND'S NAUTICAL MANUALS
150 Illustrations 5 × 7½ about 400 pp. In Press
HANDBOOK
FOR THE CARE AND OPERATION OF
NAVAL MACHINERY
By Comm. H. C. DINGER, U. S. Navy
Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged
by Lieut. Comm. H. T. Dyer, U.S.N.
This new, revised and enlarged edition will be of use to all engineers and will help any one that has to do with nautical matters. The explanations and definitions are so plain that save in a few cases the layman can take up the book and by reading the section he is interested in can understand the point at once. Special care has been exercised to cover all points dealing with the usage on United States vessels. A glance at the book will show the infinite number of things that must be attended to by the engineer, who nowadays is the main factor in the ship's welfare.
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