Ships of the seven seas

by Hawthorne Daniel

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	The Development of Ships	[1]
II.	The Development of Sails	[34]
III.	The Perfection of Sails—The Clipper Ships	[56]
IV.	The Development of Steamships	[75]
V.	The Perfection of Steamships	[96]
VI.	Steamships of Many Types	[117]
VII.	Ships of War	[140]
VIII.	Ports and Port Equipment	[168]
IX.	The Art of Seamanship	[191]
X.	The Science of Navigation	[215]
XI.	Lighthouses, Lightships, and Buoys	[235]
XII.	Ship Design, Construction, and Repair	[252]
XIII.	Shipping Lines	[267]
XIV.	The Importance of Ships	[279]
APPENDIX.	An Abridged Dictionary of Nautical Words and Expressions	[295]