“The Frigate Constitution,” by Ira N. Hollis

“Lightships and Lighthouses,” by F. A. Talbot

“The Lookout Man,” by David W. Bone

“Mercantile Marine,” by E. Keble Chatterton

“Modern Seamanship,” by Austin M. Knight

“Sailing Ships and Their Story,” by E. Keble Chatterton

In addition to these I have received much assistance from the New York Public Library, the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the U. S. Congressional Library, the Marine Museum at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, and a number of friends, who, knowing of my interest in ships, have brought me some of the most interesting of the facts that I have used.

H. D.

CONTENTS

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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]