Ships, Shipping and Fishing : With Some Account of Our Seaports and Their Industries (Paperback)

General preface; Editor's note; 1. Early boats and ships - the Mediterranean; 2. Early boats and ships - the North Sea; 3. From sailing ships to steamships; 4. Britain's maritime supremacy; 5. The mercantile marine, and great trade routes; 6. The building of a great ship; 7. The Royal Navy; 8. The Royal Dockyards; 9. The fishing industry - ships and men; 10. British fisheries and fishing ports; 11. 'Lloyd's.' The plimsoll mark. A1; 12. Trinity House and its work; 13. Lighthouses and lightships; 14. The Port of London; 15. Great seaports and their industries; 16. The Cinque Ports; Index.