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A Seaman's Pocketbook

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

A Seaman's Pocketbook

By Brian Lavery

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About the book

At the height of the Second World War this small pocket-book was issued to all ratings on board ships of the Royal Navy. In straight period prose it outlines all the basic expressions and tasks a seaman needed to know to perform his duties efficiently. Chapters are broken down into: Sea Terms; Navigation; Steering the Ship; Rigging; Anchors and Cables; Boatwork; Miscellaneous (which includes details on uniform and folding a hammock, etc); and Ship Safety. Functional black line illustrations are ...Show more

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ISBN

9781472834119

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2018

Language

Edition

1

Original title

A Seaman's Pocketbook

Format

Hardcover

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