The Life-Boat and Its Story

In 1912 Noel Methley published his comprehensive and well informed book about the history and work of life-boats. It describes the circumstances under which life-boats were invented and the establishing of a global Live-Saving-Service, the construction and equipment of life-boats, their different owners and conveyers, and their special characteristics and their usage all over the world. The focus lies on the system of life-boats in Great Britain, but readers also gain a lot of information about the development of marine life-saving work in the USA, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Scandinavia Russia, France, Spain, Portugal, and in the British colonies.
Reprint of the original edition with many illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: Noel Methley
• Publisher: Maritimepress
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2013
• EAN: 9783954272358
• ISBN: 978-3-95427-235-8
• No. of pages: 420
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 526 g
• Illustrations: With 68 illustrations
• Subject: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships