Mate of the Caprice

In the 1930s, hundreds of barges sailed the crowded waters of the Thames estuary carrying up to 100 tons of every sort of cargo - wheat and barley, coal, gun powder, cement and gravel. These remarkable craft were worked by a crew of two - skipper and mate. Here, the shipmate tells his story.

Product details

• Authors: Gordon Brown
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.08.1995
• EAN: 9780850364446
• ISBN: 978-0-85036-444-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 180 g
• Subject: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships