In the Treacle Mine - The Life of a Marine Engineer

Describes the life of a Marine Engineer in the Merchant Navy during the final years of steam propulsion and the transition to diesel power.

Summary

This is the life of a Marine Engineer in the Merchant Navy during the final years of steam propulsion and the transition to diesel power. It includes information for enthusiasts about the machinery and how it worked as well as interesting anecdotes about incidents that occurred during the author's career.

Product details

• Authors: J W Richardson, J. Richardson, J. W. Richardson
• Publisher: Whittles Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781849954884
• ISBN: 978-1-84995-488-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 239 mm x 171 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 632 g
• Illustrations: 30 black and white photos
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies