A Great Fleet of Ships

A Great Fleet of Ships
Author :
Publisher : St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell Pub.
Total Pages : 320
Release :
ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105028541196
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Great Fleet of Ships by : Syd C. Heal

Download or read book A Great Fleet of Ships written by Syd C. Heal and published by St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell Pub.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the extent of Canada's war production effort, 1939-1945, is fairly well known to Canadians, one aspect of it has largely escaped notice. This is the construction in Canadian shipyards, from a standing start in 1941, of 402 merchant ships, most of them 10,000-ton cargo ships. On a comparative scale, it was a feat rivaling that of the United States. This book describes the technical factors involved in the design of these ships, their construction and operation. A Great Fleet of Ships explains how and why this potential merchant fleet existing at the war's end was so quickly dispersed, with Canada's merchant marine all but vanishing after 1950. Heal discusses the reasons and methods of its disposal, and also provides an insightful look at the complex subjects of marine underwriting and chartering. These are aspects of merchant shipping seldom discussed in this light.


A Great Fleet of Ships Related Books

A Great Fleet of Ships
Language: en
Pages: 320
Authors: Syd C. Heal
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell Pub.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

While the extent of Canada's war production effort, 1939-1945, is fairly well known to Canadians, one aspect of it has largely escaped notice. This is the const
Great White Fleet
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: John Henry
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-04 - Publisher: Dundurn

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A richly illustrated story from the glory days of passenger travel on the Great Lakes. For decades Canada Steamship Lines proclaimed itself as the world’s lar
Adventures of the Treasure Fleet
Language: en
Pages: 46
Authors: Ann Martin Bowler
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-15 - Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Join the Chinese admiral and his crew as they battle pirates and raging storms in this beautifully illustrated Chinese history book for kids. Did you know that
D-Day Ships
Language: en
Pages: 172
Authors: Yves Buffetaut
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: US Naval Institute Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A rare account of the Allied forces' naval involvement, this heavily illustrated book looks at the D-Day landings from the perspective of the development of amp
Great Ships
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Frank Fox
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1980-01 - Publisher: Lawrence Verry

DOWNLOAD EBOOK