Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships"Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships" by R. M. Ballantyne. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format. |
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admirably anchor barque boat bottom bowsprit brig built bulwarks cabin called canoe capstan Captain carried centre coast compass constructed Cork Harbour course coxswain craft crew cut-water danger deck described Docks Eastern engines etcetera fastened feet fire floating fore-and-aft fore-and-aft rigged fore-mast gale Goodwin Sands Grace Darling guns harbour hour hull hundred inches iron plates ironclad island keel land launch lifeboat light lightship Livadia Longstone lower lower-masts main-sail masts means miles named naval naval architecture navigation navy night o’clock oars ocean paddle passengers placed planks propelled rafts Ramsgate readers rigging river Rob Roy rocket rolling ropes round rudder sailors sails saloon schooner screw ship’s shore side sloop speed spoke-shave steam steamer steering stern storm Table of Contents thickness tide tons burden torpedoes turn turret-ship turrets vessel voyage war-ships waves weather wind wood wooden wreck yachts yard