Ships of the world : an historical encyclopedia / Lincoln P. Paine ; with contributions by James H. Terry and Hal Fessenden.

Ships have always played an important role in shaping human destiny, ranging from the Golden Hind to the HMS Beagle to the USS Indianapolis, and this comprehensive and very readable encyclopedia covers more than one thousand of the world's best known and most significant vessels of every size a...

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Main Author: Paine, Lincoln P.
Corporate Author: Credo Reference (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997.
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