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Product Description: This classic book in the Kemp and Young series has been fully revised and updated by David J Eyres, author of the well-known Butterworth-Heinemann title "Ship Construction," and will prove indispensable to the student reader. The contents cover, in numerous fully illustrated items, shipyard practices, principles of construction methods, the design and construction of the various component parts of the ship, and the overall arrangement of different types of merchant and passenger vessels...read more

Product Description: The Kemp and Young series is designed to provide an introduction to the topic covered that will be suitable and useful for both those who are newly at sea and those whose practical experience is limited to narrow areas and wish to expand their knowledge...read more