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Cargo ships: history books - overview

Looking for books on cargo ships? Explore our selection on the history and types of container ships, tankers, bulk carriers, reefers, and coasters here.


Cargo Liners and Tramps

Cargo Liners and Tramps

Mark Lee Inman | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2018

Coasters of the 1970s (Volume 1)

Coasters of the 1970s (Volume 1)

Bernard McCall | English | hardback | 80 p. | 2015

Coasters of the 1970s (Volume 2)

Coasters of the 1970s (Volume 2)

Bernard McCall | English | hardback | 96 p. | 2016

First Class Cargo: Hist of Comb Cargo-Passenger Ships

First Class Cargo : A History of Combination Cargo-Passenger Ships

William H. Miller | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2016

Handling Cargo: Freighters of the 1950s and '60s

Handling Cargo : Freighters of the 1950s and '60s

William H. Miller | English | paperback | 120 p. | 2018

Looking Back at Traditional Cargo Ships

Looking Back at Traditional Cargo Ships

Andrew Wiltshire | English | hardback | 80 p. | 2015

Megaschiffe - Giganten zur See

Megaschiffe - Giganten zur See - Die grössten Schiffe der Welt

Horst W. Laumanns | German | hardback | 192 p. | 2019

Tramp Ships - An Illustrated History

Tramp Ships - An Illustrated History

R. S. Fenton | English | hardback | 176 p. | 2013

Wartime Standard Ships

Wartime Standard Ships

Nick Robins | English | hardback | 160 p. | 2017

[TK] Containerschiffe - auf allen Weltmeeren

Containerschiffe - auf allen Weltmeeren

Horst W. Laumanns | German | paperback | 128 p. | 2018

Geschichte des Seecontainers

Geschichte des Seecontainers und der Intermodal-Wechselbehälter

Ulrich Cramer | German | hardback | 168 p. | 2021

Looking Back at Container Ships

Looking Back at Container Ships

Andrew Wiltshire | English | hardback | 80 p. | 2017

Porte-conteneurs - revolution des transp maritimes

Porte-conteneurs - la révolution des transports maritimes

Jérôme Billard | French | hardback | 192 p. | 2003

Frachter, Tanker, Bulker: Arbeitspferde der Meere

Frachter, Tanker, Bulker: Arbeitspferde der Meere

Ralf Witthohn | German | hardback | 208 p. | 2018

Looking Back at Bulk Carriers

Looking Back at Bulk Carriers

Andrew Wiltshire | English | hardback | 80 p. | 2012

Methaniers & gaziers - la haute technologie en mer

Méthaniers & gaziers - la haute technologie en mer

Jérôme Billard | French | hardback | 192 p. | 2004

Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen (13) - Seatrade

Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen in beeld (deel 13) - Seatrade

Dick Gorter | Dutch | hardback | 252 p. | 2012

Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen (15) - SeaTrade (2)

Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen in beeld (deel 15) - SeaTrade (2) - Pool- en managementschepen

Dick Gorter | Dutch | hardback | 360 p. | 2014

Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen (18) - West Afrika

Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen in beeld (deel 18) - Lijnvaart op West Afrika

Dick Gorter | Dutch | hardback | 120 p. | 2018

Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen (7) - Koelvaart

Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen in beeld (deel 7) - Koelvaart

Dick Gorter | Dutch | hardback | 120 p. | 2009

Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen (8) - KHV (2)

Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen in beeld (deel 8) - Kleine Handelsvaart (2)

Dick Gorter | Dutch | hardback | 120 p. | 2009

Classic Dutch-Built Coasters

Classic Dutch-Built Coasters

Bernard McCall | English | hardback | 80 p. | 2015

Coasters op kaarten - Een maritieme groet

Coasters op kaarten - Een maritieme groet

Harry de Groot | Dutch | paperback | 144 p. | 2012

Liberty Factory: The Untold Story

Liberty Factory : The Untold Story of Henry Kaiser's Oregon Shipyards

Peter J Marsh | English | hardback | 192 p. | 2020

Liberty Ships: America's Merchant Marine Transport

Liberty Ships: America's Merchant Marine Transport in World War II

David Doyle | English | hardback | 128 p. | 2020

On the Swing Shift - Building Liberty Ships

On the Swing Shift - Building Liberty Ships in Savannah

Tony Cope | English | hardback | 288 p. | 2009



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