RMS Titanic Manual: 1909-1912 Olympic Class (Haynes Owners Workshop Manuals)

RMS Titanic Manual: 1909-1912 Olympic Class (Haynes Owners Workshop Manuals)
Description
Read about her lavish passenger accommodation. The world famous ocean liner Titanic, which sank on her maiden voyage in 1912, is the latest subject to receive the Haynes Manual treatment. Consider the chief engineer’s view—how did he manage the huge engines and other onboard systems? What was it like to operate the luxury ocean liner from the perspective of Titanic’s owner, the White Star line?. Learn about the captain’s responsibilities, including the operation of a transatlantic liner. With an authoritative text and hundreds of illustrations, see how this leviathan was built, launched,
. Readers will also learn about the captain's many responsibilities and discover how the chief engineer kept the mighty ship and its systems running. This one-of-a-kind book offers a rare and fascinating insight into the design, construction, and operation of the Titanic. HOBBY MERCHANDISER With an authoritative text supported by more than two hundred illustrations, RMS Titanic Owners' Workshop Manual helps readers discover how this Leviathan of the seas was built, launched
Kenton said A Nice Book. This is a good book for someone interested in the Titanic. Not exhaustive; go to the Harland and Wolfe files for that (or something).A comment on the two-star review of this book makes a pretty strong statement that the "last picture of the Titanic" is actually of the Olympic. It isn't, as the Olympic's A-deck promenade never had the forward section enclosed as the one in the picture. . ever wonder what made the Titanic tick, well here you have it Great book, I have to admit I got kind of interested in what made the Titanic tick, and this book will satisfy your curiosity, I mean it has everything that you want to know about the great boat, diagrams of the boilers, engine rooms, constructions, firemen passages, you name it, its pretty bad ass, if you are a history aficionado like myself and wondered about the Titanic, this is a g. Solid value for the money The authors are qualified engineers with a great deal of experience in ship design and construction and marine machinery. Most of the text is taken up with clearly-explained and factual descriptions of the ship, her systems, and their operation. Since the publishers haven't taken the trouble to include a table of contents in their description, I have:INTRODUCTION 7ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8THE