Ships of the twentieth century
By: [editor, Pat Hornsey]
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Secaucus, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780890091234
Subjects: Ships
Notes: "Much of the material in this book appeared originally in the partwork, History of ships," edited by E.L. Cornwell.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter One. Passenger and cruise liners; title: Chapter Two. The cable layer; title: Chapter Three. Submarines; title: Chapter Four. The 'Titanic'; title: Chapter Five. Powerboats; title: Chapter Six. Minesweepers; title: Chapter Seven. The pocket battleship; title: Chapter Eight. Icebreakers; title: Chapter Nine. The 'Torrey Canyon'; title: Chapter Ten. Hydrofoils; title: Chapter Eleven. The 'Wahine'; title: Chapter Twelve. The aircraft carrier; title: Chapter Thirteen. Minelayers; title: Chapter Fourteen. Mammoth tankers; title: Chapter Fifteen. Science at sea; title: Chapter Sixteen. Amphibians; title: Chapter Seventeen. Battleships; title: Chapter Eighteen. The american navy; title: Chapter Nineteen. Pilot cutters; title: Chapter Twenty. The destroyer; title: Chapter Twenty-One. Cruisers; title: Chapter Twenty-Two. Fast patrol boats; title: Chapter Twenty-Three. Nuclear ships and submarines; title: Chapter Twenty-four. Container ships; title: Chapter Twenty-Five. Hovercraft.