Coasters An Illustrated History
In this new book the author has drawn together more than 300 photographs, to tell the story of the origin and development of the steam and diesel coasters.
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In this new book the author has drawn together more than 300 photographs, to tell the story of the origin and development of the steam and diesel coasters.
Originating mainly in the UK and the Netherlands, coasters spread to most parts of the world carrying almost any cargo on short-sea as well as coastal routes.
As well as details of the ships themselves, the book covers cargo handling and stowing, machinery, the coastal trades, the owners and builders and not least, the crews and their jobs and their lives at sea.