The Oxford companion to ships and the sea
Ian Dear (Editor), Peter Kemp (Editor)
"The most comprehensive and authoritative reference book of its kind, The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea is a completely revised and updated edition of a classic volume that was first published in 1976 to huge acclaim. It brings together more than 2,600 entries on every imaginable aspect of the seas and the vessels that sail on them, from shipbuilding, yachting, diving, and marine mammals, to tidal power, piracy, and the literature and language of the sea."
Print Book, English, 2005
Oxford University Press, Oxford [Oxfordshire], 2005