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The Maritime Engineer's Reference Book is a one-stop reference for engineers involved in marine engineering and naval architecture is by leading international contributors from one of the most respected stable of marine titles on the market. Material ranges from the basics to more advanced topics on the key areas of ship design, construction and operation. It covers classic topics including ship stability and manoeuvering as well as new technologies such as computer aided ship design and automated underwater vehicles.

Naval architecture. --- Marine engineering. --- Engineering, Marine --- Marine technology --- Naval engineering --- Architecture, Naval --- Marine architecture --- Ships --- Design and construction --- Engineering --- Naval architecture --- Architecture --- Shipbuilding --- Nautical influences --- Automobile and Transportation

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For centuries sailing vessels crept along the coastline, ready to flee ashore in case of danger or trouble; this worked well until weather or poor sailing drove these ships against an unforgiving coast. Saviors and salvors (often the same people) struggled to rescue both humans and cargo, often with results as tragic for them as for the sailors and passengers. Joseph Francis (b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1801) was an inventor who also had the ability to organize a business to produce his inventions and the salesmanship to sell his products. His metal lifeboats, first

Inventors --- Marine engineering --- Lifeboats --- Lifesaving --- Engineering, Marine --- Marine technology --- Naval engineering --- Engineering --- Naval architecture --- Life-boats --- Surf boats --- Boats and boating --- Life-saving apparatus --- Survival and emergency equipment --- History --- History. --- Equipment and supplies. --- Equipment and supplies --- Francis, Joseph, --- United States. --- Life-Saving Service (U.S.)