Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index.

Chapter 1 Age of Oar and Sail 1 -- Early Rowed Vessels 1 -- First Sailing Ships 4 -- 15th-century Ships and Shipping 10 -- 17th-century Developments 12 -- Shipping in the 19th Century 17 -- Cutty Sark 18 -- Chapter 2 Rise of Machine Power 21 -- Steamboat 21 -- Commercial Steam Navigation 27 -- Oceanic Navigation 29 -- Chapter 3 Modern Ship Types 40 -- Service Vessels 40 -- Miscellaneous 40 -- Industrial Ships 41 -- Passenger Carriers 42 -- Cargo Carriers 46 -- Chapter 4 Ship Operation 53 -- Business Aspects 53 -- International Conventions 58 -- Ship Classification 61 -- Crewing 62 -- Maintenance 64 -- Cargo Handling 66 -- Chapter 5 Ship Design 75 -- Naval Architect 75 -- Hydrostatics 77 -- Ship Hydrodynamics 85 -- Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery 96 -- Chapter 6 Shipbuilding 103 -- Shipyard 103 -- Planning 107 -- Fabrication and Assembly 112 -- Launching 113 -- Outfitting 115 -- Trials 116 -- Chapter 7 Harbours 118 -- Harbours of the Ancient World 120 -- Breakwaters 123 -- Chapter 8 Docks and Quays 128 -- Gravity Walls 129 -- Concrete Monoliths 131 -- Concrete Caisson Walls 132 -- Piled Jetty 134 -- Sheet-Piled Quay 135 -- Enclosed Docks 142 -- Roll-On, Roll-Off Facilities 144 -- Bulk Terminals 146 -- Chapter 9 Dry Docks 150 -- Structural Requirements 152 -- Design 152 -- Entrances 153 -- Keel and Bilge Blocks 156 -- Basic Construction Technique 157 -- Floating Dry Docks 158 -- Maintenance 159.