Publicado por United States Naval Institute
Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Good condition.
Publicado por United States Naval Institute
Librería: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Unknown Binding. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Publicado por United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland, 1965
Librería: Cultural Connection, Cape Coral, FL, Estados Unidos de America
x, 209 pages. 7 sections Part 1 - Hurricanes. 9 sections in Part 2 - Typhoons. 8 appendices. Dark brown flex vinyl cover. Maps, graphs, charts. Very good condition.
Publicado por U.S.Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland,, 1965
Librería: General Eclectic Books, Gray, ME, Estados Unidos de America
Flexible Plastic. Condición: Very Good+. Maps & Diagrams Ilustrador. Clean, minimal wear. Innards clean & tight. 209 pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Publicado por United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD, 1968
Librería: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Flexible vinyl. Condición: Near Fine. 2nd Printing. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with a flexible vinyl cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front inside cover of the book. "Sailors have always respected the power of the oceanespecially in heavy seas. Although Navy ships are made to withstand a certain degree of bad weather, they are not indestructible. Weather-related incidents have caused massive destruction and loss of life all throughout recorded history. The Navy's experience with weather-related incidents is as old as the service itself. Probably the first ship lost to weather was Continental sloop Saratoga off the Bahamas with all her crew on 18 March 1781. Although most associate bad weather with open seas, it can strike anywhere. From 18101813, the Navy lost three gunboats in the Chesapeake Bay and a schooner in Lake Ontario. Once ships began to sail on the open seas more frequently, storms became especially dangerous. Sailors would not know a storm was upon them until it appeared on the horizon, and by then it was often too late. In September 1854, brig Porpoise was lost with at least 62 Sailors somewhere between Formosa and China due to a typhoon. During a powerful storm on 1516 March 1889 in Apia, Samoa, the Navy lost three shipsTrenton, Vandalia, and Nipsicby huge destructive waves called tsunamis. On 29 August 1916, armored cruiser Memphis was hit by a series of reportedly 75 feet high tidal waves in the harbor of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, which wrecked the ship and killed 43 Sailors. " (Naval History and Heritage Command).
Publicado por United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, USA, 1967
Librería: All Lost Books, Wollaston, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. In two parts, Part 1 Hurricanes and Part 2 Typhoons. Often seen as two works, here they are bound together in original binding. Includes several maps and charts. 209pp. Bookplate of British aviation author Kenneth Stevens on inner cover.