Oceanic Av Mark Chirnside

Oceanic Av Mark Chirnside

Oceanic was the largest ship in the world when she was launched in 1899. The White Star Lines Ship of the Century, she was their last express liner before the Olympic and Titanic and her lavish first-class accommodation became renowned among Atlantic travellers. Serving on the companys express service for fifteen years, s......
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<p><b>Oceanic was the largest ship in the world when she was launched in 1899. </b>The White Star Line¿s ¿Ship of the Century¿, she was their last express liner before the Olympic and Titanic and her lavish first-class accommodation became renowned among Atlantic travellers. Serving on the company¿s express service for fifteen years, she earned a reputation for running like clockwork. Days after the outbreak of war, she was commissioned into the Royal Navy and converted into an armed merchant cruiser. However, her new-found status was not to last ¿ she grounded on the rocks off Foula, in the Shetlands, within weeks and became a total loss. When she was wrecked, she had on board Charles Lightoller, Titanic¿s senior surviving officer. <i>Oceanic: White Star¿s ¿Ship of the Century¿ </i>is the first book that looks at the entire career of this one-of-a-kind flagship. With human anecdotes, hitherto unpublished material and rare illustrations, Mark Chirnside¿s book is a beautiful tribute to
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Oceanic was the largest ship in the world when she was launched in 1899. The White Star Line's 'Ship of the Century', she was their last express liner before the Olympic and Titanic and her lavish first-class accommodation became renowned among Atlantic travellers. Serving on the company's express service for fifteen years, she earned a reputation for running like clockwork.Days after the outbreak of war, she was commissioned into the Royal Navy and converted into an armed merchant cruiser. However, her new-found status was not to last - she grounded on the rocks off Foula, in the Shetlands, within weeks and became a total loss. When she was wrecked, she had on board Charles Lightoller, Titanic's senior surviving officer.Oceanic: White Star's 'Ship of the Century' is the first book that looks at the entire career of this one-of-a-kind flagship. With human anecdotes, hitherto unpublished material and rare illustrations, Mark Chirnside's book is a beautiful tribute to a unique ocean liner.

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Oppdag "Oceanic" av Mark Chirnside

Ta et dypdykk inn i maritim historie med Oceanic av Mark Chirnside, en fascinerende bok som skildrer livshistorien til det som en gang var verdens største skip.

En unik maritim legende

Da Oceanic ble lansert i 1899, var hun kjent som White Star Line sin 'Ship of the Century'. Før olympiske skip som Titanic og Olympic, var dette lasteskipet en stjerne på Atlanterhavet med sin overdådige førsteklasses innkvartering, som lokket reisende fra hele verden.

Kjennetegn ved Oceanic

  • Størrelse: Verdens største skip ved lansering
  • Materiale: Boken inneholder en rik samling av uvanlige illustrasjoner
  • Innhold: Human anecdotes, upubliserte materialer og unike historier fra livet ombord
  • Format: Flott design som fanger interessen til lesere i alle aldre

En uforglemmelig reise

I løpet av sitt 15-årige seilas, ble Oceanic synonymt med perfekt timing og pålitelighet. Men krigen endret alt – hun ble omgjort til et bevæpnet handelsfartøy før hun tragisk gikk på grunn i Shetlandsøyene.

Mark Chirnside bringer historien til liv med Oceanic, en bok som hedrer denne unike ocean linerens uforglemmelige arv. Hvis du er interessert i maritime eventyr og historiske skatter, er dette et must-have! Gå ikke glipp av sjansen til å eie denne innholdsrike boken.

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SpråkEngelsk
SjangerNaturvitenskap og teknologi
FormatPocket
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Nei
TypPapirbøker

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