Verlag: New York: Dodd, Mead, 1978, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 0396075274 ISBN 13: 9780396075271
Anbieter: BOPBooks, Tauranga, BOP, Neuseeland
Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None. Photos, Plans, Diagrams, Maps (illustrator). 1st. None. 1st. 18.5cm deep By 23.5cm. This "story of the world's biggest ships" was published fairly early in the life of the super tanker or Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) or Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCC) as they are known by the more technically conscious. The first are larger than 200,000 deadweight tons and the second more that 350,000 tons. These huge ships answered the growing world-wide demand for oil fuels and the oil crisis of 1973. While designed for the general reader this book describes well the demand for these super ships, design, construction, employment and the environmental problems they created, as well as the origins and evolution of the oil tanker. 144 pages including glossary and index, b/w photos throughout ( a fine collection) plus plans, diagrams and maps. Green/blue hard covers with black front/spine titles VG+ with three small spots on front. Text block excellent. Not ex-library, no inscriptions,red ink mark top page edges.