Building the Biggest: From Ironships to Cruise Liners - Softcover

Lunn, Geoff

 
9780752450797: Building the Biggest: From Ironships to Cruise Liners
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0752450794 ISBN 13: 9780752450797
Publisher: The History Press, 2010

Synopsis

In 1843 Brunel’s ironship Great Britain was launched, becoming the forerunner of the great steel-hulled ships of today. Yet she was tiny compared with the transatlantic liners of the early 1900s as ship owners vied for a top spot in terms of speed, elegance, and size. Liners such as Mauritania and Titanic were later followed by two giant Queens and France’s liner Normandie. But the coming jet age threatened the end of the ocean line until the dedicated cruise ship was born a decade later and now the ships are as massive as the industry itself. Geoff Lunn traces the many changes in construction and design over the years, and looks at what the biggest means across all spheres, and not just physical size. This illustrated book also reviews the careers of the greatest ships, culminating in the building of Royal Caribbean’s Genesis-class cruise ships, Oasis of the Seas (2009) and Allure of the Seas (2010), each incredibly measuring three times the tonnage of the QE2.

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About the Author

Geoff Lunn is a maritime author whose books include And the Crew Went Too. He has written for Ships Monthly and other maritime publications.

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Publisher
The History Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0752450794
ISBN 13 
9780752450797
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160