Tugs, towboats, and towing |
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Contents
Types of Tugs and Towboats | 1 |
Tug and Towboat Construction and Design | 21 |
Towing Theory | 61 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Tugs, towboats, and towing |
| Author | Edward M. Brady |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cornell Maritime Press, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | Feb 9, 2011 |
| Length | 231 pages |
| Subjects | › › Towing Transportation / General Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / General Tugboats |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |