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原文传递 THE REVIEW

题名：	THE REVIEW
正文语种：	eng
作者：	TOM NANCOLLAS
摘要：	Following his critically acclaimed debut Seashaken Houses, in which he traces the history of Britain's lighthouses, Tom Nancollas sets out for a wider maritime voyage in The Ship Asunder, exploring his country's rich seafaring past and how that affected shipping globally. He does so in an original format in which he takes a ship asunder, i.e., deconstructs it in 11 parts, which form the chapters of the book: Prow, Trumpet, Trophy, Rope, Bell, Figurehead, Timbers, Mast, Propeller, Hull, and Anchor. These form the starting points for an exploration of three-and-a-half millennia of British maritime history, from the Middle Bronze Age to the early 20th century. On the journey, we encounter legendary ships, such as Golden Hind, HMS Endeavour and HMS Victory, and those that navigated them: Sir Francis Drake, Captain Cook and Admiral Nelson. However, we also get acquainted with lesser-known people who nevertheless had a significant impact on the development of shipping. Who has heard of Francis Pettit Smith, son of a Kentish postmaster, born in 1808 in Hythe? Yet, he designed the two-bladed screw propeller, which revolutionized ship propulsion. Who knows that the Plimsoll mark that features on the hull of every ship to mark the safe load lines was named after member of parliament Samuel Plimsoll who had to fight a tough battle in parliament against vested shipowner interests to get a bill passed in 1876 that would significantly increase the safety of seafaring crews?
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	Ports & harbors
卷：	68
期：	5
页码：	44-44