Ships& Sailing 8/51 Montauk Lighthouse/Boston

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Description: This is Ships & Sailing, Volume One, Number Three, August 1951, "The popular magazine of ships and the sea". Contents include: "For ships in the night" - By daylight or dark, in for or clear weather, the Montauk Point Lighthouse warns ships of the shoals and land at the tip of Long Island's 150-mile span - this is a detailed article and numerous photos of lighthouse and Coast Guard keepers; "Charting the world" - Since 1838, the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office has been surveying the world's oceans to produce accurate charts for safer and swifter navigation - this is another great article with photos; "Rescue in Greenland" - Another mission for the Coast Guard cutter Raritan on wartime duty in Arctic Greenland; "The Mighty Cunard" - Take a trip on the Queen Mary to see how well the giant liner lives up to the reputation of the long procession of famous Cunarders that preceded it - article includes photos and map of fleet positions in December 1950, also a chart listing technical details of ships in the Cunard Fleet; Marine Salon - photo spread including photos and descriptions of Famous Full-Riggers; "Port of Boston" - For years, Boston's port has been steadily declining. But now it is springing to life with a program to give it the most modern terminals of any major U.S. port - this is a detailed article with photos and a map of the Port of Boston; "A Race Against Time" - In 1949 the towboat Harry Truman almost broke the 70-year-old record of the Robert E. Lee but the Lee's record still stands; "Handling a square-rigger" - If you've ever wondered how square-riggers were sailed, here's an easy-to-follow explanation that will pay off big dividends in your future reading - includes detailed diagrams and photos; "The model shipwright"; book reviews; and more.

Size is 8.25" x 11.25", 68 pages. Very good condition, with slight shelf wear.

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Status: For Sale	Reference#: 118013H
Condition: See item description	Year: c.1900

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