Project Gutenberg 2012-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 165 Dana, Richard Henry 1815 1882 Dana, R. H. (Richard Henry) The Seaman's Friend Containing a treatise on practical seamanship, with plates, a dictionary of sea terms, customs and usages of the merchant service Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Seaman's Friend" by Richard Henry Dana is a comprehensive guide on practical seamanship written in the early 19th century. This work serves as a crucial resource for sailors, providing detailed information about ship construction, rigging, and the laws and customs governing maritime life. It is particularly aimed at those new to sea life and includes technical diagrams and practical advice for both novice and experienced mariners. The beginning of the book outlines its purpose and dedication to various stakeholders in the maritime industry, including sailors, ship owners, and legal authorities. It introduces the first section, which focuses on practical seamanship, including the construction of vessels and the management of sails and rigging. The text elaborates on the technical specifications and proportions vital for building and operating merchant vessels, offering insights into the various kinds of equipment and terminology pertinent to seamanship. This foundational content sets the stage for deeper explorations into the complexities of maritime duties and regulations as the book progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40958/40958-h/images/cover.jpg en Naval art and science -- Dictionaries Naval art and science Maritime law Seamanship Merchant marine VK Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Science - General 677235 675392 2024-09-17T09:02:54.918952 2023-09-18T04:17:28.673114 text/html text/html 663927 2012-10-06T10:14:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 413414 2012-10-06T10:14:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 431761 2024-09-17T09:03:05.014932 application/epub+zip 442246 2024-09-17T09:02:56.237953 application/epub+zip 257294 2024-09-17T09:02:55.549984 application/epub+zip 645348 2024-09-17T09:03:10.470908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592111 2024-09-17T09:03:04.342958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407008 2022-09-18T17:42:46.423666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528290 528098 2024-09-17T09:02:52.445015 2023-09-18T04:17:26.312069 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 528103 2012-10-06T10:14:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 173345 2012-10-06T10:14:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 528358 2012-10-06T10:14:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173338 2012-10-06T10:14:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21580 2024-09-17T09:03:10.628880 application/rdf+xml 14684 2024-09-17T09:02:55.698963 image/jpeg 2349 2024-09-17T09:02:55.623954 image/jpeg 374477 2024-09-17T09:02:54.974960 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia