H.O. Pub. No. 551: Manual of Ice Seamanship. "Restricted"
by U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office
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- Paperback
- Condition
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: GPO, 1950. fair to good. 128, wraps, illus., figures, bibliography, appendix, index, some foxing to text, spine discolored. Topics covered include formation and growth of sea ice; classification and description of ice; evaporation, melting, and break-up; physical and chemical properties of ice; movement and drift of ice; vessels for operating in ice; preparing a vessel for ice operations; operations in polar waters; handling an unescorted vessel in ice; operating an icebreaker; convoying in ice; and navigating in polar regions. Korean War era.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52429
- Title
- H.O. Pub. No. 551: Manual of Ice Seamanship. "Restricted"
- Author
- U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office
- Book Condition
- Used - fair to good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- GPO
- Place of Publication
- Place_Pub: Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Military Manuals, Sea Ice, Seamanship, Polar Regions, Icebreakers, Icebergs, North Pole, Naval, Convoys
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