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Steamships and their story

by E. Keble Chatterton

Chapters (15)

STEAMSHIPS AND THEIR STORY: PREFACE 0:00
STEAMSHIPS AND THEIR STORY CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 12:51
CHAPTER II THE EVOLUTION OF MECHANICALLY-PROPELLED CRAFT 29:24
CHAPTER III THE EARLY PASSENGER STEAMSHIPS 1:48:15
CHAPTER IV THE INAUGURATION OF THE LINER 2:52:22
CHAPTER V THE LINER IN HER TRANSITION STATE 3:59:52
CHAPTER VI THE COMING OF THE TWIN-SCREW STEAMSHIP 4:32:23
CHAPTER VII THE MODERN MAMMOTH STEAMSHIP 5:01:01
CHAPTER VIII SMALLER OCEAN CARRIERS AND CROSS-CHANNEL STEAMERS 5:52:08
CHAPTER IX STEAMSHIPS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES 6:22:11
CHAPTER X THE STEAM YACHT 7:13:21
CHAPTER XI THE BUILDING OF THE STEAMSHIP 7:35:52
CHAPTER XII THE SAFETY AND LUXURY OF THE PASSENGER 7:56:38
CHAPTER XIII SOME STEAMSHIP PROBLEMS 8:15:18
INDEX 8:46:18

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Narrator: Arthur — English RP Narrator (en-GB)
Length: 8 hr 59 min
Language: English
Added: October 25, 2026
Source ebook: Project Gutenberg
License: Public domain

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