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The mercantile marine

Chapters (24)
  1. THE MERCANTILE MARINE 0:00
  2. THE MERCANTILE MARINE: PREFACE 0:31
  3. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 3:19
  4. CHAPTER II THE DEMAND FOR MERCHANT SHIPPING 11:48
  5. CHAPTER III THE MEDITERRANEAN MERCANTILE MARINE 27:08
  6. CHAPTER IV THE MERCHANT SHIPS OF THE NORTH 46:07
  7. CHAPTER V THE GROWTH OF THE MERCANTILE MARINE 1:04:43
  8. CHAPTER VI THE MERCANTILE MARINE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 1:20:29
  9. CHAPTER VII FISHERMEN AND MERCHANTMEN 1:33:52
  10. CHAPTER VIII SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY SEAFARING 1:52:46
  11. CHAPTER IX MERCANTILE SUPREMACY AT SEA 2:15:02
  12. CHAPTER X MIGHTY MERCHANTMEN 2:34:48
  13. CHAPTER XI PACKET SHIPS AND BRIGS 2:59:37
  14. CHAPTER XII THE SAIL-CARRIERS 3:22:14
  15. CHAPTER XIII CRACKING-ON 3:47:18
  16. CHAPTER XIV THE TRIUMPH OF STEAM 4:15:05
  17. CHAPTER XV THE IRON AND STEEL AGE 4:36:22
  18. CHAPTER XVI THE MODERN MERCHANT SHIP 4:55:00
  19. CHAPTER XVII THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GERMAN MERCANTILE MARINE 5:16:34
  20. CHAPTER XVIII THE AMERICAN MERCANTILE MARINE 5:35:13
  21. CHAPTER XIX THE MINOR MERCANTILE MARINES 5:49:49
  22. CHAPTER XX THE FUTURE OF THE MERCANTILE MARINE 6:02:57
  23. APPENDIX SAILS OF THE ESSEX EAST INDIAMAN 6:14:19
  24. INDEX 6:15:46
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Narrator
Arthur — English RP Narrator (en-GB)
Length
6 hr 16 min
Language
English
Added
November 1, 2026
Source ebook
Project Gutenberg