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German Luxury Ocean Liners: From Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse to Aidastella
Nils Schwerdtner
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Description for German Luxury Ocean Liners: From Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse to Aidastella
Hardback. Profusely illustrated history of German ocean liners and cruise ships. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1158.
From the 1890s, the German shipping lines had begun to build the fastest and most luxurious liners. It had started when Kaiser Wilhelm had visited Spithead and been transported on White Star Line's Teutonic and had mentioned that Germany must have ships like this. The first four stacker, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, had been named in his honour and the ships that followed were faster and more magnificent than the last. Introducing the Ritz Carlton restaurants aboard ship as well as other luxuries, the German ships were soon winning the Blue Riband from the British shipping lines. Each year ... Read more
From the 1890s, the German shipping lines had begun to build the fastest and most luxurious liners. It had started when Kaiser Wilhelm had visited Spithead and been transported on White Star Line's Teutonic and had mentioned that Germany must have ships like this. The first four stacker, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, had been named in his honour and the ships that followed were faster and more magnificent than the last. Introducing the Ritz Carlton restaurants aboard ship as well as other luxuries, the German ships were soon winning the Blue Riband from the British shipping lines. Each year ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445604749
SKU
V9781445604749
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-15
About Nils Schwerdtner
Nils Schwerdtner is one of Germany's foremost nautical authors. He has just completed a major work on the shipyard of Meyer Werft.
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