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Published in 1936 or 1937. CONTENTS: Seamanship and navigation -- Trinity House, origin and function -- Distance tables -- Commercial bunkering and fueling stations of the world -- Flags -- Signals and communications at sea -- Origin and development of ships -- Ship construction -- The birth of a ship -- Parts of a ship -- Engine room and machinery -- Tonnage -- Ship's papers -- Stores in an Atlantic liner -- Classes of ships -- Sailing ships -- Yachts and yachting -- Fishing boats and the fishing industry -- Royal national life-boat institution -- Some well-known ship canals -- World's greatest seaports -- Various kinds of docks -- Outstanding dates connected with shipping -- Speeds of ships throughout the ages -- The British merchant navy -- Merchant navy officers and their duties -- British merchant navy uniforms -- His majesty's customs, excise and coastguard -- Number of merchant ship built in Great Britain and other countries during this century -- Merchant fleets of the principal maritime powers -- Tonnage of various merchant fleets in 1914 and 1934 -- Merchant ships of the world above 30,000 tons -- Largest merchant ships owned by maritime countries -- Fastest vessels owned by various countries -- Oil tankers owned by principle maritime powers -- World records -- Some hints for recognition of liners -- Some systems of nomenclature adopted by shipping companies -- Illustrations of some well-known merchant vessels of all nations with leading details -- SOme well-known shipping companies (with their fleets and services) -- Flags and funnels of British and foreign companies in colour -- The Royal Navy, imperial communications and sea power -- Royal marines and Naval reserves -- Naval ranks and ratings and their duties -- Naval uniforms -- Naval traditions and customs -- Ships' badges and naval heraldry -- Types of warships and their functions -- British naval weapons -- Royal Navy -- Representative ships of the Royal Navy -- Representative ships of the foreign navies