This is an authentic study of the ships of the world. The author has made us believe about the contribution of marine transport towards the progress man has made over the years. Quoting Rudyard Kiplings from – The Seven Seas, he speaks about the experience of cargo steamers which he thinks has remain neglected but are as important to the country as the spick-and-span linear and the mighty man-of-war, and no less important in the national service are the ...