Download or read book Ocean Steamships written by F. E. Chadwick and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes in detail and with many illustrations the development of the steamship, its construction and building, the travel and their speed, the shipping companies involved and the safety issues at that time on the Atlantic. Originally published in 1891.