From the Book - Fifth edition.
Volume one: Design & construction
Inception and construction plans
The keel, floors and double bottom
Frames, beams and pillars
Stem, stern castings and rudder
Watertight bulkheads, watertight doors and coal bunkers
Steel decking; wood sheathing; ;waterways and scuppers
Temporary and portable accessways; machinery and boiler casings; hatches
Deckhouses and expansion joints
Sidelights, skylights and windows
Bulwarks, railings and awnings
Funnels, masts and riggings
Corrosion, paint and waterproofing
Water systems, ballast and bilge arrangements
Electric generating plant, wiring, elevators and electrical fittings
Refrigeration and insulation
Anchors, mooring and warping equipment
Cranes, winches and general cargo handling equipment
Navigational equipment, steering, telegraphs, flags and signaling equipment
Lifeboats, the Welin davit and safety appliances
Appendix: Ship's principal particulars
Volume two: Interior design & fitting out. A palatial hotel
Interior design and furnishings; ship joinery; stairs, ladders and doors
Culinary, commissary and the service of plate
Orlop deck, lower orlop deck and tank top
Passenger accommodations by deck and class
Glossary of ship, shipbuilding and shipfitting terms
Key to abbreviations and symbols and general arrangement plans.
Volume one. Design & construction
volume two. Interior design & fitting out.