Submarines Up Close - Hardcover

Andra Serlin Abramson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402747977 ISBN 13: 9781402747977

Publisher: Sterling, 2008

Synopsis

This UP CLOSE takes child readers down the hatch, below the ocean's waves, and into the exciting world of submarines. It s filled with thrilling images and fascinating details about how subs are built, equipped, maintained, staffed, and stocked. Photographs provide an inside view of the Control Room and display such important elements of the submarine as the powerful main computer, torpedo tube, periscope, and ballast tanks used to raise and lower the ship.

About this title

Synopsis:

This is an exciting large-format title offering a fascinating and privileged glimpse into the nautical world of submarines. Detailed colour photographs focus on the Control Room and display such important elements of the submarine as the main computer, torpedo tube, periscope, and ballast tanks used to raise and lower the ship. It also includes information on how subs are built, equipped, maintained, staffed, and stocked.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1402747977
• ISBN 13: 9781402747977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 28