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The most comprehensive and authoritative reference book of its kind, The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea was first published in 1976 to huge acclaim, hailed as "a beguiling book" (Daily Telegraph), "marvellous" (The Times), and "totally absorbing" (Financial Times). This second edition was published in 2006 and brought...