The International Register of Historic Ships 3rd edition

There are certain reference books which fill me with feelings of regret as I think of all the remarkable sights which I shall never have the opportunity to see. High on that list I should place The International Register of Historic Ships, now in its third edition, the previous one having appeared in 1993. Altogether 1,800 ships are included: in order to qualify, a vessel must be over 40 feet in length (if less than that it is a boat!), either preserved as a museum piece, operational or otherwise and regardless of date, or, if in private hands, built...