Ocean ships / Allan Ryska-Onions

"First published almost 50 years ago, Ocean Ships has become the standard reference work for maritime enthusiasts, providing authoritative and detailed information on all the world's ocean going passenger and cargo ships. The total number of ships in the last edition was over 5,000 and such has been the boom in ship building in recent years with the growth in the international cruise business as well as the amount of cargo that needs to be shipped around the world that the total of new ships has grown substantially while many older ships are being scrapped."--Provided by the publisher.