Passenger Ship
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Summary
This book introduces the main types of passenger ships—traditional passenger vessels, luxury cruise ships, passenger ferries, train ferries, and small high-speed passenger craft—covering their origins, lineages, design philosophies, technical features, general arrangements, structures, principal equipment, and representative ships, to present a full picture of their important role in passenger transport and on-water leisure, and to imagine the future of passenger ships.
Editor's review
Passenger ships may seem ordinary, but behind them lie two main threads: passenger transport and on-water leisure. Rather than simply listing ship types, this book unfolds layer by layer around the main types—traditional passenger vessels, luxury cruise ships, passenger ferries, train ferries, and small high-speed passenger craft—from their origins, lineages, design philosophies, technical features, general arrangements, structures, and principal equipment to representative ships, so that readers can see why different passenger ships take different forms. The combination of text and illustrations makes relatively abstract content such as general arrangements and structures tangible, allowing readers to follow the logic of "passenger-carrying needs—design philosophy—technical realization" to understand the diversity of passenger ships. The book also extends to imagining future passenger ships, leaving room for young readers to imagine and discuss. It is suitable as extended reading for ship-related popular science, as well as for classroom thematic inquiry or parent-child reading, helping readers appreciate the trade-offs and creativity in engineering design while learning about passenger ships.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Young readers interested in passenger ships, cruise ships, and sea travel
- Primary and secondary school teachers and reading promoters who need ship-related popular science materials
- Parents who enjoy parent-child reading and are willing to explore engineering topics with their children
- General readers curious about ship design philosophies and general arrangements
Not a good fit for
- Professional engineers seeking passenger ship design codes or construction process details
- Readers who prefer fiction and lack interest in engineering and technical books
- Travelers seeking cruise itineraries or ticket price information
Reading tips
- Read in the order of the ship-type chapters: first the origins and lineages, then the design philosophies and technical features, for clearer logic.
- When reading the general arrangement and structure sections, draw simple diagrams based on the book's illustrations to help understand the spatial layout.
- Read the luxury cruise ship and small high-speed passenger craft sections in comparison, and consider how different passenger-carrying needs affect design trade-offs.
- After reading, discuss with your child "what future passenger ships will look like," turning the book's imaginings into an oral expression exercise.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 编委会
- 专家委员会
- 编辑部
- 总序
- 前言
- “乘风破浪”的梦想
- 一船知兴衰
- 多姿多彩的客船家族
- “宾至如归”的客船设计理念
- 传统客船
- 远洋客船发展简况
- “泰坦尼克”号与《海上人命安全公约》
- “光华”号
- 我国的沿海客船
- 长江客船
- 华丽转身的豪华邮轮
- 现代豪华邮轮登场
- 豪华邮轮的风采
- 豪华邮轮的设计奥秘
- 邮轮的建造
- 世界主要邮轮公司与代表邮轮
- 中国邮轮建造启航
- 能载汽车的客滚船
- 客滚船小档案
- 认识客滚船
- 客滚船的设计难点
- 我国的客滚船明星
- 国外的客滚船明星
- 贯彻国防要求的客滚船
- 火车渡船
- 火车渡船简史
- 火车渡船初探
- 粤海铁系列船
- 烟大火车轮渡渡船
- 小型高速客船
- 更轻、更快、更炫的小型高速客船
- 小型高速船揭秘
- 水翼艇与气垫船
- 高速双体船、多体船
- 地效翼船
- 重回自然怀抱的客船
- 以人为本，绿色先行
- 探险邮轮
- 参考文献
- 后记
- 出版工作委员会
FAQ
What types of passenger ships does this book mainly introduce?
The book introduces the main types of passenger ships—traditional passenger vessels, luxury cruise ships, passenger ferries, train ferries, and small high-speed passenger craft—and explains them in terms of their origins, lineages, design philosophies, technical features, general arrangements, structures, principal equipment, and representative ships.
My child is interested in cruise ships. Is this book suitable?
Yes. The book specifically introduces luxury cruise ships and discusses them in comparison with the broader family of passenger ships. Children can learn not only about cruise ships themselves but also understand their similarities and differences with other passenger ships in design philosophy and function, making it suitable as extended reading for an interest in cruise ships.
Does the book discuss the future development of passenger ships?
Yes. The material shows that after introducing various types of passenger ships, the book imagines future passenger ships together with readers, leaving room for imagination and helping guide young readers to think about possible changes in passenger ships in the fields of passenger transport and on-water leisure.
Can I understand it without a background in ships?
Yes. The book is aimed at popular science reading, with accessible language and illustrations. It starts from origins and lineages and gradually moves into design philosophies and technical features. Readers without a ship background can follow it by reading the chapters in order, and for the general arrangement and structure sections, simply refer to the illustrations.
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中国船舶及海洋工程设计研究院
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The China Ship Development and Design Center is a research and design institution in the field of ships and marine engineering that publishes professional books under a collective byline. Public information about it is limited; judging from the seven titles in the catalog, its writing focuses on surveying ship types and their development histories, covering oil tankers, container ships, liquefied gas carriers, passenger ships, and hovercraft. These include works that chronicle research and development, such as the histories of Chinese oil tanker and hovercraft development, as well as volumes introducing the technical features of individual ship types. Classified mainly under industrial technology and popular science, the books serve both as professional references and as accessible introductions, suited to shipbuilding practitioners, students in related fields, and readers interested in marine technology, and offering systematic and concrete material for understanding the technical evolution of China's shipbuilding industry.
