“There are three beautiful sights in the world: a galloping horse, a dancing woman and a ship in full sail,” said Honore de Balzac. “The ship is the only human creation that is given the honor of receiving a proper name at birth. Who is given a proper name in this world? Only to those who have their own life history, that is, a being with a destiny, having a character that is different from all other things,” noted sailor-writer V.V. Konetsky. It is not without reason that from ancient times to the present day, many superstitions, religious rites and traditions have been associated with the construction, naming and operation of ships and vessels. And sailing itself has long been revered as an art...The next book in the series tells about the most famous ships in the history of mankind.