PUBLICATIONS - Member Publications - titles A-C only
In this section we list some of the wonderful books authored or published independently by various World Ship Society members. A listing here does not constitute an endorsement of the item. Books are listed in alphabetical order by title, (ignore the word "The" at the beginning of a title), along with important technical information gleaned from the book itself, or from the author and/or publisher. Books listed in this section are not published by the World Ship Society, and therefore are not available through the Society (unless specifically noted). We suggest you contact a good maritime-oriented book-seller for details on price and availability.
If you are a World Ship Society member and have ever published a book, please send the details to the webmaster@worldshipsociety.org (include "New Member Publication" [plus title] in the subject line), and add a description, and a color scan of the cover, stating if the book is still available for purchase — if so, where. The decision to list a particular book is solely up to the discretion of the webmaster. If you are a publisher or an interested reader with details of a book you feel should be listed here, please forward as much detail as possible.
The intent of this section is to showcase some of the excellent books published independently by some of our members. UNLESS SPECIFICALLY NOTED, NONE OF THE ITEMS ARE PUBLISHED BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY, AND THEREFORE ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR SOCIETY.
100 & 7 -- Restructuring Greek Shipping After World War II
Author: George M. Foustanos, ISBN: 960 85845 0 7, Ref: 8274, Publisher: , 1996
By WSS member George M. Foustanos. Imported from Greece -- profusely illustrated with captions and text in Greek and English. 100 cargo ships (of which 98 were Liberties) and 7 tankers transferred to Greece. 271 pages. 9 inches x 12 inches. Hardcover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Available from mail order services in the U.K.
Holland America Line was founded in 1873. In 1998, it celebrated it's 125th anniversary. The book gives an overview of the fascinating history of this old company, its importance to the Netherlands and the shipping world. Chapters include "The history of the Holland America Line", "The History of Holland America's Subsidiaries and their fleets", "Riverfleet", and "Total Fleet Register".
Published 1998 by Pentland Press Ltd. 439 pages. 6½ inches x 9½ inches. Good selection of black & white photographs. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published 1998 by Pentland Press Ltd. The book is still available from most maritime-oriented booksellers
Author: Gerrit J. de Boer, ISBN: ? , Ref: 8091, Publisher: ?,
A4. 176 pages. Hardback. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Check if available from Ships in Focus Publications, 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston PR4 5PD, UK
Notwithstanding the fact that there was, and still is a great interest in tugs, their owners, and their opertions on and around the rivers Tyne, Blyth and Wear, it is surprising that, as far as is known, no history has ever been written about them. This volume sets out, in nineteen chapters, to correct this omission by relating the story of all those companies which by liquidation, take-over, absorption or acquistion have formed part of the family tree which descends to the presen-day company of Lawson-Batey Tugs Ltd. Large size format -- 10 inches x 12 inches. 264 pages. Hard cover. tremendous amount of information and photographs. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Author: Neil McCart, ISBN: 0 85059 716 1, Ref: 8119, Publisher: Patrick Stephens, 1985
WSS member Neil McCart's thorough research for this book gives the history of each ship to serve the company this century, technical data on each, and information on their eventual fate -- including those like the BALLARAT torpedoed in 1917, and the VICEROY OF INDIA sunk in 1942, that came to untimely ends under wartime conditions. Including details of all P&O's peacetime routings, this amply illustrated book will be welcomed by all shipping enthusiasts. 234 pages. 8½ inches x 9 inches. Hard cover. Companion book to "Passenger Ships of the Orient Line". THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact your favourite bookseller for availability and prices.
Author: René Beauchamp, ISBN: n/a, Ref: 8676, Publisher: author, March 2009
Detailed list of ocean-going freighters which transited the St. Lawrence Seaway from 1959 to 2008, spanning 50 years, by long-time WSS member René Beauchamp. 86 pages. 8½ in x 11 in. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact information for editor: e-mail: oceanaute@videotron.ca
Author: Ambrose Greenway, ISBN: 0 7110 1069 2, Ref: 8201, Publisher: , 1981, Status: Out of Print
WSS member Ambrose Greenway's love-affair with Channel steamers began during childhood visits to Newhaven and Folkstone in the early 1950s and continues to the present day. In this book he endeavours to pass on his enthusiasm for this most attractive group of small ships by presenting a careful selections of photographs taken over the last hundred years or so. 124 pages. 7 inches x 9 inches. Hard cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
The first half of the 19th century witnessed the establishement of many shipping companies, some of which introduced regular services linking the major seaports bordering the North Sea. These services soon began to attract passengers, and subsequently secondary, often seasonal, services were developed to cater for an interest in tourism engendered by the new-found wealth of the Victorian era. Throughout the earlier part of the period under review westbound carryings were greatly augmented by large numbers of emigrants in specially fitted tweendecks. Ship development falls into two separate categories.
The shorter routes nearer to the English Channel tended to favour the faster type of 'Channel packet', often paddle and later turbine propelled, though the longer overnight services from Harwich did eventually evolve their own particular type of long-foc'sled ship. The northern routes on the other hand, being longer and more exposed, required rather more sturdy construction, generally of welldeck or three-island design. In his companion to A Century of Cross Channel Passenger Ferries, WSS member Ambrose Greenway charts the history of the North Sea passenger trade trhrough the operating companies and their ships, and his expert examination is accompanied by numerous rare and revealing illustrations. 170 mm x 240 mm. 144 pages. Hard cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Ian Allan, Ltd. Out of Print.
One of many books authored by WSS member David K. Brown which is genuinely outstanding with high academic value but are also accessible to the amateur. David, who is genuinely recognised for his knowledge worldwide is to be congratulated for bringing the "mysteries" of warship design and development to non-technical layman. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact your favourite bookseller for availability and prices.
A Century of Sea Travel: Personal Accounts from the Steamship Era
Author: Christopher Deakes & Tom Stanley, ISBN: 978 1 8832 0891, Ref: 8762, Publisher: Seaforth Publishing http://wwwseaforthpublishing.com
THIS BOOK IS A VOYAGE THROUGH the life of the passenger steamship, a voyage described by travellers who sailed on these vessels, and it carries within it their thoughts and experiences, mirrored here in words and pictures. The pictures are memories of ships and places in times gone by, glimpses of steamship travel through the years. In memoirs and letters home, diaries and journals the writers recorded every aspect of their seagoing experiences: they wrote of their ship, its crew and their fellow passengers, of the food and entertainment on board, of romance, accidents and disasters, and of being dreadfully sick. They noted incidents on board that amused or angered them, described the ports at which their ship called, and the fear and excitement of storms at sea. The writers were emigrants or colonial rulers, men of letters, young men seeking their fortune, wives on their way to new homes abroad; some were rich, many were poor and escaping the hardship of downtrodden lives; all had in common the experience of voyaging at sea. The author has woven their words into a narrative that describes so evocatively a world that has now disappeared, and with the huge range of illustrations brings back to life the golden age of the steamship.Beautifully designed and printed, this book will delight armchair travellers, ship enthusiasts and all those who still go to sea to seek romance and adventure.
CHRISTOPHER DEAKES worked for many years as a shipping agent in the Far East and in different parts of Africa. His first book, The Postcard History of the Passenger Liner, was published to great acclaim. TOM STANLEY, once an architect, is one of the leading collectors and dealers of shipping postcards and ephemera. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR SOCIETY. [03.2011]
A Great Fleet of Ships: The Canadian Forts & Parks
Available from many maritime-oriented booksellers or direct from Cordillera Books, 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7, Canada - or e-mail: richbook@shaw.ca
While the extent of Canada's war production effort, 1939-45, is fairly well known to Canadians, one aspect of it has largely, and inexplicably, escaped notice. This is the construction in Canadian shipyards, from a standing start in 1941, of 402 merchant ships, most of them 10,000-ton carge ships. They were launched from seven yards on the west coast and eight on the east coast, St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes. On a comparative scale, it was a feat rivalling that of the Unided States. Here, the author describes the technical factors involved in the design of these ships, their construction and operation.
A Great Fleet of Ships explains how this potential merchant fleet in being at the war's end was dispersed, so that Canada's merchant marine all but vanished after 1950. Heal discusses the rationale involved in its disposal and provides the reader with an insightful look at the complex subjects of marine underwwriting and chartering. The book also recalls incidents through detailed eye-witness accounts and reminiscences of wrecks, war losses, globe-girdling voyages and a variety of personal experiences by individuals who served aboard.
A special feature of the book is a complete Fleet List of all the ships, with concise details of their builders, their subsequent name changes, ownership changes and their fates. A unique part of this listing relates each ship to the geographical and historical features which gave rise to its name. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. [09.2009]
Author: Harald Revaa, ISBN: 978 1 895590 38 8, Ref: 8628, Publisher: Cordillera Books, 2008, 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7, Canada, or richbook@shaw.ca
The author was born at Remnes, near Tonsberg, Norway in 1921, the son of subsistance farmers, but like most Norwegians the call of the sea was very strong and fully in the traditions of his Viking forebearers. He first went to sea as a messboy in a Norwegian whale factory ship to the Antarctic. By 1940 he was a crewman in the motor cargo liner Moldanger, a motorship trading worldwide. War came and Revaa was cut off from his native land. Fate intervened when Moldanger was torpedoed not far from the East Coast of the United States. This is his interesting story of a life at sea, including 48 harrowing days on an open raft until rescued. Mr. Revaa settled in Surrey, B.C. and passed away there in 2002. 107 pages. 6 in x 9 in. paper cover. Fully illustrated. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. [09.2009]
Author: Christopher Deakes, ISBN: ???, Ref: 8727, Publisher: ???, 2005
A unique portrayal of the great era of passenger liners, valuable to Postcard collectors and enthusiasts alike. All who love the sea and ships, Postcard and art collectors, and anyone with a passion for travel in a more civilised age will find this book fascinating. [09.2009]
The 30 postcards presented in this book are from the archives of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and provide a glimpse into America's rich maritime heritage. From square-rigged vessels of the Golden Age of sail to twentieth-century steamships, from warships to riverboats, the photographic collection comprises more than 200,000 images covering the time period from the 1850s to the present. Book comprises 30 tear-out, black & white postcards. 7 inches x 5 inches. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR SOCIETY.
Excerpts of family history are used to provide personal colour to an historical, factual account of Gold Mining at the Kolar Gold Fields, Mysore State, South India. The author takes the reader on the sea voyage from wartime England to India, across the sub-continent and around the Indian coasts, followed by the retaking of Malaya and an exciting postwar voyage by landing craft from Singapore via, Labuan, Borneo and the Philippines to Hong Kong and then home to England. It includes many colurful cameos of the people and events that the author met on the way in the final period of the British Empire in India and South East Asia. The story is accompanied with a range of photographs, illustrations and appropriate maps. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Cordillera Books. Enquiries should be addressed to the author, S.C. Heal at 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6P 4W7, Tel: 604.261.1695. E-mail: richbook@shaw.ca [09.2009]
The only full size hardback book illustrated in colour dealing with the history and development of merchant shipping company houseflags and funnel markings. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Out of Print.
Author: Andrew Bell, Murray Robinson, ISBN: 978 1 901703 55 9, Ref: 8742, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, 2009
‘A Tasman Trio: Wngnella — Awatea — Monowai’ brings to life the fascinating lives of the three best-remembered passenger liners that linked Australia and New Zealand in the golden era of sea travel. It recalls sunlit promenade decks, cocktails in the first class lounge, invitations to the captain’s table, tennis on the sports deck, dining saloons with the finest haute cuisine, cruising the Fiordland sounds, streamers and the cry of ‘All Ashore!’ on sailing day. The story of these three ships through the exigencies of war and the uncertainties of peace is told with the help of a wealth of photos, many never before published, sourced from major collections in New Zealand and around the world. This 104-page A4 hardback includes 189 black and white photos plus to maps, deck plans and paintings in colour. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. [05.2010]
The wide-ranging life story of Captain Trevor Whitla Bridges. This book is based on the unpublished and private memoirs of Captain Bridges, late of the Canadian and British Merchant navies, and also of the British Royal Navy Reserve and the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve, in which he held the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Cordillera Publishing Company. Copies can be purchased from the author at 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7 Canada. Tel: (604) 261-1695. Fax: (604) 266-4469. E-mail: richbook@shaw.ca [09.2009]
This book will be an essential addition to the library of anyone with an interest in military history, naval history, maritime history, the Second World War, or the great liners of the past. 504 pages. 150 mm x 225 mm. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd., PO Box 6125 Dural Delivery Centre, NSW 2156, Australia.
Author: Pär-Henrik Sjöström, Krzysztof Brzoza, ISBN: n/a, Ref: 8518, Publisher: Alfons Håkans, Status: Out of Print
This well illustrated book is A4 size, with 93 pages and over 220 photos (including 170 in colour). The company history is followed by a complete, fully illustrated fleet list of Alfons Håkans' 64 owned or managed vessels. Out of Print. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
This is the second in the "West Coast Maritime Series".
Always Ready relates to the general towing business with special sections dealing with the tug owners, in the Fraser and along the coast. The development of the scow into the barge and their ownerships. The small ports of B.C. and their local owners, the aggregate and cement industries, dredging and marine construction, oil, chemical and explosives destribution and the companies and ships that handle it and, some patterns of trade, past, present and future. 200 pages. 8½ inches x 11 inches. Softcover. Reprints are being carried out by a new publisher, and are now registered with a new ISBN, and are known as "2nd Edition". THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Available from: Cordillera Books, 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7 Canada Tel: (604) 261-1695 / Fax: (604) 266-4469 e-mail: richbook@shaw.ca [09.2009]
Author: John Clarkson, Roy Fenton, ISBN: 0 9521179 2 4, Ref: 8169, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, 1994
Not listed in current catalogues, so may be "Out of Print". Check with publisher for availability and prices. Glasgow's Anchor fleet ranged from North Atlantic liners through cargo liners to coasters, whilst Brocklebanks made a speciality of smart cargo steamers. 73 pages. A4 portrait format. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Check availablity from Ships In Focus Publications, 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston PR4 5PD, UK. e-mail: sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk or from many good maritime-oriented booksellers.
The town of Arklow has a long and proud seafaring tradition. Many local families have been involved in maritime businesses and it was in 1966 that the Hall and Tyrrell families joined to form Arklow Shipping. Since then, the green hulls of the company's ships have become a familiar sight in ports throughout Europe and, after the introduction of larger vessels, they have been seen even more widely. This book chronicles the development of the fleet, and includes a detailed fleet list of all owned and managed vessels. It includes 115 colour and 12 black/white photographs. A4 format. 96 pages. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall. For availability, contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or the website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Armed Merchant Cruisers 1878 – 1945: passenger liners as auxiliary warships in the Royal Navy
This title is available from the Society's Central Orders department. Please refer to the website section titled "WSS Books Available"for full detailsMember’s price: £30+p&p (£5.60 parcel post, £6.50 First Class UK address or £10.40 surface mail of £19.92 Air Mail outside of UK). Non-member’s price: £45.00+p&p (£5.60 parcel post, £6.50 First Class UK address or £10.40 surface mail of £19.92 Air Mail outside of UK). [01.2009]
Author: Richard Osborne, Harry Spong & Tom Grover, ISBN: 0-9543310-8-7, Ref: 0145, Publisher: The World Ship Society, Ltd., August 2007, This book IS available from the World Ship Society - please refer to the website section titled "WSS Books Available"
327 pages, hardback, A4 format 210mm x 300mm
Armed Merchant Cruisers (AMCs) performed many essential functions during both World Wars but their vulnerability in action gained them the unfortunate sobriquet of “Admiralty Made Coffins”. Despite their obvious limitations, the AMCs of the 10th Cruiser Squadron played a significant role in defeating Germany during the 1914 – 1918 conflict, while, in both wars, AMCs substituted for regular cruisers and escorts engaged in patrol and escort work. This book explores the origins, capabilities and uses of AMCs in 1885, 1914 – 1918 and 1939 – 45 as well as explaining the reasons for their demise during the latter conflict. This hardcover, 328 page, A4 book, which is illustrated by 262 monochrome photographs, contains four discrete parts, the first of which is devoted to HMS HECLA (1878). Part two explores the origins of the employment of steam powered merchant armed cruisers, including the 16 ships hired during the Russian war scare of 1885, and the introduction of Government subsidises to encourage the construction of mercantile tonnage which could be employed in a cruising role in wartime. Part three is devoted to work of AMCs during the 1914-1918 conflict, ranging from the vital blockade duties performed by the AMCs of the 10th Cruiser Squadron to operations in the South Atlantic and elsewhere. Part four, which covers the period from 1920 – 1945, describes how the Admiralty encouraged the construction of ships pre-stiffened to receive 6-inch guns, the effect of the collapse of the International Mercantile Marine on the availability of potential AMCs, the requisitioning, outfitting and operational use of AMCs during the Second World War and the competing interests that led to the demise of the Royal Navy’s force of AMCs during 1942 – 1944. The volume is completed by 7 appendices that detail (1) ships receiving subsidises prior to World War I, (2) the movements of the 10th Cruisers Squadron during 1914 - 1917, (3) a list of ships stiffened by 1933, (4) requisitioning and conversion dates in 1939 – 1940 and AMCs involved in escorting (5) HX/BHX, (6) SC and (7) SL/SLF convoys. [09.2009]
Author: Bruce Peter, ISBN: 978 1 9066 08040, Ref: 8730, Publisher: Lily Publications, Aug 2009
Produced in partnership with Brittany Ferries, this softback publication gives a precis of the company's fleet, including the original ARMORIQUE, in service between 1975 and 1992. The featured vessel is depicted from the desiging stage to trials and service debut. 96 pages. 210mm x 295mm. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact your favourite maritime-bookseller for availability and prices. [09.2009]
Author: Bob Wilson, ISBN: n/a, Ref: 8204, Publisher: , 1982
This was a work (now Out of Print) by WSS member Bob Wilson who produced a limited number of copies in the early 1980s. The cover features two photos -- the lower photo is a seven inch model of the GLENESK. 63 pages. 8½ inches x 6 inches. Softback. Bob has also written two large and profusely illustrated volumes entitled. It All Rubs Off When It's Dry, a story of the Merchant Navy and R.M..S. ST. HELENA & The South Atlantic Islands, a Maritime Odyssey. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Out of Print. However, you can contact the author at windjammer@models36.fsnet.co.uk
176 pages, hardback, 276mm x 219mm, 150 b/w photos and line drawings
Churchill famously claimed that the submarine war in the Atlantic was the only compaign of WW2 that really frightened him; had the life-line to North America been cut, Britain would never have survived, and there would have been no build-up of US and Commonwealth forces, and no victory in Europe.
The battle of the Atlantic was also arguably the hardest-fought campain of the War, during which the balance of advantage seesawed between U-boats and escorts. This new, large-format, heavily illustrated book analyses the ships, weaponry and tactics of the defending navies, and describes in detail the slopps, frigates, corvettes and destroyers that finally defeated the U-boat menace.
Based on a lifetime's experience of desining warships, D K Brown's judgements are enlightening for historian and enthusiast alike and the book is an important contribution to the history of this titanic struggle. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Atlantic Liners of the Cunard Line from 1884 to the Present Day
Author: Neil McCart, ISBN: 1 85260 065 9, Ref: 8195, Publisher: Patrick Stephens Limited, 1990
WSS member Neil McCart presents some of the landmarks from a century of Cunard transatlantic travel. The stories of all Cunard ships, large and small, from 1884 to the present day, are told here in a single volume for the first time as a salute to the company in its 150th anniversary year. 240 pages. 7½ inches x 10 inches. Hard cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. Try your local bookseller for availability.
AUS-SHIPS Second Edition, August 2010 - A CD listing of past and present Australian merchant ships – “A work in progress”, compiled by WSS member Tony Starke.
Compiler: Tony Starke, ISBN: n/a, Ref: 8769
Tony and his team of helpers have gathered details of more than 3,200 powered vessels over 100 g.t., registered in Australia from the 1830s to the present, together with photos of at least 50% of them. Information includes: official number, gross tonnage, where, when and by whom built, builder’s yard number, type of engines, length and breadth. Former and subsequent names and owners are given, together with the vessel’s fate and relevant dates.
An appendix prepared by Malcolm Dippy lists ships built by 23 Australian shipbuilders, while brief details are also provided of Australian owned ships registered overseas.
This CD consolidates information contained in the first (2008) edition of AUS-SHIPS with new material – over 400 new entries and many more photographs, plus additional or amended information that has come to light over the past two years on previously listed vessels. Though gaps remain, it is considered to be more than 90% complete, and work is ongoing to achieve a total and accurate coverage.
AUS-SHIPS has been prepared as a “Word” document in MS Windows XP. MAC users may therefore experience difficulties in opening the document.
Future editions (the next, hopefully, in 2012) will expand the coverage to include many smaller vessels and possibly also warships, and will also be made available in PDF format.
Fellow WSS member Rex Cox is now handling the marketing of the CD on behalf of Tony Starke, so general enquiries should be directed to: -
Compiled by: Malcolm Dippy, Tony Starke, ISBN: 978 0 9756896 2 2; Ref: 8687, Publisher: Nautical Association of Australia, 2008
A major update of the 2005 edition, illustrated and in full colour
Australian Merchant Ships - 2008 is an alphabetical listing of 774 current Australian flag merchant vessels of all types greater than 100GT or 25m length. Information includes vessel type, gross tonnage, length, propulsion and speed, owner, port of registry, builder, location and yard number, official number and previous names and dates.
Specific information on vessels is added where applicable and previous names are separately indexed. Murray-Darling River vessels have their own listing. Colour photographs of 59 representative ships are included. Australian Merchant Ships - 2008 is A4 size with 56 pages and card covers, and fills a real need in the absence of any commercial, government or other publication on the subject. Information available to May 2008 is included. [08.2009]
Peter Plowman's book "Emigrant Ships to Luxury LIners" was published in 1992, and sold steadily until 2004, when supplies were exhausted. Rather than reprint that book, he decided to produce a new book that concentrated solely on the migrant ships that served Australia from 1946 to 1977, as they are still a source of great interest to many people, especially those who travelled on them, and their families. This new book contains many new pictures as well as updated information. 8¼ inches x 11½ inches. 144 pages. Soft cover paperbound. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SOCIETY. Published by Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, PO Box 6125, Dural Delivery Centre NSW 2158, Australia.
This is a re-print of the original World Ship Society publication. For generations the letters B.I. represented the major British shipping company in Eastern waters. They were said to stand for "building increase" and the substance behind this claim showed in the greatest number of ships owned by one company under the British flag -- 126 in 1914, 161 in 1920. Whatever type of ships interest you, B.I. had them all -- passenger liners, cargo liners, short-sea traders, paddle steamers, tugs, colliers, coasters, tankers, turrets and troopships. This A4 size book records all 507 ships to have carried the black funnel with two white bands and to have flown the white swallow-tail flag with red cross. For the first time the ships' careers are told in narrative as well as statistical form together with a chronology of the principal events in the Company's history. Details are also given of its services, derivations of the ships' names, and of the cadet ships and managed vessels. 256 pages and over 500 photographs, many previously unpublished. ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL PUBLICATION (Ref: 0096 - under "Publication History") WAS PUBLISHED BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY, THIS REPRINT IS NOT. The Print-on-Demand reprint is available from the publishers, Ninety North Publishers, 10 Coldbath Square, London, EC1R 5HL, UK, or by e-mail enquiry to info@ninetynorth.com [2008]
Thirty years after the demise of one of Britain’s biggest shipowners – British India Steam Navigation – a major work of reference on the company and its ships is being published in electronic format. The new edition of ‘Laxon & Perry’ which has become the bible of the fleet which was known throughout eastern waters, contains updates by the surviving co-author Bill Laxon (and WSS member), a leading authority on merchant shipping companies of the period. Publisher Ninety North believes it is one of the first maritime reference ebooks published in the UK, if not the English-speaking world. Bound in PDF files, the ebook contains added material including additional photographs and a foreword by the present Earl of Inchcape, whose family name was tied so closely to that of BI and P&O.
It was the first Inchcape – formerly James Lyle Mackay – who cleverly engineered the merger of BI and P&O interests in 1914, leaving him as founding chairman of the combine and BI to become, in many people’s minds at least, ‘Inchcape’s Navy’. British India SN went on to reach its shipowning zenith in the early 1920s when the fleet numbered more than 160 vessels of 830,000 tons gross. After that, the decline was almost continuous but even in 1970, just before BI was totally absorbed into P&O and lost its own identity, the fleet was still nearly 50-strong. The company traced its history back to 1856. From that year through to the company's demise in 1972, there was barely a year when BI was not building or acquiring new tonnage. New technology has made possible the publication of Laxon & Perry in this novel format. The book is contained on a CD and the files are sealed until the user acquires and pays for access. Once open, the files are searchable so that any word or name can be found. The disc also contains an audio introduction by Bill Laxon and a short slide show of some interesting BI ships. The new edition contains all the ships’ particulars, text and pictures of the original printed version, comprising several chapters and essays on BI’s history and services, plus details of the 700 ships which BI owned or managed during its 116-year existence. They are vessels of an exceptionally wide variety and include ships of the largest passenger capacity then built. The book has an extraordinary amount of detail, painstakingly researched over several decades by Bill Laxon and Fred Perry. The five ships – NEURALIA, DUNERA, DEVONIA, NEVASA and UGANDA – which pioneered BI’s successful venture in educational cruising, and which carried thousands of British school children, are fully described, along with the many BI ships which served under government orders in 28 military expeditions, campaigns and peace-time trooping activities. For more than a century the BI initials and the black funnel with two white bands represented a name synonymous with quality and service. Now, as a fitting sequel 'Laxon and Perry', the reference work preferred by historians researching BI's fleet and history, is available again. BI – British India Steam Navigation Company Limited, by W A Laxon and F W Perry. Notes: 1. * 700 owned and managed ships described. * All BI's fleet with principal particulars. * More than 500 pictures of ships. * Updated with latest information. * Foreword by the Earl of Inchcape. * Searchable electronic edition. * Extra photos & 1968 BI services added. 2.The CD containing the book’s files is distributed free. All users must obtain a licence to open the files, which are sealed PDFs. 3. A separate review disc with many sample pages in open access format is available to editors in addition to the complete book disc. More information: John Prescott – Ninety North 01206 262087, email: jprescott@ninetynorth.comTHIS CD IS NOT PUBLISHED BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. [2008]
Bailey and Leetham (A Ships in Focus Fleet History)
Author: Arthur Credland, Richard Greenwood, ISBN: 1 9051703 43 6, Ref: 8421, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, 2002
Company history. 48 pages. A4 format. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Ships in Focus Publications, 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston PR4 5PD, United Kingdom. e-mail: sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk
One of many books authored by WSS member David K. Brown which is genuinely outstanding with high academic value but are also accessible to the amateur. David, who is genuinely recognised for his knowledge worldwide is to be congratulated for bringing the "mysteries" of warship design and development to non-technical layman. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Conway Maritime Press. Contact your favourite bookseller for availability and prices.
A pictorial history of the New Zealand port of Lyttelton, with sections on sailing ships, naval ships, and the wartime years, tugs and dredges, passenger ships and inter-island ferries, coastal and trans-Tasman ships, cargo ships, container ships, bulk carriers, tankers, and Antarctic vessels at the port. A4. Soft cover. 80 pages, and more than 160 photographs. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Out of print and available only through second-hand book shops.
This edition of "Ben Line" is the fourth publication of this name. Now with the company having been out of the freight business for some 15 years and the last ship with the Ben prefix deleted from Lloyd's Register some two years ago, this edition of the history, enhanced with many more photographs of the older ships, can indeed be considered the definitive history of the company. 236 pages. Hard cover. A4 format. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. [08.2009]
Beneath the Surface: Submarines Built in Seattle and Vancouver, 1909-1918
Author: Bill Lightfoot, (foreword by) Roland H. Webb, ISBN: 1 895590 31 0, Ref: 8507, Publisher: Cordillera Books, 2005
This is the fascinating story of the only navy submarines ever constructed on the North Pacific Coast, a story of vision and entrepreneurship, of guts and bravery. Why, where, when, and how did these "technical marvels," these "little divers" these "deathtraps" come into being? What were they like? How were they used and by whom? Most of the story has never been told. It's a story of Paterson, world famous naval architect and the person chiefly responsible for building them, of the political and strategic climate that brought them here and of Imperial Russia's secret construction in British Columbia. It's the story of contemporary construction methods, of the mechanisms and equipment, of accommodations for living and the way of life aboard these primiteve vessels, of progressive designs and of the unique Chilean boats that so disappointed the Chilean Naval Mission.
The story of operations exposes episodes of daring, adventure, hardship and hazard. One of these submarines became the first submarine loss of the United States Navy and another sank her sister ship, one was dragged overland to be launched anew a second time, five ended up on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Six were disassembled in Vancouver and re-asembled in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, two were spirited away to Canada resulting in considerable political fallout, two, along with two from San Francisco, became the first U.S. Navy vessels to home port in Hawaii. Two became the first British warships to transit the Panama Canal, and six hunted U-boats in the Atlantic. They all challenged the sturdy submariners who volunteered to man them. 325 pages. 8½ inches x 11 inches. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Cordillera Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Publication is available by post from Cordillera Books, 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7, Canada. Tel: 604.261.1695 / E-mail: richbook@shaw.ca [09.2009]
Author: Les Streater, ISBN: 0 7524 2142 5, Ref: 8615, Publisher: Tempus Publishing, 2001
Les Streater tells the story of this fine ship from her initial design through construction and her service years. Illustrated with many unique photographs. The book is the definitive history of this famous ship. 245 mm x 225 mm, landscape format. 120 pages. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Volume 3 in the series came out in 1981 in response to Volumes 1 and 2 being out of print. Due to the changing nature of inland shipping, the stories were rewritten to update readers on vessel sales, renames and scrappings. This 60-page book fetures an illustrated list of 48 ships that appeared in the first two editions but with different photos, often of the ships under a subsequent name. Out of Print. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Out of Print. Published by Stonehouse Publications of St. Catharines, ON
True stories of excitement and adventure from the time when ocean steamers plied their trade to the far-flung corners of the globe. The author has supplemented a selection of contemporary newspaper articles with background information from sources such as reports of Marine Courts of Inquiry.
From the reviews: ‘A well-researched and well-told collection of sea-going tales and a thoroughly good read. Recommended’. The Log ‘…This book gives the reader a real flavour of seagoing and in its way adds much value to a way of life now almost lost to living memory’. Sea Breezes To order a copy please contact Whittles Publishing, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland. KW6 6EY, tel: +44(0)1593-731 333; e-mail@ info@whittlespublishing.com or use the following link http://moo.whittlespublishing.com/whittles/item/4892
224 pages, Hardback, 289mm x 245mm, 180 b/w photos & 45 line drawings. Probably no type of ship has ever provided more firepower per ton than the monitor. Designed and built rapidly to fulfil an urgent need for heavy shore-bombardment during World War I, they were top secret in conception, and largely forgotten when the short-lived requirement was over. Nevertheless, they were important ships, which played a significant role in many Great War campaigns and drove many of the advnaces in long-range gunnery later applied to the battle fleet.
Monitors were largely ignored by naval historians until Ian Buxton produced the first edition of this book in 1978. This became an established classic and copies are now almost unobtainable, so this new edition will be welcomed by many. It has been completely revised, extended and redesigned, the generous large format showing the stunning collection of photographs at their best. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Birds of the Sea: 150 Years of the General Steam Navigation Co
Author: Nick Robbins, Ref: 8693, ISBN: 978 902953 32 8, Publisher: Bernard McCall
The General Steam Navigation Company was one of the best-known and best-loved shipping companies based on the River Thames. Well-known for its excursion services in addition to liner routes linking the east coast of the UK to many other ports in Europe, its later story is a familiar one of a traditional shipping company trying to come to terms with the container age and roll on / roll off shipping. This new history is fully illustrated. Hardback, A4, 136 pages. For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.ukTHIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Author: Norman L. Middlemiss ISBN: 1 871128 19 6, Ref: 8131, Publisher: , 2000
This is the story of the ships that carried 'black diamonds' from the North East Coast coalfields. Their destinations were London, the South Coast, Continental and Mediterranean ports and even further afield occasionally. The famous and enduring names of Cory; Stephenson Clarke; and France, Fenwick are synonomous with this trade, which was vital and essential to the economy of Great Britain. 160 pages. 6 inches x 9 inches. Hardback. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Check with your favourite bookseller for availability and prices.
Blondie: A Life of Lieutenant-Colonel HG Hasler DSO, OBE, RM, Founder of the SBS and modern single-handed ocean racing
Author: Ewen Southby-Tailyour (foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh), ISBN: 0 850525 16 0, Ref: 8226, Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited, c.1994
This biography tells the story of Blondie Hasler, Cockelshell Hero, navigator and inventor extraordinary. The book will appeal to a wide audience of military and sailing enthusiasts, covering Blondie's time served in the Royal Marines and after his retirement when he went on to invent the servo pendulum self-steering gear. The author, Ewen Southby-Tailyour, a WSS member, has managed to capture Blondie's many characteristics, to produce a thoroughly entertaining read. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited, 47 Church Streeet, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2BR, UK. Tel: 01226 734222/734555 / Fax: 01226 734438.
Author: John Clarkson, Bill Harvey, Roy Fenton, ISBN: 1 901703 00 2, Ref: 8134, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, 1998
One of series of fine books. A4 format. 192 pages including 8 pages of colour. Hard cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Available from maritime-oriented booksellers or from "Ships in Focus Publications", 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston PR4 5PD, UK / e-mail: sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk
Author: Richard Woodman, ISBN: ???, Ref: 8259, Publisher: , c.2002
As a professional seaman, the author had many years at sea befoe swallowing the anchor. Life at sea prior to the event of containerisation was a mixture of hard work and runs ashore ... sadly a way of life unrecognisable from current times. Many serving and former seafarers may well recognise themselves in print for this is a story of an adventurous way of life offered to the sons of a once great seafring nation. An enjoyable book. 236 pages. Softcover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact your local bookseller for current prices and availability.
This is the first in the "West Coast Maritime Series". Boomsticks & Towlines is the first in this planned series of four books by WSS member S.C. Heal. It deals primarily with early navigation, with getting the logs to market, servicing the logging camps and adds interesting representative contributions from other sources which aided the process. It brings the reader into close contact with the many phases of the industry, including the evolution of log barges, roll-on, roll-off operations and the gradual changes on the coast which now see local cruise voyaging growing. Print-on-Demand technology. 186 pages. 8½ inches x 11 inches. Softcover. Reprints are being carried out by a new publisher, and are now registered with a new ISBN, and are known as "2nd Edition". THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Available from: the author, Cordillera Books, 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7 Canada Tel: (604) 261-1695 / Fax: (604) 266-4469 e-mail: richbook@shaw.ca [09.2009]
Bosphorus Steamers of the Sirket-i Hayriye, The / Sirket-i Hayriye'nin Bogaziçi Vapurlari
Author: Ahmet Güleryüz, Hande Yüce, ISBN: 975 92686 1 2, Ref: 8436, Publisher: Denizler Kitabevi, Dec 2002 (http://www.denizlerkitabevi.com )
The Bosphorus has always been a subject that has occupied an extraordinary place both in Turkish and World literature. With it’s natural beauty and with the palaces, mansions, villas and waterside residences that adorn its banks, it has been a favourite topic for many Turkish and foreign authors and poets. Nevertheless, there are very few words devoted to the tens of thousands of ships which have crossed the Bosphorus strait on their way from the Black Sea to the Marmara Sea and from the Marmara Sea to the Black Sea for hundreds of years, and especially to the Sirket-i Hayriye ferries which are considered to be "The Bosphorus Steamers". In this book you will find technical descriptions and individual histories of each and every one of "The Bosphorus Steamers". A short history of the Sirket-I Hayriye Company is also included. The publishers put great effort into making this book a valuable reference work for enthusiasts and maritime researchers. This is a 210 page, A4 landscape hardback dual Turkish/English language book which is fully illustrated with plans and photographs of all the Bosphorus Steamers. Non-members should contact their local maritime book seller for further information and availability. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Author: Brian Cudahy, ISBN: 978 0 8232 2568 2, Ref: 8544, Publisher: Fordham University Press, New York, 2006
In this book, transporation expert Brian Cudahy provides a vivid, fast-paced account of the container-ship revolution -- from the maiden voyage of the IDEAL X, which steamed from Berth 28 in Port Newark, New Jersey, flying the flag of the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company with 58 trailer trucks lashed to her top deck. Pan-Atlantic grew into the giant Sea-Land Services, and Cudahy brilliantly charts its dramatic evolution into Maersk Line. Unfortunately, the author has focused on this one company and given the impression that this was "The" first attempt at containerisation, which is widely disputed. 6 inches x 9¼ inches. 338 pages. Hard cover, with dust cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
This book is a factual acount of seven stowaways ordered to leave the ship whilst it was stuck in ice off Newfoundland. Six of the stowaways were boys, two were eleven years old, two twelve years old, and two of sixteen years. The youngest boys died on the ice. The account details their treatment whilst onboard and of the subsequent trial of the master and chief mate. 59 pages. 8 inches x 6 inches. Gloss-covered paperback. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by the author. For copies and prices, contact the author by e-mail at d.laverie@ntlworld.com
Author: W.J. Harvey, Dr. R.J. Solly (foreword by Ambrose Greenway), ISBN: 1 86176 251 8, Ref: 8649
This book published in 2006 is described by the publisher as "the most comprehensive, authoritative and detailed fleet history of one of the world's major international transportation companies". It gives a concise group history describing fleet developments from the early purchase of second-hand tonnage through the acquisition in 1916 of the 'BRITISH EMPEROR' the first BP-owned oil tanker, to the giant behemoths in the 1990s, and the new buiilds at the beginning of this century. A detailed fleet history of over 1,000 ships are cited and examined in detail, and included in the 500+ photgraphs are shots of every class of vessel.
272 pages hardback and over 500 images. For further details including postage-free cost please contact dr.solly_author@tiscali.co.uk
The history of the "Branch Lines and Socanav Tankers of the Great Lakes" is the second in a series of booklets on "Canadian Tankers of the Great Lakes" published by Glenaden Press of Vineland, Ontario. It follows "Imperial Oil Tankers of the Great Lakes" released in June 2000. 44 pages. 8½ inches x 11 inches. Numerous black & white photographs, with colour photographs on cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. For prices and availability contact the publishers, Glenaden Press, Box 443, Vineland, ON L0R 2C0, Canada
The unusual geography of Metro Vancouver, bisected as it is by Burrard Inlet, False Creek and the multiple channels and mouths of the Fraser River and the sizeable lesser rivers, the Pitt, Coquitlam, Capilano, Lynn and Seymour among many additional creeks, sloughs, canyons, mountains, railway cuttings and highway grades ensures that the area probably contains more bridges than any other North American metro area. An interesting selection of major and minor bridges in what was earlier known as the Regionsl District of Greater Vancouver are presented here in photographic form complete with an interesting history of each bridge and its technical details. 8 in x 9½ in. 200 pages. Paper cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact, Cordillera Books, 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7 Canada Tel: (604) 261-1695 / Fax: (604) 266-4469 e-mail: richbook@shaw.ca [09.2009]
Author: Andrew Wiltshire, ISBN: 1 902953 25 6, Ref: 8698, Publisher: Bernard McCall
Ellerman, Clan, Blue Funnel, Palm Line - shipping companies whose ships were a commond sight in British ports in the 1960s and 1970s. This book features vessels from these companies and more in a nostalgic look at shipping in the Bristol CHannel during those glory years before the widespread growth of containerisation. Also featured are tankers, coasters, dredgers, tugs, ferries and examples of other vessels to be seen at that time. 97 colour photographs. Harback, landscape format, 80 pages, 241mm x 195mm. For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.ukTHIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
WSS member and author H.T. Lenton, lieutenant commander in the Second World War and now a dedicated and internationally respected expert on naval matters, has created a unique reference work. The data he presents in this book far exceeds anything held in official records, and the book catalogues in encyclopaedic detail the navies of Great Britain and its former Empire. It is unparalleled in coverage and detail. 768 pages. 282 mm × 222 mm. 634 photographs. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Greenhill Books, Park House, 1 Russell Gardens, London NW11 9NN, UK Tel: 028-4586314 / Fax: 028-9055245
British Merchant Navy, The: Images and Experiences
Author: paintings by Robert Lloyd, description by Roy Fenton, ISBN: 1 901703 45 2, Ref: 8263, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, Sep. 2002
This book should appeal to anyone who appreciates the handsome ships that are now mostly memories, ships like the well-loved ARCADIA, the Stately Orient Liners with their corn-coloured hulls, the impressive freighters of Federal And New Zealand Lines. 112 pages. Hard back. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact publishers, Ships in Focus Publications, 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston PR4 5PD, UK E-mail: sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk
Author: John de S. Winser, ISBN: 1 85260 459 X, Ref: 8115, Publisher: Patrick Stephens, 1994
In their heyday, Britain's railway companies expanded into marine, hotel, port and airline activities. This book by WSS member John de S. Winser, features the passenger ships which the railways introduced on their cross-Channel routes to the Continent, Irlenad and the Channel Islands. It is a pictorial record using more than 130 photographs, carefully selected from a number of enthusiasts' collections. 80 pages. Black & white photography. Hard cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
This work contains the names of known ships that were lost through the action of Austro-Hungarian and German submarines. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
In the past 25 years over 160 passenger liners have served under the Red Ensign, but of a fleet that was once the envy of the world perhaps only a dozen are still operated by British companies. This book is a nostalgic restrospective look back at the ships and the famous firms that operated them, but at the same time it will be seen as a convenient reference work with many photographs, technical data, construction details and a brief history of each vessel documenting the passing of an age. Covering inaffectionate detail the twilight of the ear of the great British passenger liner, it will be welcomed by all maritime enthusiasts and anyone who has felt the romance and allusr of a great passenger ship.8 1/4 inches x 9 inches. 136 pages. Hardback. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Out of Print.
Author: Roy Fenton, John Clarkson, ISBN: 1 901703 21 5, Ref: 8138, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, 2000
One of series of fine books. This volume contains detailed histories and fully-illustrated fleet lists of six interesting and significant shipping companies: Manchester Liners, Fishers of Newry, J.T. Rennie, Carron Company, Cardiff Hall Line, Runciman (London) Ltd. Written by a team of experienced and well-known maritime historians, this A4, 192 page hardback is compiled to the same exacting standards as Record and includes photographs of every ship possible. With a mix of liner and tramp, ocean and coastal companies, it offers a broad look at the subject which everyone interested in shipping history should have. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Available from maritime-oriented booksellers or from "Ships in Focus Publications", 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston PR4 5PD, UK / e-mail: sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk
Author: Roy Fenton, John Clarkson, ISBN: 978 1 901703 22 1, Ref: 8663, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, 2008
This volume contains detailed histories and fully-illustrated fleet lists of five significant British Shiping companies: United Baltic Corporation, Chellew Navigation Co. Ltd., Thomas Dunlop and Sons, Glover Brothers and Howdens of Larne. An A4-sized, 192-page hardback volume. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Available from maritime-oriented booksellers or direct from "Ships in Focus Publications" sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk
Brown's Flags & Funnels -- Shipping Companies of the World
Author: Louis Loughran (compiler), ISBN: 0 85174 634 9, Ref: 8053, Publisher: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., 1995
The ninth edition of "Brown's Flags and Funnels" has been completely revised by WSS member Louis Loughran, to give a representative selection of the markings of the world's merchant fleets during the mid 'nineties. There is a comprehensive index, and a key to the arrangement of illustrations by colour, to facilitate easy reference. Four pages of blank flags and funnels are included for the addition of new items when seen. 125 pages. 7 inches x 4½ inches. Hard back. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact Ships in Focus Publications, e-mail: sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk , 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston PR4 5PD, UK
Author: Ken Smith, Ian Rae, ISBN: 1 85795 091 7, Ref: 8060, Publisher: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Libraries & Arts, 1995
A wide-ranging pictorial survey of ships built on the Tyne between 1969 and 1994. 52 pages. 9½ inches x 8 inches. Softback. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Copies can be obtained by writing to the Newcastle upon Tyne Libraries & Arts, Princess Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE9 1DX, UK
Building for Victory: The Warship Building Programmes of the Royal Navy, 1939-1945
Author: George Moore, ISBN: 0 9543310 1 X, Ref: 8267, Publisher: World Ship Society, 2003
This A4 softback book with 196 pages gives the reader an insight into how the main warship building programmes were conceived and evolved throughout dramatically changing circumstances during the Second World War. All major warship types are covered, as are the landing craft programmes executed in the shipyards and the effect on the completion of major warships. Orders and construction in both the Royal Dockyards and in commercial yards are covered. The author has gone back to the original sources to produce an authoritative history. They include Admiralty, Cabinet and Treasury files held at the Public Record Office, the Ships Covers held by the National Maritime Museum and registers held by the Naval Historical Branch. The work is illustrated with 52 photographs the majority of which have not been published before. There is also a collection of 21 drawings based either on original plans or records indicating how designs conceived but not proceeded with would have appeared. There are comprehensive appendices which set out details of all the major warships covered by the history including cancelled ships, and the details of the full warship building programmes as presented to the War Cabinet. This book looks at an old subject in a new way and there is a wealth of new information to enthral the reader.
A look at 50 years of the development and evolution of bulk carriers and the major designs. Also covers the involvement of British liner and tramp companies in bulk shipping; specialised ship types; construction in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Japan, South Korea, and China; the Sanko crisis; representative voyages; and the safety issues surrounding these ships including the loss of the Derbyshire and the Australian "Ships of Shame." 192 pages. A4, casebound with dust jacket, more than 200 photographs. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Available from Ships In Focus, 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston, PR4 5PD, UK. sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk
Author: Colin Campbell, Roy Fenton, ISBN: 1 901703 07 X, Ref: 8136, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, 1999
One of series of fine books. A4 format. 96 pages. Hard cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Available from maritime-oriented booksellers or from "Ships in Focus Publications", 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston PR4 5PD, UK / e-mail: sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk
This book is written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first submarine cable laid in 1850 between Dover and Calais. This work of reference contains full careers of 312 permanent and 80 chartered cablelayers since 1850 and is very profusely illustrated with two hundred scale drawings and black & white photographs of cableships. 160 pages. 7 inches x 10 inches. Hardback. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Check with your favourite bookseller for availability and prices.
Author: Luís Miguel Correia, ISBN: 972 96940 0 1, Ref: 8164, Publisher: EIN, 1996
Text in Portugese and English. Authored by WSS member Luís Miguel Correia, it tells the story od the river Tagus ferries and respective services. Dozens of interesting photos, many in full colour. This book recounts the cacilheiros history since the introduction of steam navigation in the Tagus in 1820, up to the present Lisbon ferry operator Transtejo. A fleet list with technical data and the history of the 50 Transtejo cacilheiros is included, these ferries having transported 500 million passengers across the Tagus since 1975. 152 pages. A4 format. Hardcover.
Neste livro reunem-se os aspectos mais significativos da história dos cacilheiros desde a introdução da navegação a vapor no Tejo, em 1820, particularizando-se as duas ultimas décadas, coincidentes com o período de actividade da Transtejo. O livro inclui ainda a descrição técnica e a história dos 50 cacilheiros desta empresa que transportaram cerca de 500 milhoes de passageiros desde 1975.
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by EIN - Ediçoes e Iniciativas Náuticas, Lda., Praceta Cesário Verde, n.°9, 4.° Esq., MASSAMÁ, 2745 QUELUZ, Portugal. Or check with your local bookseller.
A short history of a shipping company that traded from ports in the northeast of England and the east of Scotland across the Atlantic to various parts of Canada. In over a hundred years the Cairn Line owned, managed, controlled or chartered 85 ships from the Cairngowan of 1883 to the Cairnforth of 1958. From 1967 Cairn Line traded with new acquisitions as part of the Furness Withy Group. In 1983 Cairnash, Cairnelm and Cairnoak were the last ships to be sold. A few ships are still in service with new owners. Cairn Line went into voluntary liquidation in 2005 after 113 years world trading. This is a privately published A4 portrait 96 page softback book. There are 93 photographs and images, 11 in colour. ','A short history of a shipping company that traded from ports in the northeast of England and the east of Scotland across the Atlantic to various parts of Canada. In over a hundred years the Cairn Line owned, managed, controlled or chartered 85 ships from the Cairngowan of 1883 to the Cairnforth of 1958. From 1967 Cairn Line traded with new acquisitions as part of the Furness Withy Group. In 1983 Cairnash, Cairnelm and Cairnoak were the last ships to be sold. A few ships are still in service with new owners. Cairn Line went into voluntary liquidation in 2005 after 113 years world trading. This is a privately published A4 portrait 96 page softback book. There are 93 photographs and images, 11 in colour. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
214 pages, softback, A4 format, illustrated. This is the sequel to the author's previous book The Cairn Line of Steamships Co. Ltd. 1876-2005 which outlined the Company history and fleet lists of owned, chartered and managed ships. Produced in a similar format and style to the initial company history, it includes many photographs, maps, sketches, plans and fleet updates. This book will complement the original fleet history and provide a much more comprehensive understanding of The Cairn Line and its former employees, many of whom have provided career profiles for inclusion. The narrative includes a resume of the author's home port of Leith; A Cairn Line song by George Burdon, a retired Chief Engineer, along with a number of the author's sketches and watercolours. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
The Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd was formed in 1889 as the steamer-owning arm of the Caledonian Railway when the railway extended from Greenock to Gourock. The company continued after the great reailway merger of 1923 when it became part of the LMS, went through the 1948 Railway Nationalisation and finally merged with David MacBrayne in 1973 to form Caledonian MacBrayne. Illustrated with over 200 images of the ships of the fleet, the locations they served and the men who served on them, this book is an informative history of the company and its vessels from the 1880s to the present day. 160 pages. 165 mm x 235 mm. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Author: Ian Collard, ISBN: 0 752 4326 7 2, Ref: 8493, Publisher: Tempus Publishing, 2004
The author's interest in ships and shipping developed over the years as he witnessed the launch of many famous, illustrious ships, such as the WINDSOR CASTLE. He takes us on a voyage of discovery with absorbing captions to over 160 photographs of the vessels at Cammell Laird and the yard itself, which will appeal to ship enthusiasts and local people alike. 165mm x 235mm. 127 pages. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
Canadian Capers: A Seaman's Account of Intrigues and Voyages through the Corporate Jungle
Author: Svein Stokke, S.C. Heal, ISBN: 978 1 895590 42 6, Ref: 8624, Publisher: Cordillera Books, 2008, — Write to Cordillera Books, 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7, Canada, or richbook@shaw.ca
Svein Stokke was seven years old when the Nazi invasion of Norway took place. Living near Narvik, a strategic iron ore port he was a living witness to much of the Allied response to the enemy which resulted in the two battles of Narvik. Following a sea career Stokke arrived in Vancouver by sea as an officer in a Norwegian freighter. A job ashore with Canadian Transport Company, service with Star Bulk and a return to CTC followed as Operations Manager. The scandal that overtook CTC followed and shook parent McMillan Bloedel to its foundations. Heads rolled and Stokke was fired followed by a successful lawsuit against MB for wrongful dismissal. Stokke went on to service with Seaspan International overseas operations, moving oversize drill rigs on semi-submersible barges halfway around the world. He shaped the early events which later saw Seaspan Corporation established as one of the largest container ship owners in North America. Captain Stokke joins maritime historian S.C. Heal in this account of events, dripping with red ink, that shook the stock market and destroyed careers, but out of it all Svein Stokke recovered like the proverbial phoenix. 250 pages. 6 in x 9 in, paper cover. 100+ photos. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Authored by WSS member E.B. 'Skip' Gillham. 8½ inches x 11 inches. Soft cover. 47 pages. Plenty of black & white photographs from a variety of contributors. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Glenaden Press, Box 443, Vineland, ON L0R 2C0, Canada.
This is the 4th in a series of books by WSS member Skip Gillham. Earlier volumes recounted the tankers of Imperial Oil, Branch Lines and Socanav plus the Hall Corporation. 8½ inches x 11 inches. 82 pages. Softcover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact the author at Glenaden Press, Box 443, Vineland, ON L0R 2C0, Canada for prices and availability.
A complete illustrated history of CANBERRA's career, by WSS member Philip Dawson, containing original colour and black and white photographs, paintings and line drawings, many unpublished before, directly from P&O archives and personal collections. Includes a Foreward by Lord Sterling, Chairman of P&O, and an Epilogue by Captain Rory Smith, Master of CANBERRA. 176 pages. 270 mm × 200 mm. Hardback. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Conway Maritime Press. Consult with your local bookseller for availability and prices.
Cape Town Shipping: Ships at Cape Town from 1862-2000
Author: Peter Newall, ISBN: 0 9539391 0 3, Ref: 8067, Publisher: Blackdog Press, 2000 [ref: x 8438]
From the well known author of "Union Castle Line: A Fleet History" comes this stunning new photographic book of ships at Cape Town from 1862 to 2000. This celebration of ships features 214 quality and character filled photographs, the majority of which have never been published before and include many famous ships such as ILE DE FRANCE, QUEEN MARY, GREAT EASTERN, HMS PRINCE OF WALES, LAWHILL and many more. There is something here for every ship enthusiast: passenger and merchant vessels, tugs and naval vessels, sail and shipwrecks. It is not just the famous vessels that make this so enjoyable, many of the lesser known vessels are sure to be as equally vital to collectors. A fabulous book with quite brilliant photographs. 112 pages. 195 b&w photographs, 19 Colour photographs. A4. Hard cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact your favourite maritime-bookseller for availability and prices.
From the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, the cargo liner grew, to dominate the world's trade routes. These ships carried much of the world's manufactured goods and raw materials to every corner of the globe. In the 1850s routes around Europe and across the North Atlantic were established. The Liverpool ship owner and engineer, Alfred Holt, developed high-pressure compound engines, which later allowed coal-powered vessels to steam even further afield; to the Far East and Australia. Includes over 300 evocative photographs. 176 pages, Hardback 260mm x 240mm. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact your favourite maritime-bookseller for availability and prices. [09.2009]
To mark both the arrival of the latest CARONIA and the 50th anniversary of the maiden voyage of CARONIA (II), WSS member David Hutchings looks at the legacy of the Caronia name. 80 pages. 8½ inches x 10½ inches. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Shipping Books Press, PO Box 30, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9 3ZZ, UK
Author: William H. Miller, ISBN: 0 9518656 2 5, Ref: 8199, Publisher: Carmania Press, 1993
A history of the Chandris Line and their ships. 8½ inches x 11 inches. 80 pages. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Contact Bill Miller Cruises Everywhere, Inc., PO Box 1463, Secaucus, NJ 07096, USA.
This book will bring back many happy memories for those people who voyaged on ships operated by Chandris Line, and also give a brief overview of the entire passenger operations of the Chandris companies from their inception to the sale of Celebrity Cruises, which effectively ended the Chandris family connection with the passenger trades. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SOCIETY. Published by Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, PO Box 6125, Dural Delivery Centre NSW 2158, Australia.
WSS member Skip Gillham provided the text material to illustrate Alfred Sagon-King's thirty high quality ship photogrpahs. The vessels were chosen to demonstrate the changes along North American's inland waterway from 1959 to 1985. 68 pages, with some 30 full-sized black & white photographs. 11 inches x 8½ inches, landscape format. Out of Print. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Out of Print Published by Stonehouse Publications of St. Catharines, ON.
Author: Antony J. Barratt, ISBN: 1 902953 02 9, Ref: 8722, Publisher: Bernard McCall, 2000
This book written by a local author provides a fascinating view of this once important local industry in yards on the Rivers Dee, Mersey and Weaver. It is superbly illustrated with 70 black/white photographs, most of which are seen in print for the first time. 48 pages. A4 format. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk
Author: Paul Silverstone, ISBN: ???, Ref: 8565, Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2001
The second in a five-volume series on U.S. warships, this valuable reference lists the ships of the U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy during the Civil War the years immediately following - a significant period in the evolution of warships, the use of steam propulsion, and the development of ordnance. Civil War Navies provides a wealth and variety of material not found in other books on the subject and will save the reader the effort needed to track down information in multiple sources. 218 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Authors: John Clarkson, Roy Fenton, Archie Munro, ISBN: 978 1 901703 47 4, Reference: 8587, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, 2007
344 pages, hard cover, A4 format.
This book brings together the largest selection of Clan Line photographs ever published, together with highly detailed captions and commentaries plus a fleet list researched mainly from primary sources. What is expected to be the definitive history of the ships of Clan Line also includes the fleets taken over in 1919 from Houston and Scottish Shire Line, and ships acquired and put in Clan colours in the latter years of the company This is much more than a photograph album, as there are narratives on each phase of the Clan Line story, offering many new insights into how the Cayzers built up one of the great British cargo liner companies. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
It is almost a quarter of a century since the Centenary of the founding, in 1878 by Charles Cayzer, of what was to become, in 1890, Clan Line Steamers Ltd. Since then all the ships with the familiar two red bands on a black funnel have disappeared from the oceans along with the company, but they are not forgotten. Clan Line is still very much spoken about in today's shipping circles. Many of the senior officials in ports and in the shipping industry worldwide have fond memories of the company and its ships. As far as I am aware there has been no definitive history written about the whole company, generally known throughout the last century as Cayzer Irvine & Co. Ltd. This volume of old photographs compiled from the collections of Bob Briscoe and the author (both ex-company employees) will certainly go some way to revive old memories. 102 pages. A5. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Avid Publications, Garth Boulevard, Bebbington, Wirral, Merseyside CH63 5LS, United Kingdom.
Continuing this very popular series. This is the time when the number of ships that were being lost through enemy action was declining and the fleet could start to be rebuilt, just as it did in 1918 where this volume starts. 120 pages. A5. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Avid Publications, Garth Boulevard, Bebbington, Wirral, Merseyside CH63 5LS, United Kingdom.
The final volume of the series, which has featured some of the many ships built for, or operated by the Cayzer family for a little over 100 years. Alas, the company and the ships are no more, but there are countless memories in photographs, artefacts, literature and in the memories of those that served under the Clan Line house flag, or on ships which were within the whole Cayzer Irvine Group. Readers of this volume, will find several items, other than photographs, which will stir the memories of bygone days. 120 pages. A5. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Avid Publications, Garth Boulevard, Bebbington, Wirral, Merseyside CH63 5LS, United Kingdom.
Author: Paul Boot, Roy Fenton, ISBN: 095211798 3, Ref: 8085, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, 1997
A Ships in Focus Publication. For the coaster enthusiast, over 60 pages of full colour photographs of coasters with well-written captions. 64 pages. 9½ inches x 8 inches. Hard cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Author: James A. Pottinger, ISBN: 978 0 752421 38 4, Ref: 8465, Publisher: Tempus Publishing, 2001 (reprint 2004)
This book is a trip down memory lane for those who remnember when the Clyde was the third most important river in Britian and its ports some of the busiest. 128 pages. 6½ in x 9 in. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
CMA CGM, De la Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement au groupe — Les Trente Ans
Author: Marc Ottini, ISBN: ??? Ref: 8735
600 colour photos, details and characteristics of 700 ships of the group with some sectional views and including all the subsidiaries - Delmas, ANL, CNC, CoMaNav - a total of 126 pages with French text. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. For further details, contact the author at m.ottini@laposte.net
Author: Martin J. Wells, ISBN: 978 1 895590 37 1, Ref: 8614, Publisher: Cordillera Books, 2008, - 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7, Canada, or richbook@shaw.ca
This is where the Commercial Life of Vancouver commenced, where the CPR finally completed its West Coast terminal station at the foot of Granville Street and built its transpacific and coastal steamship piers. This was the original crossroads of Commerce and Society for the West Coast. The waterfront of Coal Harbour was where much of the port's boatbuilding and engineering capacity first established. This book focuses on the geographical area that today is known as Coal Harbour. Today it is the home of luxury hotels, high rise condominiums, billionaires and and a new class of the wealthy and privileged. They occupied the former sites of shipyards, engine builders and greasy spoons, where yarding engines shunted railcars, tankers tied up and men and women in hard hats, overalls and heavy workboots took time off and gulped down a coffee and a burger.
Coast Lines was the dominant force in British coastal liner shipping between 1913 to 1971. 144 pages. 7 inces x 10 inches. Softcover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Shield Publications Ltd, PO Box 5, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE9 7YS, UK. Available from most good maritime-oriented booksellers.
Author: Ian Collard, ISBN: 0 7524 1768 1, Ref: 8140, Publisher: Tempus Publishing Limited, 2000
A vast rebuilding programme replaced the traditional coastal vessels with larger and faster ships, to handle the demands of both freight and passengers. Passenger ships became car ferries, with shops and modern facilities on board. Many of the old ships were condemed to the breakers. Coastal Shipping - The Twilight Years by WSS member Ian Collard, remembers these traditional coastal vessels of the British Isles in more than 200 photographs and will appeal to anyone with an interest in Britain's coastal shipping industry and maritime heritage. 128 pages. 6½ inches x 9 inches. Softcover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Tempus Publishing Limited, The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 2QC, UK. Available from most good maritime-oriented booksellers.
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 1 902953 03 7, Ref: 8700, Publisher: Bernard McCall
A week-by-week survey of coasters throughout the world from Sharpness to Singapore, from Cowes to Casablanca, from the Mersey to the Mississippi. Each week of the year is illustrated by two photographs with detailed captions providing information about the ship and the location. This was the first in what has become a popular annual publication, thus establishing an archive of photographs. The book contains 83 black/white and 24 colour photographs. Softback, A4 portrait format, 56 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 1 902953 06 1, Ref: 8704, Publisher: Bernard Mccall
Following the success of Coasters 2000, the same format has been used for the follow-up volume but a bigger colour section is included. The range of featured ports is just as extensive and includes such varied locations as Aberdeen and Yaroslavl, Nice and Neath, and waterways from the Swaile to the Bosphorus. Other ports featured include Miami, Rhodes and Fort de France in addition to UK ports such as Shoreham and Peterhead. Some of the ships depicted date back more than 50 years, others were photographed at the builder's yard. In this edition, there are 73 black/white and 34 colour photographs. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 1 905953 08 8, Ref: 8705, Publisher: Bernard McCall
This edition of our annual coasters pictorial album is enhanced by being all-colour. It includes 110 photographs of coasters again at locations throughout the world. Valletta, Haugesund, Broadford and Travemünde illustrate the tremendous variety of these locations. The oldest ship featured dates back to the nineteenth century, the newest is seen at the start of her delivery voyage. This book has proved to be another winner and, like the two previous volumes, is rapidly becoming a vital historical record. Softback, A4 portrait format, 56 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 1 902953 12 6, Ref: 8706, Publisher: Bernard McCall
In series with the previous volumes, this book once again provides a week-by-week survey of coasters throughout the world. Locations featured range from Hong Kong to Ladebow, from Civitavecchia to Fredericia, from Portavadie to Dortmund, from Safi to Sharjah. Each week of the year is illustrated by two colour photographs with detailed captions providing information about the history of the ship and the location. A4 portrait format, 56 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 1 902953 17 7, Ref: 8707, Publisher: Bernard McCall
The popularity of this series continues. This volume features such varied locations as Coleraine and Corinth, Dunoon and Dubai, Katakolon and Kronstadt. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 1 902953 23 1, Ref: 8709, Publisher: Bernard McCall
Locations featured range from Irlam to Istanbul, Harstad to Halifax, and Reni to Ridham Dock. Like all volumes in this series, and indeed all our publications, this is printed on glossy art paper to optimise the quality of the colour photographs. Softback, A4 portrait format, 56 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 978 1 902953 27 4, Ref: 8701, Publisher: Bernard McCall
This volume once again provides a week-by-week survey of coasters throughout the world. Locations featured range from Kiel to Kyle, from Scharnebeck to Singapore, from Ayr to Alicante. Each week of the year is illustrated by two colour photographs with detailed information about the history of the ship and the location. Softback, A4 portrait format, 56 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 978 1 902953 34 2, Ref: 8719, Publisher: Bernard McCall
This volume features locations from Bremen to Beauchastel, from Port Everglades to Poole, from Karpathos to Kota Kinabalu. Each week of the year is illustrated by two colour photographs with detailed information about the history of the ship and the location. Softback, A4 portrait format, 56 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
A4. 80 pages. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk
Coasters Go To War: Military Sailings to the Continent, 1939-1945
Author: John de S. Winser, ISBN: 978 1 901703 56 6, Ref: 8734, Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications
This book details for the first time the key role played by Allied coasters in supporting military operations during the war in Western Europe. In the ealy days of the Second World War, a dozen coasters were requisitioned to carry ammunition and petrol to the British Expeditionary Force in France. By June 1940, this number had grown to over 160, and their supply task had been overtaken by the urgent need to rescue troops from the beaches near Dunkirk, and from ports right down the Bay of Biscay. Part I of the book tells how over 40,000 personnel were evacuated by coasters, often under fire. Part II is concerned with the unique contribution coasters made to the military campaign which began with the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 and continued until VE day. The book details the convoys, the cargoes and the challenges during an operation which involved a total of 460 coasters of ten different nationalities. Author John de S. Winser is known for a number of authoritative books on military support operations during the Second World War, and his latest work will appeal to both those with an interest in the military operations and in the coasters themselves.
144 pages. Hardback. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 978 1 902953 40 3, Ref: 8721, Publisher: Bernard McCall
In this volume we visit locations from Lyon to Saranda, from Argostoli to Grenada, from Kopervik to Fos. The photographs follow chronologically through the year and the captions as always provide detailed information about the history of the ship and the location. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 978 1 902953 47 2, Ref: 8740, Publisher: Bernard McCall
Published in March 2010, Coasters in 2009 is the latest in the popular “Coaster Annual” series and, once again, provides a week-by-week survey of coasters throughout the world. Each page has two photographs with detailed captions providing information about the ship and the location. This book features a huge range of ports from Murmansk to Kos, from the River Yangtze to the River Yarra, from Cadiz to Kyle. Like all volumes in this series, and indeed all our publications, this book is printed on glossy art paper to optimise the quality of the colour photographs. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [05.2010]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 1 902953 13 4, Ref: 8469, Publisher: Bernard McCall, 2004
In its 80pages, this pictorial book looks at coastal vessels throughout Europe. The photographs are arranged in short themed sections beginning with various British and Irish shipping companies and working through other themes such as Sietas-built, Parkkade, Ladies and Gentlemen, Greek letters, and the Rough and the Smooth. The central colour section looks at coasters in the landscape. The book is profusely illustrated by 143 black/white and 12 colour photographs. A4 format. 96 pages. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, Ref: 8694, ISBN: 0 9513576 6 2, Publisher: Bernard McCall
This hardback book has a colour photograph on each page along with a detailed caption giving information about the ship. The presentation follows an alphabetical theme which allows the authors to include some familiar vessels and companies alongside some more unusual ones. Hardback, landscape format, 241mm x 200mm, 64 pages. For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.ukTHIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
The latest in the highly-acclaimed "Coasters of ....." series has 89 colour photographs of ships in ports throughout Cornwall. The ports include Fowey, Par, Charlestown, Falmouth, Penryn, Truro, Gweek, Port Houstock, Dean Quarry, Penzance, Newlyn, Hayle and Padstow. For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.ukTHIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 978 1 902953 30 4, Ref: 8710, Publisher: Bernard McCall
This volume looks at vessels in all the ports of South Devon that have been used by coastal ships during the last forty years. Featured are the ports of Exeter, Exmouth, Topsham, Teignmouth, Torquay, Brixham, Kingswear, Totnes and Plymouth. Although many of the views depict classic Dutch, German and Scandanavian coasters in addition to British and Irish ships, the modern scene is not neglected. 80 pages of full-colour photographs. Harback, 241mm x 195mm, landscape format, 80 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 978 1 902953 37 3, Ref: 8720, Publisher: Bernard McCall
In its 80 pages, the book has 86 colour photographs of coasters built during the 1950s. The photographs date from the 1960s up to the present day and we see some ships in their original guise and others after being sold and/or modernised. A detailed caption tells more about the history of the ship and, in some cases, the building yard. Hardback, landscape format, 241mm x 195mm, 80 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: Ref: 8738, Publisher: Bernard McCall
This volume is the natural follow-up to the popular Coasters of the 1950s. The 1960s began with conventional vessels, some even having bridge amidships, and ended with the first generation of container feeder vessels. Arranged geographically by location of the building yard, the book contains 96 splendid photographs of ships as built or in later guise after sale to owners in the Middle East, Mediterranean or Caribbean. Hardback, landscape format, 241mm x 195mm, 80 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [05.2010]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 1 902953 00 2, Ref: 8595, Publisher: Bernard McCall
The first in a series of books which look in detail at coastal vessels in specific areas. This volume reviews coastal traffic on the two rivers of the title and in local ports. 80 pages, paper cover, 210mm x 148mm A5 landscape format For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.ukTHIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Dave Hocquard, ISBN: 978 1 902953 26 7, Ref: 8696, Publisher: Bernard McCall
Written by a well-known Jersey maritime historian and photographer, this book contains 12 black/white and 75 colour photographs of vessels at Ronez Quarry and St Helier harbour in Jersey, St Sampson's and St Peter Port in Guernsey, and the small islands of Alderney and Sark. Each photograph is accompanied by a detailed caption giving information about the ship and the historical and geographical background of the location. The photographs cover the 1950s to 2006. Hardback, 241mm x 195mm, landscape format, 80 pages. For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.ukTHIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. [09.2009]
Coasters of the Kiel Canal / Kümos des Nord-Ostsee-Kanals
Author: Bernard McCall, Oliver Sesemann, ISBN: 1 902953 18 5, Ref: 8531, Publisher: Bernard McCall, 2005
Bilingual photo history — English/German. This is the second book in the "Coasters of ..." series, but is the first venture into a bi-lingual publication. This book takes a geographic approach and the reader will follow along the canal from Brunsbüttel in the west to Kiel at the Baltic end of the busiest artificial waterway in the world. 250mm x 200mm landscape format. 80 pages. Hard cover. For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.ukTHIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. [09.2009]
Author: Bernard McCall, ISBN: 1 902953 24 X, Ref: 8703, Publisher: Bernard McCall
Built between 1887 and 1893, the Manchester Ship Canal is rightly regarded as one of the finest engineering achievements of the Victorian era. Its construction was of vital importance to the industrial growth and economic prosperity of north-west England. Although trade has declined during the last 30 years and the docks in the upper section of the Canal have been swept away in dramatic development projects, there still remains much of maritime interest. A4. 80 pages. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Bernard McCall, For purchase information contact bernard@coastalshipping.co.uk or refer to website www.coastalshipping.co.uk [09.2009]
Author: Neil McCart, ISBN: ???, Ref: 8287, Publisher: , c.2002
184 pages. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILAABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Copies are available from "Ships in Focus" Publications, 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston PR4 5PD, United Kingdom, e-mail: sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk
Commodore Shipping - The First Half Century 1947-1997
Author: Kevin Le Scelleur, ISBN: 0 9561466 0 X, Ref: 8197, Publisher: Commodore Shipping, 1997
This Golden Jubilee book records how Commodore has become the major market player it is tody -- a story all the more interesting as the bulk of the British shipping industry slips into decline. 62 pages. 8 inches x 8 inches. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published in Guernsey, Channel Islands by Commodore Shipping Company Limited, PO Box 10, Les Banques, St. Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3AF, United Kingdom.
Compendium of Australasian Merchant Ships 1831-2008
Sub-titled: A listing of non-sail-powered Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific merchant ships
Author: Robert (Bob) Tompkins, ISBN: ???, Ref: 8725, Publisher: Nautical Association of New Zealand
This is the first single reference source listing the technical details and histories of a large number of Australasian merchant ships since the first steamer arrived in Australia in 1831 through the present time. An A4 landscape solidly bound soft cover book of 316 pages with 7,500 entries, this landmark work contains far more information on the subject than any previous publication. It is a 'must have' for anyone or any library, maritime museum or other organization wishing to have ready access to such information on Australasian ships.
Over his lifetime up to his death in 2006, Bob Tompkins, a former NAA President and Committee member, built up this large body of information on Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific ships over 45 feet in length. Where the information could be obtained, the record includes gros tonnage, year built, ship type, dimensions, builder, build location, original owner and subsequent names and owners and periods of ownership, as well as final fate. For easy reference ships are listed separtely under each name under an Australasian flag. By including vessels down to 45 feet in length the book provides information on large numbers of ships not included in most readily available sources and this adds greatly to its value. Since Bob's death the text has been extensively reviewed and updated to the beginning of 2008 by the Secretary of the NAA, Peter Cundall, adding to the final result.
This popular book was the forerunner of A Great Fleet of Ships. However, neither one is a duplicate of the other as both cover different sectors. A feature of this book is that it also covers the First World War building program of standard wood and steel merchant ships, built on both coasts and in the Great Lakes.
The book deals with the Canadian shipbuilding effort, in what can only be described as a prodigious industrial achievement during both world wars in constructing fleets of merchant ships to counter the effects of the U-boat campaign. Ships were built in substantial numbers in Vancouver, Victoria, Prince Rupert and Eastern Canada. After each war significant numbers of vessels were sold to Canadian shipping companies and operated on world trade routes. The background and make-up of each war's shipbuilding program and individual ship types are described. Every ship built is listed. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Copies can be purchased from maritime-oriented booksellers or direct from the author at 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7 Canada. World-wide mailing service. Enquire about prices and availability. Tel: (604) 261-1695 / Fax: (604) 266-4469. E-mail: richbook@shaw.ca
A great little book written by an author who served in the Canadian corvettes that escorted convoys across the Atlantic throughout WWII. There are many books about the Battle of the North Atlantic, but few have told, at first hand, the gut-wrenching story of the sailors on the lower deck who manned the guns, threw the depth charges and plotted the position of U boats as they stalked the merchant ships above. Today, 60 years or so later, those young men from prairie farms and city factories and offices are today's 80s and over, veteran survivors, many of whom have passed on. This book is a fitting memorial to their memory in what they gave and sacrificed. It is told in the words of individuals and the many pictures of the ships, convoys and survivors. 190pages, 6 in x 9 in. soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Out of Print.
Author: William H. Miller, ISBN: n/a, Ref: 8046, Publisher: Onboard Media, 1996
An onboard commemorative book. As expected, a fair number of advertisements, plus details of the ship and commentary. 130 pages. 8½ inches x 11 inches. Hardback. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Check out website at http://www.billmilleratsea.com/current.cfm for more details on availability and costs.
Cruise Britannia: The Story of the British Cruise Ship
Author: Roger Cartwright, Clive Harvey, ISBN: 0 752 4298 9 2, Ref: 8492, Publisher: Tempus Publishing
"Cruise Britannia" is the first complete history of the British cruise ship, from the dawn of cruising through the glamorous thirties and beyond to the current fleets of dedicated cruise ships. It takes a nostalgic look back at ships such as P&O's white sisters of the 1930s, to BLACK WATCH, as well as ANDES, VICTORIA, QE2, SAGA ROSE and a large fleet of other ships, both large and small, all dedicated to catering for the tourist. 170mm x 245mm. 224 pages. Soft cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
This is the first edition of what is intended to become a regular publication, detailing the cruise and passenger ship fleets of the world. The text is as correct as it was possible to get it as at July 31, 2005. 224 pages. 170mm x 260mm. Hardcover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Author: William Mayes, ISBN: 978-0-9547206-2-9, Ref: 8588, Publisher: Overview Press Ltd., July 2007
272 pages, hardback, 170mm x 255mm, B5 format
The essential guide to the world's cruise ships, an indisposable reference for cruise agents, shipping & travel journalists, cruise company officials, intrepid travellers and ship aficionados. Fully revised and updated, this second edition features more than 630 ships from 250 operators, and is illustrated with 260 previously unpublished colour photographs. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
Author: William Mayes, ISBN: ???, Ref: 8688, Publisher: Overview Press Ltd., August 2009
288 pages, hard cover, 170mm x 255mm, B5 format
Fully revised and updated, the third edition of Cruise Ships features almost 700 ships, operated by around 250 different companies, and illustrated with more than 260 previously unpublished colour photographs. Brief history and ship histories make this book an unrivalled source of information. A full index of previous names allows easy cross-referencing. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. For purchase information check http://www.overviewpress.co.uk
Based on the latest research, including archaeological work on the wreck, this book, authored by WSS member Andrew Bowcock, provides a complete anatomy in words, pictures and drawings of one of the most famous ships of all time, the Confederate commerce raider Alabama of 1862. 192 pages. 289 mm × 245 mm. Hard cover. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Chatham Publishing.
Author: David L. Williams, ISBN: 0-7110-2993-8, Ref: 8763, Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, 2004
Chronological, illustrated account of the conception, construction and service careers of the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth 2, with a chapter devoted to the aborted Q3 and another on the forthcoming Queen Victoria (then being built). 96 pages. 247mm x 190mm (9.75 x 7.5 inches) landscape. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR SOCIETY. [04.2011]
Author: W.A. Laxon, ISBN: 0 9599079 6 3, Ref: 8314, Publisher: Nautical Association of Australia Inc., 2002
In the closing years of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the ships of Archibald Currie & Company made up one of the largest Melbourne based fleets. It was the only Australian company with a major presence in the trades to India and south-east Asia until its services and ships were taken over the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd., of London in 1913. Like so many companies, it began in sail before moving into steam in 1884. Its classically named steamers had special facilities for the carriage of horses, and the vessels played a leading role in the Australian contribution of men, horses and mules during the South African war of 1899 to 1902. As well as founding the shipping line, Archibald Currie was both an expert in salvage, and a leading Melbourne businessman, chairing the Board of the State Savings Banks for many years. The Currie Line ships and officers continued to play an important role in the story of British India Steam Navigation of London, then the largest shipping company under the British flag, for the next 20 years. This book records an important, but seldom recognized, part of Australia’s maritime history. There are illustrations of all 10 Currie steamers, as well as a fleet list of both sailing ships and steamers, 29 vessels in total. Bill Laxon, MBE, a WSS member, is an Auckland lawyer and maritime historian. He is a specialist historian on the ships and history of the P&O group companies, and author or co-author of B.I., the definitive history of The British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd (1994), Crossed Flags, covering the histories of the New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd and the associated Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd (1997), as well as World Ship Society histories The Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd 1878-1963 (1963) and Nourse Line (1991). He has written several other books including Davey and the Awatea, a survey of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand in the first three decades of the 20th century and is a regular contributor to various shipping journals.The Currie Line of Melbourne is a soft cover illustrated publication (150 x 210 mm) of 64 pages, published by the Nautical Association of Australia Inc. THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SOCIETY. Publshed by the Nautical Association of Australia Inc John and Marion Clarkson, 18, Franklands, Longton, Preston, PR4 5PD, United Kingdom, are solely handling the distribution of the book in the United Kingdom and Europe Copies are available from them. For the Rest of the World copies can be obtained from the Treasurer, Nautical Association of Australia Inc., P O Box 142, Caulfield South, Victoria, 3162, Australia
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Available from many maritime-oriented booksellers or direct from Cordillera Books, 102-8708 French Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4W7, Canada - or e-mail: 
This title is available from the Society's Central Orders department. Please refer to the website section titled "WSS Books Available" for full details Member’s price: £30+p&p (£5.60 parcel post, £6.50 First Class UK address or £10.40 surface mail of £19.92 Air Mail outside of UK). Non-member’s price: £45.00+p&p (£5.60 parcel post, £6.50 First Class UK address or £10.40 surface mail of £19.92 Air Mail outside of UK). [01.2009]
Release date — late 2009
