This is a fascinating portrayal of long-lost vessels recorded in harbours, most of which have changed out of all recognition. For many decades, small coasters and freighters had an essential role in the trade and commerce conducted in the coastal waters around the British Isles. The book is an affectionate tribute to these craft and the men who sailed in them. For all maritime enthusiasts and all those who remember the traditional British freighter and coaster, Coastal Vessels: A Colour Portfolio is an exercise in pure nostalgia that brings to life a period that, whilst well within living memory, is a lifetime away in terms of these vessels and the environment in which they are portrayed.

Coastal Vessels: A Colour Portfolio

Engineering & Transportation

Williams, David L.

de Kerbrech, Richard

Transportation

Ian Allan Pub

The White Star Line was one of the most illustrious and controversial names in the history of passenger shipping. Its origins lay in Liverpool in the early 19th century, chartering sailing ships to Australia, but financial difficulties led to its takeover by Thomas Ismay in the 1860s. He was the founding father of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, the official name of the White Star Line. Despite a number of disasters with heavy loss of life, the company grew quickly to dominate the North Atlantic route, with famous ships such as Britannic and Germanic taking the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing several times in the late 19th century. At the turn of the century the company established an unrivaled standard of luxury in its new quartet of ships known as the Big Four, which led to the construction of the Olympic Class, which included Titanic. Despite the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, the Olympic had a long and successful career as the flagship of the White Star Line before the financial pressures of the Depression in the 1930s forced the merger of White Star with its rival Cunard. Ships of the White Star Line is the fruit of years of research by maritime historian Richard de Kerbrech. In it he tells the story of the company through all 89 ships that served the shipping line, each of which is illustrated with photographs, along with detailed technical information and vivid accounts of voyages and incidents.

SHIPS OF THE WHITE STAR LINE

Ian Allan Publishing

The world famous ocean liner Titanic, which sank on her maiden voyage in 1912, is the latest subject to receive the Haynes Manual treatment. With an authoritative text and hundreds of illustrations, see how this leviathan was built, launched, and fitted out. Read about her lavish passenger accommodation. Learn about the captain’s responsibilities, including the operation of a transatlantic liner. Consider the chief engineer’s view—how did he manage the huge engines and other onboard systems? What was it like to operate the luxury ocean liner from the perspective of Titanic’s owner, the White Star line?

RMS Titanic Manual: 1909-1912 Olympic Class

Hutchings, David

Zenith Press

The world famous ocean liner Titanic, which sank on her maiden voyage in 1912, is the latest subject to receive the Haynes Manual treatment. With an authoritative text and hundreds of illustrations, see how this leviathan was built, launched, and fitted out. Read about her lavish passenger accommodation. Learn about the captain's responsibilities, including the operation of a transatlantic liner. Consider the chief engineer's view - how did he manage the huge engines and other onboard systems? What was it like to operate the luxury ocean liner from the perspective of Titanic's owner, the White Star line?

RMS Titanic: 1909-12 (Olympic Class): Owners' Workshop Manual

Hutchings, David F.

Haynes Pubns

With an authoritative text and hundreds of illustrations, see how the RMS Titanic was built, launched and fitted out. Read about her lavish passenger accommodation. Learn about the captain’s responsibilities, including the operation of a transatlantic liner. Consider the chief engineer’s view – how did he manage the huge engines and other onboard systems? What was it like to operate a luxury ocean liner from the perspective of Titanic’s owner, the White Star Line?

RMS Titanic (Haynes Icons)

History

World

Haynes Publishing, UK

Last Liners of the White Star Line: MV Britannic and MV Georgic

Shipping Books Press

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