Coastal Passenger Liners Of The British Isles
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Coastal Passenger Liners Of The British Isles
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Author : Nick Robins
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2011-09-12
Coastal Passenger Liners Of The British Isles written by Nick Robins and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-12 with Transportation categories.
At the beginning of the last century it was possible to sail from London to Glasgow via the south coast ports and Belfast, returning along the east coast from either Dundee or Leith for as little as five pounds. Those were the days when 300 passengers were landed twice weekly at Grangemouth or Dundee from the London boat, and the coastal passenger and cargo liner was in its heyday, catering both for the first class tourist as well as offering keenly priced second class fares for the like of football fans following away matches. Sadly, these wonderful steamer services are now largely forgotten but this new book will stir fond memories of the ships and their coastal voyages. The Depression of the 1930s, coupled with competition from both railway and the motor coach, were to spell the end for many of the coastal liners, while heavy losses incurred in World War II left only a few ships each offering just a handful of passenger berths. ?The story of their one hundred years of service is accompanied by numerous fascinating anecdotes, and the book focuses as much on the social need for coastal passenger services, the men and women who provided the services and the passengers who used them, as it does on the nuts and bolts of the ships themselves. This beautifully presented book will delight both ship enthusiasts and all those who enjoy the maritime and social history of the British Isles.
Picture History Of British Ocean Liners 1900 To The Present
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Author : William H. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Picture History Of British Ocean Liners 1900 To The Present written by William H. Miller and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Transportation categories.
This fascinating text-and-picture tribute documents both interiors and exteriors of majestic British ships such as the Viceroy of India, the Orion, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Windsor Castle, Pacific Princess, Royal Princess, Crown Princess, and Aurora. Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port.
Abc Of Coastal Passenger Ships
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Author : H. M. Le Fleming
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
Abc Of Coastal Passenger Ships written by H. M. Le Fleming and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Coastwise shipping categories.
The Ships That Came To The Pool Of London
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Author : Nick Robins
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2017-07-15
The Ships That Came To The Pool Of London written by Nick Robins and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-15 with Transportation categories.
Nick Robins explores the ships that came to the Pool of London throughout history.
Coast Lines
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Author : Ian Collard
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2015-08-15
Coast Lines written by Ian Collard and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-15 with Transportation categories.
The fascinating history of a famous Liverpool coastal shipping line.
Under The Red Ensign
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Author : William H. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Tempus
Release Date : 2008
Under The Red Ensign written by William H. Miller and has been published by Tempus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Ocean liners categories.
It was the Golden Age of British passenger shipping, when new liners were still being constructed and the finest liners afloat, the Cunard Queens, were at their peak. The airplane hadyet to overtake the ocean liner as the "only way to travel" and wouldn t do so until the early 1960s. What the liner lost in speed, it certainly made up for in luxury. British liners still ruled the waves, setting sail almost daily to theUnited Statesand Canada and weekly to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. They carried the mail and emigrants to the countries of the Commonwealth and to the USand South America. This a visual feast of the best of British passenger shipping froman era when Britain still ruled the waves."
A Postcard History Of The Passenger Liner
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Author : Christopher Deakes
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-10-01
A Postcard History Of The Passenger Liner written by Christopher Deakes and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-01 with History categories.
From around 1880, for almost a hundred years, shipowners commissioned a wealth of paintings that depicted their magnificent liners as well as the routes they travelled, their exotic destinations, and life onboard. These paintings, rich in imagination and atmosphere, appeared on postcards and posters of the day and were used to advertise the companies and their ships; and so was born a whole genre that produced tens of thousands of paintings which formed a wonderful record of the great era of the passenger liner. In 1900, there were over thirty shipping companies operating passenger liners across the North Atlantic. Other oceans were similarly served. But now, with just a few exceptions, the companies and their liners have disappeared along with the art they once inspired. Little remains to recall this aspect of our maritime past except the postcards; and they tell an evocative story of the vanished world of elegant ships and leisurely travel, of social and political times much changed by the history of the past century. Here, brought vividly to life in more than 500 colourful postcards, are the ships on which so many of our predecessors sailed—as emigrants, soldiers, administrators, or simply as tourists—in days long past. These cards, which are now highly collectable, show how steamships developed over the years, but they are also a fine tribute to the artists who painted them. This volume also includes a glossary of some 170 illustrators, which forms an important reference section, and advice on collecting.
Ocean Liners
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Author : Anthony Burton
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2024-07-30
Ocean Liners written by Anthony Burton and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-30 with Transportation categories.
There has always been a romance around ocean liners, but this book looks behind the romance to show the reality of travelling the oceans of the world. The book starts with the first scheduled transatlantic crossings in the age of sail, then moves on through the development of the steamers and ends in the present day, when ocean liners have given way to airliners. All aspects of the subject are discussed. The experience of travelling by sea varied enormously from the luxury of first-class travel to the often brutal conditions endured by immigrants. Ship design developed in the race between competing companies to provide the most powerful ships. But while technology came into the fundamental design, when it came to décor, for many of the great liners the interiors looked back with a romanticised view of the past. It is not always realised that a great liner might have almost as many crew as passengers, and this looks at all those who kept the ships running, from the black gang in the engine room to the captain on the bridge. The result is a rounded view of what it meant to travel on some of the greatest ships ever built.
Abc Coastal Passenger Ships
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Author : Hugh Morton Le Fleming
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
Abc Coastal Passenger Ships written by Hugh Morton Le Fleming and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Ships categories.
The Seabound Coast
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Author : William Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2011-01-14
The Seabound Coast written by William Johnston and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-14 with History categories.
Commended for the 2011 Keith Matthews Award From its creation in 1910, the Royal Canadian Navy was marked by political debate over the countrys need for a naval service. The Seabound Coast, Volume I of a three-volume official history of the RCN, traces the story of the navys first three decades, from its beginnings as Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Lauriers tinpot navy of two obsolescent British cruisers to the force of six modern destroyers and four minesweepers with which it began the Second World War. The previously published Volume II of this history, Part 1, No Higher Purpose, and Part 2, A Blue Water Navy, has already told the story of the RCN during the 19391945 conflict. Based on extensive archival research, The Seabound Coast recounts the acrimonious debates that eventually led to the RCNs establishment in 1910, its tenuous existence following the Laurier governments sudden replacement by that of Robert Borden one year later, and the navys struggles during the First World War when it was forced to defend Canadian waters with only a handful of resources. From the effects of the devastating Halifax explosion in December 1917 to the U-boat campaign off Canadas East Coast in 1918, the volume examines how the RCNs task was made more difficult by the often inconsistent advice Ottawa received from the British Admiralty in London. In its final section, this important and well-illustrated history relates the RCNs experience during the interwar years when anti-war sentiment and an economic depression threatened the services very survival.
