The White Funnel Fleet
Author: Chris Collard
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780752446981
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChris Collart provides a nostalgic look back at P&A Campbell?s famous White Funnel Fleet of paddle steamers.
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Author: Chris Collard
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780752446981
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChris Collart provides a nostalgic look back at P&A Campbell?s famous White Funnel Fleet of paddle steamers.
Author: Alistair Deayton
Publisher: Tempus
Published: 2003-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780752428758
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlistair Deayton takes us on another tour of Clyde pleasure steamers, looking at the ships of Williamson Buchanan and Turbine Steamers Ltd, two of the major independent players on the Clyde. The Williamson-Buchanan steamers served the routes 'doon the watter' from the centre of Glasgow to the Clyde Coast resorts, whilst the ships of Turbine Steamers covered long-distance day excursions to Inveraray and Campbeltown. The book also includes the steamers of the Lochgoil Company and the two magnificent paddle steamers called the Lord of the Isles. From Arran to Rothesay and all ports in between, we're taken on a nostalgic trip back to the days when steam was King on the Clyde and when you could travel from Arran to Glasgow in less than two hours. A special chapter is given to the development of the White Funnel turbines, which saw the world's first steam-turbine-powered passenger ship, King Edward, sail on the Clyde.
Author: A. Levy Langfield
Publisher:
Published: 1935
Total Pages: 247
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Malcolm Falkus
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-07-27
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 1349114766
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor more than a century Blue Funnel ships, managed from Liverpool by Alfred Holt and Company, held a unique place in Britain's shipping industry. Starting as pioneers of cargo liners between Liverpool and the Far East in 1866, the Company maintained a fine reputation built on its vessels, crews, shore staff, and management. This book traces the origins and evolution of the Line, charting its history through both world wars, its experiences in the great depression of the 1930s, and its vigorous response to the challenge of containerisation in the 1960s. Integrated into the text are discussions of the current roles of agencies and conferences, the singular management structure, and assessments of the parts played by key individuals.
Author: Geoff puddefoot
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Published: 2010-11-30
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 1848320744
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSet up in August 1905, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary unofficial motto: Ready for Anything was originally a logistic support organisation, Admiralty-owned but run on civilian lines, comprising a miscellaneous and very unglamorous collection of colliers, store ships and harbour craft. This book charts its rise in fleet strength, capability and importance, through two world wars and a technical revolution, until the time when naval operations became simply impossible without it. Its earliest tasks were mainly freighting supplying the Royal Navys worldwide network of bases but in wartime fleets were required to spend much longer at sea and the RFA had to develop techniques of underway replenishment. This did not come to full fruition until the British Pacific Fleet operated alongside the Americans in 1944-45, but by then the RFA had already pioneered many of the procedures involved. This book combines a history of the service, including many little-known wartime operations, with data on the ships, and a portrait of life in the service gleaned from personal accounts and recollections. Half way between a civilian and a military service, the RFA has never received the attention it deserves, but this book throws a long-overdue spotlight on its achievements.
Author: Duncan Haws
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 172
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Published: 1935
Total Pages: 246
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martin Easdown
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2010-07-15
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 1445623854
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fascinating history of Welsh piers, illustrated by a wonderful collection of images.