Cunard Line: A Fleet History - Hardcover

Newall, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 190170324X ISBN 13: 9781901703245

Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, 2012

Synopsis

Physical description; 304 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 31 cm. Contents; Introduction -- Notes on the ship histories -- Major information sources and key reference books -- Historicak overview from 1839 to the present day -- Transatlantic paddle steamers -- Early transatlantic screw ships -- Intermediate transatlantic liners -- White Star Line ships transferred to Cunard White Star Ltd. -- Cunard cruise ships -- Mediterranean, Havre, Channel Islands and Middle East services -- Cunard Ellerman services to Portugal and the Mediterranean -- Cunard Arabian Middle East Line (CAMEL) -- The transatlantic cargo fleet -- Containerisation and the Atlantic Container Line -- Tankers and bulk carriers -- Moss Tankers Ltd. -- Cunard-Brocklebank Bulkers Ltd. -- Refrigerated ships -- Tugs, tenders and barges -- Halifax-Bermuda mail service -- Ships managed for the Crown and the Shipping Controller 1915-1921 -- Ships managed for the Ministry of (War) Transport or Shipping 1940-1951 -- Cunard Lakes Services 1957-1968 -- Cunard subsidiary companies -- Flags and funnels of Cunard and associated companies -- S. Cunard and Company -- Cunard interiors -- Index of ships. Subjects; Cunard Steamship Company History. Shipping Great Britain History. Passenger ships Great Britain History. Merchant ships Great Britain History. Ship registers Great Britain. Steamboat lines Great Britain History.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190170324X
• ISBN 13: 9781901703245
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304