The Union-Castle Line : Sailing like clockwork

Roussel Mike & Warwick Sam

ISBN 10: 0750962917 / ISBN 13: 9780750962919

Editore: The History Press, 2015

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Well illustrated history of the Union-Castle liner service to South Africa. 1914pp, well illustrated, much in colour. VG clean copy in dust wrapper.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: The Union-Castle Line : Sailing like clockwork
• Editore: The History Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0750962917
• ISBN 13: 9780750962919
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: 1st
• Condizione: VG
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: VG
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Maritime - Merchant Shipping

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Riassunto

This book charts the history of the British shipping company, the Union-Castle Line. Carrying mail, passengers and cargo between the UK and South Africa, the line began in the middle of the 19th century and ran until its demise in 1977, a victim of emerging competition from jet aircraft, increasing fuel costs and containerization of cargo. This volume investigates the requisition and use of the company vessels for military transportation, identifying the war losses in both World Wars, and includes a review of Union-Castle shipwrecks and some examples of wrecks that have been dived. There are also in-depth and personal accounts of life when in port and on board from dockers, passengers, crew and employees.

Informazioni sull?autore

Mike Roussel is the author of Spitfire’s Forgotten Designer. Sam Warwick’s grandfather was first master of QE2, and his father was a master of QE2 and first master of QM2. He has runs www.qe2.org.uk. They are the coauthors of Shipwrecks of the Cunard Line.