Union Castle Liners

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445624303
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Union Castle Liners written by William H. Miller and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every Thursday at 4 p.m. a Union Castle express liner left Southampton for the Cape. William H Miller tells the story of the post-war Union Castle ships.

Author : Mike Roussel
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750962919
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Union Castle Line written by Mike Roussel and published by History Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Union-Castle Line's heritage spans over a century. It provided the mail service to South Africa for 120 years and established an unrivalled reputation for punctual schedules. From the middle of the nineteenth century it ran 'like clockwork' until its demise in 1977, a victim of emerging competition from jet aircraft, increasing fuel costs and the containerisation of cargo.As a company, the Union-Castle Line used the latest technical innovations of the day, constantly striving to improve speed, reliability, customer comfort and safety. Its lavender-hulled ships were some of the most impressive vessels of the time. Yet the story of the Union-Castle Line is also one of people - the passengers and crew ensured that the line survived for so long. This book tells some of their fascinating stories, including tales of shipwrecks, war service, missing gold bullion, escaped wild animals and even the occasional murder on board.Utilising previously unpublished diaries, letters and photographs, this illustrated volume chronicles the shipping line from its glorious beginning to its tragic end. It is a multifaceted history of the Union-Castle Line, which examines some of the company's shipwrecks as well as the fond legacy of the line today.

Author : Laurence Dunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ships of the Union-Castle Line written by Laurence Dunn and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : C. J. Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mailships of the Union-Castle Line written by C. J. Harris and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This absorbing account of the ocean mail service that plied between Britain and southern Africa between 1857 to 1977 captures the spirit of an era now gone.

Author : Edward Frederick Knight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Union-Castle and the War, 1914-1919 written by Edward Frederick Knight and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Duncan Haws
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780946378159
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Union, Castle and Union-Castle Lines written by Duncan Haws and published by . This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marischal Murray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Union-Castle Chronicle, 1853-1953 written by Marischal Murray and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780752488097
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Passenger Ships, 1920-1930 written by William H. Miller and published by History Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Celebrating the majestic passenger liners of the twenties, Great passenger ships 1920 - 1930 looks at well-loved ships, such as Majestic, Olympic, Berengaria, Viceroy of India and rawalpindi, alongside lesser known but still fascinating vessels. This series follows ships serving all over the world rather than just fames Atlantic Liners, with personal anecdotes of the ships and their voyages from passengers and crew alike"--Back cover.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Great Passenger Ships
ISBN 13 : 9780752456621
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great British Passenger Ships written by William H. Miller and published by Great Passenger Ships. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great British passenger ships

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750963077
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Passenger Ships 1950-1960 written by William H. Miller and published by History Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s was a fascinating decade for the great liners. After the global devastation of two decades of war and Depression, shipyards were creating one new liner after another, it seemed, to rebuild and renew passenger ship services all over the world. There were the likes of the Kungsholm and Oslofjord from Scandinavia, the French Flandre and a succession of new liners from P&O-Orient, the Italian Line, Messageries Maritimes and many more. The new hopeful era of the 1950s was highlighted by such brilliant, headline-making ships as the speedy United States, breaking records on an unprecedented scale, the engines-aft Southern Cross and the mastless Orsova. Showcased beautifully by the stunning images and nostalgic outlook of prolific maritime historian William H. Miller, this book shines a well-earned spotlight on some of the world's most popular passenger liners.