Ships Monthly - The Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat, December 1984 - Construction of the "Royal Princess"
Ships Monthly - The Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat, December 1984 - Construction of the "Royal Princess"
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1984
- Place of printing
- U.K.
- Author
- Kohler, Peter C.
- Publishers
- Waterway Productions Ltd.
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Keyword
- Dundee Harbour, Irpinia, Royal Princess, Usworth Rescue, Sealink, Denny Dumbarton, Tellus Nautical Magazine Back Issues
- Binding description
- S Single Issue Magazine
- State of preservation
- Fair
- Languages
- English
- Binding
- Softcover
- First edition
- True
Description
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of offshore rig support vessels in Dundee Harbour; Large photo of the Irpinia inside front cover; Full-page photo of the new P&O Cruises Royal Princess; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; Under Sail; Where to See the Cruise Ships; Shipping of the Scottish N.E. Coast Ports - Part 2 - Montrose, Aberdeen and Peterhead; Birth of a Princess - Mike Court describes the background to the construction of P&O's "Royal Princess"; The Usworth Rescue - fifty years ago the British tramp steamer Usworth was abandoned in mid-Atlantic after the loss of fifteen lives, receiving enormous publicity and resulting in changes to maritime legislation; 5 Million GBP Sealink Investment Plan; How Many Cross-Channel Ships has Denny Dumbarton Built? - article with list of ships and photos; New Ships for Old - an RN Fleet List Update; Nice photo of the Tellus inside back cover; and more. Opening to lower end of coverfold otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book