Description

48 pages. Features: Cover illustration of the HMS Hermes in the South Atlantic in 1982; Great photo of the Nieuw Amsterdam inside front cover; Nice photo of HMS Hermes leaving Portsmouth with her Sea Harriers; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; Norland Returns from Falklands Task Force Service; European Ferry Commentary; Under Sail; Ships of the Falklands Task Force 1982 - the official list of ships involved in the Falklands Campaign - RN, RMAS, RFA and Merchant Ships requisitioned or chartered; The End of the Line - warships in the twilight of their careers; The Nieuw Amsterdam - a history of the trans-Atlantic liner which became affectionately known as the `darling of the Dutch; Brocklebank Line Fleet History - Part 2; By Coast and River - John Harker`s Tyne-Tees operations described by Mike Taylor; April Meetings and Where to see the Cruise Ships; Ship Sales; By the Latest Packet; Nice photo of the HMS Valiant in 1932 inside back cover; and more. Above-average wear to covers. A worthy reference copy. Book