Union Castle Liners: From Great Britain to Africa 1946-1977
- ISBN-10
- 1445624303
- ISBN-13
- 9781445624303
- Category
- Transportation
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-03-15
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing Limited
- Author
- William H. Miller
Description
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.
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