A further book of paintings by acclaimed marine artist Robert Lloyd. It includes elegant merchant ships from many maritime nations other than Britain, including Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and the USA. Over 60 images are accompanied by detailed text giving details of each ship and its owner, with many comments from individuals who sailed on or knew the ships.
Orient Line was one of the most progressive and innovative British shipping companies in the Australian trade.
The ships involved were the steamers Grafton , Koranui , Maitai , Manawatou and Mawhera plus the sailing ships Edwin Bassett , Genevie M. Tucker and Sophie R. Luhrs . A joint mail contract was signed with the Oceanic Steamship Co.
Cunard Line: A Fleet History
Liners, Tankers & Merchant Ships
Merchant Fleets in Profile: Lamport & Holt and Booth
A book for all students of sail and lovers of the windjammer, dealing with the sailing ship of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Here is a masterful, colorful portrait of life and sea.
The Heyday of Sail: The Merchant Sailing Ship, 1650-1830
Sail's Last Century: The Merchant Sailing Ship 1830-1930
Union, Castle and Union-Castle Lines