Cunard White Star Liners Of The 1930s
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Author | : William H. Miller |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2015-11-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445649691 |
William H. Miller, 'Mr Ocean Liner', looks back at the great ships owned and operated by Cunard-White Star during the 1930s.
Author | : Richard P. De Kerbrech |
Publisher | : Conway Maritime Press |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 1988-01-01 |
Genre | : Ocean liners |
ISBN | : 9780851774732 |
Author | : H. M. Le Fleming |
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Total Pages | : 31 |
Release | : 1960 |
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Author | : Richard De Kerbrech |
Publisher | : Ian Allan Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780711033665 |
MARITIME HISTORY. The White Star Line was one of the most illustrious and controversial names in the history of passenger shipping. Its origins lay in Liverpool in the early 19th century, chartering sailing ships to Australia, but financial difficulties led to its takeover by Thomas Ismay in the 1860s. The company grew quickly to dominate the North Atlantic route, with famous ships such as Britannic and Germanic taking the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing several times in the late 19th century. At the turn of the century the company established an unrivaled standard of luxury in its new quartet of ships known as the Big Four, which led to the construction of the Olympic Class, which included Titanic. Despite the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, the Olympic had a long and successful career as the flagship of the White Star Line before the financial pressures of the Depression in the 1930s forced the merger of White Star with its rival Cunard.
Author | : Ltd Cunard White Star |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
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Genre | : Ocean liners--Great Britain |
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Author | : William H. Miller |
Publisher | : History Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Ocean liners |
ISBN | : 9780752488097 |
"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 | : Frank Osborn Braynard |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 151 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0486265501 |
Photographs, prints, and text portray Cunard ships, inside and out, from the earliest steamships, through the great liners of the earlier twentieth century, to modern cruise ships
Author | : William H. Miller |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780486415321 |
This fascinating text-and-picture tribute documents both interiors and exteriors of majestic British ships such as the Viceroy of India, the Orion, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Windsor Castle, Pacific Princess, Royal Princess, Crown Princess, and Aurora. Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port.
Author | : William H., Jr. Miller |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2012-07-20 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0486137716 |
Authoritative, profusely illustrated volume describes the ships' debuts, amenities, rivalry, and contributions during WWII. Also covered: their grand royal successors: Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Mary 2. 189 photographs.
Author | : Eric L. Clements |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2016-02-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1844862909 |
Responding to Titanic's distress calls in the early hours of 15 April 1912, Captain Arthur Rostron raced the Cunard liner Carpathia to the scene of the sinking, rescued the seven hundred survivors of the world's most famous shipwreck and then carried them to safety at New York. After twenty-five years at sea, the competence and compassion Rostron displayed during the rescue made him a hero on two continents and presaged his subsequent achievements. During the First World War he participated in the invasion of Gallipoli and commanded Cunard's Mauretania as a hospital ship in the Mediterranean and a troop transport in the Atlantic. As her longest-serving master he commanded that legendary vessel in transatlantic passenger service through most of the 1920s. Rostron retired in 1931 as the most esteemed master mariner of his era, celebrated for the Titanic rescue, decorated for his war service, and knighted for his contributions to British seafaring. This account uses newspaper reports, company records, government documents, contemporary publications and memoirs to recount Rostron's seafaring life from his first voyage as an apprentice rounding Cape Horn in sail to his retirement forty-four years later as commodore of the Cunard Line. Set within the context of his times and featuring particulars of the ships in which he served and commanded, this is the first comprehensive biography of Arthur Rostron before, during and after his year as captain of the Carpathia.