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Dear Mainmast Books Customer, BEST SELLERS
We are now just weeks away from this year’s London International Ship Show, which will be held WRECK, RESCUE AND SALVAGE [18439]
Jolly, Captain Dick £16.99
at the Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way, on Saturday 21st October 2006. If you intend to visit the A rousing, true-life insight into the hard-bitten world of com-
show this year we do hope that you will find time to visit Mainmast Books, for we have a much bigger mercial deep-sea towing and marine salvage. Captain Jolly,
who, when he is not dragging blazing ships off rocky shore-
area than ever before, with a larger selection of the very latest books, DVDs, videos and CD-ROMs. lines and rescuing crews from the middle of the ocean, is
avoiding being taken hostage by hostile natives! If you
Meanwhile, there are 100s of recommended titles described on the Mainmast Books/Warsash think you can keep up with this autobiography, it is one to
make you smile. 176pp. Colour section. LBK. 240x170mm.
Nautical Books’ website. It is so easy to find details of what you require, since there are 32 subject
categories to explore, plus direct-routed keys to our Latest Releases, Top-Ten Best Sellers, OCEAN SHIPS 2006 [18404]
Hornsby, David £19.99
Special Offers, etc. If you have missed, or mislaid, any of our back catalogues, the last ten monthly Remains the ultimate “spotters” guide for maritime enthusi-
asts, providing details on approx. 5,000 ships, from the
editions are accessible through the simple click of a button. And, as always, you may order the greatest cruise liners to the least known tankers and cargo
books you need directly from the site. Our web address: www.mainmastbooks.co.uk. vessels. Listed according to the shipping line owners, each
entry provides information on flag of registration, weight,
year of contruction, former names, and much else. The
2006 edition has been fully revised and illustrated. 224pp.
HBK. 235x172mm.
ON THE WATERFRONT [18411]
Miller, William H. £15.95
The Hoboken waterfront stretches from 1st to 16th Streets.
In 1900 the Hamburg America Line and North German Lloyd
dominated the southern piers. Later, the Holland America
Line piers were at 5th and 6th Streets. Bill Miller’s encyclo-
pedic knowledge of the area’s maritime history, and great
ocean-going liners, plus his enormous photographic
resources, make this exclusive book a “joy”. 120pp. 39
colour, 102 duo and mono photos. LBK. 300x222mm
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE [18365]
by Stephen J. Card M.N.I. £36.00
Features 84 reproductions of Stephen Card’s
paintings of famous Holland America vessels.
The book forms a handsome record of the devel-
opment of this famous fleet, from the very early
liners to the present-day cruise ships. Each paint-
ing has details of the ship’s career and there
is a detailed fleet list.
CUNARDER [18097]
Card, Stephen J £36.00
Stephen Card was commissioned to produce a
collection of pictures to be hung on board the
Queen Mary 2. These are now reproduced here
and present a splendid pictorial history of the
most famous ships of the Cunard fleet. Each
painting is accompanied by an informative text
outlining the history of the ship portrayed.
LINERS OF THE GOLDEN AGE [18209]
Miller, Cooke and Eliseo £35.00
This superb book deals with the most illlustrious ocean
liners that were in service in the Inter-War years, with
details of 105 liners from 12 nations. The majority of
the photographs have never been published before, or
in decades! The fleet list based on a research of Lloyd’s
Confidential Index, Lloyd’s Voyage Record Cards, and
other first-hand comtemporary sources. Breathtaking!
GREAT SHIPS IN NEW YORK HARBOUR
Miller, William H. £16.99 [18384]
There are 175 hand-picked vintage photographs here, which
chronicle New York Harbour from its heyday in the 1930s to
the present. Bill writes the informative introduction and
detailed captions in his usual entertaining and informative
way, which anyone who has attended one of his lectures will
instantly recognise. Suffice it to say, this latest photo-filled
tome is both an interesting read and a good browse.
112pp. 174 photographs. LBK. 297x225mm.
CRUISE SHIPS [18255]
Mayes, William £20.00
Details the cruise and passenger ship fleets of the world and
features 550 ships operated by more than 200 companies.
Includes concise histories of the companies and the ships fea-
tured, and 200 colour photographs, many never previously
published. Three indices, a bibliography and a section entitled
‘Late News’ bring the book’s information right up to date prior
to printing. 224pp. 200 colour photographs. HBK. 250x176mm.
DE OUVE WERF [18380]
Belder, Bram £39.95
This is a 656-page master work on one of the world’s
most enduring shipbuilding yards. Full Dutch text with
universal statistical information. Fantastic photographs:
268 colour, 1128 mono photographs, plus 108 pages of
ships’ plans. Full history (1812-2005); detailed and
heavily-illustrated fleet list of 947 vessels! The endmat-
ter comprises four separate indices and a bibliography.
SHIP KNOWLEDGE [18237]
van Dokkum, Klaas £47.50
Full English text. The second edition of this “encyclopedia” of
modern ships and shipbuilding is beautifully produced. There
6 DIBLES ROAD WARSASH HAMPSHIRE SO31 9HZ ENGLAND are 100s of illustrations, cross-section drawings and photo-
graphs, all in colour. Everything is covered: parts, systems,
Tel: +44 (0)1489 572384 Fax: +44 (0)1489 885756 design, construction, paint systems and legal information. All
ships lovers should have a copy. 378pp. 100s colour draw-
Email: sales@mainmastbooks.co.uk Web: www.mainmastbooks.co.uk ings and photographs. HBK. 297x210mm.
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KUNGSHOLM [18494]
Carmania Press, London Guns, Nico £26.95
www.carmaniapress.co.uk Primarily Dutch text, but
with English language
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE: THE SPOTLESS FLEET
By Stephen J. Card M.N.I. £36.00 [18365] insertions, captions and a
This fabulous publication is a companion book to Stephen Card’s hugely successful CUNARDER. His lat- full Summary at the end
est book features fine reproductions of Captain Card’s paintings of famous Holland America vessels. Most of the book. Nico Guns’
of these beautiful pictures currently hang on board Holland America ships, whilst others are in private col- celebrated book on the
lections. The book forms a handsome record of the development of this famous fleet, from the very early
Kungsholm is a joy from
liners to the present-day cruise ships. Eighty-four paintings are faithfully reproduced and there are also six-
teen pen-and-ink drawings. Each painting is accompanied by a page of text detailing the ship’s career. The start to finish. Illustrated
book also contains a detailed fleet list, a biography of Captain Stephen Card and a chapter on the paints throughout with excellent
and other materials favoured by him. This is a major 2006 title for maritime enthusiasts. (March 2006). 224pp. 84 full-colour reproduc- mono photographs, there
tions, 16 pen & ink drawings. HBK. 240x300mm Landscape. are full-colour photo-
graphic sections and a
CUNARDER by Card, Stephen J £36.00 [18097]
series of four-leaf fold-out general plans of the ship.
This is a sumptuous book. Stephen Card, whose paintings of liners and other vessels are so well-known
to shiplovers, was commissioned to produce a collection of pictures to be hung on board the new Queen The history of this wonderful enduring liner is told in
Mary 2. These are now reproduced on heavy matt archival paper and printed in five colours for superb fascinating detail. The Svenska Amerika Linien (the
results in this most beautiful book. They present a splendid pictorial history of the most famous ships of Swedish American Line) took possession of the
the Cunard fleet, including the Britannia of 1840, Mauretania, Lusitania, Aquitania, Queen Mary, Queen Kungsholm in 1953. Ten years later she was owned
Elizabeth, QE2, QM2 among many. Each painting is accompanied by an informative text outlining the his-
by the German NDL line and renamed Europa. By
tory of the ship portrayed. To make the book even more unique and invaluable, it includes a chapter by Stephen Card in which he
writes about his work, his tools and the techniques he uses; an Introduction by Commodore Ron Warwick, the QM2’s master; a the time NDL sold her to Costa Compania in 1981,
Foreword by Stephen M. Payne, the new liner’s designer; and a chapter by Maurizio Eliseo about the building and testing of the ship, Europa had performed thirty-four Atlantic return jour-
in which he was involved. Presented in an anti-tear full-colour dust jacket, this is a BIG book that you will savour for many years to neys and 315 cruises. In all she has sailed for
come. 176pp. 40 paintings, 9 original pen & ink drawings, 16 colour photographs. Hardback. 240x300mm. NDL/HL around 1,045,000 nautical miles at sea and
transported 185,000 passengers. Costa renamed
LINERS OF THE GOLDEN AGE by Miller, Cooke, Eliseo £35.00 [18209]
her Columbus C and she continued he illustrious
We have been able to offer you some truly wonderful new liner books in recent years, but, frankly, this must be
the pick of the bunch. Where to begin? It has full English text. The authors read like a current “Who’s Who” of career until disaster struck on 29th July 1984 in
great maritime writers: Anthony Cooke, Maurizio Elisoe and William H. Miller. The production values are Cadiz harbour when she was holed on the portside.
superb, being more than a match for the recent award-winning titles, Transatlantici and Rex. It deals with the She was patched-up and re-floated, but in April 1985
greatest and most illlustrious ocean liners that were in service in the Inter-War years. There are, in fact, details was towed from Cadiz to Barcelona for scrapping.
of 105 liners from twelve nations and the majority of the photographs have never been published before, or at
least in recent decades. The liners range from the Olympic to the Queen Mary, Paris to the Normandie,
This illustrious liner still had a long and distinguished
Imperator to the Bremen, and Conteverde to the Rex. This is a large book, hardbound with an anti-tear jacket, career and this splendid book does her full justice.
that extends to 240 pages. The acid-free top-quality semi-matt paper complements the spectacular photo- 304pp. 100s colour and b&w photographs. 2 sets
graphs; unusual, restored and enhanced to give pin-sharp reproductions. We are equally impressed with the extremely detailed fleet foldout plans. HBK. 310x225mm.
list at the end of the book, which is based on a painstaking research of Lloyd’s Confidential Index, Lloyd’s Voyage record Cards, and
other first-hand comtemporary sources. To put it bluntly, it is not simply copied from other maritime books! This is a ‘golden’ publica-
tion about a golden age of sailing. 240pp. Over 300 duo-tone, b&w photographs. HBK. 300x240mm. De-luxe dust jacket. GROSSEN PASSAGIERSCHIFF
PASSENGER LINERS DER WELT - 3 [18482]
THE LAST WHITE EMPRESSES by [17813]
Harvey, Clive £17.95 [17923] SCANDINAVIAN STYLE Kludas, Arnold £45.00
The Canadian Pacific ‘White Empresses’ by Peter, Bruce £27.00 This is the third volume of the Arnold Kludas’ trilolgy
were Cunard’s great rivals on the route Norway, Denmark and Sweden have pro- (the previous two editions are now out-of-print)
between Britain and Canada. In his duced many fine passenger ships, both for
about the current fleet of large passenger ships of
acclaimed The Saxonia Sisters, Clive short-sea routes and for transatlantic voy-
Harvey described the careers of the post- ages. Norwegian owners have been at the the world. This series is renowned for the accuracy
War Cunarders on the route. Now it is the forefront of this modern booming cruise of the Kludos/Heine/Lose data, but it is difficult not to
turn of the last three ‘White Empresses’, industry. Since the 1960s, Scandinavian be completely side-tracked by the superb full-colour
which came into service between 1956 and 1961. Shapely, designers have been responsible for many photographs that appear on every page of this book
modern and beautifully furnished, they were designed not only outstanding and innovative ships that have
and which have been taken in every corner of the
for the transatlantic service, but also for cruising. Two of them established the trends followed by other nations. Among the
went on, as the Mardi Gras and Carnivale, to establish the ships described here are the Winston Churchill; Sagafjord; world. All 800 ships over BRZ 10,000 are featured
fledgling Carnival Cruise Line. Other famous lines figure in the Vistafjord; the luxurious Kungholms, Gripholms and Stockholms; with their data, statisics and a photograph. At the
Empresses’ story: Greek Line, Shaw Savill, Epirotiki and Royal and the modern cruise ships of companies such as Royal back of the book are short chapters on the subjects
Olympia. One still sails as a Japanese Peace Boat! 120pp. Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line. 192pp. 25 colour, 180 of new builds, recently scrapped and sunk liners,
37 full colour, 72 b&w photographs. LBK. 270x215mm. b&w photographs. HARDBACK & JACKET 260x190mm.
et cetera. And from there we wager that you’ll go
Liners & Cruise Ships - 3: Further notable smaller vessels (Cooke, A) @ £18.95
straight back to the spectacular photograph of the
Oosterdam cruising through the iced waters of
Liners & Cruise Ships - 2: More notable smaller vessels (Cooke, A ) @ £13.95
Alaska ... and begin all over again! (2006). 272pp.
Liners & Cruise Ships - 1: Notable smaller vessels (Cooke, A) @ £12.95
800+ full-colour photographs. HBK. 297x210mm.
Going Dutch the Holland America Line Story (Miller, W.H) @ £12.95
Liners to the Sun (Maxtone-Graham, John) @ £17.50 (Hardback) MERCHANT SHIPS 2005-2006 [18509]
Liners to the Sun (Maxtone-Graham, John) @ £10.00 (Paperback) CD-ROM £13.00
Mediterranean Shipping (Dunn, Laurence) @ £15.95 The latest annual collection of
Ocean Liner Chronicles (Miller, William H.) @ £16.95 stunning images of Merchant
Passenger Liners French Style (Miller, William H) @ £16.95 Ships by Nigel Lawrence is
Passenger Liners American Style (Miller, William H) @ £15.95 now available on his CD-ROM
Merchant Ships of a Bygone Era: The Post-War Years (Miller, WH) @ £14.95 that covers 2005-2006. There
Ocean Liner Odyssey 1958-1969 (Scull, Theodore W) @ £10.95 are more than 850 photographs
Saxonia Sisters (Harvey, Clive) @ £13.95 here, all taken by Nigel during
Seven Seas Navigator: Six Stars on the Ocean (Eliseo, M.) @ £32.50 the twelve months starting from July 2005. The CD-
Sitmar Liners & the V Ships (Eliseo Maurizio) @ £17.50 ROM is easy to explore and each image is quickly
found. A tip: to see his pin-sharp images at their best
Thames Shipping (Dunn, Laurence) 3rd Reprint @ £13.95
press the F11 key, which makes maximum use of
The Nurse Family of Bridgwater and their Ships (Nurse, James) @ £5.95
the screen. 850+ colour images. CD-ROM.
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CHRONICLE OF THE ROYAL
NETHERLANDS NAVY [18495] BEST SELLER OF THE MONTH
van Alpen, Marc A. £44.95
FULL ENGLISH TEXT. This WRECK, RESCUE AND SALVAGE [18439]
big book is a tremendous Jolly, Captain Dick £16.99
achievement, principally by
Marc van Alpen and Anita This is a rousing, true-life story that gives a rare insight into the
van Dissel, for its thorough- hard-bitten world of commercial deep-sea towing and marine sal-
ness, ease of use and
vage. It also give quite a insight into the exploits of Captain Jolly,
clever layout. There are 488
pages and colour illustra- who, when he is not dragging blazing ships off rocky shorelines
tions feature on nearly and rescuing crews from the middle of the ocean, he is avoiding
every one of them. We hostile natives and running at break-neck speed through the jungle
doubt that you will have seen any of them before. To to save being taken hostage! From the day Jolly joined the
make the information as accessible as possible the
compilers have divided their book into every day of Australian Merchant Navy at the age of sixteen, he has had what
the year. So, on 1st May, for instance, there are you would call a “full sea life”. That is apart from a brief period
description entries for the years 1578, 1598, 1868, when he was drawn to the Australian Outback to make his fortune
1886, 1924, 1941, 1964, 1973, 1980 and 1994. Dip as a miner, only to quickly discover that the vast majority of miners go bankrupt. So, it
into any page and you will browse for hours! The
twelve months are preceded by a Preface and
was back to travelling the oceans of the world, hauling derelict ships, dredgers, floating
Introduction, and followed by an explanation of the cranes and all manner of vessels. If you are looking for a good read, and think you can
Abbreviations, Acknowledgements, Bibliography, keep up with this autobiography, this is the one to make you smile.
Chronological Index and a General Index. I took this
book home to read and review it and was loath to
(July 2006). 176pp. Colour section. LBK. 240x170mm.
return it a week later! (2006). 488pp. 100s full-
colour photographs and illustrations. HBK.
280x220mm.
NEW BOOK OF THE MONTH
HMS FEARLESS [18504] ALIVE ON THE ANDREA DORIA! [18436]
Southby-Tailyour, Ewen £25.00 Simpson, Pierette Domenica £15.95
When HMS Fearless was paid off in 2002 she was,
apart from HMS Victory, the oldest ship in With the publication of this brand new 50th anniversary book, the
commission. Like Victory, she can justifiably claim to author becomes the first Andrea Doria survivor to publish a first-
be the most influential ship of her era. She was the hand account, and confront the contoversial details, of the disaster
central player in the Falkland’s campaign, helped that sent shock waves around the world. As an eyewitness,
Britain withdraw from Africa, the Middle East and Far
East, and ended her life playing a key role in the
Simpson presents the human aspects of the tragedy with vivid
initial Afghanistan operations. She even took part in stories of the experiences of those on board at the time.
140 operational excercises and appeared in a Amazingly, a teenage girl was catapulted from her bunk on the
James Bond movie! Ewen Southby-Tailyour tells her Doria and was later found alive on the mangled bow of the
story, through the words and pictures of those who
commanded her, with great authority and has
Stockholm! Equally fascinating are Simpson’s conclusions about
produced a book that will clearly be required read- the circumstances surrounding the collision. In her book she
ing. The first two chapters concern the specifications divulges the contents of the pre-trial scripts, which lay buried for decades, and interprets
of the ship and her build, launch and fitting out. the readings of the two ships’ course recorders. She then puts all this information
From then on each commander of HMS Fearless is
through a technical analysis and the reader is led to a logical conclusion about who was
give a chapter to tell their experiences of the ship in
their own words. The Foreword is by The Lord responsible for the calamity, one that debunks all previous theories. This is an important
Carrington KG and the book ends with ten Annexes work on this subject because, noteably, Simpson avoids the “blur” of a survivor’s
that broaden the story to other ranks. A splendid recollections and impressively gets to the facts.
biography. (2006). 384pp. 182 b&w photographs.
HBK. 245x190mm. (July 2006). 311pp. Illustrated. HBK. 230x150mm.
SS TERRA NOVA 1884-1943 [18518]
Tarver, Michael C. £30.00 ration of the polar regions and the suitability of the excellent colour-filled book in the same format. In
“From the Arctic to the Dundee whalers saw them drawn into the heroic age “Bristol Channel Shipping Memories”, Andrew
Antarctic, Whaler, Sealer and of Shackleton, Bruce, Mawson and Amundsen. Her Wiltshire has compiled, primarily, a nostalgic selec-
Polar Exploration Ship”. This most famous role was for three years as expedition tion of his father’s photographs taken during the late
is the story of one of Britain’s ship for the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913, 1960s to the early 1970s; “... in the days when ships
most famous expedition led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott. The book were plentiful and the sun always seemed to shine”.
ships that comprises first- includes a Foreword by Her Royal Highness The The photographs of ships in this book begin in
hand accounts record by Princess Royal. Swansea and end in Ilfracombe, and in between
men who sailed in her. A take in Port Talbot, Barry, Cardiff, Newport, through
large and powerful steam BRISTOL CHANNEL SHIPPING Avonmouth and the Bristol Docks. The photographs
whaler, SS Terra Nova sailed MEMORIES [18497] are perfect because none are posed; these are
out of Dundee, where she was built, and later made Wiltshire, Andrew £15.00 working ships at work. The captions are always
her home port St. John’s in Newfoundland. The late Following on from Bernard McCall’s “Coasters of the informative. More please, Bernard! (2006). 80pp. 97
19th century saw increased activity towards explo- Manchester Ship Canal”, he has produced another full-colour photographs. HBK. 190x240mm.
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MERSEY DOCKS FLEET LIST Burghead to Johnshaven; and the Highlands and MAIDEN VOYAGES [18508]
1850-1980 [18500] Islands - twenty-six ports from Sullon Voe to Derham, Roy £18.00
Wright, Gordon £7.50 Ardrisaig. This is ‘the’ publication for anyone who The premise couldn’t be more simple: invite fifty-two
Founded in 1938, the Liverpool Nautical Research wishes to keep up-to-date with the developments ex. Vindicatrix boys to write about their experiences
Society promotes the interest of maritime history and taking place around Scotland’s coastline. Contains on their first trips after graduating from the old lady
maintains close links with the Mersey Maritime advertising. 152pp. Full-colour production. LBK. of Sharpness between 1939 and 1966. It all makes
Museum. Within this slim, large-format, book, 297x210mm. riveting reading and lifts the lid on a much broader
Gordon F. Wright provides an interesting, history of story. “Often bullied, invariably seasick, cold, wet,
Liverpool docks and then a fleet history of Mersey SHIPS IN FOCUS: Record 34 [18490] hungry and initially miserable, most matured to
Docks for the period that comprises over 250 ves- Clarkson, John £7.00 become old hands - stewards, cooks, or sometimes
sels. He also includes thirty-two black-and-white The arrival of Record 34 reminds us just how masters. Others swore never to go to sea again, and
photographs. (2006). 58pp. 32 b&w photographs. consistently good this series has become. This over four hundred lost their young lives for their
LBK. 207x260mm. edition contains: “Booker Line” by Andrew Bell; country. Some where torpedoed, sometimes more
“Sailing Tankers part 2: True Bulk Carriers” by John than once; some found themselves in prison camps.
FISHGUARD ROSSLARE Naylon; “The Southdown Steamship Co. Ltd” by Others sailed to exotic places and met strange peo-
£18.50 [18517] David Burrell; “Hain is a hundred - A British Tramp ple. A few jumped ship and several fell overboard.
The port of Fishguard in south Wales celebrates the Fleet at Work” by Malcolm Cooper; “Steam’s Indian Some were pushed!” The fifty-two stories here will
centenary of its opening this year and this hun- all ring a cord with anyone who has served
dredth-anniversary book has been published to at sea. This is summer reading at its best.
honour the fact. The port today is best known (2006). 212pp. 53 b&w photographs. LBK.
for its ferry service to Rosslair in southern 225x150mm
Ireland. Yet, Fishguard has been a port for
hundreds of years and saw the last attempted THE VINDI BOYS:
invasion of British soil, by the French, in 1797. 1939-1966 [13219]
It became a modern port at the end of the Derham, Roy £18.00
Nineteenth century when the Great Western This is the living history of the Vindicatrix.
Railway purchased the railway and began the In 1993 the centenary of the ARRAN-
construction of a harbour on a grand scale that MORE was celebrated. A steel three-mas-
would attract ocean liners to the remote ter built in 1909. She was renamed in 1914
Pembrokeshire location. Fishguard is closer to and served with U-Boats. By 1922 she was
London than Liverpool and had by then an the VINDICATRIX and housed strike-
excellent railway link. The first ocean liner to breaking seamen, and in 1939 she sailed
use the port, Mauritania, steamed into to Sharpness, where she played host to
Fishguard harbour on 30th August 1909. 70,000 trainees for the Merchant Marine
Glamorous as these liners were, the 54-mile until her days ended in the breakers yard
ferry link to Rosslaire was the port’s mainstay in 1967. In 1993 her story was told and
and this book celebrates the fact with this memories rekindled by one man’s enthusi-
marvellous illustrated 100-year history. (2006). asm; the Vindicatrix Association was born
128pp. 100s illustrations. HBK. with 1,250 members. Plaques were raised
to her dead from World War II and her fig-
Summer on the Thames, Part 1” by Roy Fenton;
THE SAINTS GO MARCHING urehead painstakingly restored - a lasting memorial
“British-Built Ships owned in Parkistan, Part 1” by to her place in the maritime past. A clear, well-illus-
ON [18513] Peter Myers; plus all the usual chapters, including
Cowsill, Miles £9.95 trated book. 132pp. 113 b&w photos. Index. HBK.
John Clarkson’s “From the Bosun’s Locker”. The 204 x 264mm
This nicely-conceived book covers the history of the curio of the piece is a photograph that appear on
famous quartet of Harland & Wolff vessels that were page 103. Priceless! (August 2006). 64pp. 110 b&w
to become the Sealink ‘Saint’ class of ferries. They THE HISTORY OF THE WHITE
photographs. LBK. 297x210mm.
were planned in the mid-Seventies and from the STAR LINE [18512]
Nineteen-Eighties onwards they became an iconic Gardiner, Robin £9.99
sight on the twenty-two mile sailing between Dover BOX BOATS [18511] Originally published in hardback, this is a brand new
and Calais. Principally, they were to provide Sealink Cudahy, Brian J. £15.95 paperback edition. It is a factual account of a com-
with double-deck, drive-through, 23-knot vessels to The container revolution began fifty years ago; on mercial organisation that would not disgrace a work
match their rivals on this most competative of sea 26th April 1956, to be exact. On that date the of fiction. The history of the White Star Line has, of
routes. Mike Cowsill and John Hendy cover each freighter “Ideal X” left Port Newark, New Jersey, for course, long been shrouded in mystery and conspir-
vessel’s career, together with an account of how the Houston and lashed to her top deck were what acy theories, not least around its most famous liner,
ships were designed and an up-to-date overview of appeared to be lorries, but were, in fact, steel con- Titanic, which was not alone in being the victim of
where the vessels are today. (2006). 96pp. 19 full- tainers removed from their running gear. That day the company’s apparent cavalier approach to sea-
colour, 84 b&w photographs. LBK. 150x210mm. not only changed shipping, but also the way the manship. Then there is the mystery of the disap-
world trades. Brian Cudahy provides a vivid and pearance of so much of the company’s archives,
PORTS OF SCOTLAND 2006 colourful history of world shipping, from freighter and the labyrinthine complexity of the ownership of
£15.00 [18501] types to the fortunes of steamship lines. He explores the line. And one can never forget the glamour sur-
To celebrate the twenty-fifth edition of this compre- the spectacular growth of global trade fuelled by the rounding its ground-breaking ships and famous pas-
hensive yearbook, the 2006 issue has been upgrad- mammoth ships which, with each new entry, are get- sengers. There can be few other books that incorpo-
ed to a full-colour production and includes numerous ting bigger. To many traditional ship enthusiasts, rate items relating to President Kennedy, Marilyn
improvements on previous editions. It continues to today’s fleets are ungainly vessels, yet they make Monroe, Adulph Hitler, the Beatles and Jack the
give detailed information about Scottish ports and the modern world possible. And, of course, new Ripper! The White Star Line’s pedigree stretched
harbours, which it looks at in four sections: The breeds of ships require new ports. In New York the back to the mid-19th century and continued until it
South West - nineteen ports from Oban to Annan; historic piers lie silent, while across the bay in New was swallowed up by Cunard in the 1930s. (2006).
The South East - seventeen ports from Montrose to Jersey the containers port never sleeps. (May 2006). 256pp. Colour and b&w illustrations throughout.
Berwick; The North East - eighteen ports from 352pp. Heavily Illustrated. HBK. LBK. 229x152mm.
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BATTLEFLEET: [18506] STANDAARDSCHEPEN 1939-1945: selection of photographs showing the variety of fates
The Royal Navy in the 20th Century VOLUME 1 [18288] suffered by warships in this era. Finally, a series of
DVD £24.95 Gorter, Dick £32.50 full indices - ship name, ship type and by command-
Two-disk set containing four episodes (6 hours 56 All Dutch text. These two volumes have been greatly ing officer - make thematic reserch that much easier.
minutes). Battlefleet chronicles the long and glorious anticipated in recent years and form a major work on (2006). 208pp. 33 b&w illus/photographs. HBK.
history of the Royal Navy from its origins to the end standardvessels. Shortly before, and during, World 297x210mm.
of World War Two. In the early years of the 20th War Two thousands of standardvessels were built by
century the Battlecruisers and Dreadnoughts of the American, British, Canadian and Australian ship- TALES OF THE TYNE [18503]
Royal Navy represented a power still unrivalled in builders. In Germany, too, and the occupied coun- Keys, Dick £6.99
the world. This film looks at those powerful and tries, ships of various types were built in series. Ship The latest book by Dick Keys and Ken Smith looks
majestic fighting ships and details combat at sea types such as Liberty, Victory, Empire, Fort/Park, T2 back, with the aid of seventy-five wonderful archive
during the First World War. It reveals how many fine and Hansa, as well as freighters of the C-types, are photographs, at the life and work on the river in the
ships were scrapped in the inter-war years and the most famous. In Volume One the development days when the Tyne was a thriving port at the heart
covers the desparate shipbuilding programme to of the standardvessels in these countries is exten- of the great North-East coalfields. The coaly Tyne
prepare the Navy for 1939. It then looks at the Royal sively described, together with details of the shipping saw tugs, colliers, steamers, pilot cutters and
Navy at war against Axis naval forces, revealing how companies that bought standardvessels after the floating crains as part of its everyday life. The nine
tactics changed before chronicling the immediate war. In Volume Two all 386 ships bought by the chapters in the book give a varied view of how the
post war years. Two disks. 6 hours 56 mins. river brought employment, hard graft, and
sea and river travel to those who lived there:
GREAT LINERS: EPISODE 26 ‘Newcastle Quay’; ‘Tugs on the Tyne’; The
DVD £17.99 [18492] Floating Hospital’; ‘Coals to Newcastle’;
The subject of the latest documentary by Capsizing, Collisions and Cranes’; ‘Geordie
Snowbow Productions’ is “The Great Port of Tramp Steamers’; ‘Storm and Rescue’; ‘A
Liverpool”. We not only see wonderful Seafaring Family’; and ‘Men of Shields.
images of the port’s activities and the quays (2006). 84pp. 75 b&w photogaphs. LBK.
jammed with ships, but we are also on board 205x240mm.
a sailing from Liverpool to Montreal, and then
all the way back from Montreal to Liverpool. ROCK LIGHTHOUSES OF
Absolute bliss! The filmed images mainly BRITAIN [13320]
cover the Fifties and Sixties, although the Nicholson, Christopher £25.00
commentary takes one back another fifty In this new greatly enhanced, and totally
years to the turn of the 1900s. 60 Minutes. absorbing, edition of this classic book the
Also available in video VHS/PAL and author describes vividly the construction and
VHS/NTSC versions: £16.99. history of some of the world’s most famous
lighthouses. It brings the story of the rock
THE LAST VOYAGE OF HIS lighthouse completely up-to-date. There is a
MAJESTY’S HOSPITAL SHIP history of the British lighthouse service and
features on: Eddystone; The Skerries; The
BRITANNIC
Smalls; Longships; The Longstone; Bell
[15303]
Rock; Skerryvore; Bishop Rock; Muckle
Fleming, John A. £8.95 Dutch, and 68 bought by Belgian companies, are Flugga; Wolf Rock; Dubh Artach; Christian Rock;
Nearly two thousand tons heavier than her sister listed with their full details and hundreds of photo- and Flannan Isles. Its detailed information includes
ship TITANIC and boasting a host of additional safe- graphs. Also extensive information, such as ships the day that the first granite block was laid, through
ty features installed after that tragedy four years ear- per company and numbers built per type of vessel. construction, automation, the disappearance of the
lier, BRITANNIC completed only five voyages before Both volumes have approximately 650 photographs lighthouse keeper, up to the technology of today with
succumbing to hostile action in the Aegean during and 330 pages. 328pp. 650+ photographs. HBK. the use of solar and wind power. This new large-for-
the First World War. Rev. John Fleming was the 297x210mm. Vol 2. 336pp. 650+ photographs. HBK. mat cased edition includes an additional chapter, a
Presbyterian chaplin on board the BRITANNIC at the 297x210mm. large number of stunning new colour photographs
time, and his narrative is still the only contemporary
VOLUME 2 [18290] and beautiful 19th century plans and drawings repro-
account of the demise of the White Star liner to be
Gorter, Dick £32.50 duced in colour. (3rd edition 2006). 224pp. 150 illus-
published by a survivor. With over forty speically
trations, colour throughout. HBK. 297x210mm.
selected illustrations accompanying the original text
written in 1917, and a concise biography of the BRITISH WARSHIP LOSSES IN
author togetehr with detailed historical notes, this THE IRONCLAD ERA: 1860-1919 FRANCIS FRITH’S
book is a moving testimony to the courage and forti- Hepper, David J. £26.00 [18499] LIGHTHOUSES [18496]
tude of those involved, and a unique viewpoint of the David Hepper’s “British Warships In The Age Of Wilkinson, David £10.99
disaster. 44pp. 39 b&w photos + 2 facs. Apps. Bibly. Sail” has become an established standard work on Francis Frith, Victorian founder of the world-famous
Lbk. 148 x 210mm the subject. Here he follows this up with an equally photographic archive, was philosophical by nature
impressive book that offers a chronology of all and pioneering in outlook. Having sold his business
UNION TRANSPORT [18488] British naval vessels (down to the smallest) lost for a huge amount he quickly spotted the opportunity
Garrett, K.S. £12.00 through accident, weather conditions, or enemy of creating a new venture as a specialist publisher of
The Union Transport plc is the UK’s leading expo- action, from 1860 to the end of the First World War. photgraphs. The subject of this book is lighthouses,
nent of sea-river craft, which has a long record of All his data is based entirely on original primary but the stories also deal with the locality of each
success in shipping to inland destinations. Full research, including courts of enquiry and senior offi- lighthouse and its maritime history. All these stories
details of the company’s seventy-four coasters and cers’ reports, making it a “must-have” reference for are illustrated with Frith’s photographs, which
modern sea-river ships - owned, managed, or char- anyone interested in the naval history of the period. provide a unique view of the times. Many of these
tered - are included and each has at least one pho- Yet, this is not a dry, bald book of facts, for there are lighthouses have been turned into maritime
tograph, the majority being in full colour. (2006). highly-readable entries containing fascinating and lit- museums, or visitor centres, yet in every case the
64pp. mon and full-colour photographs. HBK. tle-known facts that have never previously been light still flashes from their towers. 136pp. 110 b&w
297x210mm. studied in any depth. There is also a representative photographs. LBK. 245x187mm.
www.mainmastbooks.co.uk
LIGHTHOUSES [18332] convey is an idea of the ever-present hazards faced doing a man’s job”. A few of the injured survivors
Plisson, Philip £9.95 by mariners sailing in this part of Africa. Many were were pursuaded by Vic Oulds to write their recollec-
Lighthouses are photographer’s ‘dream’ subjects, due to human error, or mechanical failure, with oth- tions of the event, which has clearly had a life-long
and Philip Plisson is one of the world’s greatest ers resulting from under-estimating the forces of effect on them. Their stories conclude the book and
marine photographers. His reputation was enhanced nature. (2006). 276pp. 300+ photographs. 3 maps. make one realise that HMS Goodall was last, but by
considerably following the recent publication of his HBK. no means least. (2006). 62pp. Colour frontispiece, 1
book on the building of Queen Mary 2. Here he b&w photograph, 2 maps. LBK. 205x147mm.
complements his atmospheric photographs with text VICTORIAN SHIPWRECK
by Francis Dreyer and colour drawings prepared by NOTICE TO MARINERS 1841-2003 LIFE ON THE EDGE [17142]
Daniel Dufour. His love of the subject is explained in Bates, Quentin £8.95 SPECIAL PRICE £5.00
Taylor, Peter £6.99 [18519]
his Foreword: “I collect lighthouses the way other This book is the story of five
This very useful self-published book brings together
people collect stamps, coins, or key-rings”. He pro- fishing trips that were under-
official recordings of the Australian Ports and Harbor
fesses to having visited more than five hundred taken in 1998 and 1999 on
Branch, which is tasked to post notices relating to
lighthouses around the world. Of course, height is a family-owned boats from the
shipwrecks and various other maritime incidents.
great photographical advantage and at the Goulphar ports of Hastings, Whitby,
Before the state of Victoria was formed these
lighthouse, for instance, there are 256 stair-treads Leigh-on-Sea, Fraserburgh
notices appeared in the N.S.W. Government
between land and lantern! We enjoyed this book, as and Newlyn. These ‘shorts’
Gazette. Later they were published in the Victoria
much for the input of Dreyer and Dufour as Philip’s form a fascinating series of
Government Gazette. Their main purpose was to
big-scale, dramatic photographs. 76pp. Printed end- snapshots of fishermen,
inform captains, ship-owners and various others of
papers. 55 colour photographs, 65 colour drawings. their crews, their vessels,
the dangers of wrecks and hazards to be avoided.
HBK. 310x250mm. the hardships they endure,
The entries make fascinating reading and warn sea-
the state of the fishing industry and the general
farers of bouys over wrecks, mast heads, wrecks in
LIVERPOOL WINDJAMMERS: mauling fishermen have received at the hands of the
shallow waters, et cetera. The first notice is dated
media and politicians. The stories come alive to a
VOL. 1 [18522] March 1841 and the last February 2001. Peter
great extent because the author has been a fisher-
Richardson, John £14.95 Taylor, who is a member of the Maritime
man all his life, having been a deckhand, net maker,
There was something ‘grand’ Archaeology Association of Victoria, has been diving
cook and mate at various times. His book is illustrat-
about Windjammer sailing for thirty years and conducting maritime historical
ed with ninety of his own mono and colour photo-
ships of the 19th century. research for twenty years. (2nd edition 2006).
graphs. All in all, his book does a great credit to the
These elegant commercial 104pp. LBK. 210x150mm.
industry he loves. 144pp. 75 b&w + 15 col photos.
vessels frequently displaced Lbk. 142 x 210mm
several thousand tons and LIGHTERS AND SHIPS [18520]
their three to five large masts Leek, Bob £10.99
A GLANCE ASTERN [17636]
and square sails gave them One of our good friends in Australia told us about
Verity, Colin £13.95 SPECIAL PRICE £9.50
a characteristic profile. two self-published books by Bob Leek concerning
Colin Verity, Royal Society of Marine Artists, has
Although they were built in Lighters and ships converted into floating docks,
given us a huge variety of memorable maritime
the 1870s to 1890s, some were still working in the bathing ships and Bethal ships of Port Phillip Bay.
images over a period of forty years. There are sixty-
1930s. Liverpool was one of the world’s major ports Having now seen these books we are delighted to
two of his paintings in this book, including those of
and a large number of Windjammers were registered pass this information onto you. With 260 kilometres
Titanic, Queen Mary, Aquitania, Mauretania, the
there. John Richardson, who was born in Liverpool, of coastline, Port Phillip Bay is thirty-five times the
United States and HMS Illustrious. They have been
has researched the connection thoroughly and has size of Sydney Harbour, and has Melbourne at its
commissioned by such clients as the Sultan of
produced an absorbing book. Each vessel is well head. The vessels described were as much a part of
Brunei, the Sultan of Oman, HRH the Duke of
covered and many of the stories are written by Melbourne’s shipping history as its well-known clip-
Gloucester, and many shipping companies, including
people who knew the ship intimately. There are also per ships. Bethel ships were floating churches, con-
P&O. Verity’s paintings are set against backgrounds
helpful sections of Nautical Terms and Phrases, a verted from old sailing ships, and moored off-shore
of home ports (London, Liverpool, Hull, as well as
Glossary, a Biliography and an Index. Furthermore, for easy reach of seamen in need of religion.
the Middle and Far East) and are beautifully present-
there are 135 mono photographs, plus ten colour Lightships were floating lightships moored at strate-
ed in the edition on silk artpaper in large A4-size for-
plates. We assume that Volume 2 is not too far gic points around the bay, and so on. Each vessel
mat. Each painting is given a whole page with a
away from publication. (2006). 232pp. 135 b&w, 10 receives a concise history, from beginning to end,
detailed description on the facing page. 124pp. 62
colour illustrations. LBK. 240x180mm. and a number are illustrated; a few in colour, but
colour plates. LBK. 210x297mm landscape.
mainly black-and-white.
SHIPWRECKS AND SALVAGE ON Also available by the same author: SUL MARE [18319]
THE EAST AFRICAN COAST [18505] COAL HULKS OF PORT PHILLIP Vatta, Sergio £13.75 SPECIAL PRICE £9.25
Patience, Kevin £17.50 BAY [18521] Italian text but with a very full English summary.
Kevin Patience is in his element here, since he Leek, Bob £8.25 Before the Second World War, the Trieste-based
spent over twenty-five years in the diving and sal- shipping companies, Cosulich and Lloyd Triestino,
vage business in the Middle East and East Africa LAST BUT NOT LEAST [18507] were renowned for the high quality of their artistic
and, indeed, dived on and identified many of the Ould, Vic £8.95 design and publicity material. In particular, Lloyd
wrecks mentioned. Using important archives and t’s not difficult to read this slim Triestino published a lavish magazine called SUL
records he has discovered the stories of over 200 volume in one sitting, and not MARE (At Sea) and commissioned some of the
merchant and naval ships that came to grief, the just because of its size, but also most famous Italian artists of the day to design the
earliest being the Portugese galleon, San Raphael, because it is so gripping. HMS covers. We have imported a limited quantity of
which grounded and burnt south of Tanga in 1499. Goodhall holds the distinction of Sergio Vatta’s attractively-produced book, which tells
His latest book covers most of the known casualties being the last ship of the Royal the story of SUL MARE and reproduces those
that were wrecked, or salvaged, along the coast Navy to have been sunk by famous covers. This is a ‘must’ for ship lovers who
from the Kenya/Somali border to the enemy action in the European also relish the art styles of the Twenties and Thirties.
Tanzania/Mozambique border - a distance of some theatre of war during World War Italian text, English summary and fascinating biogra-
1,400 miles. The inland lakes, including Tanganyika Two. She was torpedoed in the Barents Sea by U- phies of all the artists in both languages. 180pp. 148
and Victoria, also had their fair share of casualties 968 on 29th April 1945. Ninety-eight submariners full-colour, 29 b&w reproductions. HBK.
and these are also included. What these stories do were killed, many being young volunteers, “boys 295x210mm.
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COASTAL SHIPPING: August 2006 THE BRITISH MERCHANT THE WORLD’S MERCHANT
McCall, Bernard £2.70 [18514] NAVY [17523] SHIPS [18299]
Bernard McCall’s latest full-colour “Coastal Shipping” Fenton, Roy £24.00 Fenton, Roy £24.00
is full of interest: “Coaster of the Past” by Dave This evocative book, with paintings by Robert Lloyd This is a very worthy follow-up to The British
Hocquard; “The Coaster Outside Debenhams” by and photographs by John Clarkson, celebrates the Merchant Navy. Their new publication features
Graham Windsor; “Vejle Dampfestival”; “Netherlands golden age of shipping. During the 1950s and 1960s nearly sixty of Robert’s paintings of ships from
News Portfolio”; “Sea and Water”; “Port Panorama”; the Merchant Navy had hundreds of handsome around the world. The emphasis is on classic ships,
“Tanker Traffic”; among many other features. (2006). ships manned by tens of thousands of British seafar- with such passenger liners such as Andes, Bremen,
32pp. 36 colour, 5 b&w photos. LBK. 210x150mm. ers. There are sixty-five wonderful Lloyd paintings Carnarvon Castle, Southern Cross, Iberia,
covering liners, cargo liners, tramps and tankers, Kungsholm, Nieuw Amsterdam, Queen Mary and
HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE [18050] and all reproduced in full colour. Complementing United States. Also well represented are cargo ships
Mills, Simon £28.50 each painting is a text written by a well-known ship- from the fleets of Blue Funnel, Blue Star, Clan,
Following on from his excellent “Britannic - The Last ping author telling the story of each ship and its Ellerman, Federal, Harrison, Port, Royal Mail and
Titan” , Simon Mills has written here by far the most owner, together with a photograph. Yet, this is not a many more. Opposite each painting Roy tells the
complete book ever published about this Olympic- cold factual book, for the narratives include the story of the ship and its owners, and recounts the
class liner. The fold-out section contains two detailed memouries of those who knew the ships intimately; impressions of many who knew the ship; captains,
rigging plans of the ship, both the RMS and HMHS the Master of the QEII, the Purser in Orianda, a cadets, shipowner, naval architect and passengers.
versions. There are several colour photographs of humble fireman in a tramp steamer, the marine Cameo paintings and good photographs complete
the wreck taken during the 1995 expediation, plus superintendent of a major cargo liners company, etc. this fine book, which must surely make a marvellous
biographies of crew members, a detailed illustration No less than 36 major shipping lines are featured. Christmas present for lovers of ships and the sea.
of the sinking and many previously unpublished pho- P&O, Union-Castle, Cunard, Clan Line and Blue 112pp. Full-colour reproductions. HBK. 215x295mm.
tographs. At the back of the book are three complete Funnel and just a few. (Landscape).
official reports into the loss of the ship and plans of 112pp. 65 full-colour paintings, 45 b&w photographs.
the motor lifeboats. HBK. Landscape format. A WORD OF THANKS . . .
for being such a valued customer of Mainmast Books. Please
224pp. 27 colour plates, 134 b&w photographs and
don't hesitate to recommend us to your friends or colleagues.
illustrations. HBK.
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CLASSIC MARITIME TITLES BY PETER NEWALL
ORIENT LINE [18030] photos and illustrations, 270 b&w photos and draw- 19 col photos. Index. Hbk. 297x210mm.
Newall, Peter £23.50 ings. HBK. 297x210mm.
Orient Line was one of the UNION-CASTLE LINE: A Fleet History
most important and innova- CAPE TOWN SHIPPING [16669] Newall, Peter £32.00 [15900]
tive of all British shipping Newall, Peter £16.99 On March 8th 1900 the Union Steamship Company
lines. Its story, and therefore This is stunning photo- Ltd, and Castle Packets
the book, begins in 1863 graphic book of ships at Company Ltd merged to form
when James Anderson and Cape Town from 1862 to the Union-Castle Mail
his partners set up a new 2000. It features 214 char- Steamship Company Ltd. To
company that already operat- acter-filled photographs, celebrate the centenary of the
ed a fleet of sailing ships that the majority of which have formation of Union-Castle this
sailed primarily to the West never been published superb book was produced. It
Indies and Australia. Initially, the company was before, and include many features the individual stories of
closely associated with P.S.N.C., for they operated a famous ships such as ILE over 300 ships, including all the
joint service to Australia under the Orient Line ban- DE FRANCE, QUEEN passenger ships, cargo ships,
ner. It is good to see all the P.S.N.C. ships featured MARY, GREAT EASTERN, HMS PRINCE OF coasters, tugs, tenders, sailing ships and war man-
here. Historians have found it difficult to present a WALES, LAWHILL and many more. There is aged vessels. ‘The’ major title on the line, and an
complete story because the line’s records were lost something here for every ship enthusiast: pas- essential purchase. The book is shrink wrapped and
in the London Blitz. Peter Newall, however, with the senger and merchant vessels, tugs and naval protected in a mailing carton. Critics choice: “the ulti-
help of Stephen Rabson and P&O’s archives, has vessels, sail and shipwrecks. It is not just the mate source book on the history of this line ... stun-
pieced it together brilliantly and unravelled the key famous vessels that make this book so enjoy- ning detail, excellent indexes” Lloyds List - “…mas-
events in the company’s history. His research is able; many of the lesser known vessels are sure sive hardback ... reproduction is first class” Ships
both meticulous and comprehensive, whilst the pho- to be as equally vital to collectors. “Extraordinary Monthly. 256pp. 400 b&w and 32 colour photos.
tographs are a feast to the eye. The Foreword is by photographs ... meticulous captioning...excellent Index. Hbk. 216 x 304mm.
Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge. 184pp. 42 colour reproduction”. Lloyds List. 112pp. 195 b&w and
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