Remembering the Canadian City Line
Chris Graham on 20th May 2023
Jim Shaw remembers the short-lived Canadian City Line that worked the trade routes from Canada to India, Pakistan and Ceylon in the 1970s.
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The sad demise of 1953 Mediterranean Sky
Chris Graham on 23rd March 2023
Henry Brayshaw traces the history of a once famous ship from the 1950s, which ended its days as the Greek ferry Mediterranean Sky.
Kiel Canal classic from the 1970s
Chris Graham on 29th September 2022
Here’s a selection of photographs taken by the late Gordon Turner, of classic cargo ships in the, described by Jim Shaw. Kiel Canal: Carrying the profile of a tanker, the 10,898dwt cargo ship Chopin was built in 1959 by Yugoslavia’s…
Conventional breakbulk refrigerator ships remembered
Chris Graham on 20th June 2022
Jim Shaw takes a nostalgic look back at conventional breakbulk refrigerator ships, a type of vessel that's now all but disappeared.
America’s fallen from WW2
Chris Graham on 4th May 2022
We mark the 75th anniversary of when America's fallen from WW2 started being repatriated for proper burial at home.
P&O’s 1948 turbine steamer Himalaya
Chris Graham on 25th February 2022
Here's a brief insight into the life and times of P&O's turbine steamer Himalaya, which cruised for many years between London and Australia.
