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Captain John Bull of the Falmouth Packet Service Beck, John 1995 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.3:656.86

Steam Packet 175 : 1830-2005 : the album /compiled by Stan Basnett. A photographic history of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company formed in 1829 to improve communications between the Isle of Man and England. Richly illustrated throughout with photographs of ship exteriors and interiors, there are also photographs of the development of Douglas harbour, advertising and promotional material, crew and memorabilia. [2005]. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 347.792ISLE OF MAN

The Saint George steam packet company 1821-1843 Greenwood, Richard 1995 • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 347.792Saint George

From the forecastle to the cabin : being the memoirs of Capt Samuel Samuels of the famous packet ship Samuels, Samuel 1924 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123Dreadnought

Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co Ltd / by Fred Henry An account of the history of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and its ships up to the time of publication, including the company's merger with Sealink. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Appendices include fleet lists (past and present), war losses and ship models. 1962. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.3(428.9)

The B & I Line : a history of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company This book relates the history of the B & I (British and Irish Steam Packet Company) in three parts. Part 1 tells the story of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company which was founded in 1824. For many years it held the contract for mails from Britain to Ireland. Part 2 relates the history of the old B & I Steam Packet Company, which was founded in 1836. Part 3 deals with the Cork Steamship Company, which mainly served southern Ireland to Wales. However, its most famous ship was the Sirius, which in April 1838 sailed into New York and thus became the first steamship to inaugurate a regular transatlantic service. The modern B & I is the sucessor to these three companies. The book has black and white photos and illustrations. Appendix 1 lists the captains of the fleet 1934-84; Appendix 2 lists the Chief Engineers; Appendix 3 has a fleet list (1984). There is an index of ships and a general index. 1984 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792B&I

and travels of William Belshaw (a native of Liverpool) up the Mediterranean, board the Mediterranean packet Belshaw, William 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:341.362.1(65)"18"

Narratives of shipwrecks : loss of the Lady Hobart packet, of the Hon East India Company's ship Cabalva Fellowes, William Dorset 1824 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 656.61.085.3Cabalva

British mail steamers to South America, 1851-1965 : a history of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company A business history of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (later Royal Mail Lines), which from 1851 provided a mail service between Britain and South America. The author explores the wider political and economic context, covers the development of Argentina and Brazil as trading nations, and changes in ship design leading to the development of greater cargo capacities. He also looks at the importance of the refrigerated meat trade and the growth of passenger services. Facing the challenges of international competition, air travel and containerisation, the company ran into serious financial difficulties and was finally acquired by Furness, Withy & Co in 1965. Tables chart the changing trade conditions and financial position of the company. A fleet list covering the period 1851-1965 is included. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792ROYAL MAIL

over the north-west part of the Royal Exchange, on Wednesday the 25th day of March, 1789 ... the good ship Two-sided sheet advertising the sale of the Swallow Packet, including a brief inventory of its rigging and equipment. 1789. • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 629.123SWALLOW(083.824)

Ferry & cruise ship : annual 2009 /[John Hendy et al.]. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 656.61"2009"

Turbine excursion steamers : a history /compiled by Alistair Deayton & Iain Quinn. "In 1897, a revolutionary new type of ship blasted its way through the Royal Review at an unprecedented 30+knots. This small vessel, still extant in Newcastle, was the Turbinia, and she was powered by the world's first marine steam turbine. Developed by Charles Parsons, in one fell swoop she revolutionised sea travel. She was the first turbine steamer. Economical and fast, the turbine steamer was soon to revolutionise ferries and pleasure steamers, as well as huge ocean liners and the mightiest of battleships. The turbine not only promised speed, economy and reliability, it delivered these qualities too. Our story looks at the turbine pleasure steamers in coastal and short-sea service and it covers the first passenger steam turbine vessels on the Clyde, as well as the Irish Sea and South Coast of England as well as the German turbine pleasure steamers. From the ships of Williamson-Buchanan to the Isle of Man and cross channel ferries, the turbine revolutionised short sea transport. Alistair Deayton and Iain Quinn look at the development of the turbine steamer for pleasure use, concentrating on the ships that served the Clyde, Irish Sea and the short sea crossings in the English Channel. Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet, Williamson-Buchanan, Caledonian Steam Packet, General Steam Navigation Co., David MacBrayne and the Liverpool & North Wales Steam Ship Co. are covered in depth in this new book, which tells the story of the turbine excursion steamer over the century and a bit since the first revolutionary turbine pleasure steamer made its maiden voyage on the Clyde at the dawn of the Edwardian era."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.2"1897/197"

North Atlantic packets : departures & arrivals, 1818-1840 /by James R. Pullin. Includes lists of ship sailing data between 1818 and 1840 for six packet lines : Black Ball, Red Star, Dramatic, Blue Swallowtail, Red Swallowtail and Black X, indexed by ship and captains' names. Also includes well illustrated sections on postal markings and covers from original letters. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.3(261)"18":656.835

-1696) : commander of the Harwich packet boat Stone, J. W. M. 2002. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 92LANGLEY

Birds of the sea : 150 years of the General Steam Navigation Company /by Nick Robins. A history of the General Steam Navigation (GSN) company, incorporated in 1824, formed by a small consortium of shipowners, including Thomas Brockelbank, with an original fleet of five Thames steamers. The book includes tables covering fleet disposition in 1826, the main routes served in 1914, losses to enemy action in the First World War, second-hand purchases between 1921-24, and excursion fleets of the New Medway Steam Packet company in 1936. The GSN was aquired by P&O in 1920 and in the 1960s became part of the North Sea Ferries and Normandy Ferries consortiums. Included is a comprehensive fleet list, including separate lists for excursion steamers, the New Medway Steam Packet Company, Moss Hutchison Line, Great Yarmouth Shipping Company, and the Grand Union (Shipping) Company. Illustrated extensively with black-and-white photographs and some colour reproductions. 2007. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 347.792General Steam Navigation Company

King Orry, 1913-1940 / David Handscombe. "The complete history of the Manx turbine steamer King Orry (III). The ship entered service in 1913 and tragically ended her career on the Steam Packet's darkest day, at Dunkirk on 29th May 1940."--Provided by the publisher. 2006. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.2KING ORRY

Royal Mail Liners 1925-1971 / William H. Miller An illustrated guide to the passenger liners of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co, later Royal Mail Lines operating from 1925 until 1971. Illustrated with photographs of ship interiors and exteriors, advertising material and other memorabilia. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792ROYAL MAIL

Cross channel and short sea ferries : an illustrated history /by Ambrose Greenway. "This new book, beautifully illustrated with a magnificent collection of over 300 photographs, covers the development of a much-loved type of vessel, the 'classic' cross channel or short sea passenger ferry often described as a liner in miniature. From the mid-19th century paddle ferries slowly evolved into screw-driven steamers but it was the advent of the steam turbine and the construction of the railway steamers The Queen and Brighton in 1903 that caught the attention of the world. Similarly-propelled ships multiplied and their use soon spread to the Antipodes, Japan, the Mediterranean and North America. In 1912 Rudolf Diesel's new oil engine went to sea in a cargo ship but it was not until 1925 that it was first employed to widespread acclaim in the Danish North Sea packet Parkeston. In 1934 it made its debut on the English Channel with the Belgian Government's striking 25-knot motor ferry Prins Baudouin. The inexorable increase in car travel from the 1930s led to the development of a new breed of specialised car ferry accessed through bow and stern doors and the proliferation of these after WW2 led to the eventual demise of the 'classic' passenger ferry in the 1960s. With its informative introductory texts and abundant photographs and detailed captions, this book will appeal to ship enthusiasts around the world and to all those who mourn the passing of the golden age of the passenger ship."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.66(100)"18/19"

In fair weather and in foul : 30 years of Scottish passenger ships and ferries A photographic review of the ships of the Caledonian MacBrayne line, a successor company of those originally established by David MacBrayne in 1851 and James Williamson who founded the Caledonian Steam Packet Company on the River Clyde in 1889. The book covers a thirty-year period from 1969 when the Scottish Transport Group came into existence and took control of the main shipping services in the Clyde and West Highlands, changing the focus from passenger routes using rail and steamer connections to ferries able to carry cars and road freight. Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd was formed in 1973 and the Clyde and West Highlands fleets were combined. The book covers ships operating in the Clyde and West Highlands prior to unification, the combined fleet thereafter and ferries operating in the Orkney and Shetland Islands. There are detailed descriptions and photographs of the vessels, an index of ship names and an appendix lists major vessels and their routes. 1999 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.3

200 years of Clyde paddle steamers / Alistair Deayton & Iain Quinn. "In August 1812, two centuries ago, the River Clyde would see a transport revolution - one that would change the economy of the river for ever. A Helensburgh hotel owner began to operate Europe's first ever commercial steam ship from Glasgow to Greenock. No longer would ships be dependent on the tide or the wind. The Comet, as his ship was known, had been built by John Wood, of Port Glasgow, and was fitted with paddle wheels. Her first voyage from Glasgow to Greenock was made at about 5 mph against a headwind. Advertised to sail on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Glasgow, the Comet operated the first scheduled steamship service in Europe.It was the start of a revolution that would see the Clyde as the greatest shipbuilding river in the world, and the river's estuary as a haven for pleasure steamers and puffers calling at the remote loch-side piers and inlets. Companies such as David MacBrayne's and the Caledonian Steam Packet Co. would be formed to operate steamers far and wide, a legacy kept alive today by the Paddle Steamer Waverley. Alistair Deayton and Ian Quinn take us through the two centuries of Clyde paddle steamers, illustrating the most famous, such as the Columba, Jeanie Deans and Waverley, illustrating not just the ships themselves but the piers they sailed from, from Rothesay to Helensburgh and from Loch Goil to Loch Long."--From back cover. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.21(414.1)

DP&L : A history of the Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Company Ltd and associated shipping companies /by Graeme Somner. A history of the Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Company Ltd which dates its history back to 1798 with the formation of the Dundee Shipping Company to provide a service to London. The company acquired a number of other businesses through the years and survived the transition from sail to steam. The company sold its last ship, the Kingennie in 1967 but continues to operate in other business areas including travel and leisure. The Appendices include fleet lists of sailing vessels, steamships and motor vessels owned or managed by the Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Company Ltd (1826-1967), the Dundee Shipping Co (1798-1806), Dundee & Perth Shipping Co (1806-1826), Dundee & Perth Union Shipping Co (1819-1826), Dundee & Hull Shipping Co (1824-1857), Dundee & Newcastle Steam Ship Co Ltd (1861-1891), Dundee & Newcastle Shipping Co Ltd (1891-1917), Kirkaldy Steamship Co Ltd, Thomas Cowan, Aberdeen, Newcastle & Hull Steam Co Ltd, Aberdeen & Newcastle Steam Navigation Co (1844-1866), Aberdeen, Grimsby & Hull Steam Packet Co (1855-1863), Aberdeen & Hull Steam Navigation Co (1863-1866), Aberdeen, Newcastle & Hull Steam Co Ltd (1866-1940), VA Cappon Tugs Ltd (1913-1946), Coquet Shipping Co Ltd (1946-1956), John Wilson (1949-1951), Lockett Wilson Ltd (1951-1954), Lockett Wilson Line Ltd (1954-1968), Channel Shipping Ltd (1955-1968), Western Shipping Ltd (1962-1969), David C Thomas (1873-1885), David C Thomas & Son (1885-1913) and the Brussels Steam Ship Co Ltd (1913-1967). A further appendix lists company managers and managing directors from 1826 to the date of publication. 1995. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 347.792Dundee, Perth & London

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