Author: WILMHURST, EDWIN; ET AL
Title: Ships Monthly - the Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat, March 1984 - the Chatham Dockyard Story
Description: U.K.: Waterway Productions Ltd, 1984. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the HMS Hermes; Large photo of the Orsova inside front cover; Full-page photo of the Iberia at Tilbury; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; Where to see the Cruise Ships; European ferry Commentary; The Chatham Dockyard Story - the 400 years history of the Medway's Royal Dockyard which closes down this month; Naval Review; London's Docks - Part 3 of a short history of their rise and decline and of the shipping they handled; The 'Empire Windrush' - complete in 1931, the German passenger liner 'Monte Rosa' became the British troopship 'Empire Windrush' after WWII and 30 years ago she was lost by fire; The Time Ball Tower at Deal; Nice photo of the HMS Adamant in 1957 inside back cover; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; HMS Hermes, Orsova, Iberia, Cruise Ships, Chatham Dockyards - History, London Docks, Empire Windrush, Monte Rosa, Time Ball Tower, HMS Adamant. Good .

Keywords: Nautical Issues