Author: HOGBEN, RICK; ET AL
Title: Ships Monthly - the Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat, April 1979: Kaohsiung - Taiwan's Famous Ship-Breaking Yards
Description: U.K.: Waterway Productions Ltd, 1979. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Illustrated by Hancox, David. 48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Cunard Princess in Puerto Rico; Photo inside front cover of HMS Tartar (Pennant no. F133) at sea; Full-page photo of the spritsail barge Will in the Solent in 1977; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; Under Sail; Preserving a 'Liberty Ship' - a plan to save the 'John W. Brown', one of the last of the WWII Liberty ships; 'Frisky' Class Tugs; Guide to Ships of the Royal Australian Navy - part 2; Kaohsiung - the last port - a visit to Taiwan's famous ship-breaking yards; Counter Sterns; European Commentary; Ship Sales; Dramatic reader submitted photo of kamikaze plane crashing into the HMS Victorious off Okinawa on 1 April 1945; Casualties; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Sanguine' in 1953 inside back cover. Tape repair to top of front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Cunard Princess, HMS Tartar, F133, Spritsale Barge, Will, Liberty Ships, John W. Brown, Frisky Class Tugs, Royal Australian Navy, Kaohsiung, Breaking yards, Taiwan, Kamikaze, HMS Victorious, HMS Sanguine. Good .

Keywords: F133 . Nautical Issues Military