Mailships of the Union-Castle line
Published on 1. September 1996
Book
180 pages
978-1-874950-05-9 (ISBN)
Description
This absorbing account of the ocean mail service that plied between Britain and southern Africa for 1857 to 1977 captures the spirit of an era now gone.
This absorbing account of the ocean mail service that plied between Britain and southern Africa for 1857 to 1977 captures the spirit of an era now gone.
This absorbing account of the ocean mail service that plied between Britain and southern Africa for 1857 to 1977 captures the spirit of an era now gone.
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Edition
Reissue
Language
English
Place of publication
Vlaeberg
South Africa
Illustrations
illustrations, 300 colour photos
Dimensions
Height: 300 mm
Width: 270 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
1370 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-874950-05-9 (9781874950059)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
The ocean mail contract 1851-1883; a duel for supremacy 1883-1900; combined forces 1900-1919; between the wars 1919-1939; the second world war 1939-1945; the new order 1945-1955; a change of flags 1955-1973; farewell to the sunshine route 1973-1977; final reflections; The maritime history of South Africa - a chronology of events; Mailships of the union, castle and union-castle lines; Some statistics; Badges of rank, funnels and flags.