Some of these publication are out of print, but can usually be obtained from maritime used book dealers.

A.F.Henry & MacGregor (Fifty Years of Shipowning), G.Somner. Brief History and Fleet List.

Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co.Ltd. G.Somner. Company history and details of all sail and powered ships.

Afridi to Nizam: British Fleet Destroyers 1937-1943, J.English.

Amazon to Ivanhoe (Destroyers of the 1930s), J.English. Design plus full service history of each vessel.

Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. W.A.Laxon. History and Fleet List.

Astern Business - 75 Years of UK shipbuilding. G.H.Parker. General history 1920-1995.

Australian National Line 1956-1981. R.Clark, L.Rex & D.Robertson. Comprehensive history & fleet list with details of each vessel.

The British India Steam Navigation Company Limited. W.A.Laxon & F.W.Perry. Comprehensive history and fleet list.

Bank Line 1885-1985. H.Appleyard. History and fleet list.

Baron Glanely of St.Fagan's and W.J.Tatem Ltd. H.Appleyard & P.Heaton. History and details of each ship owned.

Ben Line - Fleet List & Short History. G.Somner. History of each ship - profusely illustrated.

Ben Line - Fleet List & Short History - "Five Years On" supplement. G.Somner. Updated previous volume to 1985.

Big Gun Monitors. L.Buxton. History, design and operation of the Royal Navy's monitors.

Bland Gibraltar. G.Somner. Fully illustrated company history and fleet list.

Blue Star Line. T.Atkinson & K.O'Donoghue. History and full details of each ship owned or managed.

Cambrian Coasters. R.Fenton. Covers details of all powered coasters owned in North and West Wales.

Canadian Pacific Afloat. G.Musk. History and fleet list.

Carabeka 1939-1983. Lingwood & H.Appleyard. Details of about 300 Dutch coasters.

Chapman of Newcastle. J.Lingwood & H.Appleyard. History and fleet list.

Comben Longstaff & Co.Ltd. K.Garrett. History and details of fleet.

Constantine Group. H.Appleyard. History and details of all owned and managed ships.

Conversion for War. Dr.Osborne. Details merchant ships converted for naval use in WWII.

Convoy Rescue Ships: 1940-1945. A.Hague. Details of the service and histories and voyage records of every individual ship.

Convoys to Russia 1941-1945. B.Ruegg & A.Hague. History of each convoy and attack, listing every ship.

Cory Towage. W.Harvey. Detailed company history and particulars of all vessels owned or managed.

Crossed Flags (New Zealand Shipping & Federal Steam Navigation). W.Laxon. History of the company and of each ship - profusely illustrated.

Cunard Portraits. J.Isherwood. 144 line drawings of Cunard ships from 1840.

The Dannebrog Fleet. S.Thorsoe, Somonsen & Frederichsen. Detailed history of company and each ship, profusely illustrated.

The D-Day Ships. J.de S.Winser. Record of every ship which took part in the Normandy invasion.

The Den Line, Barrie & Nairn Burrell. Company history.

DFDS 1866-1991. Thorsoe, Simonsen, etc. Detailed history of the company and each of it's ships with over 800 photographs.

Donaldson Line of Glasgow. P.Telford. Details and history of each ship, many photos.

The Doxford Turret Ships. L.Gray & J.Lingwood. History of every turret ship built.

Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co.Ltd. G.Somner. Careers and details of all ships.

Eagle Tankers. M.Crowdy. Company history.

Empire Tugs. W.Harvey & K.Turrell. Detailed history of all WWII 'Empire' tugs.

Everard of Greenhithe. History of the company and of each ship, tug and sailing barge.

Expeditionary Forces Before, At and After Dunkirk. J.de S.Winser.

Fearnley & Eger 1869-1969. R.Agutter. Company history.

Ferry Malta - Vapuri Ta Ghawdex. G.Somner. History and fleet details of the Malta - Gozo ferry.

Frank C.Strick & Co. H.Appleyard & J.Belt. Company history and fleet details.

From America to the United States, Parts 1 - 4. History of US shipbuilding programme from 1937.

Furness Withy, The Centenary History 1891-1991. D.Burrell. Detailed history of the company and brief details of each ship.

Gas and Electricity Colliers. D.Chesterton & R.Fenton. History of the trade and careers and details of nearly 200 ships.

George Gibson & Company. G.Somner. History and fleet list.

The Golden Cross Line (Owen & Watkin Williams). D.Jenkins. Company history, details and careers of each ship owned.

The Gorthon Shipping Companies 1915-1985. K.Axelson. History and fleet list.

H. Hogarth & Sons Limited - Baron Line. A.McAlister & L.Gray. History and fleet list.

Hadley: The Hadley Shipping Co.Ltd. W.Harvey. History and fleet list.

Hain of St.Ives (The Hain Steamship Co.Ltd.). K.O'Donoghue & H.Appleyard. Company history and details and careers of ships owned and managed.

The Hamburg South America Line. J.Cooper, A.Kludas & J.Pein. Company history and full details and career of every ship. Profusely illustrated.

Hamburg Tugs. M.Dollenbacher & R.Schnake. Histories and fleet lists of five major Hamburg towing companies.

Hansa, Deutsche Dampfschifffahrt-Gesellschaft (85 Years of Shipping under the Maltese Cross 1881-1966). L.Gray. Company history and fleet list.

Head Line (G.Heyn & Sons Ltd). W.Harvey. History and details of each ship owned.

Hillerstrom's Helsingborg: 1891-1976. T.Johanneson. History of company it's ships.

The Fleet Past & Present of Hunting & Son Ltd. R.Hackman. Company history and fleet list.

The Hunts. J.English. Comprehensive record of these Royal Navy escort vessels including service career of each ship.

Idyll of the Kings - History of the King Line. A.Mallett. Detailed history of the company plus careers of all ships owned or managed.

Irish Naval Service. T.Adams. History of the service and details of all ships.

Irish Shipping Ltd. H.Spong. Company history and details of all ships owned plus associated companies. Every ship illustrated.

J.Lauritzen 1884-1984. S.Thorsoe. Detailed history of every ship owned plus photos of almost all.

Kaye, Son & Co Ltd. K.O'Donoghue & P.Heaton. History and details of all ships owned.

Leander Class Frigates. Osborne & Sowden. Full details of this class of warship.

Leif Hoegh & Co.A.S., The Fleet of 1928-1968. M.Crowdy. History and fleet list.

London & Overseas Freighters 1948-1992. M.Kinnaird & K.O'Donoghue. History and fleet list, including associated companies.

Lyle Shipping Co Ltd.1827-1966: The Firm and the Fleet. M.Crowdy. Company history and Fleet List.

Mersey Rovers: The Coastal Tramp Ship Owners of Liverpool. R.Fenton. Histories and fleet lists of 33 shipowners.

Metal Industries Shipbreaking at Rosyth and Charlestown. I.Buxton. History of the company and brief details of more than 500 ships scrapped.

Metcalfe Motor Coasters Ltd 1924-1965. P.Quartermaine. History and fleet list.

Monk's Navy. R.Fenton. Histories and fleets of five companies bearing the name of Monk.

Monroe Brothers, Shipowners. R.Fenton. History and details of all ships owned or managed.

Naval M.F.Vs of World War II. J.Colledge & L.Moore. Details of all M.F.Vs built.

Navy on Review '77 (Silver Jubilee Review). Illustrates about two thirds of the Navy's ships of the time.

Nederland Line (The Centenary of the Stoomvaart Maatschappij 1870-1970). G.de Boer. History and details and career of all ships owned.

The Nitrate Boats (Lawther, Latta & Co). D.Burrell. History and Fleet List.

Norwegian American Line 1910-1995. B.Pedersen & F.Hawks. History of the company and details and career of each ship.

Nourse Line. F.Perry & W.Laxon. Company history and full details of all sail and powered ships.

Ove Skou. S.Thorsoe & M.Crowdy. History of this Danish company and detailed fleet description.

P&O - A Fleet History. S.Rabson & K.O'Donoghue. Extremely comprehensive history plus full details and careers of all sail and powered ships owned. Profusely illustrated.

Register of Type VII U-Boats. T.Adams & D.Lees. Specifications and details of each boat.

Requisitioned for War: British Armed Merchant Cruisers 1885-1944. T.Grover. No details.

Ropner Shipping Company 1874-1974: The Ropner Fleet. L.Gray. History and fleet list.

The Saint George Steam Packet Company 1821-1843. R.Greenwood & F.Hawks. History and details of all vessels owned.

Scottish Fishery Protection. G.Sumner. Account and history of the service and recounts many incidents.

Scrap and Build. D.Burrell. Account of the Government Scrap & Build Scheme of the 1930s, including details of vessels scrapped and careers of ships built under this scheme.

The Great British Shipbuilding Success Story. J.Lingwood. History of Austin & Pickersgill Ltd. who designed and built the SD14 cargo ships.

A History of Shipbuilding at Lytham. J.Dakres. The story of Reginald Smith & Co (Lytham Shipbuilding & Engineering Co).

Short Sea: Long War (Cross Channel Ships' Naval and Military Service in WWII). J.de S.Winser. Stories of 119 of these ships during WWII.

Sloops 1926-1946. A.Hague. Design and individual history of each ship.

Soviet Passenger Ships 1917-1977. E.Wilson. Details and careers of all passenger ships.

Stag Line 1817-1983 (and Joseph Robinson & Sons). N.Robinson. History and detailed fleet list.

A.Stena 1939-1989. W.Harvey. Company history and ship details.

Stephens, Sutton Limited. J.Lingwood & L.Gray. History and full details of all ships owned.

Stephenson Clarke Shipping. C.Carter. Company history and details of all powered vessels.

Thistle Boats (The Albyn Line). D.Burrell. History and detailed fleet list.

The Towns. A.Hague. The story of the 50 destroyers transferred from the USA to Britain in 1940, and war history of each ship.

The Trades Increase (Common Brothers). Lingwood & O'Donoghue. Company history and fleet details.

Turnbull, Scott & Company. H.Appleyard. History and extensive details of all ships owned or managed, including associated companies.

The Type 35 Torpedoboats of the Kriegsmarine. M.Whitlley. Design and history.

The History of W.S.Kennaugh & Co and the West Coast Shipping Co Ltd. R.Fenton. History of the company and details of each ship owned.

Warships for Export - Armstrong Ships 1867-1927. Dr.P.Brook. Design and service history of each ship built by the company.

The West Hartlepool S.N.Co. B.Spaldin & H.Appleyard. History and details and career of each ship owned.

Weston Shipping. K.Garratt. Company history.

Wilh.Wilhelmsen 1861-1994. Kolltveit & M.Crowdy. Company history and full details of all sail and powered ships owned.

William Sloan & Co.Ltd, Glasgow: 1825-1968. Langmuir & Somner. Company history and full details of all sail and powered ships owned.

Wilson Line. J.Harrower. Detailed history and careers of all ships owned or managed. Profusely illustrated.
 

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