Picture History of British Ocean Liners: 1900 to the Present
Front Cover, Picture History of British Ocean Liners 1900 to the Present by William H. Miller, 2001. GGA Image ID # 201d7b2a8e
Publisher Description
This fascinating text-and-picture tribute documents both interiors and exteriors of majestic British ships such as the Viceroy of India (which included paneled rooms with fireplaces, antiques, Persian rugs, and stained-glass skylights), the Orion, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Windsor Castle, Pacific Princess, Royal Princess Crown Princess, and Aurora.
Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port, glimpses of lavish staterooms, lounges, dining areas, onboard photos of celebrities and royalty, and much more. Captions give details of each ship's history, characteristics, size, speed, builder, and other data.
Foreword by Ronald W. Warwick, Master, Queen Elizabeth 2. Bibliography. Index. Approximately 200 photos.
Back Cover, Picture History of British Ocean Liners 1900 to the Present by William H. Miller, 2001. GGA Image ID # 201d8549cf
From the Back Cover
Some of the greatest liners of the 20th century sailed under the British flag. These floating castles were often designed to give wealthy passengers the feeling they had never left home, embodying baronial manors' glamor, majesty, and elegance. Some, like the Viceroy of India, even included paneled rooms outfitted with fireplaces, antiques, Persian rugs, and stained-glass skylights.
Many of these great liners were scrapped by the 1970s, victims of cheap airline fares. But soon, due to the growing popularity of cruises, new ships were being built—including behemoths of more than 100,000 tons, capable of carrying more than 2,000 passengers.
This fascinating text-and-picture tribute documents both interiors and exteriors of majestic British ships from both of these periods of liner history, including the Orion, 1935; Queen Mary, 1936; Queen Elizabeth, 1940; and the Windsor Castle, 1959; plus such splendid recent cruise ships as the Pacific Princess (familiar to millions of viewers as the set of the television series The Love Boat); the Royal Princess (christened in 1984 by Diana, Princess of Wales); the Crown Princess, 1990; and the Aurora, 2000.
Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port, glimpses of lavish staterooms, lounges, dining areas, onboard photos of celebrities and royalty, and much more. An extensive caption for each vessel gives details of the ship's history, outstanding characteristics, size, speed, builder, and other data. This fond pictorial reminiscence of a century of great liners will thrill ship lovers and maritime historians alike.
Dover (2001) original publication. Foreword by Ronald W. Warwick, Master, Queen Elizabeth 2. Bibliography. Index. 203 photographs. x+134pp. 87« x 11%. Paperbound. ISBN 0-486-41532-5
Contents
- 1900-1909 Zenith of Empire
- 19IO-1919 Tragedies and Triumphs
- 1920-1929 Good Times
- 1930-1939 Surviving the Depression
- 1940-1949 Wartime Service
- 1950-1959 A Decade of Prosperity
- 1960-1969 Dismantling the Fleet
- 1970-1979 Transition to a New Era
- 1980-1989 Cruises to All Points
- 1990-1999 The New Fleet-And Its Flagships
- Bibliography
- Index of Ships
Listing of Ships Referenced to in This Book
▓▓▓ "A" ▓▓▓
- Abraham Rydberg
- Acapulco
- Adriatic
- Akaroa
- Alaunia
- Albertic
- Alcantara
- Amazon
- America
- Amerikanio
- Andania
- Andco V
- Apollo
- Aquitania
- Aragon
- Aranda
- Arandora Star
- Arawa
- Arcadia
- Argentina Star
- Arkadia
- Arlanza
- Arundel Castle
- Aocania
- Aoturias
- Athenia
- Athenic
- Athlone Castle
- Atlantic
- Aurania
- Auriga
- Aurora
- Ausonia
▓▓▓ "B" ▓▓▓
- Balmoral Castle
- Baltic
- Batory
- Belgenland
- Belgic
- Berengaria
- Bergensfjord
- Bermuda
- Bismarck
- Bloemfontein Castle
- Braemar Castle
- Brazil
- Brazil Star
- Bremen
- Britannia
- Britannic
- Burza
▓▓▓ "C" ▓▓▓
- Caledonia
- Calgaric
- Campania
- Canberra
- Canton
- Cap Trafalgar
- Capetown Castle
- Caria
- Caribia
- Carinthia
- Carmania
- Carnarvon Castle
- Carnivale
- Caronia
- Carpathia
- Cathay
- Cedric
- Celtic
- Ceramic
- Chusan
- Chitral
- Cilicia
- Circaooia
- City of Benares
- City of Durban
- City of Exeter
- City of Nagpur
- City of Paris
- City of Port Elizabeth
- City of York
- Columbia
- Colambuo
- Comorin
- Constitution
- Conte di Savoia
- Corinthia
- Crown Princess
- Cunard Adventurer
- Cunard Ambassador
- Cunard Countess
- Cunard Princess
▓▓▓ "D" ▓▓▓
- Dara
- Dawn Princess
- De Grosse
- Dominion Monarch
- Dominion Monarch Mara
- Doric
- Drottningholm
- Duchess of Atholl
- Duchess of Bedford
- Duchess of Richmond
- Duchess of York
- Duñera
- Durban Castle
- Dwarka
▓▓▓ "E" ▓▓▓
- Eastern Prince
- Edinburgh Castle
- Empire Doon
- Empire Fowey
- Empire Ken
- Empire Medway
- Empire Orwell
- Empress of Asia
- Empress of Australia
- Empress of Britain
- Empress of Canada
- Empress of England
- Empress of France
- Empress of India
- Empress of Ireland
- Empress of Japan
- Empress of Russia
- Empress of Scotland
- Europa
▓▓▓ "F" ▓▓▓
- Fairstar
- Feltria
- Feodor Shalyapin
- Feotivale
- Fieota Marina
- Flavia
- Folia
- Fort Avalon
- Fort St. George
- Franconia
▓▓▓ "G" ▓▓▓
- Georgic
- Gigantic
- Giulio Cesare
- Good Hope Castle
- Gothic
- Grand Princess
- Great Britain
- Gripsholm
▓▓▓ "H" ▓▓▓
- Highland Monarch
- Hildebrandt
- Himalaya
- HMS Audacious
- HMS Caledonia
- HMS Curacoa
- HMS Dreadnought
- HMS Revenge
- HMS Surprise
- Hoegh Transit
- Hoegh Trotter
- Homeland
- Homeric
- Hotel Queen Mary
▓▓▓ "I" ▓▓▓
- Iberia
- Ile de France
- Imperator
- Independence
- Island Breeze
- Island Princess
- Island Venture
- Ivernia
▓▓▓ "J" ▓▓▓
- Justicia
▓▓▓ "K" ▓▓▓
- Kafiristan
- Kaiser Wilhelm II
- Kampala
- Karanja
- Kashmir
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kenya Castle
- King George V
- Kongsholm
▓▓▓ "L" ▓▓▓
▓▓▓ "M" ▓▓▓
- Majestic
- Maloja
- Malwa
- Mantola
- Mantua
- Mardi Grao
- Mauretania
- Media
- Mexico
- Monterey
- Monticello
- Morro Castle
- Mount Vernon
▓▓▓ "N" ▓▓▓
- New Bahama Star
- Norway
▓▓▓ "O" ▓▓▓
- Oceanic Independence
- Old North State
- Oriente
▓▓▓ "P" ▓▓▓
- Peninsular State
- Pennsylvania
- Portland
- President Adams
- President Cleveland
- President Coolidge
- President Harding
- President Jackson
- President Madison
- President Pierce
- President Polk
- President Quezon
- President Roosevelt
- President Taft
- President Van Buren
- President Wilson
- Princess Matoika
- Puerto Rico
- Pvt. Eiden H. Johnson
- Pvt. William H. Thomas
▓▓▓ "Q" ▓▓▓
- Queen Elizabeth
- Queen Frederica
- Queen Mary
▓▓▓ "S" ▓▓▓
- Santa Elena
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Eucia
- Santa Maria
- Santa Paula (1958)
- Santa Paula
- Santa Rosa (1958)
- Santa Rosa
- Savannah
- Scanyork
- Schenectady
- Sovereign of the Seas
- Stanford White
- Stevens
- Surriento
▓▓▓ "T" ▓▓▓
- Takasago Maru
- Tarsus
- Thomas H. Barry
▓▓▓ "U" ▓▓▓
- U. S. Grant
- United States
- Uruguay
▓▓▓ "W" ▓▓▓
- Wakefield
- Washington
- WestPoint
- Westin World City
- William P. Biddle
▓▓▓ "Z" ▓▓▓
- Zeilin
Library of Congress Catalog Listing
- Personal name: Miller, William H., 1948-
- Main title: Picture history of British ocean liners : 1900 to the present / William H. Miller, Jr.
- Published/Created: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, c2001.
- Description: ix, 134 p. : ill. 30 cm.
- ISBN: 0486415325 (pbk.)
- LC classification: VM381 .M449824 2001
- LC Subjects: Ocean liners--Great Britain--History.
- Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 132) and index.
- LCCN: 2001028389
- Dewey class no.: 387.2/432/0941
- Geographic area code: e-uk---
- Type of material: Book