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News Round-up - A digest pf news from the shipping industry today, which this month includes a warning of pirates to british ships, and major changes to the Geest Line.
Coastal mining successes - In the first few monthsof the Second World War, the German Navy succesdfully laid minefields in British coastal waters
Clyde-built for Russia - In the early 1900s, one Clyde shipbuilder completed four passenger liners for a service between Russia and New York; three of the ships later came under Cunard Line management.
Merchant Navy 1945 - The latest instalment in the series detailing the British shipowners and their fleets in 1945. the year the Second World War ended when the British fleet was at its height.
The FotoFlite File - Another selection of colour photographs from the files of Britain's premier aerial photographers of ships underway.
Fleet cut in time of change - During the Second World War, all the ships in the fleet of the Main S.S. Co. were lost, but in 15 years the company's fleet was built up" to 20 ships—but big changes lay ahead that were to cut the fleet drastically in a short time.
Coasters sailed from the Mersey - Thirty years ago, one of the best-known names on the Irish Sea disappeared; in their time, John S. Monks & Co. had operated many interesting cargo ships in the coasta; trade.
Merchant Ships of Yesterday - A selection of photographs of John S Monks & Co. ships from the files of John Clarkson
Warships of Yesterday - A group of four photographs showing warships of today and yesterday
Letters and Readers' Requests - Another selection of your letters, plus requests from readers seeking something special
Ships named for service - The Blue Star Line traditionally named their ships after the service they were to be used on.
FRONT: A R.N.L.I. Arun class lifeboat in rough seas Picture: R.N.L.I.
BACK: Top: The new R.M.A.S. tug Impetus at Richard Dunston's yard Hessle in February; she is one of two being built to handle the new Trident submarines at Faslane (Picture: M. Green, Middlesbrough).
Bottom: The U.S.N.. aircraft carrier Dwight D Eisenhower off Portsmouth.
