96 sidor 25x19cm, ill. med s/v och färgfoton, inb.
Utgivarens beskrivning:
Swan Hunter a legendary name in British shipbuilding conjures up images of some of the greatest ships ever built, among them RMS Mauretania, which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, RMS Carpathia, which rescued survivors from the Titanic, and HMS Ark Royal, the last Royal Navy aircraft carrier to be built in the 2Oth century.
From its origins in the latter half of the l9th century Swan Hunter had an illustrious but turbulent history, and it was with great sadness, in 1994, that the Royal Navy frigate HMS Richm ond became the last ship to be delivered from the Wallsend yard, bringing to a close a long tradition of shipbuilding on the Tyne.
An affectionate trihute, Glory Days: Swan Hunter will be greatly sought after by maritime historians and by all who recall one of the UKs best-known shipbuilders.