The Blackwall Frigates

Lubbock, Basil: 1950 James Brown and Sons Glasgow, hardcover 332 pages, with photographs, plans and fleet lists. "The Blackwall Frigates" by Basil Lubbock chronicles the history of a specific type of sailing vessel built by firms such as Green and Wigram of Blackwall, T. and W. Smith of the Tyne, and Duncan Dunbar, which served as a transitional link between the East Indiamen of the Honorable East India Company and the later P. & O. and Orient liners. The book provides a detailed account of these ships' role in maritime trade, particularly in the 19th century, highlighting their significance in the evolution of maritime commerce and technology. With index of the ships. In very good condition