Mailships of the Union- Castle Line

Harris, C.J., Ingpen, Brian D.: 1994 Cape Town, Fernwood Press, hardcover with dust jacket 180 pages. Richly illustrated with over 300 photographs and maritime paintings. This comprehensive historical volume chronicles the storied maritime mail service that operated between Britain and South Africa from 1857 until its conclusion in 1977. The text detailedly explores the intense commercial rivalry, subsequent amalgamation, and ultimate operational evolution of the iconic ships that came to define this passenger and cargo route. ISBN 9781852604851 In very good condition.