No. 339 April 2018

April 2018

Front cover

The 94,822gt LNG tanker Galicia Spirit of Teekay Shipping. She was built in 2004 by Daewoo at Okpo.

Photo by Fotoflite

Contents

FEATURES

MEMORABLE SHIPS – The Empress of Japan
THE TANKER FLEETS OF THE OIL – MAJORS
BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS LOST IN APRIL 1918
A TYNESIDE SHIPBUILDER – R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd.
THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ARTIST – Railway Steamers – Part Two
PORT OF CALL – King’s Lynn
FORGOTTEN FLEETS – Head Line of Belfast

REGULARS

NEWS REPORT – The latest news from around the world
CRUISE NEWS – Another newbuild for P&O, Celebrity Edge floated out
CRUISE SHIPS PORTS OF CALL – Cruise ship calls around the UK in April
FERRY NEWS – W.B. Yeats launched, New route from Ireland to Spain
NEWBUILD OF THE MONTH – Scot Navigator
PHOTO OF THE MONTH – Ketchikan
EDITOR’S MAILBOX – Readers’ Letters
READERS’ CORNER – Can You Identify The Unknown Ship?
BOOK REVIEWS – Voyaging the World’s Civil Engineering Wonders, Queen Victoria, Looking back at Container Ships, Glenlee