No. 354 August 2019

August 2019

Front cover

The 69,840gt Oriana. She is leaving the P&O fleet this month after 24 years of service.

Photo by Nigel Lawrence

Contents

CONTENTS

FEATURES

MEMORABLE SHIPS – Oriana
A MASTER’S PERSPECTIVE – Reflections on Oriana
OPDR of HAMBURG – 140 Years of Iberian and Canarian Services
THE SEAGOING MEMOIRS OF RADIO OFFICER NEIL THOMSON SEMPLE, 1917 to 1932
THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ARTIST – The Suez Canal – Part One
PORT OF CALL – Venice
FORGOTTEN FLEETS – Evan Thomas, Radcliffe & Co.

 

REGULARS

NEWS REPORT – The latest news from around the world
CRUISE NEWS – Celebrity debut, New Discovery
CRUISE SHIPS PORTS OF CALL – Cruise ship calls around the UK in August
FERRY NEWS – Balearia’s LNG conversion, Belfast investment
NEWBUILD OF THE MONTH – Red Kestrel
PHOTO OF THE MONTH – Shanghai
READERS’ CORNER – Unknown Ship
BOOK REVIEWS – Dive Scapa Flow, Great Passenger Ships that never were, Oriana, South Coast Passenger Vessels