No. 376 July 2021

July 2021

Front cover

The MacBrayne ferry Argyle arriving at Wemyss Bay from Rothesay in August 2013. See article on page 26.

Photo by Editor - Nigel Lawrence

Contents

FEATURES

MEMORABLE SHIPS – Conte Biancamano and Conte Grande

CALEDONIAN MACBRAYNE – 170 Years of Service to the Western Isles (Part Two)

FISHING TRIPS AND MERCHANT SHIPS – Back to Sea

80 YEARS AGO – British Merchant Ships lost in July 1941

SOUTH SEA DRAMA – The sinking of the Neritopsis

THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ARTIST – The Greek Renaissance (Part Five)

THE WRECK OF THE CHERRY VENTURE

PORT OF CALL – The Tyne in 1901

FORGOTTEN FLEETS – The Beer Boats

 

REGULARS

NEWS REPORT – The latest news from around the world

CRUISE NEWS – Portsmouth welcomes a Lady, Iona coming home at last

FERRY NEWS – Brittany Incat to Condor, Dover stalwart returns

NEWBUILD OF THE MONTH – F-900 Ecolift – UHL Faith

PHOTO OF THE MONTH – Duchess of Hamilton at Largs in 1969

READERS’ CORNER – Identify the Unknown Ship