THE 'REDBROOK' A DEEP-SEA TRAMP
Written by P.M. Heaton
Published by The Starling Press
in 1981
THE 'REDBROOK' A DEEP-SEA TRAMP
Written by P.M. Heaton.
Stock no. 1329950
1st.
1981.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An Account of the Management and Operation of a South Wales Owned Vessel in the 1960s. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A couple of small, light marks to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tear to top edge of front panel (tape repaired on verso). Spine of wrapper is faded.
Front cover
Contents
- Author
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Owners - David Lindsay Street, His Origins and Early Career
- 3. The "Saxon Star" ex "Empire Strength"
- 4. The "Redbrook" Acquired
- 5. Voyage One - Antwerp and London to the River Plate
- 6. Voyage Two - River Plate to the Bristol Channel
- 7. Voyage Three - Bremerhaven to Alexandria
- 8. Voyage Four - Odessa to India
- 9. Voyage Five - Rangoon to Ceylon
- 10. Voyage Six - Coasting Around India
- 11. Voyage Seven - India to the Black Sea
- 12. Voyage Eight - Red Sea to Southern Spain and Italy
- 13. Voyage Nine - Turkey to Japan
- 14. Voyage Ten - North Borneo to Italy
- 15. Voyage Eleven - Casablanca to Japan
- 16. Voyage Twelve - Japan to Vancouver in Ballast / General Average Declared / Pacific Coast or North America to Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Australia
- 17. Voyage Thirteen - Australia to Leith
- 18. Voyage Fourteen - Continent to Cuba
- 19. Voyage Fifteen - Cuba to Japan
- 20. Voyage Sixteen - Cambodia to Australia
- 21. Voyage Seventeen - Australia to Ceylon
- 22. Voyage Eighteen - Goa to Japan
- 23. Voyage Nineteen - Japan to China and Back
- 24. Voyage Twenty - Cambodia to Continent
- 25. The "Redbrook" Sold
- 26. Maritime Diving and Engineering Services Ltd
- 27. Appendix One - Original Specification of Ship No. 1120 - "Empire Strength" Built at Belfast by Harland and Wolff Ltd
- 28. Appendix Two - Movements of the "Empire Strength" 1942-1946
- 29. Appendix Three - Memories of "Rats Noxas" by Capt. A W Kinghorn
- 30. Appendix Four - Certificate Prepared by Average Adjusters in Connection with Heavy Weather Damage to MV "Redbrook" October 10/24 1963
- 31. Appendix Five - Transcript of the Ship's Register
- 32. Author's Final Note