No. 380 November 2021

November 2021

Front cover

The 64,039gt Stena Britannica leaving Harwich for the Hook of Holland in 2018. She was built in 2010 by Nordic Yards at Wismar.

Photo by Nigel Lawrence

Contents

FEATURES

MEMORABLE SHIPS – Santa Maria and Vera Cruz

STENA LINE – 80 Years of Swedish Enterprise – Part Two

80 YEARS AGO – British Merchant Ships lost in November 1941

WINTER IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC – The Crystal Sapphire and the Loadline

THE SHIELDS FERRY – Across the Tyne

FERRIES OF A FRAGRANT HARBOUR – Hong Kong

LNG BUNKERING – The UK lags behind

SS NANKIN – A Chinese Incident

THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ARTIST – J.G. Frans Naerebout – Part Three

PORT OF CALL – Manaus

FORGOTTEN FLEETS – Stephens, Sutton Ltd.

 

REGULARS

NEWS REPORT – The latest news from around the world

CRUISE NEWS – South Coast Debuts, The Sky says “Hi”

FERRY NEWS – Manxman born, CalMac updates

NEWBUILD OF THE MONTH – Archimedes

PHOTO OF THE MONTH – Portsmouth in August 2021

READERS’ CORNER – Unknown Ship

BOOK REVIEWS – 100 years of Cruise Ships in colour, Italian Liners of the 1960s, Sietas and its ships, Farewell Mr. Puffin