No. 332 October 2017

October 2017

Front cover

The 39,906gt Kota Lawa of Pacific International Lines. She was built in 2008 by Dalian Shipbuilding Industries. See article on page 22.

Photo by Fotoflite

Contents

FEATURES

14 MEMORABLE SHIPS – Wanganella

20 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINE – 50 years of a Singapore Tiger

28 FIRST TRIPPER (Part Two) – Sheaf Wear

32 A SUMMER ON THE CLYDE – DEV Lochfyne

36 ROUND THE WORLD IN CORONATION YEAR – The Ernebank

40 BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS LOST IN OCTOBER 1917

42 THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ARTIST – Gentleman Raiders of World War 1 – Part One

48 PORT OF CALL – Kaohsiung

54 FORGOTTEN FLEETS – Trinder, Anderson & Co.

 

REGULARS

4 NEWS REPORT – The latest news from around the world

8 CRUISE NEWS – NG Quest delivered at last, Ecoship finalised

9 CRUISE SHIPS PORTS OF CALL – Cruise ship calls around the UK in October

10 FERRY NEWS – Essential ferries in strife, Mixed fortunes for ex-Sealink stalwarts

12 NEWBUILD OF THE MONTH – Madrid Maersk

34 PHOTO OF THE MONTH – Eagle and Northern Star

62 READERS’ CORNER – Identify the Unknown Ship

64 BOOK REVIEWS – Cunard Cruise Ships, Ships that came to the Pool of London, Svitzer Tugs (UK), Atlantic Container Line 1967-2007