C.S. Edward Wilshaw (2,247 tons gross) built for Cable & Wireless by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson in 1949, seen here leaving the Tyne for her sea trials.
C.S. Recorder (3,300 tons gross) built for Cable & Wireless by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson in 1954, seen here in the Tyne as she went on her sea trials.
C.S. Retriever, weighing 4,000 tons gross, built for Cable & Wireless by Cammell, Laird & Co, Ltd (shipbuilders and engineers) in 1960, seen here in 1961 on her sea trials off the Scottish coast.
C.S. Stanley Angwin (2,500 tons gross), built for Cable & Wireless by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd in 1952. Seen here on her sea trials in the North Sea.
The Windsor Castle, Union Castle Mail Steamship Co. (Southampton - Cape Town). This is a general view of the first class dining salon. 'Castle' ships dominated the South African routes for many years.
HMS Gladiator, which was sold to a Dutch firm for £15,000 in May of 1909. She was wrecked at Yarmouth in April 1908 and raised and taken to Portsmouth in October of the same year. She is seen here in the care of three tugs, one on each side and one…
RMS Majestic, White Star Line. At the time White Star merged with Cunard in 1934, the Majestic was the largest ship afloat. In 1947, the White Star name was eliminated from the title. This is a general view of the Majestic's reception area with stair…
End of the South Pier in view, showing the small building of the Tidal Observatory for the Ordnance Survey. The Tidal Observatory and a 100 foot extension to the South Pier were constructed between 1913 and 1915.
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