The Blue Funnel legend : a history of the Ocean Steam Ship Company, 1865-1973
For more than a century Blue Funnel ships, managed from Liverpool by Alfred Holt and Company, held a unique place in Britain's shipping industry. Starting as pioneers of cargo liners between Liverpool and the Far East in 1866, the Company maintained a fine reputation built on its vessels, crews, shore staff, and management.
Print Book, English, 1990
Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 1990
History
xix, 411 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780333522837, 0333522834
24169790
Preface - Introduction: Ocean to Ocean - A Unique Style of Management - Sailings and Services - Representatives Abroad - Eastward Ho! The Beginnings of Ocean Steam Ship - Combined Efforts: Holts and the Conference System - The New Century: Profits and Perils - After the War: An Uncertain World - The Thirties: Collapse and Revival - The Company at War - Picking Up the Pieces - Into the Sixties: Calm Before the Storm - Organising a Group - Blue Funnel Contained: New Ships and New Enterprises - Epilogue - Sources and Bibliography - Appendices - Index