Great Passenger Ships That Never Were Av David L. Williams, Richard P. De Kerbrech

Samuel White & Company was the oldest firm on the Admiralty List and built 252 ships for the Royal Navy alone. During the First World War, White's production accounted for 100 ships, including twenty-seven destroyers, and 201 seaplanes.

<p>This latest book from ex- Queen Mary entertainments officer Paul Curtis collates a lively selection of stories about some of the greatest and most fascinating passenger ships to ever ply the world¿s oceans. Stories range from tragic to funny,...

Down in the fiery belly of the luxury liners of the Titanic era, a world away from the first-class dining rooms and sedate tours of the deck, toiled the 'black gang'.