Description
This book, just released relates the rise and fall of these mighty ships that crossed the Pacific Ocean to Australia and elsewhere from the west coast USA carrying timber to our shores. Return freight was usually coal or bagged wheat. Sprouting five or six masts, these huge sailing ships were a new class of vessel, built to satisfy the demand for freight at the beginning of the twentieth century. The golden age of sail had passed. Gone were the glorious clipper ships when speed was essential. Steamships, not dependant on the wind, now ruled the oceans. Despite this, more cargo carrying ships were needed. To meet this demand, huge schooners and brigantines as never seen before were built and came to our oceans. But they didn’t last for long.
The Great Depression was looming and the shipping companies that built them went broke, abandoning their magnificent ships, and crews, in overseas ports, including Australia. Most of these vessels were less than twenty years old. It is a story that needs to be told and the images shown
This small book of 24 A4 pages, with an attractive cover, is packed with many sharp photographs, some not seen before. It is a must for ship lovers and those with interest in history.
