Ships Monthly - The Magazine For Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat, February 1979: HMS 'Ark Royal' - Her Final Bow

48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the RMS Pretoria Castle preparing to sail from Cape Town with the assistance of the coal-buring steam tug Danie Hugo in 1963; Photo inside front cover of RMS Brighton (F106); Full-page photo of P & O's cruising vessel Arcadia anchored at Kotor, Yugoslavia; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; European Commentary; Under Sail; Her Final Bow - HMS 'Ark Royal' photofeature; P & O SS 'Arcadia' - part 1 - a review of her career; The Last of 'the Vessels' - part 2 of a review of the decline of coastal sailing craft trading in British waters; Guide to the Ships of the Royal Corps of Transport and the Royal Air Force; Reader to Reader; South African Harbour Tugs - a report on the tug fleet of the South African Railways & Harbour Administration - a famous fleet which includes what is now probably the largest number of tugs actively still in steam; Ship Sales; Casualties; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Plover' in 1946 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book