Ships Monthly Magazine

28 July 2023

TOP FEATURE: Oscar Wilde – Profile of the latest addition to the expanding fleet operated by Irish Ferries, the former Baltic ferry Star has been renamed and recently entered service on the Irish Sea. Balmoral profile – Bringing the story of Fred. Olsen’s much-loved British based cruise vessel Balmoral up to date. HMS Albion – Two eventful years in the career of the Royal Navy’s light fleet carrier HMS Albion, after she had been converted from an aircraft carrier to a commando carrier. Big Picture – The former Elder Dempster liner Apapa, operating as Taipooshan, anchored off Singapore in the 1970s. Maritime Mosaic – Ships pictured on the Clyde from the Erskine Bridge in the 1980s and 1990s. Samskip – The history and current operations of Samskip, which was founded in Iceland in 1990, and is a leading operator in the European shortsea trades. 53 German ships trading to the Levante – A history of German shipping companies trading to the Eastern Mediterranean, mainly Atlas-Levante Linie and Deutsche Nah Ost Linie, and outstanding photos of some of the ships they operated. Shipspotting – Photo feature looking at cable layers at work.