When the German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee came to her end in December 1939, one of the main factors that led to her demise could be blamed on part of her shipboard equipment. The British knew all about their enemy’s woeful blundering, and with their own superior design ensured that it wasn’t going to happen to them. Indeed, that weakness in…
I’m pleased to say that we’ve been in contact with retired seafarer, author and painter, John Richardson and that we’ll be doing an interview with John in the next couple of weeks. Before leaving his last ship, the SAS Kimberley, and after retiring from theservice in 1990, John has painted many of the South African Navywarships and numerous sailing vessels…
Following our last article by James Hart, John Richardson sent in some fantastic photos of The RMS Lancastria which I’ve posted below. Thanks John, a fantastic archive.
Writer and Painter John Richardson kindly sent me a copy of the book he has written entitled ‘Victims of the Atlantis’ and he was happy for us to publish it on Liverpool Ships and Sailors as lots of Liverpool ships feature. So, here it is – thanks so much John. John has also written a book on the Cutty Sark,…