A FINE PIECE OF SEAMANSHIP 118 CAPTAIN W. ROGERS 122 CAPTAIN JOSEPH HUDDART, F.R.S. 122 S.S. “NORTHUMBERLAND” 144 AUXILIARY S.S. “KENT” 146 S.S. “NORFOLK” 148 SAILING NOTICE OF THE WHITE STAR CLIPPER “RED JACKET” 156 CRACKING-ON! 158 SPARS AND STAYS 160 PORT OF LIVERPOOL 164 SCREW S.S. “LADY JOCELYN” 164 AUXILIARY SCREW S.S. “INDOMITABLE” 166 LORD YARBOROUGH’S YACHT “FALCON” 168 CLIPPER SCREW S.S. “HELLENIS” 170 S.S. “ORINOCO” 170 TWO EARLY MAIL STEAMSHIPS 180 S.S. “TRIDENT” 182 THE “ROBERT F. STOCKTON” 184 AN EARLY CROSS-CHANNEL STEAMER 184 THE FAMOUS “GREAT EASTERN” 186 THE FAMOUS “GREAT EASTERN” 188 S.S. “OCEANIC” 190 S.S. “SULTAN” 192 S.S. “ORIENT” 192 S.S. “SPAIN” 194 THE “BRITANNIC” 196 THE “CAMPANIA” 196 BERTHING A BIG LINER 198 MODERN NAVIGATION 200 S.S. “BERENGARIA” 202 S.S. “OLYMPIC” 204 S.S. “MAJESTIC” 204 ON THE BRIDGE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST SHIP 206 BIG SHIP MASTERS 208 STOKEHOLD OF AN OIL-FUEL CUNARDER 216 STARTING PLATFORM 216 A FAST-DISAPPEARING SHIP TYPE 236 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION