COALING SHIP is now a thing of the past, a forgotten evolution, but fifty years ago it was a much too frequent task. In this story, Cliff Stevens recalls the ...
Coaling
The Australian as seen by an Englishman
Extracts from the Diary of Leading Signalman G.A. Wakely – HMS Swiftsure
17th April 1908: Ship ordered to sea daybreak 18th. 18th April 1908: Sailed from Malta at 0400 and made speed of 12 knots but were soon ordered to increase to ...