This outstanding new book traces the history of the Vestey Group of shipping companies, with numerous outstanding photographs of its ships accompanied by captions which have been thoroughly researched by a leading expert in the field. The ships of the Vestey Group, Blue Star Line (formed in 1911) and Austasia Line are all included, as well as those of Lamport & Holt, a company acquired by the Vestey family in 1944, and Booth Steamship Co, acquired in 1946.

This outstanding new book traces the history of the Vestey Group of shipping companies, with numerous outstanding photographs of its ships accompanied by captions which have been thoroughly researched by a leading expert in the field. The ships of the Vestey Group, Blue Star Line (formed in 1911) and Austasia Line are all included, as well as th....