From Baird Online:
Other books of the Duckworth and Langmuir series on Scottish coastal and riverine fleets have been reviewed here previously. They are classic enthusiasts' works. Nowadays the authors would probably be described as "train spotters" or "anoraks" in Britain. Whatever, their enthusiasm is infectious and four editions is proof of the pudding, so to speak.
This, the second book of the series, describes in pictures, drawings and succinct words, the steam ferries and small cargo vessels that plied the Clyde and adjoining waters from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. These vessels, until the end of the Second World War at least, were the lifeblood of much of the west coast of Scotland. In some more remote places they still are.
Given that the Clyde, for much of the period described, was a hot bed of innovation in naval architecture and shipbuilding, they comprise some very interesting and important craft. They were often at the forefront of ship design.
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