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  • Ships Monthly

    SHIPS LIBRARY

    Jan 28, 2022 3 minutes

    book of the month

    The Ferry: a design voyage

    Bruce Peter

    Ferry Publications, PO Box 33, Ramsey, Isle of Man IM99 4LP; tel 01624 898445; ferrypubs@manx.net, www.ferrybpubs.co.uk; 288-page hardback; price £35 plus postage

    In 1850, the Leviathan – the world’s first roll-on/roll-off ferry for operation in open water – was placed in service across the estuary of the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Since then, ferries have developed into one of the most important and technologically sophisticated ship types, able to carry large numbers of passengers and vehicles and

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