The Bland family established themselves at Gibraltar in 1810, founding a shipping agency which is still very active at this crossroads of the world. Bland Gibraltar tells the story of the family’s shipping related activities over 170 years of war and peace. It also contains a comprehensive fleet list covering the 46 vessels that have served Bland Ltd., many for exceptionally long periods, including paddle tugs, passenger tenders, salvage vessels, cargo steamers, passenger and car ferries which have maintained Bland’s services to many ports in North Africa, Spain and the U.K. There are 50 illustrations depicting every ship which has been photographed or drawn, and several general scenes.
Authors: Graeme Somner
ISBN: 0-905617-16-9
Publication Date: June 1981
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