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VICTORIA: The July 2026 monthly meeting was held on Saturday 4th and attended by 12 members. Our enthusiastic member Keith Mitchell gave two very interesting, illustrated presentations made by Yarraville resident Paul Angus. First on the history and ultimate destruction 50 years ago of the Gellibrand lighthouse off Williamstown and then on the history and construction of the Prince Alfred …
SOUTHAMPTON: Despite a heatwave and World Cup semi-final on TV, there was a good turn-out for Iain McCall’s talk ‘Coastal Shipping, the Early Years’. Covering just a few months of 1983/84, Iain’s well-scanned images illustrated the wide variety of shipping seen during the McCall family travels from their local South Wales ports in all parts of the country and even …
SOUTH COAST: South Coast Branch Notes for Thursday 23rd July 7.30 pm held at Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, West Sussex BN42 4TE. Branch member Frank Halliday gave his presentation “Port of Goole and Roundabout”. This covered shipping at the port from the 1900s to the present day. Including ships using the adjacent quays and wharfs on the rivers Ouse, Trent …
MID ESSEX: Our July meeting was somewhat different from the usual. We sat round a table and each of us said how we became interested in shipping and what our particular shipping interests were. Inevitably different stories and different interests were described. One theme emerged in that in the 1950s and 1960s it was much easier to get to see …
MERSEYSIDE: On Tuesday the 9th of June members enjoyed a Presentation prepared by WSS member Maurice Napier, entitled Ex Ships. Maurice has travelled extensively around the world as a Lloyds Surveyor and his photographs of ex British ships sold to foreign owners with new names and liveries prompted much pleasurable discussion among members, many of whom recognized some old friends …
For our July meeting David Eeles presented us with an evening of shipping taken across the last century. Beginning with a recent trip to Gravesend to receive a prize for his recent book on Everards we saw the vessels photographed on the Thames before moving closer to home with some photographs taken during recent storms. He then showed photographs from …
FRED.OLSEN CRUISES – DISCOUNTS FOR WSS MEMBERSThe World Ship Society participates in Fred. Olsen’s Affinity Group Scheme which entitles ourmembers to a 5% discount on their first cruise with the company. On further cruises, havingautomatically become a member of their Oceans Loyalty Club, you are entitled to a further 5%discount. Existing Fred.Olsen customers can save 5% in addition to their 5% …
DORSET BRANCH ONLINE PRESENTATIONS 2024/25WSS Dorset Branch send best wishes to all members. We broadcast our speakers and their presentations via Zoom – so you could enjoy all of our events programme in addition to your local branch meetings. The attached pdf outlines our September 2024 to May 2025 programme, to view it click this link Dorset Zoom Meetings 2024/25
The 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held during the weekend 17 – 19 May 2024at the King Charles Hotel, Brompton Road, Chatham, ME7 5QT, United Kingdom. To book rooms telephone (UK) 01634-830303 stating World Ship Society. Full details of the programme of events for the weekend are available from Jimmy Poole 49 Mount Road, Mitcham, CR4 3EZ, UK
North West Ship Show 2023 The North West Ship Show was held again this year sponsored by the WSS Merseyside Branch. This event took place on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at the Old Christ Church at Waterloo, Liverpool. Again it was a very successful event and was attended by over 127 members of the public plus 25 stallholders taking up …
