Vernon E.W. Finch is de auteur van het boek uit 1988 over de Red Star Line .
"The Red Star Line and
International Mercantile Marine Company" by
Vernon E. W. Finch, (1916-2003), once the Bell Boy
in the flagship "Belgenland". Publ'd by De
Branding, Antwerp. 1988. 4 to., 151 pp. The
Red Star Line was founded in 1872
and liquidated in 1935. All of the
Red Star ships sailed under the Belgian flag,
although the Company was financed by Americans.
This is a comprehensive history of the company,
including many b/w photographs. The 2-page
colour spread shows some of the company's
major ships, the foremost of which was the
"S.S. Belgenland", the original design of
which is pictured below. The other picture
below shows the S.S. Finland in the Gaillard
Cut of the Panama Canal on Dec. 5th, 1923.
Blue cloth with Red lettering.
International Mercantile Marine Company" by
Vernon E. W. Finch, (1916-2003), once the Bell Boy
in the flagship "Belgenland". Publ'd by De
Branding, Antwerp. 1988. 4 to., 151 pp. The
Red Star Line was founded in 1872
and liquidated in 1935. All of the
Red Star ships sailed under the Belgian flag,
although the Company was financed by Americans.
This is a comprehensive history of the company,
including many b/w photographs. The 2-page
colour spread shows some of the company's
major ships, the foremost of which was the
"S.S. Belgenland", the original design of
which is pictured below. The other picture
below shows the S.S. Finland in the Gaillard
Cut of the Panama Canal on Dec. 5th, 1923.
Blue cloth with Red lettering.
