Shipping (4) To incl Souvenir of HMS Vanguard and The Royal Voyage To South Africa 1946-47

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Shipping (4) To incl Souvenir of HMS Vanguard and The Royal Voyage To South Africa 1946-47

Shipping (4) To incl Souvenir of HMS Vanguard and The Royal Voyage To South Africa 1946-47. A fine 32 page Souvenir publication with 28 photographs of this last Battleship that Britain constructed. Showing views of Princess Elizabeth visiting the Ship, Views of the ship, her 15" Guns, Engine room, Officers and Sailors quarters. Also the Royal State Rooms for the King, Queen and Princesses for Royal Tour to South Africa that year. Published just before the Royal Tour. Printed on fine semi-gloss paper in card cover, size 7.75" x 6". (HMS Vanguard; Launched November 30th 1944, tonnage 42,500 tons, Main Armament Eight 15" Guns. This Souvenir publication was sold in the NAFFI on board the ship), and Union Steamship Company of New Zealand 1920 Pocket Guide - extensive 28 page Pocket Guide giving details of their shipping services to Australia and islands in the Pacific Ocean, connecting shipping services plus railway details and time tables, also with map and list of their Fleet of 71 ships. Size 3" x 4.75". NYK (Japanese) Line 1931, sub titled "To America or Canada via China and Japan" a 9 page Brochure with 12 photographs of their ships and places to visit and 2 maps, plus detailing text. Folds down to 4" x 9" and Cunard's New Ships Publicity Brochure: SS Media & Parthia 1948-50. Fine large attractive fold out brochure with colour illustrations of the ships and their Public Rooms and cabins. Printed on finest thick semi-gloss paper, folds out to size 20" x 18" (4)

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