Ships Monthly - The Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat, July 1979 - Operation 'Catapult'

48 pages. Features: Cover photo of motor vessel Geestcrest; Nice photo of HMS Avenger (F185); Full-page photo of the paddle steamer Waverley in the Upper Pool of London; On the Waterfront; Where to see the Big Ships; European Commentary; New Ship News; New Ships Pictorial; Vintage Thames Views (3); Happy Days in 'H32' - a sub launched in 1918 and in service until 1944 when she was scrapped, as recalled by Jack Philip-Nichols; Still in Steam - 'Portwey' - John Corin reviews the career of a veteran steam tug now in private ownership in South Devon; 'Waverley' in London - photos; Voyages in Ships - a review of passenger services, other than cruises and ferries, operating from UK ports; Old Before Their Time - the 'Glenlyon' class - Paul Boot reviews the fortunes of the 'Glenlyon' class whose careers were foreshortened by technical progress; Operation 'Catapult' - on 3 July, 1940 the British Fleet shelled the French Atlantic Squadron at Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Vanguard' in 1952. Ad clipped from last page, text unaffected. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book