Dimensions
156 x 234 x 18mm
Commissioned to replace the ships lost in early U-Boat raids
Liberty Ships were American-built Cargo ships for the British to
run cargo during World War 2. Between 1943 and 1951 Ian Malcolm
was a radio officer/purser for owners of the Blue Funnel Line and
the Glen Line. His voyages on Liberty Ships Samite and Samforth
were made in wartime, followed by a year on the Samnesse: trading
between Italy and East Africa. This book deals mainly with his
life on board the ships and how he spent the time in port and
begins with his entrance into the Merchant Navy as a radio
officer and crossing to Canada to join the Samite in Baltimore.
During the Samite's fifteen-month voyage, she called at various
ports in the USA and North Africa. His next ship, the Samforth
visited Canada, the USA, Egypt, Arabia, India, Mozambique,
Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Norway and Finland.
