Re: blue prints

On Sun, 11 May 2008 07:27:08 -0400, "leviathan1924" <missy144@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:

>Good morning,
>
>    This is a very interesting group lively and interesting.  I am a
lover 
>of ****ps, in particular the older turn of the century.  I have a couple
of 
>questions for the group. if you don't mind.
>
>1. Are there any blueprints to the ****p availible.  Machinery Drawings 
>Booklet of general plans that sort of thing. I remember Harland and Wolf
had 
>an archives until they were bought out  a few years back. And the new 
>company closed the archives i believe they were afraid of liability and
the 
>archives did not generate enought revenue to warent keeping them open.
>
>2. A great source of information is "The ****pbuilder" a journal that was 
>published during that time and well into the first half of the century. 
>Does anyone know where these journals may be found. I have managed to
find 
>one in a used book store a few years back but have not seen one since.
>I have several of Mark Warren's books which are also excelent sources of 
>information mostly reprints of "The ****p Builder and The Engiene Builder"
>
>Any info is welcome
>
>Thank you for your time.

Can't help on actual copies of The ****pbuilder - I bought mine in a
second hand book shop many years ago.

However, there's a series of books called 'Ocean Liners of the Past',
which are basically reprints from 'The ****pbuilder'. There's one on
the Olympic class liners, among others. I suspect they're out of
print, but they are fairly easy to find.

Try looking on Amazon with the search string "Ocean Liners of the
Past"

Regards

Doug Urquhart