Part 12

Part 12 of Shipping Wonders of the World was published on Tuesday 28th April 1936.

This issue included a colour plate illustrating the distinctions of rank in the Royal Navy, which accompanied an article In the Royal Navy.

The Cover

The cover of the present part shows men working aloft in the Swedish four-masted barque Abraham Rydberg. Built at Glasgow in 1892 by C. Connell & Co, her registered tonnage is 2,345 gross. She was originally called Hawaiian Isles, and this was changed to Star of Greenland before she was renamed Abraham Rydberg. The vessel is fitted as a first-class training ship, and is now engaged in the Australian grain trade.

Contents of Part 12

The Franklin Mystery

Concluded from part 11.

Diving for Pearls

Beautiful and rare pearls have long been a magnet to adventurers, beckoning them on to deeds of endurance and courage. One of the most hazardous occupations known, pearl-diving is still carried on in some parts of the world as in early times. Modern methods have been applied extensively; but good pearls are still rare, despite the world-wide activities of the pearling fleets.

British North Sea or Faroe Islands Trawler

This vessel is representative of the most up-to-date practice in steam trawler design. The ship, which is named White Pioneer, was built in 1935 in Aberdeen and engined on the Tyne. She operates generally from the port of North Shields.

 This is the seventh article in the series on Merchant Ship Types.

Early Nineteenth Century Engines

Rapid progress was made in the development of steam propulsion in the first half of the nineteenth century, and many features of great importance to-day were then introduced.

This chapter is the second article in the series Marine Engines and Their Story.

The Wild Boat of the Atlantic

The career of the clipper Dreadnought is a stirring chronicle of romance and recklessness on the Atlantic. The clipper may be regarded as representing the high-water mark of Atlantic sailing vessels. Commanded by the famous Samuel Samuels, she had the reputation of never having been passed by a sailing ship in more than a four-knots breeze. Her story is one of the finest in the series Speed Under Sail.

In the Royal Navy

Before a youth may enter the Royal Navy he must pass through the long period of training and discipline necessary for those who would serve under the White Ensign. This chapter tells of the many opportunities available and is illustrated by a magnificent colour-plate.

The article is  the second in the series Going to Sea.

Distinctions of Rank in the Royal Navy (colour plate)

Seven Years Under the Sea

Constantly risking death and injury, courageous men continued to search for and to retrieve bullion from the shattered hull of the sunken White Star Liner Laurentic. The divers who reached the wreck found it in a difficult position, but by constantly risking their lives they retrieved the bullion under difficulties that seemed at times to be insuperable.  

The article is the fourth in the series Dramas of Salvage. The article concludes in part 13.

Distinctions of Rank in the Royal Navy

The colour plate (left) shows the distinctions of rank in the Royal Navy ranging from Admiral of the Fleet to Naval Cadet’s “patch”. It also includes illustrations of Caps and Cap Badges.

The full key is given in the full article.