Harwich Hook of Holland 1893-2010
Another very high quality publication from the Isle of Man's own Ferry Publications. This is a beautifully illustrated and quite detailed history of one of the world's busiest and most important "open sea" ferry routes.
Because it was such a commercially important route, the Harwich to Hook of Holland run has inspired the design and construction of a number of innovative and very effective ships. These included two of the world's largest ferries in the 'Stena Britannica' and 'Stena Hollandia' which were launched in 2010 following a difficult gestation including the bankruptcy of the builder. That was not an uncommon experience for the Stena group.
Many of the vessels were fast, as much as 18 knots in 1894 and 40 knots in 1997 with the gas turbine powered catamaran 'Stena Discovery'. Not all, including the latter, were commercially viable but at least the route inspired ambitious owners to experiment.
All this and much more is very logically and clearly described here.
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