The Gosport Liners growing their business to become

growing their business to become a brand synonymous with high quality cruise ferry services

and its development of the Blue Star Ferries brand

this superbly researched book brings together the extraordinary story of this masterpiece of Victorian engineering

For the first time in print

The publication has a wide range of images

The Gosport Liners growing their business to becomeThe Gosport ferry service represents part of a proud nautical tradition which has long been associated with Portsmouth Harbour. Although a floating bridge was established in 1840, it was not until 1869 that the first privately owned steam launch began to ply its trade across the narrow neck of water between both towns. Its introduction was met by fierce hostility from the traditional wherrymen who did everything in their power to prevent their