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MarineTechnologySpecialCollection,NewcastleUniversity

PeriodicalsHistories:(onlytradeandindustrytechnicalmagazines,researchjournals)

ListedinthesamesequenceastheCollection’sholdingsshownontheCollection’swebsiteforSearchCollectionthenPeriodicals.

MacGregorNews,n1,1956-todate.ThehousemagazineofMacGregor&Companyfoundedin

1939,WhitleyBay,Northumberland,Englandtoserveshippingcompaniesandshipyards.Refs:MacGregorhttp://www.macgregor.com,MacGregorNewsrecentissuesfreeonlinehttp://www.zepro.dk/?id=2218

Examplepages:MacGregorNews,1956,[no.1],pp[1-3].WatertightnesswithMacGregorcovers.

MacGregorNews,1958,no.9,pp[1-2].N/SSavannah.“Firstnuclearship.Oneofthemanypeaceful

applicationsofatomicenergy”.AnnouncingtheproposedconstructionintheUSofthe9,500dwtbulkcargoshipfittedtoMacGregorsteelcargohatchcovers–agreatcoupfortheBritishcompany.[Shewasbuilttodemonstratetheconceptofnon-militarynuclearpropulsionwaspossible.She

becameatouringdemonstrationforthe“AtomsforPeaceProgramme”andindoingsohelpedtoeasethefearsandthusaccessfornuclearwarshipstobeacceptedinsomeportsaroundtheworld.Constructionandoperationprovedtobemuchmoredifficult,dangerous,anduneconomicthan

anticipated.Shewasthefirstofveryfewnuclear-poweredcargo/passengerships,allofwhichwereresearch/experimental!].



ManchesterAssociationofEngineers.Transactions,1887–1976/77[volumesnotnumbered],MAE,Manchester,Lancashire,England.AUKregionalprofessionalengineeringlearnedsocietypublishingatechnicalresearchjournalcoveringallaspectsofengineeringwithonlyoccasionalship/marine

papers.Refs:MAEhttp://www.mae.uk.com[accessed23-03-2017]membersonly.TheCollectionisnotamember.Examplepages:[underconstruction].



TheMarineEngineer:Amonthlyjournalofmarineengineering,shipbuilding,andsteamnavigation,vI[v1]April1879–vXLIII[v28]1905.EditedbyWilliamGeorgeNeal.PublishedbyThe

MarineEngineer,London,England.ContinuesvariouslyasTheMarineEngineerandNavalArchitect:apracticaljournalforallconcernedinthedesignconstructionandmaintenanceofmechanicallypropelledships,dieselandotheroilengines,auxiliaries&refrigeration,marine

engineeringworks,welding&mechanicalrepairs,cargohandlingappliances,vXLVI[v29]=Aug1906-July1907–ca.vXLIII[v43]=1920/21,continuesasTheMarineEngineerandMotorShipBuilder,incorporatingTheNavalArchitect[nottheRINAmagazineofsamename]yearstbc,then

TheMarineEngineer,yearstbcbutincludingv8=1945–v73=1948,thenasTheMarineEngineerandNavalArchitect,v72=1949–v?=1972continuesincorporatedinShipbuildingandMarineEngineeringInternational.AtradeandindustrytechnicalmagazinewithUKandinternationalnews.

Includessomeexcellentfold-outtechnicaldrawingsofmarineenginesandshipgeneralarrangements.Averyusefulmagazine,givenitsveryearlystart,reportingoncurrentdevelopmentsmostlyintheUKwithsomeinternationalcoverage.Contentsinclude:editorialarticles;some

summariesofpaperspublishedinotherjournalsespeciallyfromTransactionsoftheInstitutionofNavalArchitects(INA));letterstotheeditor;bookreviews;patentsummaries;obituaries;launchesandtrialtrips;etc.Latersubtitleamendedtoinclude“…illustratedjournal…”,“…electrical

engineering”,“…andalliedtradesandindustries”.LatereditorsincludedReginaldWilliamJames.Refs:MarineEngineerandNavalArchitect,vXX[v20]=1898/99https://archive.org/details/marineengineera09unkngoog,ebookonlinefreedownload,several

volumesavailable.

Examplepages:TheMarineEngineer,vol.II[2]no.?,1880Aug1,pp.98-103[onlypp.98,100-101,103,scanned].TheRussianyacht.ByE.E.Goulaeff.Descriptionofaradicallynovel-shapedcoal-

firedsea-goingyacht,“TheLivadia”,builtbyJohnElder&Co,Govan,nearGlasgowfortheCzarofRussia.Length235ft,breadth153ft(!!!),draught6ft6ins.Whichmeanstheyachtisalmostcircularinshape!!!Thehugebreadthwasattempttoprovidemaximumstabilityforthecomfortofroyal

passengersbutalsoasatrialforaproposednovelclassofwarships.Furtherreadingref:RussianYachtLavidia.http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Russian_yacht_Livadia_(1880)



InternationalMarineEngineering,vI[v1]=ca.1895–vXXIV[v24]=1919.ContinuesasMarine

Engineering,vXXV[v25]=1920,monthly,AldrichPublishingCo.,thenSimmons-BoardmanPublishing,NewYork,USA.ContinuesasMarineEngineeringandShippingAge,vXXVI[v26]=1921–tbcbutincludingvXXXII[v32]=1927.AUS-basedtradeandindustrytechnicalmagazinewithaninternational

coveragebutmostlywithaUSconnection.Containsamixofeditorialarticlesandsubstantialarticles



typically4-8pages.Primarilyaboutmarineengineeringbutcoverageexpandedtoincludeothershippingandshipbuildingtopics.Includesmanygoodqualityphotosandillustrations.Refs:none.

Examplepages:InternationalMarineEngineering,vol.xx[20]no.1,1915Jan,pp.1-3[pp.1only

scanned].“Governmentshipbuildingstatistics”.[Bytheeditor].USgovernmentstatistics.Oneofseveralshortnewsitems.Followedbyamixoftechnicalpapers,newshipsandmachineryannouncements,andmaritimenews,andsuchlike.MostlyabouttheUSindustrybutwithsome

newsfromothercountries.InternationalMarineEngineering,vol.xx[20]no.8,1915Aug,pp.344-347[pp.344-345onlyscanned].“TheRedStarLinerBelgenland:triplescrewpassengersteamerof33,000tonsdisplacementlaunchedbyHarland&Wolff,Belfast”.DetaileddescriptionofthenewlargeUK-

builtshipwithphotosandgeneralarrangement.RegisteredintheportofAntwerp,BelgiumprobablyforservicebetweenEuropeandAmerica.



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