Excerpt from Trans-Atlantic Passenger Ships: Past and Present

The writer of this book of reference makes no claim to sending it forth as a complete and exhaustive treatment of the subject. The task of listing and describing every steamer, freight or passenger, which has engaged in the North Atlantic trade since 1840 would have necessitated a volume many times larger than is the present one. However, the writer has endeavored to include in the list every important passenger ship which has been employed in this service since its inception, together with a large percentage of the lesser known steamships.

Should any errors or noteworthy omissions be discovered in the text the writer would much appreciate having his attention drawn to the matter, in order that the necessary corrections may be made in subsequent editions.

He acknowledges with gratitude the assistance rendered by Mr. Stephen Gmelin and Mr. Grant S. Taylor in the matter of supplying some of the exact dates upon which certain vessels were scrapped. This phase of the compilation required much laborious research. In fact, it has convinced me that it is almost impossible to obtain in full the necessary data regarding the final disposition of every transatlantic ship.

Included in these expressions of appreciation must be also those addressed to Mr. Fred C. Poyser of the Nautical Photo Agency in England for the generous permission given for the use of reproductions of ship photographs. It was early in 1930 that I first contacted Mr. Poyser via transatlantic correspondence. Since that time I have been indebted to him for many admirable pictures, and the correspondence we carried on through the years has been instrumental in keeping alive my keen interest in ships and shipping.

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