The Dover Straits is the resting place for many wrecks and this book reveals the stories behind a selection of these unfortunate vessels.

This follow-up to Alistair Deayton’s David MacBrayne history tells the story of the other constituent company of CalMac, whose vessels, with their blacktipped yellow funnels, once flourished on the Clyde, sailing to Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Argyll.

Jones reveals the stories behind the shipping disasters in the Solent.