Shaw, Savill & Albion : a fleet history : incorporating the Albion Line, Shaw, Savil & Company, John Leslie, Walter Savill and his ships, Crusader Shipping Company, Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line /Henry C. Spong and Richard H. Osborne.

Providing a business history of each company, commencing with the foundation of Patrick Henderson & Co in 1834 and the development of their service to New Zealand in 1848 to carry settlers and materials. Trading as the Albion Line, the company dominated New Zealand trade until the foundation of Shaw Savill in 1858. While the formal establishment of the Albion Shipping Co took place in 1864, the company then merged with Shaw Savill in 1882 to become the Shaw, Savill & Albion Company Ltd. Having acquired the Aberdeen Line, the company was to eventually pass into the control of the Royal Mail Group and then Furness, Withy & Co before its demise as an entity in 1979. The fleet histories are organised by company and provide details of launch, ownership and service. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs.