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The Log

Produced by The World Ship Society since 1954 and the NAA since 1968, The Log is a indexed journal of record, written by seafarers, maritime enthusiasts  and historians, and includes well illustrated historical research and personal accounts of ships and shipping, as well as a contemporary record of ships and ship movements with a focus on Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

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The Log is published quarterly in March, June, September and December and delivered to subscribers as hard copy and as PDF.

Vol 53 No.1
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Vol 53 No.4
Vol 54 No.1
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DONATIONS are always welcome. We are a small not for profit Association facing increased printing and postage costs against a declining subscribership as many of our loyal subscribers age.
 

back issues

In the past we have been able to supply many old  issues of The Log in hard copy form but this facility is no longer available.

We are currently digitizing ALL issues of both The Log and irs predecessors.

We expect that these issues will soon be available in PDF form for purchase by anyone wanting to access past issues of The Log. 

Pricing is yet to be decided but will be nominal depending on the mode of transmission, e.g., as attachments to emails or by writing to USB drives and posting. 

Issues published within the last two subscription years will be charged at a higher rate consistent with current subscription prices. 

Any enquiry about back issues should be directed through the Contacts section of this website. 

the log annual indexes

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Index for Volume 52, issues 215 to 218 (new series).

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Index for Volume 51, issues 211 to 214 (new series).

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Index for Volume 50, issues 207 to 210 (new series).

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Index for Volume 49, issues 203 to 206 (new series).

Cumulative indexes

In September 2015 the Nautical Association announced four new LOG indexes which together greatly enhance the value of THE LOG as a research tool. The indexes enable ready access to illustrations and the wealth of historic and other maritime information published in 273 issues of THE LOG, over 61 years from 1954 to the end of 2014. Click the links below for indexes:

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  • Index of Fleets and Classes 1954-2014
    Merchant ship companies (owners, managers, agents and builders) with history and fleet or yard lists (or part thereof), merchant ship fleets, general categories, and naval vessel classes     (24 pages, 0.9MB pdf).

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All four indexes will be maintained on this website for viewing and free downloading, and will be updated from time to time. The indexes refer to THE LOG issue number and page. Please see tables below to determine the date and year for each issue number. The relevant tables for each index are also included at the back of each index.
Indexes have been prepared for the NAA by Tony Cavanagh and more recently Reinhard Thieme. The Articles Index is an updated version of that produced by Buster Browne for the period 1954-2003, issued in 2004 by the NAA in hard copy form. The Association thanks all those named both for their work in preparing these most useful Indexes.
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