This new and completely re-written account of the Straits Steamship Fleets, first published in 1976, not only incorporates details of the corporate history of Straits Steamship and its subsidiaries (Penang, Malacca, Kuching, Sandakan and Singapore), it also gives detailed information about the ships themselves. This revised edition also covers the subsequent 30 years of the company and marks the departure from shipowning of Straits' parent, the Keppel Group, and the pending 130th anniversary of the new independent The Sarawak Steamship Company in 2005.