Ships gallery

[captain kong]

Here are four pictures of a famous White Star Liner, `M.V. GEORGIC,` the last to be built for the White Star Line in 1932 then in 1934 Cunard Steamship Company took over White Star to become the Cunard White Star Line.
First picture is when she was new on Maiden Voyage, 2nd is when she was bombed and set on fire in Suez Bay with 800 Italian POWs on board, a very large death toll in 1941, then the 3rd is after the fire and she is beached, the 4th is as she was when I sailed on her in 1955 taking emmigrants from Liverpool to Australia, Australian troops, 2RAR, to Malaya and the French Foreign Legion from the Meekong in what was French Indo China renamed Viet Nam, to Algiers and Mersailes, France.
Then we took her to the breakers on the Clyde on December 15 1955.
She was a good job sorry to see her go.

[captain kong]

Here is a good link to many famous ships.

www.shipgeek.com

[brian daley]

Hi BrianA, here's a picture that will bring back a few memories, walking under the El to get back to your berth.Teetering on the cobblestones after one beer too many in the Diner. Great days eh?

[Jeff Glasser]

Nice pic Brian,
I especially like the cars which I think are a couple of '59 Fords (cabs?) with centre stage a '57 Oldsmobile. That might even be a late '50's Dodge or Plymouth behind. I do love old Yank cars!

When was the photo' taken? around 1959-60.

Hope you're still well.

Jeff

[brian daley]

Hi Jeff,'59 was right,makes you feel ancient when you realise that was half a century ago. Anyway ,this picture here was from an earlier period; painted in 1910 by Thomas Somerscales,it shows a four masted barque running before the wind. Nothing romantic about that ships situation, if she pooped one she could founder and all would be lost,great picture though,
BrianD

[Waterways]

Here is a photo of Liner Row in New York in the 50s. it can never ever happen again.
Bottom up.........
Media/Parthia, Caronia, [ Green Godess ], Queen Mary, Britannic, Flandres, America, Constitution.
Only Queen Mary survives as a hotel in Long Beach Cal. USA.

Flandres? are you sure?

[captain kong]

Liberte, ex Europa. French Line from 1950 to 1961.
50 years since I last saw them.

[kevin]

Hi Jeff,'59 was right,makes you feel ancient when you realise that was half a century ago. Anyway ,this picture here was from an earlier period; painted in 1910 by Thomas Somerscales,it shows a four masted barque running before the wind. Nothing romantic about that ships situation, if she pooped one she could founder and all would be lost,great picture though,
BrianD

Hi Brian,
I was out your way yesterday - a wedding at Packington Moor Farm.
Kevin

[brian daley]

Hi Kevin ,we'll have to have a pint of Lumphammer sometime,I have'nt been over to the Black Country this year,
BrianD

[kevin]

Hi Kevin ,we'll have to have a pint of Lumphammer sometime,I have'nt been over to the Black Country this year,
BrianD

Anytime you'll be in the vicinity, let me know - only 5 minutes away from Mad O'Rorke's.

[captain kong]

ss Helenus off Fujiyama.
water colours on silk by H Shimidzu in 1925, famous Japanese artist.of Yokohama.

Helenus, 7,555 grt built in Greenock in 1913, for Ocean Steam Ship Co. of Alfred Holt of Liverpool
Helenus survived three U-boat attacks during WW1 but was sunk by U-69 in WW2 in South Atlantic on March 3, 1942

[brian daley]

Wonderful painting Brian, let's hope some of the crowd show us a few of their hidden gems,
BrianD

[bangorreg]

Hi An old photo taken by me g-father about 1914 I think the ship was the Ancon or Amcon?

[captain kong]

Hi Reg.
The Ship was the `ss Ancon`, first passage through the Panama Canal on August 15 1914, it was making the first official Ocean to Ocean passage.
She was owned by the Panama Railroad Company
Cheers
Brian

[bangorreg]

Hi Reg.
The Ship was the `ss Ancon`, first passage through the Panama Canal on August 15 1914, it was making the first official Ocean to Ocean passage.
She was owned by the Panama Railroad Company
Cheers
Brian

Thank's brian,
He was one of many legal solicitor's working on behalf of the NAPIER SHIPPING CO .
Reg.