THE 256,000 TON TANKER, ESSO NORTHUMBRIA, heading south towards the Cape of Good Hope shipping a sea, I was Third Mate on watch when I took the photo in 1976, Second photo, ESSO NORTHUMBRIA`S bow towering over the houses on Tyneside when being built in 1969.
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Great Ship
Here is a wonderful painting of Cunards Blue Riband champion, the Mauretania. Built in 1904 she served succesfully on the Trans Atlantic run for very many years.tThis picture was painted by Montague Dawson.
Here is a painting of Brunel's Great Western arriving in New York April 1848. She commenced a very succesful stemship service Between Britain and America. The painting was executed by Mark Myers.
BrianD
As it is the anniversary of the attack on the Twin Trade Towers, in New York, here is a view of Ground Zero I took a few months ago. showing the progress.
What is it they're building,in it's place?
An old photo of Sir Ernest Shackleton leaving his men at Point Wild on Elephant Island to sail in that open boat 800 miles across the Weddell Sea and the Scotia Sea to South Georgia to get help after Endurance was lost after being crushed in the ice, it took him 22 months to return to the rescue.
2nd Photo, Me at Point Wild on Elephant Island an evil and desolate place . There is a plaque screwed into the that rock face commemerating the event.
3rd Photo, Ernest Shackleton`s grave at Grytviken, South Georgia, he died in January 1922, When I was there in March we had a service at the graveside and then a toast of Rum, a final tot of Rum was poured on his grave, an old tradition.
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Remembered this thread when i was in a solicitors,,,LOL
THIS WAS HANGING ON THE WALL,,,,,,,,,,,
The Soren Larson,,,,,Passing the Fort Perch Rock,,,,,,,,,,,
Great picture Billy, some kind person out there may be able to fill in the details.
Er, ey Cap'n Kong, who took the picture of the big red penguin?
BrianD
Tall Ship Soren Larsen Sailing adventure for all ages
2 Jun 2009 ... Tall Ship Soren Larsen - New Zealand and South Pacific island sailing adventure. Sail training for people of all ages in Auckland, ...
www.sorenlarsen.co.nz/
ALL ABOUT IT, CREW WANTED AS WELL. WHEN I HAVE HAD MY OPERATION ON 8 OCTOBER I MAY APPLY FOR IT,
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Here is an old painting of the troop ship, HMS Birkenhead, on the Rock off the Cape of Good Hope. This is when the famous saying, Women and Children first, or the Birkenhead drill came into being.
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Brave men indeed. Finest traditions of the Army.
Here is a painting of that awful sinking when445 lives were lost. Yes Popeye,it was British military discipline that helped save lives ,a fact we can feel proud of. The painting is unattributed,
BrianD
Here is a piece of the original teak deck of the old QUEEN MARY.
On Saturday, 26 September it is the 75th Anniversary of her launching.
26 September 1934.
There are only four of these pieces of inscribed teak from her deck commemorating the 70th Anniversary. There are others but not inscribed as this one.
There is one in the Glasgow Museum, one in the John Brown Shipbuilders Museum, Commodore Ron Warwick has one, his father Commodore W.E, Warwick was Master of her, and I have the other one.
It was presented to me by Lovetta Kramer, Executive Director of The RMS Queen Mary Foundation, of Long Beach, California, USA.when I was onboard in 2004.
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Here is another golden oldie,you'll recognise this one right away Cap'n Kong,the old Empress of Britain. It is a lovely poster but was she a lovely ship?
BrianD
Anyone here familiar with the magazine,"Sea Breezes"? Someone I know,picked up a copy from 1957,at a flea market in Lark lane!Some interesting nautical stuff in it,and I wondered if it's still going?
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