Nice one Brian.
Nice one Brian.
Thanks for that Brian any info on it? or a link to its demise?
Ahoy there,
Two important programmes of interest to all those of you who like ships and Liverpool. BBC4 at 9.00p.m. tonight, Sunday 9th of May, has "The Box that changed Britain", a programme about how containerisation changed life on the docks. This is followed by "A Passport to Liverpool",a historical look at its Maritime history and multicultural populace. Set your recorders or watch it live!!
BrianD
Ermm! a bit hard to read in that type Brian!? Good post though!Originally Posted by brian daley
I had to go out for dinner but I saw the last two progs. about Liverpool and then the Cod War off Iceland.
A tropical night in the interwar years. the sea is almost like a mill pond and there is just enough of a breeze to keep the old square rigger under way. In the background we can see the lovely old German liner ,the Cap Arcona heading north through that calm south Alantic sea, if you could listen you would hear the strains of a palm court orchestra wafting across the ocean. Oh for the age of gracious living,
BrianD
Nice one Brian.
Two Ladies of a certain age, both admired and beautifully turned out but radically different in presentation.
First we have the celebrated,and very much alive , Queen Mary, she looks robust and as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar. Then we have the Normandie, very French and very chic,but ,sadly ,no longer with us. Both are very easy on the eye, they recall a golden age of shipping,
BrianD
Didn't the "Normandie" hold some speed records,etc,till her demise?
Hi Steve, Yes, the Normandie did hold the Blue Riband for making the fastest crossing of the Atlantic.
She was also the largest shp to be fitted turbo-electric engines ,a record that has not yet been surpassed.
Her greatest rival in the Trans Atlantic race was the Queen Mary. The war brought about her demise, the U.S. government commandeered her and she was going to be used as a troopship.While she was undergoing her refit she suffered a major fire( it was suspected to be sabotage) and was beyond repairing. She was sent to the scrapyard in 1946,a very sad end for such beautiful ship,
BrianD
Cap'n Kong e.mailed this link. He cannot get on Yo !(has he been barred?) Anyway,all you ship enthusiasts might be interested to see this site,the ships graveyard at Alang,
www.midshipcentury.com/videoalang1.shtml
Excellent link there Brian, some fascinating stuff!
Hi Brian. I see the Aussie's are remembering the disaster that befell the Hospital Ship Centaur, which was topedoe'd by the Japanese 57 years ago this month. and I believe the wreckage was only discovered a short while ago! This was a really monsterous attack on a unarmed vessel, and also carrying doctors, nurses, and patients. may they rest in peace!
Hi Norm,
have you a link to this item,it could be added to our Warships and Propaganda thread. I have not read about this yet,
BrianD
it is on there, warships.
Cheers.
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