Sorry Bri, don't have a link, just saw it on the tv news here the other day! perhaps the Capn has pointed you to a link!Originally Posted by brian daley
Sorry Bri, don't have a link, just saw it on the tv news here the other day! perhaps the Capn has pointed you to a link!
Hi Norm,
Look on Warships and Ships of war,Cap'n Kong has done a posting there,it is quite informative,
Cheers,
BrianD
Thanks Bri, will do that, Cheers. Just read the Cap'ns post, don't know how I missed it! what a atrocity this was! and the Japanese embassy says the sinking was inconclusive!!!! B*****tds.
Last edited by Norm NZ; 05-17-2010 at 12:53 AM. Reason: addition.
I did'nt put this in picture of the day for obvious reasons,it was taken in 1881. Francis Frith was the photographer and it shows Georges Dock. I will await comment from those of you who are well versed in our city's architectural history as to what the buildings in the background are,
BrianD
Nice one Brian.
Brian. That is a very interesting photo, in my opinion, as those sailing vessels appear to be sealing and/or fishing schooners. The boat on the deck of the nearest one is just a wee bit too big for the usual lifeboat found on such a vessel. They were usually hung between fixed davits at the stern. There is likely no way that we shall ever find out their purpose, but maybe Cap'n Kong will come to the rescue. Heres hoping.
A little bit of nostalgia here, dated 1955,this picture requires no further description from save for a little anecdote related by an AB called Joe Murphy. Joe said he was on his way to Birkenhead to join a Bluey,he had a battered suitcase and a tan which marked him out as a sailor. One of the ferryboat men started talking to Joe and Joe just listened to his tale. The guy said that he was sick of going to sea and was going to pack it in. Joe said he nearly had a bowel movement stifling his laughter,
BrianD
Hi Samsette, I will throw in pilot cutter or revenue cutter as they look too smart for fishing vessels & I dont think we had sealers in Liverpool ,for those vessels in Georges Dock . Ron
Dont know what they are, The ship is nicely painted and so is the boat in the davits. maybe it is just a new painted jolly boat. It must be a oermenant feature on deck because of th davits.
Cheers.
Pilot schooner is a possibility, Ron. I never thought of that, although they were in use, in that role, in the nineteenth century. I never heard of Liverpool being a port for sealers either, Cap'n, but there appears to be three or more schooners in the picture, and sealers did operate in fleets, hence my idea.
I was also of the opinion that Georges Dock might have appeared to be somewhat smaller than the dock featured. At first glance I thought it to be Salthouse. Oh well, it certainly is a picture to ponder over.
Hilbre Island off the Wirral is full of seals, maybe they caught the seals off there?? just a guess.
They are everywhere, on every shoreline; stinking up the place. Paul MacCartney oughta build a home there.
A major part of a deckhands work was the task of beating back rust,we had clean the rust off steelwork with chipping hammers ,steel scrapers and wire brushes. The hull of the ship was under constant attack from rust and ,when we were alongside , were had to get stuck in ,using punts and stages to get close up to the job. Because we were in port we would nearly always be suffering from the drink we had consumed the night before. During the first hour or so,we would be gripping hold tight on to the rope falls,after smoko we would be like high wire artistes,look closely at the pictures and they will give some idea of what I am writing about ,
BrianD
Two pictures from a time when Liverpool was a premier port,the first picture gives us an aerial view of the Brunswick dock and upwards to theThree Graces ,with the Customs House near the top rght hand side of the shot. Secondly, we have a picture of the Landing Stage and Pier head ,buzzing with activity as a liner comes alongside. The pictures were taken in 1934 and the scene was practically unchanged until the 1960's,
BrianD
The changes in the pictures are amazing. Nice one Brian.
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