... had that layout. Then it would be a much longer, bigger ship entirely than it appears in the photo, its bow extending way to the left ... station (with a 3-inch on top of it that could fit our ship), not aft as is clearly shown in the photo. They also did NOT have a ...
... is the vessel moored directly astern. This old-style 'ship of the line' was authorized in 1816 and completed in 1825, but not ... training vessel before being converted into a "receiving ship", a floating barracks to house naval recruits. In this photo she is moored ...
... Don't know if they were there at the time. Dewey's ship is in Phila and the Constellation in Baltimore now.
A different view ... This is probably the 235th post on this topic. The ship was in DC in 1932 and first day covers were postmarked on the ship for ...
... for the RMS Lusitania. This is sad commentary....a doomed ship in the background and a doomed Captain of his next command in the ... on its ill-fated maiden voyage the following year.
The ship behind the Olympic does look like a Cunarder. It looks to me like the ...
... new City of Detroit III This was a larger sister ship to the City of Cleveland, pictured here a couple of days ago. The City of ... Great Lakes for nearly 50 years.
This picture of the ship was taken when it was brand new. In fact, the Detroit Shipbuilding ...
... AV-4. A seaplane tender anchored off Ford Island. His ship was hit hard by dive bombers with one crashing into one of her cranes. A ... aviation fuel was stored for the PBY's they refueled!! His ship was awarded seven battle stars during the war. Dad died in 2005 a proud ...
... of the Titanic disaster whose father went down with the ship. View full size. Lolo, the last remaining male survivor of the ... D, the last lifeboat successfully launched from the ship. Michel Sr. went down with the ship.
Titanic Couldn't help but notice the toy being held by the boy on ...
... they were increased in height after sea trials.
The ship on the left is one of two built in Bath, Maine, either Flusser (DD 20) or ... cars up to a higher level for loading directly from the ship when at high tide. A lower level track was on the dock itself, for low ...
... full size.
Is it the angle? From this view, the ship looks like it's missing a rudder!
[That's because there's no rudder! ... the Col. Schoonmaker, is moored at Toledo as a museum ship. It was launched in 1911, and taken out of service in 1980. The Boyer was ...
Circa 1900. "U.S.S. Buffalo , ship's company." A certain amount of mugging for the camera here, as well as ... At least one of them seems to be visiting from another ship (right end of the third row).
Queen of Hearts Back row, third from ...
... no other reference to more than one "William G. Mather" in ship form.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
[Google and ye shall find . - Dave]
William G. Mather This ship is still around and on display in Cleveland behind the Rock and Roll Hall ...
... Maryland. "Electric welders working on the Liberty ship Frederick Douglass at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards." Photo by ... Douglass and Theodore Dwight Weld.
British rescue ship Rathlin rescues all hands (40-men merchant complement, 29-man Armed Guard, ...
... real life, capturing a second in time, long ago.
The ship on the right is listing to port, probably unloading cargo.
Oh yes, we ... the bananas were unloaded by hand from the hold of the ship. No nets or other mechanical devices appear to be in use that might damage ...
... The monitor noted by others is most likely a Passaic-class ship and probably the Lehigh. The primary assumption is that the ship is perpendicular to the line of sight (as are the other ships). In that ...
... of the salute and coming up the side. Curious what ship this is. And yes, those searchlights all had radial shutters that could ... proximity to the bridge (or conning tower on this pre-WWI ship) or signal station. Even the smaller signal lamps could reach the horizon ...
... concerns, life aboard a man-of-war continues whether the ship is afloat or up on blocks.
Propulsion I see the drummer entering ... dock?
"Cat head" Interesting that this ship retains the method of securing the anchor used by wooden sailing ships of ...
... to use a younger pair and move them to the front of the ship, many of the cast and the movie itself would eventually win Oscars and VHS ... at those wheelhouses, I don't think I've ever seen a ship built with a mansard roof.
Particulates The lack of pollution ...
... I'm trying to figure out where this would be on this ship.I'm thrown by the ornate wooden doors on the right, the steam heat ... steering but it can't be.But then again !! Footnote; My ship had an aft steering wheel almost identical the air pump wheel but padded ...
... at Pieces of Eight, then my grandmother and I boarded the ship (with her car loaded aboard) for the trip across the lake for a family visit in Ann Arbor. The weather turned rough and the ship soon had that distinctive odor of vomit wafting through it. Wishing to be ...
... What a majestic image with such movement, I feel as if the ship is going to coast right through my computer screen.
Ladies Who Launch ... the answer to that previous post about the rudder when a ship is launched sideways. Perfect.
Wow ... That's exactly why I love ...
... Great-Grandpa got into a little trouble in Genoa. Got on a ship to Hoboken as crew, jumped ship, "just walked away" as the story goes. In 1904 he sends for G-Grandma ...