17/01/2012

The denny ship model experiment tank -1

Filed under: All - 17 Jan 2012
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The denny ship model experiment tank -1

A ship model experiment tank, used for testing models of hulls and propellers to see how their full-sized equivalents would behave The tank and its equipment were originally built in 1882. An extension was built after the Second World War, to house propeller testing equipment and staff It was the …

15/01/2012

Maheno shipwreck

Filed under: Island - 15 Jan 2012

Maheno shipwreck

Fraser Island – Australia The word Maheno means ‘island’ in Maori, which is the native language of New Zealand. The Maheno was built in Scotland in 1904 and was the world’s first ever triple screw steamer, weighing a massive 5323 tonnes. It also held the blue ribbon in trans-atlantic crossing …

07/01/2012

Light.on.the.starch.oshin! day218-365

Filed under: Island - 07 Jan 2012

Light.on.the.starch.oshin! day218-365

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Northwestern pacific 4-6-0 steamer #112 and western pacific f7a #913

Filed under: All - 07 Jan 2012

Northwestern pacific 4-6-0 steamer #112 and western pacific f7a #913

Seen at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.

05/01/2012

Mutton cove wreck ii – hdr

Filed under: River - 05 Jan 2012

Mutton cove wreck ii - hdr

Another shot from Mutton Cove on the Excelsior Ship Wreck. Will catch up tomorrow on everyone’s stream and group’s. Enjoy – Canon 5D Mark2. – ISO 100, f16, 20mm. – Canon 17-40 f/4 L. – Tripod. View On Black Standard 3 exposure (+2,0,-2 EV) Processing Photomatix – Tonemapped …

29/12/2011

Troop ship “viper” 1917

Filed under: River - 29 Dec 2011

Troop ship

Triple screw steamer "Viper" (1906, 1713grt) of G&J Burns, Glasgow. ID No: 1121331 Built for the Ardrossan-Belfast day service. Served as a troopship on the English Channel in WW1. (postcard) Scrapped 1949. I picked this postcard up at a sale. dated 14th December 1917 Reads Dear Wife Arrived Safely this …

18/12/2011

Dsc02289

Filed under: All - 18 Dec 2011

Dsc02289

Az utolsó napon hazafelé Oriliától északra a 11-es főút mentén meglátogattunk egy vadrezervátumot, majd továbbmentünk Gravenhurstbe a Muskoka-tó kikötőjébe, ahol azonban Észak-Amerika legrégebbi ma is működő gőzhajójából csupán ennyit láthattunk – épp kifutott a tóra és még a part mentén üldözve sem jutottam ennél közelebb… Egy hosszú szeptemberi hétvégét Sárika …

12/12/2011

Tss earnslaw

Filed under: River - 12 Dec 2011

Tss earnslaw

The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 vintage twin screw steamer plying the waters of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. It is one of the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago, and the only remaining passenger-carrying coal-fired steamship in the southern hemisphere.

06/12/2011

I got what i wanted!

Filed under: All - 06 Dec 2011

I got what i wanted!

I know it’s corny, but I have wanted one of these steamers for a long time. I hate cleaning with chemicals and avoid it whenever possible. Hayden and I are ultra sensitive to perfumes, fragrances and harsh chemical smells so I was so excited to see that Kevin got me …

20/11/2011

Cigarette card – steamer duchess of argyll

Filed under: Island - 20 Nov 2011

Cigarette card - steamer duchess of argyll

Mitchell’s, River & Coastal Steamers, 1925. No10 "Duchess of Argyll"