Category: Island

18/02/2011

Sy ‘carola’

Filed under: Island - 18 Feb 2011

Sy  ‘carola’

A small steam yacht/ tender The vessel was designed and built in 1898 at Scott and Co’s Shipyard, Bowling, as a yacht, but used as a tender in the winter. She was reboilered in 1952, and remained at Bowling until 1964, when she was sold to a Mr Manning of …

15/02/2011

1888 allan royal mail steamers, 70 great clyde street, glasgow

Filed under: Island - 15 Feb 2011

1888 allan royal mail steamers, 70 great clyde street, glasgow

Allan Royal Mail Steamers, 70 Great Clyde Street, Glasgow. The Allan Line Ocean Steamship Company Founded in 1819 by Alexander Allan, the Allan Line provided the first regular service between the Clyde and Canada. It was said that Allan Line ships carried more young Scots emigrants to Canada than any …

29/01/2011

The denny ship model experiment tank – 2

Filed under: Island - 29 Jan 2011

The denny ship model experiment tank - 2

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 …

30/11/2010

Maheno shipwreck part 1

Filed under: Island - 30 Nov 2010

Maheno shipwreck part 1

PART 1: The Maheno was built in Scotland in 1904 and was the world’s first ever triple screw steamer, weighing a massive 5323 tonnes.The Maheno was used as a hospital ship in WW 1, following which it was purchased by a Sydney shipping company who planned to use it between …

02/11/2010

The denny ship model experiment tank – 3

Filed under: Island - 02 Nov 2010

The denny ship model experiment tank - 3

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 …

20/10/2010

Utting, ms andechs

Filed under: Island - 20 Oct 2010

Utting, ms andechs

sunday-trip in january to Ammersee in Bavaria. the weather was a perfect dream. this paddle-steamer is for a long time inoperative. the boat accommodated a sailers club yet. the shipping-season on the bavarian lakes is starting at Easter.

21/09/2010

Mound city national cemetery

Filed under: Island - 21 Sep 2010

Mound city national cemetery

Mound City National Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, approximately one mile from Mound City, Ill. This area was the home of large naval shipyards that provided warships to the Union’s Mississippi Squadron during the Civil War. The Mississippi Squadron was composed of 80 vessels including the famous ironclads USS …

06/08/2010

A2486

Filed under: Island - 06 Aug 2010

A2486

pc 6585 On board Colonial Line Steamer Comet between New York and Providence RI Colonial Navigation Company between New York and New England Triple Screw Express Turbine Steamer Postcard Collection Boats and Steamboats