They were the largest Navy oilers of their day and nearly 500 of them were built between 1940 and 1945. Now the last T2 tanker, the USNS Mission Santa Ynez, is soon to be on her way from San Fransisco to a scrapyard in … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2010
If you are like me, relatively busy yet easily distracted and very fond of paintings, drawings and old photos of ships, you should probably skip this post. The New York Public Library Digital galley has a wonderful collection of drawings, … Continue reading
It was announced recently that Swashbuckle would be joining the 40 heavy metal bands on the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise. Swashbuckle, for those who are not aware of the group, is a pirate themed metal band from New Jersey. From … Continue reading
Forty two years go the Lyttelton–Wellington ferry Wahine sank in Wellington harbor with the loss of 53 lives. It was New Zealand’s worst modern maritime disaster. The Wahine’s sinking coincided with the advent of television news broadcasting in New Zealand … Continue reading
The idea that cushion of air bubbles might significantly reduce ship resistance through the water has been around for some time. Now Stena is testing the concept with 15 meter prototype vessel. Stena prototype tests air cushion concept … Continue reading
The narration is informative if rather annoying. (Reminding me of Bart Simpson playing it straight.) Nevertheless the clip has some great footage of one of the more exotic and fascinating of the arctic whales, the legendary narwal. Wild Detectives: Narwhal Tooth … Continue reading
Large Model of H.M.S. Leviathan to be Sold in Aid of Rotherham Sea Cadet Corps in Maritime Sale A monumental model of H.M.S. Leviathan will be offered by Charles Miller Ltd on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 in his sale of … Continue reading
The Hodgdon Group and Boothbay Region Boatyard has announced that “Big Boat Racing” is back in Maine. The 2010 Shipyard Cup will be held 27-29 August, 2010. The Shipyard Cup 2010 … Continue reading
The Tall Ship Soren Larsen is returning to the Pacific in 2010 2010 Summer Voyaging In May the ship will depart from New Zealand for the South Seas with a voyage route chosen to encompass some of our favourite island … Continue reading
This isn’t a new, but I find it fascinating nevertheless. Larger than the giant squid, the colossal squid has never been seen alive. Two years ago an autopsy was performed in New Zealand on the biggest intact colossal squid ever … Continue reading
Norwegians to raise submarine The Norwegian Government has announced that the wreck of the WW2 German submarine U-864, which contains 65 tons of mercury, is to be raised, and that the contaminated seabed be covered with clean sand. The submarine, … Continue reading
We have posted extensively about the oldest just barely surviving composite clipper ship, the City of Adelaide, which is in danger of being broken up in May. We have also noted the arguments over the HMAS Adelaide, which may or may … Continue reading
Kalmar Nyckel crew readies for spring sailing You can’t cobble up in a book all of what Captain Lauren Morgens and the 20-plus crew members who will be traveling abroad the Kalmar Nyckel for several months have learned from being … Continue reading
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee is a small town located in the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, located just north of the Great Smokey National Park. It is one of the more unlikely locales in which to find a half scale recreation of the Titanic opening in early … Continue reading
Chinese Freighter Slams Into Great Barrier Reef The Shen Neng 1 crashed into the reef at full speed a few hours after leaving the port of Gladstone, the Australian authorities said. The ship, which was nine miles outside its authorized … Continue reading