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Post by Retrovision on Aug 13, 2007 0:04:56 GMT -8
As part of my ongoing obsession to preserve nautical history and the memory and knowledge of it, I've created a new gallery to showcase my photographic contributions so-far. www.WorldLiners.fotopic.net
"Welcome to World Liners, an archive dedicated to preserving the memory of those classic liners - or 'steamships' - that have plied the waters of the world for the last 2 centuries through photography"  |
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 13, 2007 18:40:08 GMT -8
New collection - RMS Lusitaniawww.worldliners.fotopic.net/lusitania...Interior (cut-away half of the models) shots soon, both of the Lusitania and to be added to the Normandie collection. |
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 13, 2007 21:53:58 GMT -8
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 14, 2007 1:01:15 GMT -8
20 exterior images added to Queen Mary collection, almost all after dark during a rare Southern California rainstorm, giving the majestic lady a shiny glow... www.worldliners.fotopic.net/QueenMary |
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 14, 2007 21:32:36 GMT -8
now 72 photographs taken of and aboard the RMS Queen Mary at Long Beach, California. Just added about 40 images of her interior including art that was found throughout the vessel that's now located in a central gallery as well as memorabilia in the Documentation collection www.WorldLiners.fotopic.net/QueenMary |
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 15, 2007 1:33:40 GMT -8
Now 90 images comprise the collection - I've got to get back there for more, and this is all for now of the RMS Queen Marywww.WorldLiners.fotopic.net/QueenMary...Next in this gallery, SS Normandie and RMS Lusitania cut-away model interior views (from the other side) |
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 15, 2007 7:13:06 GMT -8
Graham--have they finally repainted the stacks? When I saw her in 1993 Disney had just relinquished control of the ship--the Disney "Imagineers" thought it would be patriotic to have "red, white and blue" on the ship and thus had the white lifeboat covers replaced with blue and the Cunard stacks repainted in French Line Red. In your pics it looks like the stacks are back to Cunard orange.
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 15, 2007 10:59:12 GMT -8
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 15, 2007 22:36:06 GMT -8
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 17, 2007 0:38:56 GMT -8
As mentioned, here's the first of two sets of the cut-away side of those two massive ship models displayed aboard the Queen Mary moored at Long Beach in Southern California www.worldliners.fotopic.net/LusitaniaStarting with the third row of images, about 20 'interiror' and one exterior head-on bow shot of the RMS Lusitania |
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 17, 2007 16:37:37 GMT -8
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 20, 2007 1:59:34 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Nov 9, 2007 21:23:41 GMT -8
from a 1958 Cunard brochure...  |
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Post by Neil on Nov 10, 2007 16:11:30 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 12, 2007 11:57:34 GMT -8
I'll take the "round the world cruise", please. From January 14 to May 23.....that would be 130 days. I wonder what the 1925 fare would be for that. I'm also intrigued by the Vancouver - Australia route, from Sept.24-Oct.18. 25 days for that one, via Honolulu, Fija and Auckland. thanks for the scanning & posting of that, Neil. |
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Post by Mill Bay on Oct 1, 2008 22:10:29 GMT -8
I've been wanting to post this for a while now... it's a video tribute to the Titanic's little known sister-ship, the Britannic, which served as a hospital ship IN WWI and was mined and sank.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2008 17:24:17 GMT -8
I have seen lots of videos about her.
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Post by Mill Bay on Oct 17, 2008 8:48:38 GMT -8
Interesting News article on a very unique ocean liner. mdislander.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1337&Itemid=37Visiting Athena has storied past Written by Thomas Thompson Friday, September 22, 2006 BAR HARBOR — A piece of nautical history visited Tuesday when the MV Athena of Classic International Cruises steamed into Frenchman Bay and dropped anchor. It would be news enough to report that the Athena, built in 1948, is the oldest ocean liner still in service and that this was her first voyage to Mount Desert Island. But underneath its gleaming paint and complete reconstruction lies another name and tale. The Athena was christened the SS Stockholm, and is the vessel that collided with the Andrea Doria and resulted in her sinking. The Stockholm was launched in 1948 and operated by the Swedish American Line. She was the smallest passenger ship operating on the North Atlantic route, with a length of 525 feet and a gross tonnage of 12,165. Over the last 58 years, the ship has sailed for a number of cruise lines under various names and flags. In 1994 she was completely rebuilt from the original hull. She was again rebuilt in 2004, and is the new flagship for Classic International Cruises. But her most famous day will almost certainly be July 25, 1956. On that day, the Andrea Doria, with 1,134 passengers and a crew of 572, was heading west and due to dock in New York City the following morning. It was the last night of a transatlantic voyage that had began in Genoa on July 17. The smaller passenger liner SS Stockholm was on its way to Gothenburg. Both ships were in a heavily traveled shipping corridor as they steamed toward each other off Nantucket Island. The Andrea Doria had been sailing in fog for some hours, but the Stockholm was under clear skies and unaware of the fog bank they were nearing. The two ships steamed toward each other at a combined speed of 40 knots. Each ship was aware of the other, but were guided by radar alone. There was no direct radio communication. The crew on each misinterpreted the course of the other. In the last few minutes before impact, the Andrea Doria gradually steered to port, while the Stockholm turned starboard. Because of the dense, impenetrable fog, the ships were very close before they established visual contact and realized their maneuvers had served only to steer them towards each other. The Stockholm’s helmsman turned hard to starboard and attempted to reverse the engines. The Andrea Doria turned hard to port, as its captain tried to outrun the collision. The two ships slammed into each other at 11:10 p.m. The Stockholm hit the Andrea Doria at nearly a 90-degree angle. Built for the Baltic, the Stockholm had a sharply raked prow. This powerful ram sliced 40 feet into the larger vessel’s starboard side. Five empty fuel tanks on Andrea Doria’s starboard side quickly filled with 500 tons of seawater. That weight created a sharp list. It was determined later that the Andrea Doria lost critical stability because her crew did not flood the empty fuel tanks on the port side with sea water for needed ballast as the ship’s builders had specified. The Stockholm’s bow was crushed, and it dipped dangerously low, but it remained afloat and manuverable. The Andrea Doria’s captain ordered everyone to abandon ship about 30 minutes after the collision. The severe list prevented the crew from lauching half the lifeboats – all those on the port side. A distress message was sent out. The captain of the Stockholm sent some of his lifeboats, and in the first hours of the rescue survivors were taken aboard the Stockholm. A French liner arrived three hours after the collision and rescued the majority of the remaining passengers and crew. In all, 46 passengers of the Andrea Doria and five Stockholm crew members were killed. Two additional Andrea Doria passengers perished during the rescue. At 10:09 a.m. on July 26, under the watchful eyes of news cameras, the Andrea Doria slipped beneath the surface, only 11 hours after being struck.
To see images of the ships life and physical transformation, link to: www.faktaomfartyg.se/stockholm_1948.htm |
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Post by Northern Exploration on Nov 13, 2008 7:31:41 GMT -8
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Post by Mirrlees on Jan 18, 2011 14:12:33 GMT -8
I've been following the saga of SS United States, mothballed in Philadelphia, PA. I found a website that shows what her interior was like in her heyday and what it is like today. www.modern-ruins.com/ssunitedstates/ |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jan 18, 2011 22:45:01 GMT -8
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Jan 19, 2011 4:44:15 GMT -8
Some recent photos I took can be found here, as well as more discussion about her past and future |
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 26, 2011 19:19:22 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 26, 2011 21:53:40 GMT -8
This photo, at least in my eye, bears a striking resemblance to the ballroom in the Overlook Lodge from The Shining. Great movie that is. ;D  [note: not my photo] |
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Sept 27, 2011 3:17:39 GMT -8
I understand there will be a new book on the SS US available from www.lesstreater.com/ (along with a number of books on some of the well known liners) for £48 with £16 shipping to North America. In a posting on one of the Yahoo forums Les Streater stated the book is in pre-order with a 10% discount if ordered before the official release of October 5th and 10% of the proceeds are destine for the SS US preservation fund. |
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