Ponderosa Mine Tour July 31, 2019
(This post is part of a (mostly) non-ship series about a trip to the West I took during July and August of 2019) Within the Ponderosa Saloon on the main … Read More
Month: August 2019
Virginia & Truckee Railroad July 31, 2019
(This post is part of a (mostly) non-ship series about a trip to the West I took during July and August of 2019) This railroad began construction in 1869 and … Read More
Tonopah Historic Mining Park July 30, 2019
(This post is part of a (mostly) non-ship series about a trip to the West I took during July and August of 2019) Silver was discovered in Tonopah, Nevada in … Read More
Old Tonopah Cemetery July 30, 2019
(This post is part of a (mostly) non-ship series about a trip to the West I took during July and August of 2019) Located in Tonopah, Nevada, this cemetery‘s grave … Read More
A Visit to the 949th Transportation Company July 27, 2019
According to this Global Security page the 949th Transportation Company is a subordinate unit of the 1176th Transportation Terminal Brigade which in turn is a unit of the 99th Regional … Read More
Visit to MG Anthony Wayne (LT-803) July 27, 2019
This 39x11m (128x36ft) tugboat was built in 1993 by VT Halter Marine in Moss Point Mississippi according to this Ship Building History page for the US Army and intended to … Read More
Visit to MG Robert Smalls (LSV-8) July 27, 2019
This 83x18m (273x60ft) logistics support vessel (LSV) was built by VT Halter Marine in Moss Point, Mississippi in 2004. The last of 8 General Frank S. Besson-class vessels, she was … Read More
Stolt Ocelot Arrives in Baltimore, July 26, 2019
This 155x24m (509x79ft) tanker was built in 2008 by Kurinoura Dockyard & Shipbuilding in Yawatahama, Japan and named Golden Ivy according to sheepvaartwest. In 2010 Stolt Tankers purchased this tanker … Read More