Tugboat Portland August 7, 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 219x42ft (67×12.8m) sternwheeler tugboat was built … Read More
Category: Historical Ships
Lightship Chesapeake November 30, 2019
This 133x30ft (40x9m) ship was built in 1930 by Charleston Dry Dock & Machine Company in South Carolina. Designed for a crew of 16 she had several lives over her … Read More
NS Savannah in Drydock, November 17, 2019
This 181.66×23.77m (596x78ft) nuclear powered cargo ship was built in 1959 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey. She was built to demonstrate the peaceful use of nuclear power and … Read More
Petition for Liberty Ship John W. Brown November 2019
This 134.6×17.4m (441ft6inx57ft) Liberty ship was built in 1942 by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Sparrows Point here in Baltimore. She made 8 voyages during WWII being converted to a troop ship … Read More
Nao Santa Maria November 3, 2019
This 28x8m (92x26ft) replica tallship was built in 2007 by Punta Umbría shipyards in Huelva, Spain and owned by the Nao Victoria Foundation. This foundation has built two other ships, … Read More
Wreck of the Peter Iredale August 2019
This 87m (285ft) long barque was built in 1890 by R. Ritson & Co. in Mayport, England for P. Iredale & Porter of Liverpool, England according to Wikipedia. I was … Read More
NS Savannah Departs Baltimore September 9, 2019
This 181.66×23.77m (596x78ft) nuclear powered cargo ship was built in 1959 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey. She was built to demonstrate the peaceful use of nuclear power and … Read More
Visit to Golden Age Charters July 20, 2019 Part II
Click here for Part I If you’re riding the M/V Veteran during Osprey season there’s another reason to have binoculars – there is a large number of these magnificent raptors … Read More
Visit to Golden Age Charters July 20, 2019 Part I
Click here for Part II Located in the small historic town of Urbanna, Virginia, known for its annual Oyster Festival, and home to the famous 1755 Mitchell Map of the … Read More
Empire State Arrives in Baltimore July 6, 2019
This 172x23m (172x76ft) ship was built in 1961 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, now Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc, according to Wikipedia, as a break bulk cargo freighter, the … Read More