merchantman
5 photos and 1 illustration tagged merchantman, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.
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- ship
- sunk
- freighter
- cargoship
- merchantship
- torpedoed
- libraryofcongress
- xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
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- sslucia
- sunkbyu155
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- date1895
- pubplacelondon
- publicdomain
- sysnum001522426
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- medium
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- crossroads
- curiosity
- david
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Recent uploads
The last upload was February 2016.
Buoyancy boxes and LUCIA (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2016
Covering buoyancy boxes, deck of LUCIA (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2016
British Library digitised image from page 252 of "Out with the Olde Voyagers" from British Library uploaded December 2013
Miles, M.71, Merchantman from SDASM Archives uploaded July 2012
66. âSteel Scientistâ ship at Long Beach, 1928 from SDASM Archives uploaded April 2012
Sailing ship Chance, aground at Bluff, 1902 from National Library NZ on The Commons uploaded November 2008
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Buoyancy boxes and LUCIA (LOC)
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- Richard Norton said:
66. âSteel Scientistâ ship at Long Beach, 1928
from SDASM Archives
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TVL1970 said:
SS Steel Scientist of Isthmian Lines. Torpedoed and sunk by U-514 on October 11, 1942. See: www.isthmianlines.com/ships/sa_steel_scientist.htm www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/2264.html
Covering buoyancy boxes, deck of LUCIA (LOC)
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B-59 said:
The boxes were an invention of William F. Donnelly, s. www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/24501266064/i
Sailing ship Chance, aground at Bluff, 1902
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John Hughes said:
Fascinating picture. Anyone know what the wind turbine was for - bilge pump, or below decks ventilation?
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Terrific Lake said:
great shot
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Translated Poorly said:
The wind turbine is most likely for a electric generator, atleast in some ships of the same age.
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John Hughes said:
Yes, electric generator I think it must be. I was recently reading how Nansen had one installed aboard Fram on his drift across the north polar ice-cap in the 1890s.
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Copper Kettle said:
Interesting. Maybe as oil becomes scarce there again will be ships propelled by sail, with wind and solar generators to power the automatic rigging systems, navigation, etc.