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 Scotch Boilers on Ships |
| Posted by teevee - 10-15-09 04:42 - 0 comments |
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I have checked out all ship "specks" on the "ancient" ships of both Isthmian and States Marine listed on these pages. There is no way to determine this unless I have over looked something . As a guess it may be that those ships built between 1902 and the 1920's had Scotch boilers in them. Some of you guys may have sailed ships using this type of boiler in them. I was fortunate to have sailed at a time when a few remained in the U S, merchant fleet. Long gon ...read more |
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| Christmas Dinner-1947-Winthrop L Marvin |
| Posted by teevee - 10-12-09 03:42 - 0 comments |
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Fellow Isthmian shipmates I have been going through the entire pages of both States Marine and Isthmian material. I have just read the menu of Christmas Dinner on the S.S. William M Allen. It reads like a dream. By contrast the Dinner on Winthrop L Marvin differed 180 degrees. We sailed from pier 3 Locust Point in Baltimore around supper time on the 24th. Snow started as we entered the C & D Canal and by the time we reached Philly it was a blizzard. On the 25th most of the crew ha ...read more |
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| Veterans Cruise on Nov. 7--a saturday |
| Posted by teevee - 10-8-09 03:22 - 1 comments |
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Attention all hands. Send Now for ticket (s) if you want to make the Veterans Day cruise . Tickets are only 20 dollars each and worth every penny of it.
For exact news of the cruise call up Project liberty Ship on your computer.
Besides the planned activities you can also go below to see our triple expansion engine in action. I expect many of you have sailed a Liberty in the distant past.
You will experience once again the thrill of seeing the engine in action. For th ...read more |
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| Ames Victory |
| Posted by charlie g - 09-16-09 23:37 - 1 comments |
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I sailed on the Ames Victory in '55 and again in '56. In reviewing the history of the States marine Shipping Co. I see no reference to it. I would like some information about it. |
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