Ships , anyone?

[Stuka f]

Don't know how are called these documents in English, but here is a Flemish certificate to someone, for passing the equator in 1947.

A commoun ritual on all ships for a long time. I had my parents certificate from 1958 during theyre first trip to Belgian Congo.

Thise one  was a fleemarket find and came a long with cvile marching order dating from oct.1945.

cheer

|<ris

[Mervyn Mitton]

The ceremony in English is always called crossing the line.   Basically it goes back to the very early days of sailing ships crossing the Equator.  All crew members - excluding officers - who were crossing for the first time - were entertained the day previously by crew who had.  On the day of the crossing the 'newbies' were painted, ridiculed, made to eat unpleasant food and generally had a very unpleasant day.  This was supervised by 'King Neptune' and his crew who had come on board early in the morning.

Passenger ships of today still have the ceremony  -  but, very toned down.   Mervyn

 

[Stuka f]

"Crossing the line"! .....Didn't know that, it explains the Flemish translation.....

Thanks

|<ris

[Stuka f]

Red Star Line playing cards, saddly missing the jokers........

 

[Stuka f]

A old 1 by 1 m ship's model;

 

[Mervyn Mitton]

Would I be wrong in thinking this was of a ship style called a Lugger  ?

[Stuka f]

I have no idea , honestly!

 

[Stuka f]

Here is the passengers list of the people on the Baudouinville in 1959.

The list mentions my fathers and mothers name, I was there too in a way......, my mum being pregnant at the time.

The story didn't last long, my mum had to returrn before the end of the year,because of the troubles in Congo ....december is when I was born.

Some of the people on the list are still friends with my parents, and they see each other on a regular base.

 

 

 

[Stuka f]

A tin miniature of Ostende - Dover steamer, Prince Albert.

[dedehansen]

Gift for the guests from a ship launching

 

RKS is the shipping company Reederei Karl Schlüter from my hometown Rendsburg

 

Regards

Andreas

[Stuka f]

Very nice present!

I think I have buttons of that compagny...!?

cheers

|<ris

[dedehansen]

Very nice present!

I think I have buttons of that compagny...!?

cheers

|<ris

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Thanks,

wooden case from HAPAG from the thirties

Regards

Andreas

[Odulf]

The British passenger liner Orama was built at Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 for the Orient Line with accommodation for 1,700 passengers. Converted to a troopship in 1940, and was used to transport the British Expeditionary Force to Norway following the German Invasion. On the 8th June 1940, she was sunk 300 miles West of Narvik, by the German High Seas Fleet comprising SCHARNHORST, GNEISENAU and ADMIRAL HIPPER. The Orama lost 19 killed and 280 taken prisoner, there were heavy losses on the other allied ships also sunk, the aircraft carrier HMS GLORIOUS, two destroyers H.M.S. Ardent and H.M.S. Acasta, the trawler "Juniper" and the oil tanker "Oil Pioneer".

[mickey]

one of new zealands most famous ship wrecks the rms Niagara sunk by a mine laid by the german raider orion in june 1940 off the northland coast the only casualty the ships cat but carrying 8 tons of gold and half of the new zealands army ammunition sank in 400 ft of water the gold was recovered in a daring salvage for the time 5 bars still remain I have been fishing over the site and oil still appears on the surface

[Mervyn Mitton]

Be honest Mickey  -  you're  hoping to find the five bars  ?   Mervyn  

[dedehansen]

German vessel Brunsbüttel

 

painted on silk by Mr T. Hagiwara in 1969

 

Regards

Andreas

[Stuka f]

Nice!

I' 'll back later one with some more stuff.

;-)

[Odulf]

One of the most remarkable German seafarers was Count Felix Luckner, a much decorated naval officer and hero from the Great War, with a fine nose for self promotion. In the mid 1920s he started a campaign to raise money, to buy a sailing ship for visiting the USA on a private good-will mission; this trip lasted from 19-09-1926 until 19-04-1928.

Below the man and his sailing vessel Vaterland, a four mast gaff schooner. Also a fund raising postcard for the project and a photo of Luckner and his wife at elder age, he died in 1966 at the age of 84.

 

Edited July 26, 2015 by Odulf

[mickey]

felix luckner is a bit of a legend in new Zealand maritime history captured in the pacific during ww1 while raiding on  his ship the seeadler  spent some time as a pow in new Zealand which included a daring escape and recapture pics of the seeadler, felix during ww1 and the ships flag which is on display in the Auckland war museum

[Mervyn Mitton]

He was lucky he never fell overboard   -  would have drowned for sure with all those medals.    Interesting story  -  thankyou both.    Mervyn

[Stuka f]

Impressive indeed!

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I have been searching for a drawing table for quiet some time, and found recently thise one.

According to the seller, it would have been on a ship originaly! 

But I can't find any second one on the net; so if you ever come accross one, please let me know.

 

[Stuka f]

Here is a nice small ship steering wheel.

It is well made and quiet heavy, it could have been in use or ment to be used to my opinion.

Never the less, an intresting object to add to my small marine displays.

 

[Odulf]

Here is a nice small ship steering wheel.

It is well made and quiet heavy, it could have been in use or ment to be used to my opinion.

Never the less, an intresting object to add to my small marine displays.

 

Thanks for showing the wheel, but I like the sailor's hat even better! Since 1 August 1890, the red piping and silver lettering of the tally indicate Torpedo-Abteilung. A nice display all together.

A post card of a ship, which is not a ship, but a look-a-like. Home of the 2. Marine SA Standarte in Lauenhain (1930s)

[Stuka f]

It has been a long time since i got anything related to ships...

Here is my latest entry; a old brass cased ship compass.

 

[Stuka f]

Probably not that old.

But I like such things. It is 20/13.5 cm at his base.