Ships Nostalgia http://www.shipsnostalgia.com Ships Nostalgia is the forum and discussion board for all things ships and shipping, providing a friendly community, advanced discussion board, gallery and more for your use. en Thu, 17 May 2012 11:51:28 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/images/misc/rss.jpg Ships Nostalgia http://www.shipsnostalgia.com Thumbnails. http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44848&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 10:50:29 GMT I need help Shipmates,
on how to move my photos from my gallery in the thumbnail Format. ie, if I'm replying to some one on a thread and wish to show a photo, HOW is it done?
ttfn. Thanks. Peter.(Thumb) ]]> Cameras, Photography and Equipment Peter Trodden http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44848 Free Live Test Cricket.....England v West Indies http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44847&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 10:36:37 GMT At Lords............. http://www.zahicorner.com/2012/02/16/watch-neo-cricket-live-streaming/ At Lords.............

http://www.zahicorner.com/2012/02/16...ive-streaming/ ]]> Computers and The Internet sparkie2182 http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44847 Amsterdam ex UTC Statesman http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44844&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 06:24:06 GMT See from the scapping list that the Amsterdam formerly the Statesman has finally gone to India 27.04.12 for scapping after spending so long in Bahrain.
Spent some happy times on her on salvage station in SA.
Fine sea ship with the weather on the bow or stern a bugger with a beam sea.
Didn't do to bad for a vessel built in Japan in 1966 for Morans towage in the US, all metal bunks and lockers built to American specs.
But a fine looking vessel. ]]> Tugs Joe w http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44844 Somali pirates respond to EU NAVFOR air strike, threatening to kill captured seafarer http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44843&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 02:20:04 GMT Somali pirates threaten to kill the crew members of the vessels pirates keep in captivity, in retaliation to EU NAVFOR new tactic More... (http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=879) Somali pirates threaten to kill the crew members of the vessels pirates keep in captivity, in retaliation to EU NAVFOR new tactic

More... ]]> News and Views from the Shipping World SN NewsCaster http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44843 <![CDATA[USS Essex collided with the USNS Yukon [ODIN]]]> http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44842&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 01:40:06 GMT http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/pics/yukons.jpgThe San Diego-bound USS Essex collided with the USNS Yukon in the morning May 16 2012

More... ]]> News and Views from the Shipping World SN NewsCaster http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44842 May 16, 2012 Collision between USS Essex and USNS Yukon http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44841&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:35:49 GMT LHD-2 USS Essex: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Essex_%28LHD-2%29 and T-AO-202 USNS Yukon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Yukon_%28T-AO-202%29 Collided during a routine underway refueling today west of San Diego. LHD-2 USS Essex:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Essex_%28LHD-2%29

and T-AO-202 USNS Yukon:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Yukon_%28T-AO-202%29

Collided during a routine underway refueling today west of San Diego.

http://www.cbs8.com/story/18440229/2...ic-no-injuries

“The collision between the assault ship USS Essex and the oiler USNS Yukon occurred at midmorning about 120 miles off Southern California, according to a statement.”

Greg Hayden ]]> News and Views from the Shipping World kewl dude http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44841 Seeking ex-Sea cadets from Glasgow units http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44839&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 20:06:22 GMT Were you ever in a sea cadet unit in Glasgow, Scotland? There is only one left nowadays but there used to be quite a lot. In the 1980s there was Glasgow Howe, Glasgow Anson and Glasgow Hawke. Anson became TS Graham but that shut in the late 90s and reopened in 2001 as TS Galatea, which is still... Were you ever in a sea cadet unit in Glasgow, Scotland?

There is only one left nowadays but there used to be quite a lot. In the 1980s there was Glasgow Howe, Glasgow Anson and Glasgow Hawke.
Anson became TS Graham but that shut in the late 90s and reopened in 2001 as TS Galatea, which is still going strong.

I am the chair of the unit management committee so i said I would put out a shout to see if there is anyone out there. It will be our 10th birthday in this incarnation but we are fairly sure there were units here before the war.

Does anyone have any memories or memorabilia, photos etc?

thanks ]]> Looking for Old Shipmates ninabaker http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44839 The Green Fleet http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44834&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 12:01:49 GMT The shortage of steel in WW I prompted the Government to build cargo ships out of wood, a costly program that created a billion-dollar boondoggle. ------------------------------------------ American flag shipping reached a very low point by 1914, when war broke out in Europe. The withdrawal of...
The shortage of steel in WW I prompted the Government to build cargo ships out of wood, a costly program that created a billion-dollar boondoggle.
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American flag shipping reached a very low point by 1914, when war broke out in Europe. The withdrawal of foreign flag ships caused American export cargoes to pile up in the US ports with fewer ships available to ship cargo overseas. Congress enacted emergency
legislation under the U.S. flag for operation in the foreign trade. Two years later, Congress passed the Shipping Act of 1916. Its principle provisions included: Establishment of a five-member shipping commission; acquisition of ships by purchase, lease, charter, or construction for commercial operation; no ship could be bought or chartered from any nation at war; liner or
conference agreements were authorized, but unfair discrimination practices were prohibited; rates had to be published and made available to shippers; and instructions concerning the sale or disposal of ships to U.S. citizens.

The Link: THE GREEN FLEET
]]> Historic Shipping lines and Ships cshortridge73 http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44834 Wreck of WINDWARD HO found http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44833&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 11:15:13 GMT The trawler WINDWARD HO sank in May 1917 after hitting a mine just three miles from Peterhead. Her crew of eight died in the incident. Now, it is reported that a team of divers have stumbled on the remains of the fishing boat. For the past decade, members of the Buchan Divers sub-aqua group have... The trawler WINDWARD HO sank in May 1917 after hitting a mine just three miles from Peterhead. Her crew of eight died in the incident. Now, it is reported that a team of divers have stumbled on the remains of the fishing boat.

For the past decade, members of the Buchan Divers sub-aqua group have been hunting for the German U-boat U-1206, which went down about eight miles south-east of Cruden Bay at the end of World War II.

Photograph of vessel at http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2770092 ]]> News and Views from the Shipping World Scurdie http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44833 <![CDATA[Killing flies by machine gun fire. Frigates fighting dinghies. [ODIN]]]> http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44828&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 07:20:05 GMT European Union Naval Force launched an air strike on Somali pirates More... (http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=877) European Union Naval Force launched an air strike on Somali pirates

More... ]]> News and Views from the Shipping World SN NewsCaster http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44828 <![CDATA[General cargo vessel Parnassos II ran aground, Greece [ODIN]]]> http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44827&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 04:20:08 GMT early in the morning May 15 2012 More... (http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=875) early in the morning May 15 2012

More... ]]> News and Views from the Shipping World SN NewsCaster http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44827 <![CDATA[Fire on board of passenger cargo vessel Harsha Vardhana [ODIN]]]> http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44826&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 04:20:08 GMT Fire erupted on board of passenger cargo vessel Harsha Vardhana on 1250 LT May 15 2012 in a cabin on passenger deck More... (http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=876) Fire erupted on board of passenger cargo vessel Harsha Vardhana on 1250 LT May 15 2012 in a cabin on passenger deck

More... ]]> News and Views from the Shipping World SN NewsCaster http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44826 tug gunnet http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44823&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 22:46:50 GMT anyone out there got any info on the ex forth ports tug gunnet?she was 26.27Mtrs in length.had a GRT of 143.20 tons and a bollard pull of 13 tons.she was a twin voith schneider and had a sister ship called inchcolm which was renamed st margaret and is now enjoying a new lease of life in lowestoft... anyone out there got any info on the ex forth ports tug gunnet?she was 26.27Mtrs in length.had a GRT of 143.20 tons and a bollard pull of 13 tons.she was a twin voith schneider and had a sister ship called inchcolm which was renamed st margaret and is now enjoying a new lease of life in lowestoft working for eastern marine services.just wondered if gunnet was still working somewhere.any info welcome.cheers. ROO ]]> Tugs roofaerosyth http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44823 Navimercantile http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44820&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 16:32:29 GMT Any body out there remember the Navimercantile vessels.
Started in the last 70's Angela Helen.Justin M etc.
Didn't last long but when they were on the go was a good outfit.
Ships built in Poland and double skinned hulls so unlike previous coasters these could make a ballast passage in weather.
I know of two guy's who are member's were master's there at the time and another has sadly passed away.
Just wonder what happened to the rest of the guys. ]]> Coasters Joe w http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44820 Old R/O Unions http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44819&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 15:57:33 GMT Income tax time and suddenly remembered that in the early nineties I was forced to contribute to the Radio Officers union (British ships). Forget their name but my question is, am I due a pension from them? Chas (Pint)(Pint) Income tax time and suddenly remembered that in the early nineties I was forced to contribute to the Radio Officers union (British ships).

Forget their name but my question is, am I due a pension from them?

Chas (Pint)(Pint) ]]> The Radio Room charles henry http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=44819