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- Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:48 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: EXPERIMENTAL STEAMBOAT
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EXPERIMENTAL STEAMBOAT
Benin issued in 1995 a set of stamps with watercraft on it, the 40f stamp depict a paddelsteamer without a name. The book, Powered Ships the beginnings gives on page 30 the same paddlesteamer, with the caption Miller and Symington’s experimental steamboat on Loch Dalswinton, 1788. Patrick Miller (17...
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:39 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: MESSENGER OF PEACE
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MESSENGER OF PEACE
When the missionaries John Williams was at Rarotonga he needed a ship to reach the islands to the westward, which were situated more as 1000 miles from Rarotonga. Plenty of trees were growing on the island but Williams did not have a saw to saw the planks and no iron to fasten the planks. Williams n...
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:23 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: LES SABLES-D'OLONNE
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LES SABLES-D'OLONNE
The French post issued a stamp in 2009 which shows us the port Les Sables-d’Olonne on the stamp are two sailing yachts. The only thing I could find that the four yearly Vendée Globe yacht race starts and ends in Les Sables-d’Olonne, maybe the yacht in the foreground is one of participants in this ra...
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:34 am
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: Le JEANNE D'ARC
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Le JEANNE D'ARC
Built as an iron cargo vessel under yard No 4 by J.Priestman & Co., Sunderland, U.K. for account Perry, Raimes & Co., West Hartlepool, U.K. 23 December 1882 launched under the name ACASTER. Christened by Mrs. Cundall. Tonnage 1.450 grt. 823 net, 2.000 dwt., dim. 251 x 34.6 x 17.5ft. One comp...
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:40 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: CAMDEN
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- Views: 1886
CAMDEN
Built in Falmouth in 1819 for account of Tilly & Co Named CAMDEN. Tonnage 191 49/94 tons. Brig rigged. The armament at that time for a packet boat was mostly 4 – 4pdr. and 2 – 6pdr guns. Crew around 28 men. She was employed in the Falmouth Packet service from new building until sold in 1837/38. ...
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:28 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: MOR AN BONG
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MOR AN BONG
Not any info on the ship under that name, who can help?
North Korea 1974 10ch sg N1326
North Korea 1974 10ch sg N1326
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:21 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: BAEK DU SAN
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BAEK DU SAN
Built under yard No 687 as a fish factory ship by the Verolme yard at Alblasserdam, Netherlands for North Korean account. 27 February 1964 keel laid down. 29 August 1964 launched under the name BAEK DU SAN as given by Lloyds, Stanley Gibbons gives PAEKDUSAN and the Dutch magazine Blauwe Wimpel BACK ...
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:14 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: CHIL BO SAN or KUM GANG SAN
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CHIL BO SAN or KUM GANG SAN
North Korea issued a set of 6 stamps which depict vessels used by or in fishing by North Korean. The 2ch is the CHIL BO SAN, the 5ch is the BAEK DU SAN and the 10ch the MOR AN BONG. During 1968/69 two fishfactory vessels were built by the Verolme yard in Heusden, Netherlands for Korean Fishing Owner...
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:55 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: ROSIE D
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ROSIE D
Built as a bulkcarrier under yard No 826 by Namura at Imari, Japan for the Nauru Local Government Council on Nauru. 06 June 1977 launched under the name ROSIE D. Tonnage 17.412 gross, 11.845 net, 26.524 dwt., dim. 177.2 x 25.1 x 13.8m, length bpp. 162.2m Powered by one Sulzer diesel engine 8.616 kW....
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:33 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: KONIGSBERG (I)
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KONIGSBERG (I)
CENTENARY OF NAVAL AVIATION CAUDRON GIII. On 5 July 1915, two aircraft of the RNAS (a Caudron GIII and a Henri Farman) attacked the German cruiser SMS KÖNIGSBERG in the Rufiji Delta, and then spotted for the guns of monitors HMS SEVERN and HMS MERSEY ultimately leading to the sinking of SMS KÖNIGSBE...
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:30 am
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: Saint Pierre
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Re: Saint Pierre
She was built by the yard of Buron at St Malo, as a wooden hospital ship for the fishing vessels on the Grand Banks by Newfoundland for Société des Oeuvres de Mer. The Society was formed by Dr. Jean-Bapitste Charcot the South Pole explorer in 1894. June 1896 building commenced. 18 March 1897 launche...
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:24 am
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: SOUTHERN CROSS (IV)
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SOUTHERN CROSS (IV)
Built as a wooden two-decks barkentine with an auxiliary engine by Forrest & Son, Wyvenhoe, Co. Essex for the Melanesian Missionary Society. Launched under the name SOUTHERN CROSS (IV). Tonnage 290.7 grt., 204.98 net, dim. 131 x 26.6 x 14.2ft. One 2-cyl compound steam engine, 19 nhp (120ipk), on...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:43 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: ZULAWY
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ZULAWY
Built as a reefer fish-transporter/supply vessel under yard No B68/01 by Gdanska Lenina yard, Gdansk, Poland for Transocean, Poland. 04 April 1974 launched under the name ZULAWY. Tonnage 8.120 gross, 3.800 net, 8.439 dwt., dim. 151.3 x 21.0 x 12.8m., draught 7.4m. Powered by two 8-cyl. Zgoda/Sulzer ...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:36 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: SAFFARI DJEMA or MAORÉ MAWE
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SAFFARI DJEMA or MAORÉ MAWE
Mr. Jean-Louis Araignon gives that the vessel depict on the Mayotte stamp with the inscription Les Amphidromes is the SAFFARI DJEMA or MAORÉ MAWA and I agree, which is depict is unsure it are sisterships and used by the same company and country. Both are built by Société des Etablissements MERRE at ...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:26 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: KAPITAN LEDOCHOWSKI
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KAPITAN LEDOCHOWSKI
Built as cargo/reefer training vessel under yard No b80-5/11 by the A. Warskiego yard in Szczecin for the PZM in Poland. 10 August 1974 launched under the name KAPITAN LEDOCHOWSKI. Tonnage 5.957 gross, 2.327 net, 5.506 dwt. Dim. 122.1 x 17.0 x 7.4m. (draught), length bpp. 112.0m. Powered by one 5-cy...