Built as cruiser by Maatschappij “Fijenoord” at Schiedam, for the Dutch Royal navy. 1897 Laid down. 28 September 1898 launched under the name GELDERLAND, named after the Dutch province Gelderland. Three sisterships the HOLLAND, ZEELAND and NOORDBRABANT. Displacement 3.950 ton, dim. 94.7 x 14.82 x 5....

Monaco 2009

She served in the Russian Pacific fleet until 05 September 1975 when she was converted into a museum at Vladivostock where she is on public display.

Built for the Canadian National Line S.S. Ltd., Halifax, Canada. 1953 Sold to Khedival Mail Line, Egypt, refitted in a pilgrim vessel at Alexandria and renamed GUMHURYAT MISR. 1960 Renamed by owners in ALWADI. 1961 Sold or transferred to United Arab Maritime Co., Egypt not renamed. 1968 Broken up in...

Built as a fish-factory mother ship by Admiralteisk Shipyard, 61 Kommunar at Leningrad for the Russian Government. Launched under the name POSYET. Tonnage 18.455 gross, 5.797 net, 13.041 dwt. Dim. 197.31 x 26.24x 14.53m. Draught 8.19m. Powered by a B&W 6 cyl. Bryansk diesel engine, 9.000 bhp., s...

See for her details the OLTENITA.http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewt ... pati#p9509
She is one of project 860.


Romania 1977 55b sg4346, scott?

Built by Oltenitza Shipyard for the Rumanian Government in 1960/61 Launched under the name OLTENITA, one of her sisterships is also depict on a stamp of Rumania, she is the CARPATI. Tonnage 818 dwt., dim. 83.8 x 14.8 x 1.55m., (draught). Powered by three 600 hp. diesel engines, three screws, speed 2...

Built as an iron cargo vessel under yard No. 11on the yard of S. McKnight & Co, at Ayr, U.K. for H.Reeve at Yarmouth, U.K. 20 September 1887 Launched under the name NORFOLK. Official Number 92965. Tonnage 299 gross, 149 net, dim. 44.19 x 6.86 x 3.35m. One compound 2 cyl. steam engine of 70 rhp. ...

The vessel depict on this stamp issued by Jersey is the hydrofoil CONDOR 7. Built under yard No 217 by Cant. Nav. Rodriquez S.p.A., Messina, Italy for Condor Ltd., Weymouth, U.K. Launched under the name CONDOR 7. Tonnage 208 gross, 20 dwt., dim. 31.20 x 6.71 x 3.71m. Powered by two 16-cyl. MTU diese...

Built by Frances Barnard, Son & Roberts, for account of Stewart Marjoribanks. 17 Sept. 1817 launched under the name THOMAS COUTTS. Tonnage 1424 9/94 tons, dim. 138.10 x 43.4 x 17.1ft. Ship rigged. Chartered by the British East India Company, on 31 Dec. 1817. Her first two voyages were under comm...

Built as a diesel powered submarine at Ordzhonikidze (Baltiyskiy Shipyard) at Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, for the Russian Navy. 05 March 1927 laid down. 12 July 1929 launched under the name KRASNOGVARDEETS (sometimes given as KRASNOGVARDEEC KRASNOGVARDETS, KRASNOGVARDEYETS), the name means Red Gu...

Built as an iron vessel under yard No. 57 by Alexander Denny & Brother at Dumbarton, Scotland for Nordre Bergenhus Amts Dampskibe, Bergen. Launched under the name FRAMNÆS, one sister FJALIR. Tonnage 242 gross, dim. 131.9 x 21 x 11.1ft. One 2 cyl. H&L pressure steam engine, 40 nhp., manufactu...

During 1942-43 used as a Task –ship for “Job 9” the establishment of a meteorological station on Tristan da Cunha; Tristan da Cunha got the code name at that time HMS ATLANTIC ISLE. Between May 1943 and Feb. West African Command. March 1944 sailed to Mobile U.S.A. for overhaul and conversion to a tr...

By Stanley Gibbon given as HELIOS but according Navicula the depicted steamer belongs to the “Stern Class” FRANZ JOSEF I later JUPITER, WILHELM II later URANUS, SATURNUS and HELIOS. The profiles of the ships of this class are all the same, and identification of the ship depict on the stamp without t...

Once upon a time, in the mid fourteenth century, an English nobleman, Sir Robert Machin (or Machyn) breaks the rules of etiquette by falling in love with Ana d’Erfert, a “most exquisite” young lady from a wealthy and noble family. Ana’s father has pledged her to a nobleman of much higher rank; throu...