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Help and Advice / ANCONA 1888

« on: November 17, 2020, 11:27:23 AM »

In 1905 the Danish Sail Training ship GEORG STAGE (now JOSEPH CONRAD) collided just outside the port of Copenhagen with a British steamer, ANCONA. GEORG STAGE sank, 22 trainees drowned. GS was raised again (obviously), and was exonerated altogether. That's the story.

Now, I have in my piles of papers the attached copy of a copy of what was presumably a newspaper clipping. I have little doubt that it actually does show the ANCONA in question, but the quality of it, oh dear.

A little more about the ANCONA: She was built in 1888 as yard no. 85 by Ramage & Ferguson. 75,9 m x 10,1 m length x beam, 1207 t, 1168 Grt. Ownership seems a little more challenging to pin down. My notes say: Hugo & van Emmerik or Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. Ltd. (managed by James Currie & Co. (Walter Runciman & Co. Ltd.)). I know far too little about shipowner and management organisation in the UK in those times to make anything useful of this.

But my question is a different one anyway: Is anyone able to point me in a promising direction to find a better copy or picture of the ANCONA than the one shown here? (Btw, my notes even mention an IMO no.: 95205, but again, how could that help?)

cheers
Uwe

Site related news, functions and modules / category for locations

« on: July 13, 2015, 02:02:34 PM »

As if Derek & Derek and their team hadn't enough on their slate - still, I would like to propose a new category, "Shipspotting locations".
Members regularly seek advice about locations, and often they do get most valuable responses, I am sure. Right now the focus is on Vancouver, for example.
I've tried it myself, and I was truly grateful for the help I got from fellow members. But it is always an ad hoc affair, usually without much relevance to others at the given time. What if I could search existing advice about locations? Wouldn't that be something! I know of a lot of good spots and I would gladly share information about them, if there was a somewhat formalized way of doing so. A category for map clippings, Google Earth overviews, driving directions, regulatory caveats and the like, with space for comments the way we are used to, would be great. Entries should be titled with recognizable location names only, and thus, suddenly, we would have a source of information for places to visit that would be perfectly unique and taylormade for our specific shipspotting needs.
Just a thought. . .
Uwe

Shipping News and information / Voyager of the Seas

« on: July 11, 2015, 08:11:07 PM »

I noticed that there is a gap of about six months in the itinerary for the VOYAGER OF THE SEAS in 2016.
That might be due to an extensive stay in a shipyard, or, probably more likely, her being chartered out to some operator other then RCCL.
Does anyone know more about this?
cheers
Uwe

Shipping News and information / from Liberty to Triple E

« on: August 19, 2014, 01:24:21 PM »

I stumbled upon a question that may take a little effort and possibly debate to answer.

What are the largest series of similar ships in history?

Obviously the Liberty and Victory ships would rank highly here. So would the T2 tankers and C1 freighters, I guess, and the SD14's, Hansa A/B/C, and many others. Russia (or the USSR) and China have certainly numerous huge "classes" that may be a little difficult to verify.

Anyway, would it be possible to get an idea of the actual numbers within these series, and put them into some kind of ranking order?

Where would the 20 Triple E's come in here? (Probably not even within the top 50, unless one takes the accumulated tonnage into consideration also.)

Uwe

Help and Advice / shipspotting in Piraeus

« on: January 19, 2014, 07:22:59 PM »

I'll possibly be in Piraeus for a couple of days in July. It would be nice if I could catch some of the cruiseliners that visit the port. But it seems to me that that may be a rather difficult thing to achieve.

I suppose the breakwaters (like the one seen here: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1938599) are totally inaccessible for a shorebased person. Am I right?

I did not find any hint of sightseeing boats cruising the port. Are there any at all?

Where would one want to position oneself to shoot the big ships on their way in or out of the port?

Any suggestion or hint would be much appreciated.

greetings

Uwe

Shipping News and information / Mingzhu 7 -- oops!

« on: May 26, 2012, 07:43:00 AM »

You'll want to see this:
http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=14552
(No explanation necessary - nobody got hurt.)
cheers
Uwe

Shipping News and information / QE2 builder

« on: February 27, 2012, 07:41:59 PM »

I find the "administrative information" relating to the builders of the QE2 bewildering:
"Bae Systems Surface Ships Scotstoun, Glasgow, U.k." it says.

Is that the same as John Brown & Co., Clydebank?

Doesn't look right to me.

cheers
Uwe

Shipping News and information / ULCV's built in Korea

« on: February 23, 2012, 12:55:54 PM »

There is a large number of very large container vessels out there with two "islands", like the "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb" or the "Maersk Essex". I count 50+ different names, running for 6 different companies, at least.

My questions concerning these are:

Are they all built in South Korea (Hyundai, Daewoo, Samsung)?
How many different types (or sub-types) are there?
Do they differ much in size or capacity?
Is there a common name for the "type" (like "Maersk E-class")?
Is there any webpage that can supply the answers?
I am sure there are a few members here, who can.
cheers
Uwe

Site related news, functions and modules / Site policy and admin's behaviour

« on: December 07, 2011, 09:21:44 PM »

I am increasingly concerned about the way this site is being handled be some of the admins.
Maybe the majority thinks that criticism is destructive. But I understand that some believe this to be true for the situation in Egypt as well, or other oppressed peoples. The opposite is true. I wouldn't bother if I didn't find Shipspotting a worthy cause to be.
I find it incredible that an open discussion about shortcomings or oddities on the site is squelched so systematically.
What makes me wince is for example this:
A slightly obscure category for "Ship's Crests" is tolerable, but perfectly good and very interesting shots of ship's propellers of such famous ships as "United States" or "Canberra" are not. Why? Because the rules say so, apparently.
The rules are gospel, is the message.
Fine.
But are they?
I have seen pictures deleted for the sole reason that "human heads in the foreground" were "distracting". Can the word "distracting" be found in the rules, I wonder?
I have largely given up protesting against odd deletions of pictures (admins: rejoice!), but arbitrariness, pettiness and over-zealousness are still being seen all too often.
Deleting comments (on pictures or on the forum) is a totally different matter, though. Is that really necessary in a civilized world (or site)?
Yeah, I know, the admins are only human, and their workload is ever so heavy. But to fight the common members' "humanity" in this offhandish manner, not even shying away from abusive language FROM AN ADMIN is a strange way to handle things indeed.
I would like to see members take part in an open, constructive discussion about how to improve this site, not only technically (we have seen tremendous improvements here, and are eagerly awaiting more of the same), but also culturally. Rules are good and necessary, but subject to scrutiny at all times. And if in doubt...
Why not be just a little more flexible.
The admin's gut reaction to defend and strike back must stop now and give way to a policy of greater openness. The overall quality of this site will not suffer, but improve. And that's a fact.

Uwe