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The Register (Adelaide, SA: 1901 – 1929) wrote in Chapter "Shipping" that the ship Circinus will arrive at Portland, Oregon, on Monday, 2 March 1920. [9] 1923 year. In February 1923 five ships of the "Green Star Line" were sold at auction at Baltimore for $735,000, a figure that was considered too low by shipping experts (NYT, 28 February ...
The work on discharging cargo started right away and continued for several days while the weather was still good, with cargo beingtransferred to lighters and carried to port. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] On January 2, 1904 a storm swept through the area and possibly damaged Kiowa as a lot of wreckage came ashore afterwards, including barrels of turpentine ...
Two guy derricks at a granite quarry. A derrick is a lifting device composed at minimum of one guyed mast, as in a gin pole, which may be articulated over a load by adjusting its guys. Most derricks have at least two components, either a guyed mast or self-supporting tower, and a boom hinged at its base to provide articulation, as in a stiffleg ...
After profiting in the creation and sale of substantial holdings known as the "Ice Trust," Morse returned to the realm of shipping in 1901, when he established the Eastern Steamship Company by consolidating the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company, dating from 1834; the Portland Steam Packet Company, organized in 1843; and the International Steamship Company, established in 1859.
This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.
His sons and grandsons were apprentices at the Anchor Foundry before qualifying as chief engineers. His eldest son, Thomas, was Foundry Manager from 1901 to 1921 and a company director until he died on 26 May 1943. [8] Thomas Brown, a director of the Anchor Shipping and Foundry Co. Ltd, died at his home in Richardson street on 26 May 1943, aged 72.
In Season 5, Deon and Karen Derrico are buying and renovating a new house, sending their oldest daughter, Darian, off to college and generally trying to keep a handle on Derrick, 13, and twins ...
Derrick Boat No. 8, also known as DB 8, is a historic floating derrick located at Oswego, Oswego County, New York. It was built in 1927, and it is one of the few surviving steam-powered floating derricks to have worked on the New York State Barge Canal. It has a 75 foot by 28 foot hull composed of both riveted and welded heavy steel plate.