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Lurline was returned to Matson Lines in mid-1946 and extensively refitted at Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard in Alameda, California, [15] in 1947 at a cost exceeding US$18 million, with accommodations designed by Raymond Loewy for 484 first-class and 238 cabin-class passengers, served by a crew of 444. [16]
In cruise ship terms, a cabin crawl is an event where passengers tour the cabins of fellow passengers. A cruise ship may also offer a cabin crawl of cabins or suites which did not sell for a particular sailing. The purpose of a cabin crawl is to give passengers an idea of the space and layout of various cabin options for their next cruise ...
The LA division also constructed eight 52-foot tourist submarines and the masts, rigging, spars and sails of Sailing Ship Columbia after the Korean War. [19] According to their long range facilities plan, Todd reported that no major ships were built in California following World War II until the state property tax structure was changed in 1958 ...
On 14 March 1918 the Barnes and Tibbitts Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. was incorporated in California. [6] On 1 November 1922 the General Engineering and Dry Dock Company was incorporated in California. [7] On 11 March 1946 the General Engineering and Dry Dock Corporation was incorporated in Delaware. [8]
USS California (SSN-781), is the eighth Virginia-class submarine, and the seventh United States Navy ship named for the state of California. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding (then called Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.) in Newport News, Virginia, on 14 August 2003. Construction began in December 2006. [7]
Ships built in Eureka, California (8 P) L. Ships built in Los Angeles (415 P) S. Ships built in San Diego (90 P) Ships built in the San Francisco Bay Area (9 C, 12 P)
A cabana boy is a male attendant who serves the guests of a hotel, large private estate, [citation needed] or luxury resort [1] operating from a nearby cabaña (Spanish for cabin; compare cabin boy, a similar occupation aboard ships during the age of sail), often on a beach. A pool boy or pool attendant performs the same duties at a swimming ...
Built in 1888 in Philadelphia, this passenger ship wrecked at the entrance to Humboldt Bay. One person died in the first boat lowered, the rest of the 154 people on board waited for rescue by the life-saving station and were saved. The ship rotted where it came aground. [3] Her wreck could be seen until at least the early 1970s.