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[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Masts of a china clipper (I forget the name) that got turned into a restaurant. Nice, proper ship-rigged boat, eh Steve?

The MOSHULU: this was one of the last sail-driven grain ships... there is a book written by a participant her last sailing "The Last Grain Race" by Eric Newby - see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Grain_Race

EDIT: See also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshulu

oops - i guess i hit quote instead of edit... [8|]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

That is sharp looking!

Edit: I meant the BB...not the GF Unit...although I'm sure she's sharp looking too. [:'(]

[8D]

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

There are tons more but either GFU or I are in them. I wish I could post the pic of the Captains quarters aboard the Olympia. Lets just say the the luxury suite on the Titanic comes to mind. [X(]

Did you get into the Admirals quarters? When I worked in the Bremmerton Naval Museum, they had most of Dewey's furniture (The Olympia went into refit there just after the war , and the yard pretty much looted everything).

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

There are tons more but either GFU or I are in them. I wish I could post the pic of the Captains quarters aboard the Olympia. Lets just say the the luxury suite on the Titanic comes to mind. [X(]

So? I take it you whish to remain unknown to us? [:D]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Masts of a china clipper (I forget the name) that got turned into a restaurant. Nice, proper ship-rigged boat, eh Steve?

Err...I think you mean ship-rigged Ship.....[:D]

I was going to say "barky" but that would have been a bit too pretentious. [:D]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Philly city hall.

Is the Rocky statue still on the side stairs?[&:]

It got moved down to the lawn. In fact its right below the railings of the last picture.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Some other damned thing GFU got fascinated by.

No doubt she's impressed by a guy who can handle 3 girl friends....[:D]

Hate to tell ya Steve, but the figure on the top right is also a guy. Not sure what that does to your little theory...[:'(]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Masts of a china clipper (I forget the name) that got turned into a restaurant. Nice, proper ship-rigged boat, eh Steve?

The MOSHULU: this was one of the last sail-driven grain ships... there is a book written by a participant her last sailing "The Last Grain Race" by Eric Newby - see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Grain_Race

Thats the one!

EDIT: Heck of an impressive looking restaurant too....although I doubt that the ship originally came with 3' square glass windows in the hull.

[Gem35]

We should get a "pictures of us" thread going.[8D]

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Some other damned thing GFU got fascinated by.

No doubt she's impressed by a guy who can handle 3 girl friends....[:D]

Hate to tell ya Steve, but the figure on the top right is also a guy. Not sure what that does to your little theory...[:'(]

I guess he's more open minded than I am. Actually, rather a lot.[8|]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

There are tons more but either GFU or I are in them. I wish I could post the pic of the Captains quarters aboard the Olympia. Lets just say the the luxury suite on the Titanic comes to mind. [X(]

Did you get into the Admirals quarters? When I worked in the Bremmerton Naval Museum, they had most of Dewey's furniture (The Olympia went into refit there just after the war , and the yard pretty much looted everything).

No, in fact there was no access to the weather deck or anything above the berthing deck. I'm not sure why. Guess its in bad shape. [:(]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

There are tons more but either GFU or I are in them. I wish I could post the pic of the Captains quarters aboard the Olympia. Lets just say the the luxury suite on the Titanic comes to mind. [X(]

So? I take it you whish to remain unknown to us? [:D]

Tell ya what. Right after you and Terminus post yours.....[:'(]

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Masts of a china clipper (I forget the name) that got turned into a restaurant. Nice, proper ship-rigged boat, eh Steve?

Err...I think you mean ship-rigged Ship.....[:D]

I was going to say "barky" but that would have been a bit too pretentious. [:D]

I didn't bother to count the masts. Definately my bad. A ship rigged Barque.Certainly not a clipper, although her lines are similar.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

I guess he's more open minded than I am. Actually, rather a lot.[8|]

Statues tend to be a bit more risque than most people. [:'(]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
I didn't bother to count the masts. Definately my bad. A ship rigged Barque.Certainly not a clipper, although her lines are similar.

I thought clippers had 4 masts and Barques had 3? [&:]

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve




Err...I think you mean ship-rigged Ship.....[:D]

I was going to say "barky" but that would have been a bit too pretentious. [:D]

I didn't bother to count the masts. Definately my bad. A ship rigged Barque.Certainly not a clipper, although her lines are similar.

4-masted Steel Barque according to WIKI and what i remember (hazily) from the book...

[Onime No Kyo]

Another interesting thing (mostly to our doctor friends whom we were visiting) was the Olympias sick bay and operating room. The gentleman of the couple is a surgeon and found the pre turn of the century instruments and books fascinating.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

I didn't bother to count the masts. Definately my bad. A ship rigged Barque.Certainly not a clipper, although her lines are similar.

Question. Would a frigate like JAs Surprise been much smaller than that?

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

I didn't bother to count the masts. Definately my bad. A ship rigged Barque.Certainly not a clipper, although her lines are similar.

Question. Would a frigate like JAs Surprise been much smaller than that?

Somewhat. HMS Surprise was a small frigate , a 32 I belive (forgive me, it's been at least 10 years since I've read the books). Have you seen Constitution(a 44) in Boston or Constellation(a 20 gun sloop of war) in Baltimore? Length wise she'd be between the two, but in weight and displacement closer to Constellation . Before they made the movie , the ship they used used to be HMS Rose and was homeported in Conneticut.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

I didn't bother to count the masts. Definately my bad. A ship rigged Barque.Certainly not a clipper, although her lines are similar.

Question. Would a frigate like JAs Surprise been much smaller than that?

Somewhat. HMS Surprise was a small frigate , a 32 I belive (forgive me, it's been at least 10 years since I've read the books). Have you seen Constitution(a 44) in Boston or Constellation(a 20 gun sloop of war) in Baltimore? Length wise she'd be between the two, but in weight and displacement closer to Constellation . Before they made the movie , the ship they used used to be HMS Rose and was homeported in Conneticut.

28. Havent made it to Baltimore yet. All and all, she would have been a rather sizable ship, I take it.

EDIT: Apparently the Rose, renamed Surprise by its new owners, is tied up in San Diego now. Next time I go out to the left coast I have to make time to see it.