shipyard

March 18, 2019

From Flickr: “Carry out the ‘Angang Constitution’ and launch the ‘Industry studies Daqing’ mass campaign” by chineseposters.net

Designer: Ge Changzhi (葛长志) 1977, March Carry out the ‘Angang Constitution’ and launch the ‘Industry studies Daqing’ mass campaign Guanche ‘angang xianfa’ kaizhan gongye xue Daqingde qunzhong yundong (贯彻’鞍钢宪法’开展工业学大庆的群众运动) Call nr.: BG E12/727 (IISH collection) The designer is classified as ‘Dalian Hongqi Shipyard Worker (大连红旗造船厂工人). More? See: chineseposters.net via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2cMtjE3
Read more →
September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “The tanker ‘Spinanger’ ready for launch” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the tanker ‘Spinanger’ ready for launch at the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 22 October 1957 (TWAM ref. http://ift.tt/1L0vOcl). The launch of ‘Spinanger’ was unusual in that it was carried out without the assistance of tugboats. This was due to industrial action by the Wear tugboatmen. This set celebrates…
Read more →
September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “The tanker ‘Spinanger’ ready for launch” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the tanker ‘Spinanger’ ready for launch at the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 22 October 1957 (TWAM ref. http://ift.tt/1L0vOcl). The launch of ‘Spinanger’ was unusual in that it was carried out without the assistance of tugboats. This was due to industrial action by the Wear tugboatmen. This set celebrates…
Read more →
September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Mooring the tanker ‘Spinanger’ after launch” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the tanker ‘Spinanger’ being moored after launch from the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 22 October 1957 (TWAM ref. http://ift.tt/1Up0KIs). The launch of ‘Spinanger’ was unusual in that it was carried out without the assistance of tugboats. This was due to industrial action by the Wear tugboatmen. This set…
Read more →
September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Mooring the tanker ‘Spinanger’ after launch” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the tanker ‘Spinanger’ being moored after launch from the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 22 October 1957 (TWAM ref. http://ift.tt/1Up0KIs). The launch of ‘Spinanger’ was unusual in that it was carried out without the assistance of tugboats. This was due to industrial action by the Wear tugboatmen. This set…
Read more →
August 25, 2015

From Flickr: “Liberty Ships, Kaiser Built” by paul.malon

1949. via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/dvoYCp
Read more →
May 25, 2015

From Flickr: “R.M.S. Olympic” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Harland and Wolff Shipbuilding Yard, R.M.S. Olympic on the stocks (Ships Cradle). Photographer: Thomas H. Mason Collection: The Mason Photographic Collection Date: Circa 1910 NLI Ref: M25/J/3 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/tx6J5e
Read more →
April 9, 2015

From Flickr: “SS Nomadic (1911) at Titanic Quarter in B&W – Belfast Northern Ireland” by mbell1975

SS Nomadic (1911) at Titanic Quarter in B&W – Belfast Northern Ireland via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/rZfwey
Read more →
April 9, 2015

From Flickr: “Titanic Experience Museum – Belfast Northern Ireland” by mbell1975

Titanic Experience Museum – Belfast Northern Ireland via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/rZfvMw
Read more →
April 9, 2015

From Flickr: “Titanic Experience Museum – Belfast Northern Ireland” by mbell1975

Titanic Experience Museum – Belfast Northern Ireland The Steel Beams or Pillars represent the outline (Width, Length and Height) of the Titanic via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/rJYjBA
Read more →

Paul Sedra

Historian of Modern Egypt