#Saint John Shipyards

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 6.7 (before 1930)

421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). 879 – Pope John VIII recognises the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state. 1002 – Henry II, a cousin of Emperor Otto III, is elected and crowned King of Germany. 1099 – First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins. 1420 – Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patria del Friuli. 1494 – Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries. 1628 – The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law. 1640 – Corpus de Sang in Barcelona: Catalan reapers rioted against Spanish Royal soldiers and officers, killing the Viceroy of Catalonia, Dalmau de Queralt. Escalation of hostilities between the Principality of Catalonia and the Spanish Monarchy, leading to the Reapers' War. 1654 – Louis XIV is crowned King of France. 1692 – Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured. 1776 – Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence. 1788 – French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops. 1800 – David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba. 1810 – The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina. 1832 – The Great Reform Act of England and Wales receives royal assent. 1832 – Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada. 1862 – The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade. 1866 – One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East. 1880 – War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign). 1892 – Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson. 1899 – American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas. 1905 – Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year. 1906 – Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland. 1917 – World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops. 1919 – Sette Giugno: Nationalist riots break out in Valletta, the capital of Malta. British soldiers fire into the crowd, killing four people. 1929 – The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.

[oc-tingz]

Analise Deaghan: the one who started it all.

On December 10th of 1833, Analise Deaghan (born Johanna) was born in the town of Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland. Out of Alexander and Charlotte’s (née McGough) 10 children, Analise and her older brother Samuel (born in 1831) were the only ones to survive past infancy.

In 1847, two years after the start of the Great Irish Famine (1845-1851), the Deaghan’s emigrated from Skibbereen to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. As with many other Irish Catholics who emigrated during the famine, the Deaghan’s were impoverished and unwelcomed.

In order to provide for their family, Alexander (carpenter) and Charlotte (domestic worker) had to lie about being Protestants to get jobs. The following year, the family relocated to Montreal, Quebec, settling into the neighbourhood of Pointe-Saint-Charles.

Analise married John O’Reilly (1830-1922), a young man who worked in a shipyard, in 1851. Her brother Samuel lost his life to typhus in 1853. Together, Analise and John had two children: Timothy (1855-1943) and Mary Ann “Mad” Deaghan (1858-1937). Due to how many miscarriages she suffered, the couple gave their children the Deaghan name.

In early 1928, at the age of 94, Analise Deaghan died peacefully in her sleep. John died six years earlier from tuberculosis.

[kappavision]

Have you been to the Senglea waterfront? ALL ROADS LEAD TO… Several streets in Senglea have steps which lead down to its most stunning area... the waterfront and the marina. For a moment you may think of Venice, until the sight of the typical Maltese boats brings you back home. These freshly restored and hand-painted Maltese wooden boats add a splash of colour and tradition to arguably one of the most under-rated seaside promenades in #Malta. The Senglea waterfront is a feast of colour, fresh air and good vibes! End the evening with a tasty dinner al fresco at one of the simple kiosks or restaurants on the picturesque waterfront to truly enjoy the beauty of Vittoriosa’s Fort St. Angelo and #Valletta's fortifications lit up in a charming orange hue. The abundant presence of the locals add to the ethnic Maltese flavour, with their down-to-earth, frank and friendly mannerisms. This setting makes it hard to imagine that the whole of Senglea had been bombed to smitherines during the Second World War and had to be almost completely rebuilt. The reason for this harsh bombardment lay in the fact that the wharves beneath the bastions of Isla had been converted into a naval dockyard by the British, who enlarged and developed the shipyard that was originally started by the Knights of the Order of St. John. The Malta Shipyard in Senglea has for long held a name in the entire Mediterranean region and commands the importance of the Grand Harbour of Malta. Even during the Great Siege of 1565, Senglea's role in the defence against Turkish attacks was formidable. In fact Senglea gets its name from Grand Master Fra Claude de La Sengle who, in 1553, completed the fortifications started by Grand Master Fra Juan D'Homedes who had also erected Fort Saint Michael. Isla, on the other hand, is thought to be a derivative from Isola, meaning island, although in actual fact the city lies on a peninsula. References: - My Guide Malta, “Isla - Senglea - Malta”, myguidemalta .com. (at Senglea, Malta) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp9Pfd1I4c7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bmi2]

PEGASUS Spotted: BAE SYSTEMS INC Shipyard | Saint Johns River | Jacksonville, Florida

[scotianostra]

On September 26th 1934 the Liner Queen Mary launched at John Brown's shipyard, Clydebank.

The construction of still the unnamed Cunard Queen Mary ship began in December 1930 (the ship’s keel was laid down on 31 January 1931) in the yard of “John Brown & Co” at Clydebank. The launch was scheduled for May 1932, but the work on the ship was suspended in December 1931 due to the world economic depression. A loan of 9.5 million pounds from the Government was granted to the Cunard Line with enough money to complete the Queen Mary ship and to build a second liner – the Queen Elizabeth.

As a direct result of this most advantageous deal, the Cunard Line merged with its main UK rival “White Star” on 10 May 1934 into Cunard White Star Ltd. The Queen Mary construction resumed in April 1934, the liner was completed by August and launched on 26 September at a total cost of 3,5 million pounds sterling.

The work was completed in March 1936. The Queen Mary ship sailed out for preliminary trials and after being painted in Southampton, the liner was handed over to Cunard White Star Line on 11 May 1936. RMS Queen Mary ship first sailing was on 14 May with its Transatlantic itinerary being Southampton-Cherbourg-New York. By May 1937 the liner had carried a total of almost 57,000 passengers.

The main speed-rival of the QM ship was SS Normandie – a liner built in France (the Saint-Nazaire yards, launched 1932, scrapped 1946) and operated by the French Compagnie Generale Transatlantique line. The QM ship took the Blue Riband (the prestigeous award given to a ship with the speed record for a transatlantic crossing) from the French liner SS Normandie in August 1938, with record speeds for both west- and eastbound crossings of the Atlantic Ocean – the average speeds was, respectively, 30,63 kn (35m25 mph, 56,7 km/h) and 30,14 kn (34,68 mph, 55,82 km/h). In 1937, the Normandie liner was refitted with new propellers, enabling her to take the Blue Riband, but in 1938 the Queen Mary ship reclaim the honour for best speeds in both directions – westbound 30,99 kn (35,66 mph, 57.39 km/h) and eastbound 31,69 kn (36,47 mph, 58.69 km/h). This record was beaten by the SS United Sates liner in 1952.

The last commercial sailing of the ship before the war Queen Mary was on 30 August 1939 departing from Southampton and then berthed at New York until the end of 1939. With the outbreak of the Second World War, she was converted into a troopship and ferried Allied soldiers for the duration of the war.

Following the war, Queen Mary was refitted for passenger service and along with Queen Elizabeth commenced the two-ship transatlantic passenger service for which the two ships were initially built. The two ships dominated the transatlantic passenger transportation market until the dawn of the jet age in the late 1950s. By the mid-1960s, Queen Mary was ageing and, though still among the most popular transatlantic liners, was operating at a loss.

After several years of decreased profits for Cunard Line, Queen Mary was officially retired from service in 1967. She left Southampton for the last time on 31 October 1967 and sailed to the port of Long Beach, California, United States, where she remains permanently moored. Much of the machinery, including one of the two engine rooms, three of the four propellers, and all of the boilers, were removed. 

The ship serves as a tourist attraction featuring restaurants, a museum and a hotel and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has accepted the Queen Mary as part of the Historic Hotels of America.

You can find all the history of the famous liner and more pics here https://www.sterling.rmplc.co.uk/history/hisindex.html

[ltwilliammowett]

Figureheads

In the history of European wooden shipbuilding there is a strong tendency to embellish and decorate the various parts of the ship. The artistic carving and painting of wood was particularly popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. Unfortunately, only a few from these time have survived, but many from the 19th century. However, it begins much earlier, as shown by the rock carvings Leirfall in Stjørdal in North Trøndelag, which consist of about 1200 characters dating from the Norwegian Bronze Age (about 500 BC).

Carvings Leirfall in Stjørdal in North Trøndelag, Photo made by Christine Tecza

The shape of the ships, which have originally designed stems, is remarkable. The stem tradition of the Vikings and the figurehead has its roots here. In antiquity the decoration of the bow starts with the painting of big eyes, whose function was to foresee danger and to scare the opponent.

Okulos – Trireme OLYMPIAS, Musée Hellénique de la Marine, Le Pirée

It is also interesting to note that the english word “figurehead” has the name from the fact that it is at the bow which is also called head. While the German word is “Galionsfigur” and refers to the Spanish Galleon who was the first who placed a figure on her galion ( balcony ), this was a porch in front of the stem of a galleon.

The Lion figurehead of the Vasa,1628

Throughout the 17th century, the jumping lion was the most popular figure, a symbol of tamed aggressiveness and strength. The English painted their figureheads golden, the Danes blue and the French red with golden manes. Like the Spaniards, the French sometimes used all three colours for their lions. The larger and more important ships received more and more sophisticated figures. An example of this is the Prince Royal of 1610, which carried a figure of Saint George killing a dragon.

A classic english Lion, 18th century - A French Lady, maybe late 18th century

In the second half of the 18th century the lion went out of fashion and was replaced by figures that had a reference to the ship's name. An example of this was HMS Queen Charlotte of 1790, who showed a proud image of the Queen with orb and sceptre under a canopy. Two cherubim accompanied her, and allegorical figures like Britannia, the abundance, the wisdom, the hope and the courage stood by her side. Such expensive and complex groups of figures were intended exclusively for first rate, ships-of-the-line; the lower ranks had to be content with individual full figures or even only half figures. In general, however, classical themes were preferred: virgins, bearded and beardless warriors and sea gods. Ships named after famous people in their time often wore their portraits of carved and painted wood as bow ornaments.

Model of the figurehead for the flagship HMS Queen Charlotte,1790

After the Battle of Copenhagen, the Danes almost succumbed to shipbuilding until 1814. The Academy of Fine Arts was allowed to try their luck on the figures. Since style and quality had a high value among the Danes, surprisingly large and complex figures appeared in the middle of the 19th century.

The first American warships were commissioned in 1775 in anticipation of the revolution and their figures mostly reflected the history and heroes of the country. Thus the Privateer Rattlesnake of 1781 wore a red Indian who appeared again and again as figureheads. The Constitution of 1797, on the other hand, carried a Hercules standing on the rock of independence. In the 19th century, however, Western heroes and singers can also be found as figures.

The Long John Silver Collection of figureheads, 19th century, at the Cutty Sark museum, source

In 1796 the British Admiralty ordered financial restrictions for the decor with figureheads and HMS Centaur of 1797, a ship of the line with 74 guns was one of the last to receive a full figure. The renunciation of this traditional form of ship's jewellery was not at all welcome by sailors, shipyards and docks, and so there were repeated attempts to circumvent the ban. But in the course of the 19th century the tapered bow which imemr had carried the figure was more and more replaced by a round bow and so the figures were replaced by carvings and badges. Until 1860 the number of warships with a figurehead decreased continuously, and with the introduction of the steep bow on the iron ships this kind of ship decoration disappeared completely.

After the Battle of Copenhagen, the Danes almost succumbed to shipbuilding until 1814. The Academy of Fine Arts was allowed to try their luck on the figureheads. Since style and quality had a high value among the Danes, surprisingly large and complex figures appeared in the middle of the 19th century.

The first American warships were commissioned in 1775 in anticipation of the revolution and their figures mostly reflected the history and heroes of the country. Thus the Privateer Rattlesnake of 1781 wore a red Indian who appeared again and again as figureheads. The Constitution of 1797, on the other hand, carried a Hercules standing on the rock of independence. In the 19th century, however, Western heroes and singers can also be found as figures.

In 1796 the British Admiralty ordered financial restrictions for the jewellery with figureheads and HMS Centaur of 1797, a ship of the line with 74 guns was one of the last to receive a full figure. The renunciation of this traditional form of ship's jewellery was not at all welcome by sailors, shipyards and docks, and so there were repeated attempts to circumvent the ban. But in the course of the 19th century the tapered bow which imemr had carried the figure was more and more replaced by a round bow and so the figures were replaced by carvings and shields. Until 1860 the number of warships with a figurehead decreased continuously, and with the introduction of the steep bow on the iron ships this kind of ship decoration disappeared completely.

Ship badges from the National Maritime Museum. The top row shows HMS Benbow, HMS Renown, HMS Marlborough, HMS Kenilworth Castle and HMS Loch More, source

During the 19th century, the French Navy also adopted the round bow so that the full figures disappeared. Classic themes were still to be found as half figures and between 1820-1840 even some portrait busts can be found.

The merchant ships followed in the 18th century in their design those of the warships, so the ships of the British East India Company generally owned the lion. But when in the 19th century the clippers appeared with their shclanken linen and sharp, slanted bow forms, the figurehead experienced a renaissance. All kinds of full and half figures were to be found here, whereby with all types of ships, no matter whether war or merchant ship, the female figures warned always more popularly and generally higher than men.

The old Figurehead design( left, now a replica) of HMS Victory which was 1803 rotten and replaced with a much simpler design (right, also a replica)

So it was a woman who, when she showed her charms, could calm the sea and quickly end a storm. However, that was not granted to any living woman, woe to a woman who went to sea, that brings misfortune the only female being at sea was the ship itself and most also her figurehead. The female figureheads were a bit bare-bosomed or had at least one of the breast out and shows a lot of legs to carry out their power, later they are not longer half naked. On today's sailing ships you can discover all kinds of figureheads, which try to make a reference to the name of the ship as in the past.  

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The federal government has written off the balance of two multimillion-dollar loans given to Irving-owned Atlantic Wallboard in Saint John.

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency closed the file on the two loans in March after deciding that the full amount "has not been and likely will never be repaid," according to a memorandum obtained by CBC News.

The two loans, called "conditionally repayable contribution agreements," were worth a combined $7.4 million. They were made under ACOA's Saint John Shipyard Adjustment Initiative.

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Tagging: @ontarionewsnow @abpoli @politicsofcanada

[conbdebarco-blog]

Fragatas tipo Halifax: el buque que surgió del frio

Tomando como parte del título de este post la famosa tercera novela del escritor John Le Carré El espía que surgió del frio publicada en el año 1963, el ministerio de defensa canadiense decidió la construcción de doce fragatas de la clase Halifaxbotadas entre los años 1988 y 1995 que fueron puestas en servicio entre los años 1992 y 1997. Con un desplazamiento en navegación de 4.770 toneladas, …

[fullmilkshakesong]

Ita Cum Dolore (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1200379643-ita-cum-dolore?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ETRESTLES&wp_originator=PPfim1V%2FDJ1smADV3NmWOXPLNsmGvYIqMXo2nbFMrKNjXKyhTdm9rKymsVBewQq3z1p3Z4LEj3mxwREDmnDyc8ztJxQy92yjroJ8uqS%2B3HBpiijDgGubUFwwluNgx%2F33 Vernarth describes in parapsychological regression: Silence shook over them, like the one that massacred them from the "oblivion - oblivion" from the Limassol to the Jaffa section. Everyone believed that they had traveled on the Eurydice, not being so. A ship that came from the Lepanto shipyard supplanted them to protect the Gold medallion anchored in the roadstead, protected by the Christian Gladiators of Kourion, in Lod. Everyone was calmer when making sure that a great layer of silence overcame them, forgetting, as anticipation of continuing along the Via Dolorosa. The dawn tied him to the Silent awakening near Jerusalem, on a gray and silent day. Vernarth gets up, first of all, prepares them unleavened breakfast, honey, and goat milk. All united for the most critical moment of reviving, especially Saint John the Apostle, who for him would personify before his senses the moment of deafness that he could enter, rather than hearing himself from the Universe such a command back to the Holy Land.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 6.7

421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state. 1002 – Henry II, a cousin of Emperor Otto III, is elected and crowned King of Germany. 1099 – First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins. 1420 – Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patria del Friuli. 1494 – Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries. 1628 – The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law. 1654 – Louis XIV is crowned King of France. 1692 – Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured. 1776 – Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence. 1788 – French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops. 1800 – David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba. 1810 – The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina. 1832 – The Great Reform Act of England and Wales receives royal assent. 1832 – Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada. 1862 – The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade. 1866 – One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East. 1880 – War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign). 1892 – Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson. 1899 – American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas. 1905 – Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year. 1906 – Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland. 1917 – World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops. 1919 – Sette Giugno: Nationalist riots break out in Valletta, the capital of Malta. British soldiers fire into the crowd, killing four people. 1929 – The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence. 1938 – The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight. 1938 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred thousand to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed. 1940 – King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and go into exile in London. They return exactly five years later. 1942 – World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory. 1942 – World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. 1944 – World War II: The steamer Danae, carrying 350 Cretan Jews and 250 Cretan partisans, is sunk without survivors off the shore of Santorini. 1944 – World War II: Battle of Normandy: At Ardenne Abbey, members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war. 1945 – King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II. 1946 – The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of World War II. 1948 – Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place. 1948 – Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state. 1955 – Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films. 1962 – The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books. 1965 – The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples. 1967 – Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem. 1971 – The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1971 – The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service raids the home of Ken Ballew for illegal possession of hand grenades. 1971 – Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 crashes on approach to Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven, Connecticut, killing 28 of 31 aboard. 1975 – Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format. 1977 – Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television. 1981 – The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. 1982 – Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits. 1989 – Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard. 1991 – Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high. 2000 – The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon. 2017 – A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard.

[yhwhrulz]

Today's selected anniversaries:

1812:

Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée

crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Russia

1880:

"O Canada" (audio featured), the present-day national anthem of

Canada, was first performed in Quebec City during a Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day banquet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Canada

1937:

The U.S. Navy's first two fast battleships, North Carolina and

Washington of the North Carolina class, were ordered from the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards, respectively.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina-class_battleship

2010:

John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon

Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isner%E2%80%93Mahut_match_at_the_2010_Wimbledon_Championships

[scotianostra]

On September 26th 1934 the Liner Queen Mary launched at John Brown's shipyard, Clydebank.

The construction of still the unnamed Cunard Queen Mary ship began in December 1930 (the ship’s keel was laid down on 31 January 1931) in the yard of “John Brown & Co” at Clydebank. The launch was scheduled for May 1932, but the work on the ship was suspended in December 1931 due to the world economic depression. A loan of 9.5 million pounds from the Government was granted to the Cunard Line with enough money to complete the Queen Mary ship and to build a second liner – the Queen Elizabeth.

As a direct result of this most advantageous deal, the Cunard Line merged with its main UK rival “White Star” on 10 May 1934 into Cunard White Star Ltd. The Queen Mary construction resumed in April 1934, the liner was completed by August and launched on 26 September at a total cost of 3,5 million pounds sterling.

The work was completed in March 1936. The Queen Mary ship sailed out for preliminary trials and after being painted in Southampton, the liner was handed over to Cunard White Star Line on 11 May 1936. RMS Queen Mary ship first sailing was on 14 May with its Transatlantic itinerary being Southampton-Cherbourg-New York. By May 1937 the liner had carried a total of almost 57,000 passengers.

The main speed-rival of the QM ship was SS Normandie – a liner built in France (the Saint-Nazaire yards, launched 1932, scrapped 1946) and operated by the French Compagnie Generale Transatlantique line. The QM ship took the Blue Riband (the prestigeous award given to a ship with the speed record for a transatlantic crossing) from the French liner SS Normandie in August 1938, with record speeds for both west- and eastbound crossings of the Atlantic Ocean – the average speeds was, respectively, 30,63 kn (35m25 mph, 56,7 km/h) and 30,14 kn (34,68 mph, 55,82 km/h). In 1937, the Normandie liner was refitted with new propellers, enabling her to take the Blue Riband, but in 1938 the Queen Mary ship reclaim the honour for best speeds in both directions – westbound 30,99 kn (35,66 mph, 57.39 km/h) and eastbound 31,69 kn (36,47 mph, 58.69 km/h). This record was beaten by the SS United Sates liner in 1952.

The last commercial sailing of the ship Queen Mary was on 30 August 1939 departing from Southampton and then berthed at New York until the end of 1939. With the outbreak of the Second World War, she was converted into a troopship and ferried Allied soldiers for the duration of the war.

Following the war, Queen Mary was refitted for passenger service and along with Queen Elizabeth commenced the two-ship transatlantic passenger service for which the two ships were initially built. The two ships dominated the transatlantic passenger transportation market until the dawn of the jet age in the late 1950s. By the mid-1960s, Queen Mary was ageing and, though still among the most popular transatlantic liners, was operating at a loss.

After several years of decreased profits for Cunard Line, Queen Mary was officially retired from service in 1967. She left Southampton for the last time on 31 October 1967 and sailed to the port of Long Beach, California, United States, where she remains permanently moored. Much of the machinery, including one of the two engine rooms, three of the four propellers, and all of the boilers, were removed. The ship serves as a tourist attraction featuring restaurants, a museum and a hotel. The ship is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has accepted the Queen Mary as part of the Historic Hotels of America.

[esprit-de-corps-magazine]

Industry Watch: Who's who and what's what in the defence sector

By David Pugliese

The Canadian Army is equipping its snipers with new weaponry and will soon be going to industry with its specifications. The procurement will be for 229 bolt action sniper rifles to be designated as the C21. The rifles will be used for long-range shooting and will come in two different calibres.

The C21 program is unique in that it will be open to all small arms companies which want to bid, rather than a sole-source purchase directed to Colt Canada.

The C21-Multi Calibre Sniper Weapon or MCSW will be a modular sniper rifle platform that will allow the use of various calibres to meet operations and training needs. The chosen calibre for operational use is the .338 Lapua Magnum while the preferred calibre for training is the 7.62 x 51 mm NATO (.308 Win),  Warrant Officer Mike Tousignant, who is a sniper working in the Directorate of Land Requirements, explained to Esprit de Corps. 

The system allows the user to swap between calibres while maintaining the same form, fit and functions provided by the common frame and its accessories, he added.

Viking Air Limited of Victoria, BC, and the Fuerza Aerea del Peru (FAP) have renewed their Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft support contract for a further five years. The deal was originally initiated in 2016. The FAP operates twelve Series 400 Twin Otters that provide civil protection, environmental monitoring, critical infrastructure support and emergency medevac services in the remote Amazonian regions of northeast Peru, according to Viking.

Logistik Unicorp Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide non-operational clothing and footwear for the Canadian Armed Forces. The non-operational clothing and footwear contract (NOCFC) will provide the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces with clothing, primarily for non-operational and non-combat duties, all managed by one company. For example, these types of clothing and footwear are often worn when military members are participating in a parade. The benefits of this type of clothing solution include the ability for people to order items they need online and have it shipped to their door, according to the Department of National Defence. It also includes quicker turnaround times for product improvements, and a reduced risk of running out of stock.

Logistik Unicorp will be required to conform to mandatory Canadian content requirements, which in turn will help ensure that the majority of the manufacturing of clothing and footwear items is done in Canada.

The NOCFC will supply approximately 1,500 items of clothing for more than 160,000 people. This includes clothing items such as Regular and Reserve Force service dress uniforms, shorts, shirts, hats, shoes, as well as occupation-specific clothing items, such as those for civilian and military firefighters, military police and civilian drivers. Also included is clothing for the Canadian Rangers, Junior Rangers and Cadets.

A contract valued at $415 million was awarded to Logistik Unicorp Inc. of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, for an initial 6-year period. It includes options valued at up to $2.7 billion over 20 years. 

CAE announced the appointment of Daniel Gelston as Group President, Defence & Security, effective August 24. He will be based in Washington, D.C. and will be succeeding Heidi Wood, CAE’s Executive Vice–President, Business Development & Growth Initiatives, who was also acting as interim Group President.

OSI Maritime Systems of Burnaby, BC, highlighted that NUSHIP Supply (II), the Royal Australian Navy’s new Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment ship, has successfully completed its sea acceptance trials in Ferrol, Spain. OSI is contracted by Navantia to design and deliver Integrated Bridge Systems for the Royal Australian Navy’s SEA 1654 AOR Program. In addition, OSI is providing onboard training and supervision of the system as the ship transits to its delivery destination.

“Working directly with Navantia was a rewarding experience,” Ken Kirkpatrick, President and CEO, OSI Maritime Systems., said in a statement “It brought together partners from Spain, Australia, and Canada, and demonstrated the cooperation that is possible in the global ship building industry even with the challenges brought on by COVID-19.”

NUSHIP Supply (II) is the first of two ships being delivered to the Royal Australian Navy. When commissioned, the ships are intended to carry fuel, dry cargo, water, food, ammunition, equipment and spare parts to provide operational support for the deployed naval or combat forces operating far from the port on the high seas for prolonged operational periods.

The future Canadian Coast Guard vessel, the CCGS John Cabot, cruised out of English Bay in Vancouver on Aug. 18 to begin sea trials. The event marked another major milestone for this third Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV) built by Seaspan Shipyards under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy. 

The future CCGS John Cabot began sea trials just six weeks after its official launch on July 3 at Seaspan’s North Vancouver shipyard, the company noted. The time span between launch and sea trials is considered best-in-class in the shipbuilding industry and echoes the ship’s 97 per cent complete status at launch, according to Seaspan. The firm pointed out that is a rare accomplishment at launch that exceeded international benchmarks. 

On completion of sea trials, the future CCGS John Cabot will be prepared for delivery to the Canadian Coast Guard and then will sail to her home port St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. There she will take her place in the Coast Guard fleet alongside sister ships CCGS Sir John Franklin and CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier. 

“Moving from launch to sea trials in record time, particularly during a global pandemic, is a testament to the incredible talent and determination of the Seaspan Shipyards team, and intense collaboration and teamwork from our supply chain partners and the Canadian Coast Guard,” said Mark Lamarre, Chief Executive Officer, Seaspan Shipyards.

The ship is the third OFSV built by Seaspan Shipyards under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. She will join her sister ships already in service — the CCGS Sir John Franklin, delivered in December 2019 and now stationed in Victoria, BC, and the CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier, delivered on June 2019 and currently stationed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.  Montenegro’s Air Force has signed a purchase agreement for two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X’s from Bell Textron Inc. The aircraft will be used to train the Montenegrin military pilots. The Bell 505s will be built by Bell Textron Canada at their facility in Mirabel, Que.

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ACOA writes off balance of two multimillion-dollar loans to Irving company

FREDERICTON -- An Irving-owned drywall plant in Saint John, N.B., won't have to pay back the balance of a pair of multimillion-dollar loans from the federal government.

The two conditionally repayable loans, totalling $7.4 million, were issued in 2011 and 2012 under an Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency program aimed at offsetting the impact of the closing of the Saint John shipyard.

According to a government memo dated March 27, Atlantic Wallboard fulfilled their obligations under the terms of the agreement although full repayment would likely never be made.

ACOA vice-president Kent Estabrooks recommended closing the file, and agency president Francis McGuire agreed.

As of February 2018, the company had repaid $540,000 of the principal, but it's unclear if any more was paid, because the final repayment amounts have been redacted from the memo.

Irving officials were not immediately available for comment.

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Editor's Note: Happy Thanksgiving from Superyachts.com

Editor's Note: Happy Thanksgiving from Superyachts.com

The past week in superyacht news has proved one of much activity. While the Festive period begins across the pond marked by today’s Thanksgiving celebrations, here in Europe, it’s business as usual. From shipyard launches to brokerage sales and of course the cold-weather providing plenty of reason for us to write about the most wanderlust worthy destinations, it’s been an exciting week for our Editorial Team.

Kicking off the week in news was none-other than Oceanco with their latest launch, Bravo. Making its way into both the waters of the shipyard’s facility, and the Top 100 largest yachts in the world, this 109m superseded the highly-acclaimed M/Y Dar in the rankings, entering at an astonishing number 38.

In fact, it was a week for large yachts across the board. Despite the festivities, brokers at Merle Wood & Associates and IYC have announced the sale of 70m superyacht Saint Nicholas - a Lurssen classic - marking successful end to the 52-day long sales process.

Seasoned owner’s John and Jean Staluppi also celebrated their largest yacht to-date. Thanks to monumental work from Benetti, 69m Spectre (the latest in a long line of Bond-titled boats) was delivered during a large celebration in Livorno, bringing beauty and Italian elegance that we look forward to seeing on the water.

If the sudden arrival of winter weather in Europe is leaving you planning your next yacht charter, there’s plenty of inspiration to be found in Catriona Cherrie’s latest destination article. Exploring 48 Hours at Anchor in Dynamic Abu Dhabi, there’s plenty to be admired about this up and coming destination including the Grand Prix circuit which makes YAS Marina the centre of all the action.

Speaking of places to dock your yacht, Porto Montenegro is another destination experiencing plenty of activity at present. Shaking off any mention of quiet season, Anna Solomon reports on a number of recent updates in this Eastern European paradise in her Marina Spotlight story this week.

Last but by no means least, it wouldn’t be an active week in news without some consideration for design. Aptly, Flying Charter announced that Cloud Atlas is undergoing a significant refit in preparation for a busy summer season. The refit will be completed for summer 2019, when she will re-emerge from the steel shed in her best shape ever, ready to provide unforgettable charters to lucky guests.

Showcasing a new kind of beauty, Hill Robinson have also revealed details of their recent refit of Codecasa’s 65m Eternity. Originally launched in 2010, the vessel has now relocated ready for a winter spent exploring the favoured islands of the Bahamas.

So while much of the industry remains at work, we wish those who celebrate a wonderful Thanksgiving. In the meantime, keep in touch with all the activity at Superyachts.com via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter 

109m Bravo, Shot by Charl van Rooy

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Events 6.7

421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state. 1002 – Henry II, a cousin of Emperor Otto III, is elected and crowned King of Germany. 1099 – First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins. 1420 – Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patria del Friuli. 1494 – Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries. 1628 – The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law. 1654 – Louis XIV is crowned King of France. 1692 – Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured. 1776 – Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence. 1788 – French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops. 1800 – David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba. 1810 – The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina. 1832 – The Great Reform Act of England and Wales receives royal assent. 1832 – Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada. 1862 – The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade. 1866 – One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East. 1880 – War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign). 1892 – Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson. 1899 – American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas. 1905 – Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year. 1906 – Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland. 1917 – World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops. 1919 – Sette Giugno: Nationalist riots break out in Valletta, the capital of Malta. British soldiers fire into the crowd, killing four people. 1929 – The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence. 1938 – The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight. 1938 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed. 1940 – King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and go into exile in London. They return exactly five years later. 1942 – World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory. 1942 – World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. 1944 – World War II: The steamer Danae, carrying 350 Cretan Jews and 250 Cretan partisans, is sunk without survivors off the shore of Santorini. 1944 – World War II: Battle of Normandy: At Ardenne Abbey, members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war. 1945 – King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II. 1946 – The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of World War II. 1948 – Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place. 1948 – Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state. 1955 – Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films. 1962 – The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books. 1965 – The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples. 1967 – Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem. 1971 – The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1971 – The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service raids the home of Ken Ballew for illegal possession of hand grenades. 1975 – Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format. 1977 – Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television. 1981 – The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. 1982 – Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits. 1989 – Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard. 1991 – Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high. 2000 – The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon. 2017 – A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard.