Joyce Ballantyne - "Black Boa" - November 1955 Bowman's Automotive Advertising Calendar Illustration - Shaw-Barton Calendar Co. - Original art sold by Heritage Art Gallery
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In today's door one of the prettiest and most famous Swedish East Indiaman - The Götheborg of Sweden
The Götheborg of Sweden
A little more info about her here:
The Götheborg of Sweden is a sailing replica of the Swedish East India ship Götheborg I, which was launched in 1738 (not to be confused with the larger Götheborg II, which was built a few decades later). All the sailors survived when the original ship sank off Gothenburg, Sweden, on 12 September 1745 as it approached the harbour on its return from a third voyage to China. Construction of the replica began in 1995, the hull was launched in 2003 and the rigging was fully tested for the first time in 2005. Much of the time was spent researching the reconstruction of the replica. In 2008, the Götheborg completed its first Baltic Sea tour. She is one of the largest operational wooden sailing ships in the world.
On 26 April 2023, she became known worldwide when she rescued a yacht at sea that had lost its rudder and drifted away.
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WWII Propaganda Calendar art by Lawson Wood.
Greystoke Trading Company.
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AU where Aya and Hopkins are Ebony Queen's Apple and Doomsday Calendar in disguise, and the Canto 1 dungeon is a scam they run with Yuri to kill more people.
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K.O. Munson - "Sew What" - March/April 1955 Facts and Figures Calendar Illustration - K.O.M. Litho Co. - American Pin-up Calendar Collection
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doomsday calendar says...
goodnight! i hope your dreams are delightful :D
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In door no. 22 we return to the Netherlands and visit another VOC ship. Namely the VOC Amsterdam
VOC Amsterdam by Ashu Mathura 2014
More about her here:
The Amsterdam embarked on its first and last voyage from the Dutch island of Texel to the East Indies in 1749, after two attempts had failed - unsuccessfully due to adverse winds. But nothing went as it should. Not only did the 203-strong crew on board have to contend with a series of violent storms, but a mutiny apparently broke out in between. To make matters worse, many crew members had already died of yellow fever, but it was probably the plague after all, whereupon the sailors began to drink excessively to prevent them from dying too.
The Amsterdam's fate was grim indeed when she lost her rudder on entering Pevensey Bay harbour, leaving her defenceless against the merciless storm. Captain Klump, desperate to save his precious cargo, dropped anchor on the coast of Bulverhythe where, remarkably, much of the keel remains to this day.
At the lowest of spring tides, the ship’s ribs are exposed, and she emerges from her peaty sand grave. From top to bottom the wreck in 1969, below in 1984 and then 2021. She is still in good condition.
A replica of the ship was built in the Netherlands between 1985 and 1990 by around 400 volunteers according to the plans of the original Amsterdam, but is historically incorrect in many respects. The craftsmen used iroko wood for the hull and orientated themselves on shipbuilding techniques of the 18th century.
However, some modifications had to be made due to modern shipbuilding regulations: In addition to using tropical wood instead of oak for the hull and decks, the deck height was adjusted so that you can stand almost upright. The frames were also glued together and the ladders were replaced by stairs. The ship was transferred to Amsterdam and is moored here near the Amsterdam Maritime Museum; it can be visited as a museum ship.
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