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[charlie hill]

Mattias,  who is Johanna and why are she and Magdelena lying on the ground? 
LOL.  Check out the gal on page 2 picture 2.  The one who has her foot 
resting on a guys head.  NO that's not what is interesting about her. 
grins.

Charlie
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From: "Mattias Kessén" <mattias at linderson-mark-bygg.se>
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> The ship is from
> a time that shows the transition between sail and steam.
>
> I sailed on this ship for 24hrs this autumn http://www.traskepp.se/ 
> actually
> if you click on fotoarkiv and the gruppbilder I'm on the second picture
> "11-12 september 2005 Materialmännen Valdemarsvik med kunder" though I can
> hardly see it. The sh ip Linnéa was built in 1915 as a sailship. It was
> later motorised and has now a two cylinder engine of 60 litres. It was 
> taken
> off duty in the sixties and had before that served as a trading and or
> fishing vessel. It has a very fascinating history and it was a really nice
> trip.
>
> /Mattias
>
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> Skickat: den 7 december 2005 04:32
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>
> OFF TOPIC!!!! ----
>
> Both of my grandfathers were in the Navy, with one of them killed in
> WWII. I've always found ships interesting, although my experience on the
> water is limited to a lot of fishing on the Chesapeake Bay growing up.
> Some interesting ships that I have visited near me are:
>
>    USS Olympia - Definitely stop and see this ship if you are in the
> Philadelphia area. It is a significant ship in naval history including
> some of the following notes:
>
>    * Launched in 1892
>    * Was the falgship of Commodore Dewey's fleet in the Spanish
>      American War
>    * Saw action at the Battle of Manila Bay
>    * Served as the flagship of the Caribbean starting in 1902
>    * Took part in the ill-fated Allied intervention against the Russian
>      Bolscheviks in 1918
>    * Became flagship of the Atlantic fleet in 1921
>    * Took part in the famous Billy Mitchell demonstration of air power
>      sinking a decommisioned German warship in 1921
>    * In October 1921 she was sent to Le Havre France to collect and
>      return the remains of the American Unknown Soldier from WWI for
>      burial at Arlington National Cemetery
>    * She was decommisioned for the last time in 1922 in Philadelphia
>      where she remains to this day
>    * She is one of only 4 warships that still exist worldwide from that 
> era
>
>
>       The ship is docked at Penn's Landing in Philly. Unfortunately the
> museum that maintains her does not have the funding to really do the
> ship justice but touring the ship is very interesting. The ship is from
> a time that shows the transition between sail and steam. Much of the
> quarters remind me of sailing vessels from earlier eras.
>
>    website:      http://www.spanamwar.com/olympia.htm
>
> USS New Jersey - This ship is docked accross the Delaware River from the
> USS Olympia in Camden, NJ. Definitely a contrast to the Olympia. If you
> have not been on one of the big 4 battleships from WWII, it is also well
> worth the trip. This one is a museum ship as well. A few facts on this 
> ship:
>
>    * The people who maintain this ship claim it is the most decorated
>      ship in American history.
>    * Launched in Philadelphia on December 7th 1942 (a day when a lot of
>      ships were launched across the country)
>    * Served in WWII
>    * Served in Korean War
>    * Served in the Vietnam War
>    * Served in President Reagan's revitalized 600 ship Navy
>    * Becomes a museum in 1999
>
> website:      http://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/
>
>
>
>
> DAVID BRUCE wrote:
>
>>Charlie:
>>I remember the mothballed ships when my family made a trip to Wilmington
>>and to the USS North Carolina.  It must have been in the mid to late 60's.
>>Quite a sight for this sheltered country boy.
>>
>>David
>>NW NC
>>
>>
>
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