The SS Harvard was built in 1907 and was the SS Charles until it was acquired by the Pacific Navigation Company (and renamed) in 1913.
It operated as a passenger steamer until 1918 when the US Navy purchased her and renamed it the USS Charles
Tag: Ships
Popular Mechanics, Dec, 1923
Superstitions of Sea Defy Age of Reason
Sailors Still Firm in Belief in “Flying Dutchman” and the “Port of Missing Ships”
Normandie, 1935
Millions in Gold, 1916
MILLIONS IN GOLD LIE AT BOTTOMS OF SEAS
FINANCIERS BACK ENGINEERS TO MAKE SEARCH
New York, June 12 – Would you believe that big business men financiers and stock market operators of the super-wise Wall street clan would put up $125,000 to finance an expedition to search the bottom of the five oceans for lost treasure trove?
They have.
Iron Clad, 1862
From the Sunday Star, Washington DC, January 9th, 1938
Graf Zeppelin – CV1
Graf Zeppelin Aircraft Carrier
Crew: 1,720 + 306 flight personnel
Aircraft: 10 Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters, 20 Junkers Ju 87 “Stuka” dive bombers, 20 Fieseler Fi 167 torpedo bombers
On 16 November 1935, the contract for Flugzeugträger A (Aircraft carrier A)—later christened Graf Zeppelin—was awarded to the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel. Construction of the ship was delayed since Deutsche Werke was working at capacity, and the slipway needed for Graf Zeppelin was occupied by the new battleship Gneisenau, which was launched on 8 December 1936. Work started on Graf Zeppelin on 28 December, when her keel was laid down. She was launched on 8 December 1938, the 24th anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, and she was christened by Helene von Zeppelin, the daughter of the ship’s namesake. At the launching ceremony, Hermann Göring gave a speech. By the end of 1939, she was 85% complete, with a projected completion by the middle of 1940. By September 1939, one carrier-borne wing, Trägergruppe 186, had been formed by the Luftwaffe at Kiel Holtenau, composed of three squadrons equipped with Bf 109s and Ju-87s. (Wikipedia) Continue reading “Graf Zeppelin – CV1”
Grace Line Cruises, 1938
World Cruise, 1933
S.S. President Johnson, formerly the S.S. Manchuria, built in 1903. The ship was requisitioned by The United States Shipping Board and became a troop carrier for the US Army carrying upwards of 5000 soldiers per voyage. She made 13 round trips to Europe before being returned to her owners in 1919. In 1928 she was renamed the S.S. President Johnson and sold to Dollar Steamship Lines. All old first class quarters were stripped and replaced with seventy-five staterooms and twenty-five new private baths for 175 first class passengers. All public rooms were renovated, a steel tank swimming pool was added on deck, a new deck house was built as a smoking room, and the “verandah cafe” with a 2400 square foot “play ground” above was added.
Hamburg-Amerika Linie, 1934
