Any with a maritime bent ?

[VladTepes]

I am also interested in ships and maritime history, as you will see if you visit my website at www.gayundah.vze.com (http://www.gayundah.vze.com)

I am wondering if others share this interest ?



I was thrilled that when I visited Perth I had the opportunity to visit the Shipwreck ghalleries in Freo and saw 'Batavia'. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[Utemad]

I wouldn't say I was a maritime buff but I always take note of any shipwrecks and military type naval museums on my travels.

I saw the Ballina Naval Museum in January. That was pretty cool. They had one of those balsa (???) rafts that sailed from somewhere to Ballina. It is displayed in full sail. They needed a huge extension to house it but they managed it.

Hopefully will get around to obtaining my scuba ticket soon so I can investigate the under water wrecks 8)

[p38arover]

I am interested in marine stuff, too. My last job in Telstra before redundancy was Marine Manager in the international side. The marine bit referred to these things (this one is the CS Pacific Guardian - previously based in Suva, Fiji then Newcastle, NSW):

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/02/70.jpg

Ron

[JDNSW]

Yes. Owner of a 37ft schooner, currently moored at Tin Can Bay, but planning to bring it home shortly to work on it.

Also I collect books on the subject, and have a very large collection of accounts of small boat voyages, plus many books on maritime history, including a 1926 edition of Hakluyt's Voyages and a facsimile copy of his 1589 edition. Other books include a large number of the Hakluyt Society publications, books on the history of marine engineering, books on naval history, books on specific ships, including Vasa, Victory, Great Britain, Great Eastern, Monitor, Shanendoah, etc.

[VladTepes]

Originally posted by JDNSW
...books on the history of marine engineering, books on naval history, books on specific ships, including Vasa, Victory, Great Britain, Great Eastern, Monitor, Shanendoah, etc.

Cool. A man of great taste in ships, it's clear.

[seqfisho]

Originally posted by VladTepes

I am wondering if others share this interest ?






Well hello sailor :wink:

































No seriously, I have a reasonable interest, didn't have much choice as my father did 26 yrs in the RAN, served in Korea, Vietnam, was on one of the mine sweepers that picked up bodies and survivors from the Melbourne Voyager collision. My Grandfather, dads father was a crewmember of HMAS Sydney that was sunk off WA in 1941 with all hands (645) lost so have a great deal of interest in that as to this day there has never been a full explaination of the exact details and plenty of government coverup.

I was even going to join up at 15 as a junior recruit except the old man wouldn't let me.

[lewy110]

Does floating around in one these every now and then count.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[101RRS]

Originally posted by lewy110
Does floating around in one these every now and then count.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Been there - done that

Gazzz

[cewilson]

Guys, is there anyway you can place a story every now and again about different ships etc into this thread. That way those of us that don't know much about it can learn ffrom your experience???

I was thinking something along the lines of the Darwin Bombing thread!

[YRVGreen]

I have a great uncle that served in the MM for a while during ww2 I think it was,

When I was a boy I used to sail Knats, I allso took a exer-tramp and a truck tube and made my own raft to paddle around dams, looking for water lillys and foxtail and the like, and of late, ive been sailing a HC out on LM, wich is for sale btw https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

as I am wanting to buy a Cannoe for 2, so I can paddle around duns swamp with my girl-friend

[VladTepes]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

That's a super fancy boat anchor on the aft deck :!:

[VladTepes]

Yes I realised my error as soon as I posted....


it's not a boat, it's a ship.

[numpty]

Not exactly maritime, but have spent a lot of time over the last 25 yrs paddling around in canoes and kayaks, especially flatwater marathon and long distance events.
Further to comment re La Balsa. Was in Ballina in 1975 and the raft(s) were still on the beach.
Perry

[stusgonesailing]

Originally posted by lewy110
Does floating around in one these every now and then count.

http://www.aulro.com/albums/album52/RAN8115969_20040919_119.sized.jpg

A big grey target.

there are only two types of vessels on the water.

Submarines & Targets

[noddy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>My Grandfather, dads father was a crewmember of HMAS Sydney that was sunk off WA in 1941 with all hands (645) lost so have a great deal of interest in that as to this day there has never been a full explaination of the exact details and plenty of government coverup. [/b][/quote]

Seqfisho

I LOVE this piece of our history....

We spent many days at Quobba Station on the WA coast last year (this is where the Kormoran survivors came ashore). There is a story that one of the German sailors buried some film footage of the engagement in the hills (pic below), needless to say, it has never been found.

Red Bluff (Quobba Station)
http://www.aulro.com/albums/album214/DSC_0014_2.sized.jpg

I understand that the Commonwealth Government has pitched into having a search undertaken for the wrecks of both the Kormoran and the Sydney. It is to be carried out by David Mearns who discovered the HMS Hood (from the Bismark fame) off the Iceland coast.

http://www.findingsydney.com/default.asp

HMAS Sydney Memorial in Geraldton
http://www.aulro.com/albums/album214/HMAS_Sydney_Framed.sized.jpg


http://www.aulro.com/albums/album214/HMAS_Sydney3.sized.jpg