Re-Learning the Ropes
Ropes on The "Elissa"
I feel like I'm re-learning the ropes of blogging these days, hence the photo below. I took it a while back on board the Elissa, a Tall Ship from 1877,…
Memorial Day
US Flag on the Port Bolivar Ferry
What is Memorial Day? Memorial Day is a day set aside to honor all members of the US military that have died in service. Not hailing from the US, I…
Daily Photo – DE238 USS Stewart
DE238 USS Stewart (Click image for larger view or to purchase)
The Destroyer Escort 238 USS Stewart was commissioned into active service on May 31, 1943 having been constructed at the Brown Shipbuilding Yards in Houston.
Daily Photo – Ropes
Ropes (Click image for larger view or to purchase)
The Elissa is a three-masted, iron-hulled barque built in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1877. She was rescued from destruction in a Greek Shipyard in 1975 by the Galveston Historical Foundation and towed to Galveston in 1979.
Daily Photo – Surfside Beach
Surfside Beach (Click image for larger view)
This was the scene around lunchtime on a Thursday near the end of May.
Fire One!
USS Cavalla - Forward Torpedo Room
So I'd planned to write this post about the USS Cavalla, on display in Seawolf Park, Galveston, Texas, accompanied by a series of photos but I just didn't get around…
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