After months of ongoing work that includes replacing cap rails, chipping old paint, patching and applying fresh new paint, the 1955-built former WAPPEN VON HAMBURG, DELOS, POLAR STAR, PACIFIC STAR, XANADU, FAITHFUL is soon to depart her berth at Rio Vista, California for San Francisco, where she will be used…
Even though the steel market is down, Alang remains backed up with nearly every plot full, some with a second vessel “in waiting”. Stripping of WINNER 5 (ex AUSONIA, IVORY) has begun and cutting is imminent. DALMACIJA and GLORY (ex ANNA NERY, etc.) are nearly gone. No news yet on…
The St. Nazaire-based STX Shipyard (formerly Chantiers de l’Atlantique) has confirmed that an inquiry has been launched to determine if arson was the cause of a small fire that damaged the nearly complete 150,000 gt MV NORWEGIAN EPIC late Monday night. Wiring was damaged on the ship’s aft Deck Four…
Second and final post added on May 8, 2010. Peter Knego’s latest Sea Treks blog, “Pursuing The USNS GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK” has begun. This heavily-illustrated report from San Francisco details the final drydocking and departure of the P2-SE2-R1 transport USNS GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK for scrapping at Brownsville, Texas. …
It was a seemingly normal Friday morning this past April 16, when I settled in with fresh cup of roast and began to browse my e-mails. Business as usual until a friend from San Francisco wrote, “Hi Peter, One of those great two stack military ships from Suisuin Bay just…
In MARAD’s continuing purge of reserve fleet tonnage, the very first and last P2-S2-R2 class transport, the 1943-built GENERAL JOHN S. POPE, was moved from Suisuin Bay to San Francisco’s BAE Systems drydocking facility for hull cleaning before she is towed to Brownsville, TX for scrapping at Esco Marine. The…
Finally, after two weather-related delays, the USNS GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK departed San Francisco’s BAE Systems shipyard under tow for Brownsville, Texas, where she will be cut down for scrap. The large seagoing tug ALEXANDRA dispatched the PATRICK from her moorings at approximately 10:42 AM and dragged the reluctant former…
Icelandic ash plumes over the Atlantic deferred MaritimeMatters’ participation in the Southampton-based christening and inaugural sailing of Celebrity Cruises’ new Solstice Class vessel, the MV CELEBRITY ECLIPSE. Hopefully, we will be able to provide a first-hand account of the ship and her myriad features when she comes to the U.S.…
After nearly two weeks at San Francisco’s BAE Systems’ drydock where her hull was scraped free of lead-based paints and her valves tested for any sort of leaks, the majestic USNS GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK was lowered back into the water today and moved to a berth at the shipyard…
Peter Knego’s latest Sea Treks video, “CONTE BIANCAMANO, Then and Now”, has been added to the MaritimeMatters video clip page. See the 1925-built liner come to life in a series of vintage images provided by Maurizio Eliseo, including some spectacular views of her first class interiors by some of Italy’s…
