Rowing to the sailing ship (1940s) Photographer: Heinz von Perckhammer, Berlin

Rowing to the sailing ship (1940s)
Photographer: Heinz von Perckhammer, Berlin

oldbookillustrations: Though gaily ye may laugh, In grief ye shall be left, For, mocking maids, this ring Ye ask shall never be yours. Arthur Rackham, from Siegfried & The twilight of the gods, by Richard Wagner, London, 1911. (Source: archive.org)

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Though gaily ye may laugh,
In grief ye shall be left,
For, mocking maids, this ring
Ye ask shall never be yours.

Arthur Rackham, from Siegfried & The twilight of the gods, by Richard Wagner, London, 1911.

(Source: archive.org)

SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse German transatlantic ocean liner named after Wilhelm I, German Emperor, the first ruler of united Germany. Constructed in Stettin for the North German Lloyd (NDL), she entered service in 1897 and was the first liner to have four funnels. The ship began a new era in ocean travel and the novelty of having four funnels was quickly associated with size, strength, speed and above all luxury. Quickly established on the Atlantic, she gained the Blue Riband for Germany, a notable prize for the quickest trip from Europe to America which had been previously dominated by the British. more on wikipedia The Loss of the Blue Riband to Germany

SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

German transatlantic ocean liner named after Wilhelm I, German Emperor, the first ruler of united Germany. Constructed in Stettin for the North German Lloyd (NDL), she entered service in 1897 and was the first liner to have four funnels.

The ship began a new era in ocean travel and the novelty of having four funnels was quickly associated with size, strength, speed and above all luxury. Quickly established on the Atlantic, she gained the Blue Riband for Germany, a notable prize for the quickest trip from Europe to America which had been previously dominated by the British.

more on wikipedia

The Loss of the Blue Riband to Germany

mudwerks: (via Das Puppendorf - 50 Watts) Illustrations by Hans Hoffmann for Das Puppendorf (Germany, 1906) The whole book can be viewed at the Braunschweig Digital Library.

mudwerks:

(via Das Puppendorf - 50 Watts)

Illustrations by Hans Hoffmann for Das Puppendorf (Germany, 1906)

The whole book can be viewed at the Braunschweig Digital Library.

Kaiser Wilhelm an Bord der Hohenzollern The Emperor with members of his family on board of the imperial yacht Hohenzollern

Kaiser Wilhelm an Bord der Hohenzollern

The Emperor with members of his family on board of the imperial yacht Hohenzollern

Crew members of the SMS Linienschiff Schleswig Holstein and SMS Linienschiff Braunschweig attending the raising of the colors. German Reichsmarine SMS Schleswig Holstein RPPC SMS Braunschweig (b) German Reichsmarine SMS Schleswig Holstein RPPC SMS Braunschweig (c)

Crew members of the SMS Linienschiff Schleswig Holstein and SMS Linienschiff Braunschweig attending the raising of the colors.

German Reichsmarine SMS Schleswig Holstein RPPC SMS Braunschweig (b)

German Reichsmarine SMS Schleswig Holstein RPPC SMS Braunschweig (c)

RPPC of the crew of the SMS Ostfriesland (His Majesty’s Ship East Frisia), with a Zeppelin flying overhead Ostfriesland’s keel was laid in October 1908 at the Kaiserliche Werft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven. She was launched on 30 September 1909 and was commissioned into the fleet on 1 August 1911. The ship was equipped with twelve 30.5-centimeter (12.0 in) guns in six twin turrets, and had a top speed of 21.2 knots. Assigned to the I Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet for the majority of her career, she, along with her three sister ships, Helgoland, Thüringen, and Oldenburg, participated in all of the major fleet operations of World War I in the North Sea against the British Grand Fleet. This included the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916, the largest naval battle of the war. After the German collapse in November 1918, most of the High Seas Fleet was interned in Scapa Flow during the peace negotiations. The four Helgoland-class ships were allowed to remain in Germany, however, and were therefore spared the destruction of the fleet in Scapa Flow. Ostfriesland and her sisters were eventually ceded to the victorious Allied powers as war reparations; eventually transferred to the United States Navy, and sunk during air power trials off the Virginia Capes in July 1921. more on wikipedia

RPPC of the crew of the SMS Ostfriesland (His Majesty’s Ship East Frisia), with a Zeppelin flying overhead

Ostfriesland’s keel was laid in October 1908 at the Kaiserliche Werft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven. She was launched on 30 September 1909 and was commissioned into the fleet on 1 August 1911. The ship was equipped with twelve 30.5-centimeter (12.0 in) guns in six twin turrets, and had a top speed of 21.2 knots.

Assigned to the I Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet for the majority of her career, she, along with her three sister ships, Helgoland, Thüringen, and Oldenburg, participated in all of the major fleet operations of World War I in the North Sea against the British Grand Fleet. This included the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916, the largest naval battle of the war.

After the German collapse in November 1918, most of the High Seas Fleet was interned in Scapa Flow during the peace negotiations. The four Helgoland-class ships were allowed to remain in Germany, however, and were therefore spared the destruction of the fleet in Scapa Flow. Ostfriesland and her sisters were eventually ceded to the victorious Allied powers as war reparations; eventually transferred to the United States Navy, and sunk during air power trials off the Virginia Capes in July 1921.

more on wikipedia

upper: Postcard Kriegsschiff SMS Derfflinger, Wappen, Fahnen  (1915) lower: Passepartout Ak SMS Kreuzer Strassburg, Kriegsschiff  (1914)

upper: Postcard Kriegsschiff SMS Derfflinger, Wappen, Fahnen  (1915)

lower: Passepartout Ak SMS Kreuzer Strassburg, Kriegsschiff  (1914)

upper: Litho Helgoland, Dampfer Prinz. Heinrich, Segelschiff lower: Künstler Ak Linde, Wladimir, Helgoland, Dampfer Cobra

upper: Litho Helgoland, Dampfer Prinz. Heinrich, Segelschiff

lower: Künstler Ak Linde, Wladimir, Helgoland, Dampfer Cobra

upper: Litho Düsseldorf Kaiserswerth, Dampfer Prinz Heinrich lower: Litho Helgoland, Dampfschiff Cobra, HAPAG, Fernrohr

upper: Litho Düsseldorf Kaiserswerth, Dampfer Prinz Heinrich

lower: Litho Helgoland, Dampfschiff Cobra, HAPAG, Fernrohr

Seemannslos; Deutsche Marine

Seemannslos; Deutsche Marine

Ansichtskarten Seeleute Deutschland upper right: Litho Seemannsliebe III, Schwarzes Mädchen, Matrose lower right: Litho Soldatenliebe IV, Braunes Mädchen, Kriegsschiff lower left: Litho Seemannsliebe V, Chinesin in Tracht, Kriegsschiff upper left: Litho Soldatenliebe VI, Rückkehr, An Dich hab ich gedacht

Ansichtskarten Seeleute Deutschland

I have been able to trace my family’s history back to this region, at about the time this map was made. cartographymaps: Johannes Blaeu, 1640, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

I have been able to trace my family’s history back to this region, at about the time this map was made.

cartographymaps:

Johannes Blaeu, 1640, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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oldbookillustrations: William Strang, frontispiece from The surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen, by Rudolf Erich Raspe, London, 1895. (Source: archive.org)

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William Strang, frontispiece from The surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen, by Rudolf Erich Raspe, London, 1895.

(Source: archive.org)

Goodyear Blimp Crash in Germany June 12, 2011 A Goodyear-branded A-60+ blimp burned and crashed in Germany on Sunday evening in the vicinity of the Reichelsheim airport near Frankfurt.  The ship’s pilot was killed; the three passengers, all journalists, survived the crash. It appears the blimp made an emergency descent after the pilot and passengers smelled fuel during the approach to the landing field, and caught fire following a prop strike from one or both engines.  The pilot instructed his passengers to exit the airship to safety; the blimp then climbed rapidly, with the pilot still onboard, from the loss of the passengers’ weight. Early press reports incorrectly identified the ship involved in the crash as a Zeppelin NT, but it was an A-60+ blimp operated in Europe by The Lightship Group (Lightship Europe Ltd.) under contract to Goodyear.  Goodyear operates its own blimps in the United States. Goodyear recently announced that it will be replacing its famous blimps with zeppelins beginning in 2014. The Lightship Group has issued a statement about the accident… keep reading on Airships: The Hindenburg and other Zeppelins See also: Dramatic (and Disturbing) Photos of the Goodyear Blimp Crash Statement by The Lightship Group about Blimp Accident in Germany Updated Information on Goodyear Blimp Crash in Germany

Goodyear Blimp Crash in Germany

June 12, 2011

A Goodyear-branded A-60+ blimp burned and crashed in Germany on Sunday evening in the vicinity of the Reichelsheim airport near Frankfurt.  The ship’s pilot was killed; the three passengers, all journalists, survived the crash.

It appears the blimp made an emergency descent after the pilot and passengers smelled fuel during the approach to the landing field, and caught fire following a prop strike from one or both engines.  The pilot instructed his passengers to exit the airship to safety; the blimp then climbed rapidly, with the pilot still onboard, from the loss of the passengers’ weight.

Early press reports incorrectly identified the ship involved in the crash as a Zeppelin NT, but it was an A-60+ blimp operated in Europe by The Lightship Group (Lightship Europe Ltd.) under contract to Goodyear.  Goodyear operates its own blimps in the United States.

Goodyear recently announced that it will be replacing its famous blimps with zeppelins beginning in 2014.

The Lightship Group has issued a statement about the accident…

keep reading on Airships: The Hindenburg and other Zeppelins

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