http://www.shipstamps.co.uk Dedicated to the collection and discussion of postage stamps featuring ships Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:04:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Built as a chemical/oil production tanker under yard No 0010 by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. Ulsan, South Korea for Ashley Shipping Marshall Island. 11 June 2001 keel laid down. 12 September 2001 launched under the name ASHLEY, she has four sisterships. Tonnage 23.217 gross, 11.113 net, 37.270dwt., dim. 182.55 x 27.38 x ... http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/2008/11/ashley/ Built as a bulk carrier under yard No 10468 by Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Saikai, Japan for Ocean Carrier Maritime Corp., Marshal Islands. Launched under the name CENTURION. Tonnage 40.060 gross, 25.444 net, 76.838 dwt., dim. 225 x 32.26 x 19.39m., draught 14.12m. Length bpp. 215m. Powered by MAN-B&W diesel engine, manufactured by ... http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/2008/11/centurion/ Built as a 3-masted steel mother-ship by N.V. Scheepswerf De Haan & Oerlemans, Heusden, Netherlands for Parceria Geral de Pescaries, Lisbon. Managed by the Bensaude Line. Launched under the name ARGUS. Tonnage 696 gross, 414 net, 608 dwt., dim. 209 x 32.6 x 17.0ft., length bpp. 189.2ft. Powered by a 4-cyl Sulzer diesel ... http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/2008/11/argus-polynesia/ Built as a steel passenger-cargo vessel under yard No 244 by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland for the Royal Mail Line. 13 September 1886 launched as the ORINOCO. (2) Tonnage 4.581 gross, 2.349 net, dim. 124.87 x 13.72 x 7.75m. One 3-cyl. triple expansion steam engine, manufactured by the yard, 5.800 ihp., speed ... http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/2008/11/orinoco-ii-1886/ A fine local craft is featured on the 12 cents stamp of Sarawak. It is the "Barong Panau". The word " barong" means a boat, in the language of one of the tribes, and the word "panau" refers to net-lifting fishing. These fishing craft are locally built, the keel, ribs, ... http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/2008/11/barong-panau/ IN September 25 1965 the Argentine Government issued an 8 pesos stamp to commemorate the centenary of the Welsh colonisation of Patagonia. The stamp design shows the tea clipper Mimosa, which was specially converted into a passenger vessel for this voyage, against a map of the Province of Chubut, where ... http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/2008/11/mimosa-2/ The 12 cents stamp of St. Vincent shows the liner Antilles of the French Line alongside the Deep Water Wharf at Kingstown. The Antilles was built by the Arsenal of Brest in 1952, her gross tonnage being 19,828 tons. She is on the company's Havre—Southampton— West Indies run and can ... http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/2008/11/antilles-2/ While reading through a recently-published history of the Battle of Navarino I was reminded by one of the plates of a Greek stamp issued in 1927 to mark the centenary of the engagement. After a comparison of the stamp with the book illustration, the source of the stamp design and ... http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/2008/11/provence-2/ Built as a multi-purpose dry cargo vessel under yard No. 439F by Xiamen Shipyard, Xiamen China for Wilbert Shipping (Rickmers Reederei), Cyprus. 27 May 2002 keel laid down. 03 March 2003 launched RICKMERS NEW ORLEANS. Tonnage 23.119 gross, 9.752 net, 29.878 dwt., dim. 192.92 x 27.80 x 15.50m., draught 11.20m, length bpp. 183.56m. Powered ... http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/2008/11/rickmers-new-orleans/ Built as a double hulled drillship under yard No. 275 by Ast. y Talleres del Noroeste S.A. (Astano), Ferrol, Spain for Transocean Inc. (Transocean Offshore Inc.), Panama. 14 March 1997 keel laid down. Launched under the name DISCOVERER ENTERPRISE. Tonnage 63.190 gross, 18.958 net., dwt. 69.500, dim. 254.4 x 38 x 19m. ... http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/2008/11/discoverer-enterprise/