Anchoring Your Driveway !
Anchors aweigh...and then away to...Switzerland!
This HUGE anchor and other nautical items occupy the driveway of a private home up the street from us. They seem highly likely to be remnants of the French Battleship MS Provence. The words "MS Provence" are stenciled on a retaining wall at the side of the driveway.
I suspect the owner of the home and the items had some kind of personal relationship with the ship. So far, I have been afraid to go ask. Here is the story of the ship:
During WW2 the French Battleship MS Provence was sunk once, raised and served again, skuttled, raised and served again, then skuttled once again, raised a final time, to be broken up and sold as scrap. What a history !
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Provence
Location: Riehen BS Switzerland.
In my album: Roaming Riehen.
Anchoring Your Driveway !
Anchors aweigh...and then away to...Switzerland!
This HUGE anchor and other nautical items occupy the driveway of a private home up the street from us. They seem highly likely to be remnants of the French Battleship MS Provence. The words "MS Provence" are stenciled on a retaining wall at the side of the driveway.
I suspect the owner of the home and the items had some kind of personal relationship with the ship. So far, I have been afraid to go ask. Here is the story of the ship:
During WW2 the French Battleship MS Provence was sunk once, raised and served again, skuttled, raised and served again, then skuttled once again, raised a final time, to be broken up and sold as scrap. What a history !
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Provence
Location: Riehen BS Switzerland.
In my album: Roaming Riehen.