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Le Sea Cloud II est un trois-mâts barque moderne, à coque acier, construit en 2001 dans les chantiers navals de l’Astilleros Gondán à Castropol (Asturias), Puerto de Figueras, en Espagne.
Ce luxueux voilier de croisière est la propriété de la branche maritime de la holding Hansa Treuhand et géré par la Sea Cloud Cruises GmbH. Il a pris le nom de Sea Cloud II en raison de sa sœur d'armement le Sea Cloud, un quatre-mâts barque lancé en 1935.
Le projet de construire un deuxième voilier de luxe date de 1994. Il devait rester dans l'esprit du Sea Cloud et offrir aux passagers la tradition de la grande marine à voile, mais avec le luxe et le confort des temps modernes.
La grande difficulté fut de trouver un chantier naval capable d'accomplir ce défi. Un premier chantier finlandais fut trouvé, mais sa faillite subite mena ce projet en Espagne, dans les chantiers de Figueras. Il fut terminé avec un an de retard.
Il fit sa croisière inaugurale en février 2001 le long des côtes espagnoles.
Il dispose de 47 cabines pour une capacité de 96 passagers.
Il s'agit d'un trois-mâts de 135,7 m de long , 28 voiles pour 4 166 m2, et 69 cabines pour 136 passagers.
The Sea Cloud II is a large barque built as a cruise ship, and operated by Sea Cloud Cruises GmbH of Hamburg, Germany. A luxury vessel, she sails under the Maltese flag. The Roman suffix II indicates that she is the company's second ship. She is neither a sister to, nor the successor of, the Sea Cloud (ex Hussar II), but a separate vessel.
Due to the success of the operator's first ship, Sea Cloud, but also for economic reasons, the operator decided to put another sailing ship into service.
Unlike the Sea Cloud, the Sea Cloud II is a newbuilding. The contract for her construction was awarded to the Asturian shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán, SA. The keel laying was held there on 24 June 1998.
The rigging was planned and produced by Navicom in Wolgast. The 23 sails were made in Poland.
Sea Cloud II was launched on 18 March 1999. However, the owner's exacting demands in relation to interior fitout caused delivery problems and personnel problems. This led to a roughly one-year delay. The ship was eventually handed over to Sea Cloud Cruises on 29 December 2000, in a not yet completely finished state.
On 22 January 2001, the final work was completed. The Sea Cloud II was christened on 6 February 2001 in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. The sponsor was Sabine Christiansen.
Hull[edit]
The Sea Cloud II has an overall length of 105.90 m (347 ft 5 in). Her maximum beam is 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in) and her draught is described as 5.70 m (18 ft 8 in). Her hull is built of standard shipbuilding steel, and is fitted with eight watertight bulkheads.
Three of the Sea Cloud II's decks are continuous. She has a 3,849 gross tonnage (GT), and is equipped with three anchors, weighing a total of 2,280 kg (5,030 lb).
Decks[edit]
The ship has five decks. The bridge deck is used as a sun deck behind the superstructure. Below it is the main deck, which is called the lido deck. It has a bar, lounge, the Owner Suites and the library.
The promenade deck, or first sub-deck, houses the reception area, restaurant, boutique, and the junior suites. Outside the windows of the suites is a promenade; no balconies are available. Externally, the Sea Cloud II is recognizable by the long "cutouts" in her hull.
The cabin deck is the second sub-deck. As its name suggests, it houses the cabins, but also a fitness room, sauna and a room for medical care. On the lowest deck are cabins for the crew members, along with the kitchen and other service facilities. A freight elevator connects the decks.
There is no pool aboard the Sea Cloud II. Instead, she has a foldable platform, which facilitates sea-based watersports.
Cabins and suites[edit]
In the cabins and suites, a maximum of 96 passengers can be accommodated. The interior of the Sea Cloud II is air conditioned, and in the cabins and suites, the temperature can be regulated.
There are 27 outside cabins with portholes. By price category, the room sizes range from 12 m2 (130 sq ft) to 20 m2 (220 sq ft). They are always equipped with two beds, and a TV, safe, shower, toilet and marble vanity tops with gold-plated taps, amongst other features. In the three interior cabins, the lowest category, there are bunk beds.
The 16 "junior suites" are 23 m2 (250 sq ft) in size, and are equipped with large windows. They also have more luxurious furnishings and interior decorations. The bathrooms are slightly larger than in the cabins and have a bath. The two so-called "owner suites" differ from the "junior suites" by having a room size of 27 m2 (290 sq ft), more extensive furnishings (including a four-poster bed) and a much larger bathroom with tub and separate shower.
Sea Cloud II in Pula, Croatia, 2011.
Rigging[edit]
The Sea Cloud II is a square-rigger with fore-mast, main-mast and mizzen-mast. The top of her main-mast is 57 m (187 ft) above deck. Her 23 sails have a total area of approximately 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft). She is sailed traditionally by hand, as is common, for example, on sail training ships.
Machinery[edit]
The vessel's main power plants consist of two four-stroke diesel engines made by Krupp MaK Maschinenbau GmbH, each developing 1,240 kW (1,660 hp) at 900 revolutions/minute. The propeller is driven via a gear mechanism. Using this means of propulsion, the Sea Cloud II achieves a top speed of about 13 knots. Additionally, she is equipped with a bow thruster.
Three main generators developing a total of 1,653 kW (2,217 hp) generate the on-board voltage of 380/220 V AC, 50 Hz. There is also a 187 kW (251 hp) emergency generator.
The Ghibli name was resurrected in 1992 with the release of the Maserati Ghibli II. It appeared with updated Maserati Biturbo engines: a 2.0 litre V6, with the highest output, for the Italian and European markets and a 2.8 litre V6 for other countries, operated via a six-speed manual transmission (early 2.8 cars have a 5 speed manual) or 4 speed automatic. The two-door, four-seater coupé was similar in appearance to Maserati Shamal, and did not sell as well as anticipated.
In 1994, the car was revised. A refreshed interior, new wheels, a fully adjustable electronic suspension and ABS brakes were added. Another round of improvements resulted in the Ghibli GT in 1996. It was fitted with spoked alloy 17" wheels, and had suspension and transmission modifications.
The Ghibli II has a top speed of 155 mph (249 km/h) and a 0-60 mph acceleration time of 5.7 seconds.
Catalog #: 01_00086752
Title: Phonix, D.II
Corporation Name: Phonix
Additional Information: Austria-Hungary
Designation: D.II
Tags: Phonix, D.II
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Penti II
Prod. VEB Welta-Kamerawerke / DDR 1961/62-77
Sn.594756
Lens: Meyer-Optik Domiplan V 3,5/30mm
Shutter: 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, B
Viewfinder-controlled coupled match-needle selenium meter.
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A pretty beat up early Scout II. Lots of aftermarket parts, looked sort of lived in. In Montauk, NY.
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Wohnhochhaus Lobeckstraße Ecke Ritterstraße, Spring-Projekt II, 1962–1963, Entwurf Planungsabteilung der GEHAG
In a different place and different time - Joanne is quite happy with the Scout II. She recalls it as being a 1975 - any insight?
This Halifax was built by English Electric and served with No. 35 squadron RAF. On 27th April 1942, it's first operation was an attack on the German battleship Tirpitz, moored in a Norwegian fjord. Although 35 squadron were based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, this raid was staged from RAF Kinloss in northern Scotland. Damaged by anti-aircraft fire, the aircraft made a forced landing on a frozen lake. One of the crew suffered a broken ankle and was taken prisoner. The other five, with the help of Norwegian resistance, evaded capture and escaped to neutral Sweden after a three day hike. W1048 sank to the bottom of the fjord where it remained for the next 31 years. In June 1973, the aircraft was lifted from the lake in a joint project led by the RAF Sub Aqua Club. Apparently when connected to a battery, the aircraft instrument panel lit up. The original plan was to carry out a full restoration but it was later decided to exhibit the aircraft in an unrestored state as a tribute to WWII bomber crews. The largely unrestored aircraft went on display at the Royal Air Force Museum in 1983.
Photo from "Edisto Island - A Family Affair" by Amy Connor & Sheila Beardsley. Botany Bay Heritage Preserve on Edisto Island, South Carolina. This house was built by the Townsend Family to replace Bleak Hall I which burned around 1865. Bleak Hall II was demolished by Dr. Greenway, the new owner of Bleak Hall and Sea Cloud Plantations after 1933. After Dr. Greenway's purchase the land was called Greenway Plantation, but Greenway renamed it Botany Bay. In addition to demolishing the house, Dr. Greenway purchased the Wescott Tract and sold the island called Botany Bay Island, an island now mostly reclaimed by the ocean. He also built the original parts of what is now called the "Big House", a name that is pure Edisto. The pieces were put together, and an addition were built by the Meyers later.
Tenerife.
Pyramids of Güimar.
In 1969 and 1970, Heyerdahl built two boats from papyrus and attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Morocco in Africa. Based on drawings and models from ancient Egypt, the first boat, named Ra (after the Egyptian Sun god), was constructed by boat builders from Lake Chad using papyrus reed obtained from Lake Tana in Ethiopia and launched into the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Morocco. The Ra crew included Thor Heyerdahl (Norway), Norman Baker (USA), Carlo Mauri (Italy), Yuri Senkevich (USSR), Santiago Genoves (Mexico), Georges Sourial (Egypt), Abdullah Djibrine (Chad). After a number of weeks, Ra took on water after its crew made modifications to the vessel that caused it to sag and break apart. The ship was abandoned and the following year, another similar vessel, Ra II, was built of totora by Demetrio, Juan and Jose Limachi from Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and likewise set sail across the Atlantic from Morocco, this time with great success. The crew was mostly the same, only Djibrine had been replaced by Japanese Kei Ohara and Madani Ait Ouhanni (from Morocco). The boat reached Barbados, thus demonstrating that mariners could have dealt with trans-Atlantic voyages by sailing with the Canary Current.
Yashica Minister II ~1962
Yashinon lens f=4,5cm, 1:2,8
Copal SVL shutter 1- 1/500 and B
Coupled rangefinder
Uncoupled light meter
35mm
Catalog #: 01_00080529
Title: Fokker, T.II
Corporation Name: Fokker
Additional Information: Germany
Designation: T.II
Tags: Fokker, T.II
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Taken from the scene from Superman II when General Zod (accompanied by Ursa) calls for Superman to surrender.
Western chapels dedicated to Amun-Re, Osiris and possibly Horus. A colourful relief of the goddess Hekat 'Mistress of Abydos', usually portrayed as a frog, but in this case showing her human face. On her left the god Anubis 'Lord of the Sacred Land' also has the head of a man rather than the usual jackal, probably the only known example of Anubis with a human head.
Playing around with a friend's Rolex a while back, Personaly I'd love to put a Submariner on my wrist.
My new camera.
Strobist info:
1x YongNuo 460 II S1 Mode (Left Side wall)
1x Nikon SB24 (Right Side wall) triggered by Phottix Wireless Trigger.
1x Canon 580 EX II (Top Front) triggered by Phottix Wireless Trigger.