Greetings to the List, I have place a link to the SS Acme.....which was a steam tanker, built in 1916 and owned by Socony-Vacuum oil company....and her encounter with German U-boat U-124 around Diamon Shoals Light Buoy..North Carolina. If anyone is interested the link is at this address: http://navalmerchantshiparticles.blogspot.com/ Click on link to view the .pdf document. Enjoy Bud & R.J....We Wish You Well

I have come across a one page article with 2 photographs of the above in an Australian magazine. She is ship rigged but described as a screw steam cruiser. Her Captain, unaware that the war had ended, distinguished himself by sinking some 2 dozen ships. She was the only Confederate Navel ship to circumnavigate the globe. In 1866 she was sold to the Sultan of Zanzibar and renamed El Majidi. If anyone would like a photocopy please let me know. Norman. South Australia

Subject: Re: [MAR] Vessel "Lavinia" wreck in the Bridlington Bay Feb 1871 Hello Carol, Further to Paul's interesting posting, I have found two references to a Captain Hindson - on the 2nd July 1870, among colliers arriving at Gravesend, the "Lavinia, Hindson" was listed in the Northern Echo of the 5th July. On the 12th August 1870 the "Minerva, Hindson, from Seaham" was noted as arriving at Texel in the Netherlands (Northern Echo, 18th August). The Minerva was a brig that was subsequently wrecked, near Happisborough on the Norfolk coast, on Christmas Day in 1870. The name of her then captain, who was rescued by a lifeboat, is not stated. The Lavinia appears to have been a coal-carrying brig (two masts), the work-horses of the coastal trade, that was never register with Lloyds, appearing neither in Lloyd's Registers, nor in the Mercantile Navy List of 1867. The newspaper account of the storm reported that the coast "between Flamborough Head and Auburn House" was the scene of some 18 wrecks, a stretch of coastline little more than 8 miles in length. Auburn House may no longer exist, but it was situated some 3 miles south of Bridlington, about half way along the road to Barmston. As this was clearly a major news story at the time, and comfortably within the era of photography, it may well be worth your while enquiring locally about any surviving photographs of the wreckage that came ashore although, as Paul says, little of the Lavinia may have been left that was recognizable. Regards, Peter K ________________________________ Subject: Re: [MAR] Vessel "Lavinia" wreck in the Bridlington Bay Feb 1871 Carol With reference to Peter's quote that "Four other vessels foundered, with all hands, names unknown," I think it perhaps worth pointing out that it wasn't unknown when wooden vessels came ashore during the night in a storm that about the only thing that might be found the following morning would be little more than match wood and perhaps the remains of the cargo. I would think that this would be more than likely on the coast from Bridlington southwards, which suffers from serious erosion and wasn't and still isn't therefore too well populated. About the only things identifiable that might survive could be the ship's boats or parts thereof which might have names of the ship or master etc., or be painted with distinctive colours, and maybe parts of the cargo if stowed in kegs or the like, which often carried markings which from which they might be identified. When possibly identifiable items of cargo or boats were found at sea or on the coast these were often taken to port and handed over to the powers that be, say the local Lloyds representative etc., who would advertise the finds, particularly in cases like this, where it was known that unknown vessels had also been lost. Paul On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 12:52:12 +0100 (BST), D KLEIN <klein84@btinternet.com> wrote: >Hello Carol, > >The following appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette for the 11 February 1871: > >"The Storm.- Fearful Loss of Life. A telegram from Bridlington received this >morning says: The storm of yesterday raged with terrific fury off this coast, >and the loss of life and property is frightful. Up to this morning the boatmen >can reckon on the loss of no fewer than forty lives; besides this, eighteen >vessels have foundered or run ashore in Bridlington Bay between Flamborough Head > >and Auburn House. Those saved speak highly of the gallantry displayed by the >lifeboat crews and by the coastguard to save life. ... ". > >In fact, seven lifeboat crew were lost in the Count Batthyany lifeboat, and the >disaster was widely covered at length in the Yorkshire papers of the time. The >Lavinia unfortunately is not mentioned in the lists of wrecked vessels, but >those that were included are: Spinner (of Blythe); Agility (North Shields); >Friends Increase (London); Echo (Maldon); Squirrel (Whitby); Worthy (Lynn); Peri > >(Lynn); Margaret (Ipswich); Rebecca and Elizabeth (Lowestoft); Bebside >(Blythe); > >Urina (Worcester); Vivid (Scarborough); William Maitland (Whitby); Caroline >(Yarmouth); Arrow (Sunderland); Delta (Whitby); and the Produce (Folkestone). > "Four other vessels foundered, with all hands, names unknown." A long account >of the storm and shipwrecks is to be found in the Sheffield and Rotherham >Independent for the 18th February. > >Regards, > >Peter Klein > >________________________________ >From: CarolK Kampenhout <ckampenhout@hotmail.com> >To: Mariners Rootsweb <mariners@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, 4 June, 2011 6:01:45 >Subject: [MAR] Vessel "Lavinia" wreck in the Bridlington Bay Feb 1871 > > > >Well, I FINALLY found the record where my gg gpa's (Anthony Hindson) >ship wrecked off the coast of England. The burial record (14 Feb 1871) >of the Bridlington Parish, York, says" drowned in Bridlington Bay in the >wreck of the ship "Lavinia" of Seaham. > >I have a couple of questions: > >Where can I look to find information about the ship, and/or the wreck itself. >He was listed in the record as (captain) although I never found him in the >Lloyds list of Captains. > > >Thanks! > > >Carol Kampenhout > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message 50° 33' N, 2° 26' W http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The (London) Standard, 14 Feb 1871, carries a report from Bridlington naming several of the vessels lost during the storm. Papers found on one of the recovered bodies appeared to identify the "Lavinia" of Rochester. Contemporary sailing reports would suggest several vessels of that name trading around UK waters, but I don't see any with a Hindson as Master. Brian 50°44.6" N 04°00.6" W On 4 Jun 2011, at 06:01, CarolK Kampenhout wrote: > > > Well, I FINALLY found the record where my gg gpa's (Anthony Hindson) > ship wrecked off the coast of England. The burial record (14 Feb 1871) > of the Bridlington Parish, York, says" drowned in Bridlington Bay in the > wreck of the ship "Lavinia" of Seaham. > > I have a couple of questions: > > Where can I look to find information about the ship, and/or the wreck itself. > He was listed in the record as (captain) although I never found him in the Lloyds list of Captains. > > Thanks! > > > Carol Kampenhout > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Brian 50°44.6" N 04°00.6" W

Hello Carol, Further to Paul's interesting posting, I have found two references to a Captain Hindson - on the 2nd July 1870, among colliers arriving at Gravesend, the "Lavinia, Hindson" was listed in the Northern Echo of the 5th July. On the 12th August 1870 the "Minerva, Hindson, from Seaham" was noted as arriving at Texel in the Netherlands (Northern Echo, 18th August). The Minerva was a brig that was subsequently wrecked, near Happisborough on the Norfolk coast, on Christmas Day in 1870. The name of her then captain, who was rescued by a lifeboat, is not stated. The Lavinia appears to have been a coal-carrying brig (two masts), the work-horses of the coastal trade, that was never register with Lloyds, appearing neither in Lloyd's Registers, nor in the Mercantile Navy List of 1867. The newspaper account of the storm reported that the coast "between Flamborough Head and Auburn House" was the scene of some 18 wrecks, a stretch of coastline little more than 8 miles in length. Auburn House may no longer exist, but it was situated some 3 miles south of Bridlington, about half way along the road to Barmston. As this was clearly a major news story at the time, and comfortably within the era of photography, it may well be worth your while enquiring locally about any surviving photographs of the wreckage that came ashore although, as Paul says, little of the Lavinia may have been left that was recognizable. Regards, Peter K ________________________________ Subject: Re: [MAR] Vessel "Lavinia" wreck in the Bridlington Bay Feb 1871 Carol With reference to Peter's quote that "Four other vessels foundered, with all hands, names unknown," I think it perhaps worth pointing out that it wasn't unknown when wooden vessels came ashore during the night in a storm that about the only thing that might be found the following morning would be little more than match wood and perhaps the remains of the cargo. I would think that this would be more than likely on the coast from Bridlington southwards, which suffers from serious erosion and wasn't and still isn't therefore too well populated. About the only things identifiable that might survive could be the ship's boats or parts thereof which might have names of the ship or master etc., or be painted with distinctive colours, and maybe parts of the cargo if stowed in kegs or the like, which often carried markings which from which they might be identified. When possibly identifiable items of cargo or boats were found at sea or on the coast these were often taken to port and handed over to the powers that be, say the local Lloyds representative etc., who would advertise the finds, particularly in cases like this, where it was known that unknown vessels had also been lost. Paul On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 12:52:12 +0100 (BST), D KLEIN <klein84@btinternet.com> wrote: >Hello Carol, > >The following appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette for the 11 February 1871: > >"The Storm.- Fearful Loss of Life. A telegram from Bridlington received this >morning says: The storm of yesterday raged with terrific fury off this coast, >and the loss of life and property is frightful. Up to this morning the boatmen >can reckon on the loss of no fewer than forty lives; besides this, eighteen >vessels have foundered or run ashore in Bridlington Bay between Flamborough Head > >and Auburn House. Those saved speak highly of the gallantry displayed by the >lifeboat crews and by the coastguard to save life. ... ". > >In fact, seven lifeboat crew were lost in the Count Batthyany lifeboat, and the >disaster was widely covered at length in the Yorkshire papers of the time. The >Lavinia unfortunately is not mentioned in the lists of wrecked vessels, but >those that were included are: Spinner (of Blythe); Agility (North Shields); >Friends Increase (London); Echo (Maldon); Squirrel (Whitby); Worthy (Lynn); Peri > >(Lynn); Margaret (Ipswich); Rebecca and Elizabeth (Lowestoft); Bebside (Blythe); > >Urina (Worcester); Vivid (Scarborough); William Maitland (Whitby); Caroline >(Yarmouth); Arrow (Sunderland); Delta (Whitby); and the Produce (Folkestone). > "Four other vessels foundered, with all hands, names unknown." A long account >of the storm and shipwrecks is to be found in the Sheffield and Rotherham >Independent for the 18th February. > >Regards, > >Peter Klein > >________________________________ >From: CarolK Kampenhout <ckampenhout@hotmail.com> >To: Mariners Rootsweb <mariners@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, 4 June, 2011 6:01:45 >Subject: [MAR] Vessel "Lavinia" wreck in the Bridlington Bay Feb 1871 > > > >Well, I FINALLY found the record where my gg gpa's (Anthony Hindson) >ship wrecked off the coast of England. The burial record (14 Feb 1871) >of the Bridlington Parish, York, says" drowned in Bridlington Bay in the >wreck of the ship "Lavinia" of Seaham. > >I have a couple of questions: > >Where can I look to find information about the ship, and/or the wreck itself. >He was listed in the record as (captain) although I never found him in the >Lloyds list of Captains. > > >Thanks! > > >Carol Kampenhout > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message 50° 33' N, 2° 26' W http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Carol With reference to Peter's quote that "Four other vessels foundered, with all hands, names unknown," I think it perhaps worth pointing out that it wasn't unknown when wooden vessels came ashore during the night in a storm that about the only thing that might be found the following morning would be little more than match wood and perhaps the remains of the cargo. I would think that this would be more than likely on the coast from Bridlington southwards, which suffers from serious erosion and wasn't and still isn't therefore too well populated. About the only things identifiable that might survive could be the ship's boats or parts thereof which might have names of the ship or master etc., or be painted with distinctive colours, and maybe parts of the cargo if stowed in kegs or the like, which often carried markings which from which they might be identified. When possibly identifiable items of cargo or boats were found at sea or on the coast these were often taken to port and handed over to the powers that be, say the local Lloyds representative etc., who would advertise the finds, particularly in cases like this, where it was known that unknown vessels had also been lost. Paul On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 12:52:12 +0100 (BST), D KLEIN <klein84@btinternet.com> wrote: >Hello Carol, > >The following appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette for the 11 February 1871: > >"The Storm.- Fearful Loss of Life. A telegram from Bridlington received this >morning says: The storm of yesterday raged with terrific fury off this coast, >and the loss of life and property is frightful. Up to this morning the boatmen >can reckon on the loss of no fewer than forty lives; besides this, eighteen >vessels have foundered or run ashore in Bridlington Bay between Flamborough Head >and Auburn House. Those saved speak highly of the gallantry displayed by the >lifeboat crews and by the coastguard to save life. ... ". > >In fact, seven lifeboat crew were lost in the Count Batthyany lifeboat, and the >disaster was widely covered at length in the Yorkshire papers of the time. The >Lavinia unfortunately is not mentioned in the lists of wrecked vessels, but >those that were included are: Spinner (of Blythe); Agility (North Shields); >Friends Increase (London); Echo (Maldon); Squirrel (Whitby); Worthy (Lynn); Peri >(Lynn); Margaret (Ipswich); Rebecca and Elizabeth (Lowestoft); Bebside (Blythe); >Urina (Worcester); Vivid (Scarborough); William Maitland (Whitby); Caroline >(Yarmouth); Arrow (Sunderland); Delta (Whitby); and the Produce (Folkestone). > "Four other vessels foundered, with all hands, names unknown." A long account >of the storm and shipwrecks is to be found in the Sheffield and Rotherham >Independent for the 18th February. > >Regards, > >Peter Klein > >________________________________ >From: CarolK Kampenhout <ckampenhout@hotmail.com> >To: Mariners Rootsweb <mariners@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, 4 June, 2011 6:01:45 >Subject: [MAR] Vessel "Lavinia" wreck in the Bridlington Bay Feb 1871 > > > >Well, I FINALLY found the record where my gg gpa's (Anthony Hindson) >ship wrecked off the coast of England. The burial record (14 Feb 1871) >of the Bridlington Parish, York, says" drowned in Bridlington Bay in the >wreck of the ship "Lavinia" of Seaham. > >I have a couple of questions: > >Where can I look to find information about the ship, and/or the wreck itself. >He was listed in the record as (captain) although I never found him in the >Lloyds list of Captains. > > >Thanks! > > >Carol Kampenhout > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message 50° 33' N, 2° 26' W http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html

Hi, If its information about the wreck you want, try contacting the Hydrographic Office in Taunton. They hold detailed charts of the areas where many ships have been lost. Areas have been surveyed by Royal Navy ships, such as the HMS Hecate, to determine if any wrecks are/were hazards to navigation. Best wishes Paul -- http://www.paullee.com On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:52 PM, D KLEIN <klein84@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hello Carol, > > The following appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette for the 11 February 1871: > > "The Storm.- Fearful Loss of Life. A telegram from Bridlington received > this > morning says: The storm of yesterday raged with terrific fury off this > coast, > and the loss of life and property is frightful. Up to this morning the > boatmen > can reckon on the loss of no fewer than forty lives; besides this, eighteen > vessels have foundered or run ashore in Bridlington Bay between Flamborough > Head > and Auburn House. Those saved speak highly of the gallantry displayed by > the > lifeboat crews and by the coastguard to save life. ... ". > > In fact, seven lifeboat crew were lost in the Count Batthyany lifeboat, and > the > disaster was widely covered at length in the Yorkshire papers of the time. > The > Lavinia unfortunately is not mentioned in the lists of wrecked vessels, but > those that were included are: Spinner (of Blythe); Agility (North > Shields); > Friends Increase (London); Echo (Maldon); Squirrel (Whitby); Worthy (Lynn); > Peri > (Lynn); Margaret (Ipswich); Rebecca and Elizabeth (Lowestoft); Bebside > (Blythe); > Urina (Worcester); Vivid (Scarborough); William Maitland (Whitby); Caroline > (Yarmouth); Arrow (Sunderland); Delta (Whitby); and the Produce > (Folkestone). > "Four other vessels foundered, with all hands, names unknown." A long > account > of the storm and shipwrecks is to be found in the Sheffield and Rotherham > Independent for the 18th February. > > Regards, > > Peter Klein > > ________________________________ > From: CarolK Kampenhout <ckampenhout@hotmail.com> > To: Mariners Rootsweb <mariners@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, 4 June, 2011 6:01:45 > Subject: [MAR] Vessel "Lavinia" wreck in the Bridlington Bay Feb 1871 > > > > Well, I FINALLY found the record where my gg gpa's (Anthony Hindson) > ship wrecked off the coast of England. The burial record (14 Feb 1871) > of the Bridlington Parish, York, says" drowned in Bridlington Bay in the > wreck of the ship "Lavinia" of Seaham. > > I have a couple of questions: > > Where can I look to find information about the ship, and/or the wreck > itself. > He was listed in the record as (captain) although I never found him in the > Lloyds list of Captains. > > > Thanks! > > > Carol Kampenhout > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Carol, The following appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette for the 11 February 1871: "The Storm.- Fearful Loss of Life. A telegram from Bridlington received this morning says: The storm of yesterday raged with terrific fury off this coast, and the loss of life and property is frightful. Up to this morning the boatmen can reckon on the loss of no fewer than forty lives; besides this, eighteen vessels have foundered or run ashore in Bridlington Bay between Flamborough Head and Auburn House. Those saved speak highly of the gallantry displayed by the lifeboat crews and by the coastguard to save life. ... ". In fact, seven lifeboat crew were lost in the Count Batthyany lifeboat, and the disaster was widely covered at length in the Yorkshire papers of the time. The Lavinia unfortunately is not mentioned in the lists of wrecked vessels, but those that were included are: Spinner (of Blythe); Agility (North Shields); Friends Increase (London); Echo (Maldon); Squirrel (Whitby); Worthy (Lynn); Peri (Lynn); Margaret (Ipswich); Rebecca and Elizabeth (Lowestoft); Bebside (Blythe); Urina (Worcester); Vivid (Scarborough); William Maitland (Whitby); Caroline (Yarmouth); Arrow (Sunderland); Delta (Whitby); and the Produce (Folkestone). "Four other vessels foundered, with all hands, names unknown." A long account of the storm and shipwrecks is to be found in the Sheffield and Rotherham Independent for the 18th February. Regards, Peter Klein ________________________________ From: CarolK Kampenhout <ckampenhout@hotmail.com> To: Mariners Rootsweb <mariners@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 4 June, 2011 6:01:45 Subject: [MAR] Vessel "Lavinia" wreck in the Bridlington Bay Feb 1871 Well, I FINALLY found the record where my gg gpa's (Anthony Hindson) ship wrecked off the coast of England. The burial record (14 Feb 1871) of the Bridlington Parish, York, says" drowned in Bridlington Bay in the wreck of the ship "Lavinia" of Seaham. I have a couple of questions: Where can I look to find information about the ship, and/or the wreck itself. He was listed in the record as (captain) although I never found him in the Lloyds list of Captains. Thanks! Carol Kampenhout ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Greetings to the List, Hope you all are having one heck of a fine day. I an a good computer friend of mine...share some fairly rare copies of what is refered to as "Calship Logs".  These "Logs" was somewhat like a "News Letter" of sorts that was published every two weeks at the California Ship Yard....at the time when the Liberty ship program was in full swing.  Some would even call them the "Gossip Sheet" of the yard.  Some what provided the employees of the yard what was going on around the yard....ships being launched...safety issues...etc...etc.. Well Mr. Layton and I located several copies of these "Logs"..[actually as far as we know the only way you can view these logs are going to certain librarys that are holding the orginals of these logs].....and I have started to display each issue that I have ...on my blog site, and I'll continue to post these about every one or two weeks. If you go to my Blog Site: http://www.navalmerchantshiparticles.blogspot.com look in the upper left and you'll see a small picture of the face page of the Calship Log.....just click on pic to read the "News Letter". In a couple of weeks I'll post another issue. Hope you all enjoy!!! -- Enjoy!! Bud & R.J We Wish You Well ARTICLES ON MY "BLOG" MERCHANT SHIP HISTORY SITE SITE OF LOST CREWS

Well, I FINALLY found the record where my gg gpa's (Anthony Hindson) ship wrecked off the coast of England. The burial record (14 Feb 1871) of the Bridlington Parish, York, says" drowned in Bridlington Bay in the wreck of the ship "Lavinia" of Seaham. I have a couple of questions: Where can I look to find information about the ship, and/or the wreck itself. He was listed in the record as (captain) although I never found him in the Lloyds list of Captains. Thanks! Carol Kampenhout

Greetings to the List.... I'm sure many of you are well aware of what is referred to as "Baby Flattops".....yep the CVE's ...some were merchants converted.....and they were given the job of providing a mid ocean air umbrella for the many convoys that steamed back and forth on the Atlantic and other seas during WW II. Well I place a link to an article of mine...titled: NO DECK TOO SHORT on my BLOG SITE http://navalmerchantshiparticles.blogspot.com that provides some much deserved insight to the history to these "Baby Flattops".... If interested in giving the article a reading....click on the site....and the link. Hope you enjoy Bud & R.J....We Wish You Well MY BLOG FOR NAVAL ARTICLES MY MERCHANT SHIP HISTORY SITE

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Greetings, I have pounded out a new article....well several new one really....so I thought I would throw one of them out to y'all ....and if you'd care to give it a read....well just send a reply to me ....make sure you list your e-mail address....and I'll attach and send it right back at you. This one is titled: TRAGEDY CAME IN PAIRS.....The Fiery End of The French Liners Yep...the Ges Philippar went up in flames on her madien voyage....and not long after the L'Atlantique as well as the Lafayette.... So....if you care to let your eyes dance over the words......let me know and I'll send it to you Enjoy Bud & R.J. We Wish You well

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