Aviation 1918

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This was the first British built 4-engine aircraft, and it was also the largest plane of the First World War, the first strategis bomber.
Built on orders of the Air Ministery it was never used in combat.Before the
Armistice only three of these giant planes had been built and delivered to the
fighting units.
It could carry thirty 250-pound bombs or two 3300-pound bombs.
It was the forerunner of the WW II Halifax and Lancaster bombers.

Engine 4 x 375 hp Rolls Royce Eagle IV.
Wing span 38.40 mt. length 19.51 mt., height 7.01 mt.
Take-off weight 13.608 kg.
Speed 146 km/h.
Ceiling 3.350 mt.
Crew 4.
Armament 6 mach.guns,
Type Heavy Bomber.

m.v. CYRNOS

m.v. "Cyrnos", owner Societe National Maritime Corse- Mediterranee, Marseille, France. Flag France.
Built 1979 by Dubigeon Normandie S.A., Prairie au Duc, Nantes, France.
Grt. 12.625, dwt 2.400, l.o.a. 138.61 mt.
Engine type Motor, Pielstick-Alstholm-Atlantique, 31.200 hp., speed 22 kn.
Vessel type Passenger/RoRo Cargo/Ferry.
1.800 Passengers

m.v. BAYARD

m.v. "Bayard".
Owner P/R Bayard (Fred Olsen & Co.), Oslo, Norway.
Flag Norway.
Built 1975 by Ankerlokken Verft Floro A/S, Floro, Norway (additional cargo section, Frederikshavn Vaerft A/S, Frederikshavn, Denmark).
Grt. 5.171, dwt. 10.320, l.o.a. 167.52 mt.
Engine type Motor, Pielstick-Lindholmen Motor AB, 12.000 bhp., speed 18.5 kn. Vessel type RoRo Cargo.

Aviation

de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver 1 1947

Over 1.600 aircraft, employed in more than 60 countries; this is the exceptional career of this small and versatile aircraft. Strong, with exceptional short take off and landing characteristics (STOL).
968 de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver 1 were ordered by the US Army and US
Airforce alone.

Manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd.
Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-SB3 Wasp jr, radial 9 cylinders, aircooled,
450 hp.
Wingspan: 14.64 mt.
Length: 9.98 mt. Cruising speed 230 km/h at 1.524 mt. Maximum authonomy 1.190 km.
7 passengers.

m.v. CONTENDER BEZANT

m.v. "Contender Bezant".
Owner Sea Contaners Ltd., London, United Kingdom. Flag United Kingdom.
Built 1981 by Cantieri Navali Breda, Porto Marghera, Italy.
Grt. 11.445, dwt. 22.000, l.o.a. 173.00 mt., br. 30.40 mt.
Engine type Motor, Pielstick-Lindholmen, 23.400 hp., speed 19 kn.
Vessel type Con/Ro/Cargo.

m.s. COLOMBIA

m.s. "Colombia", owner Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij N.V.,
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Flag the Netherlands.
Built 1930 by P. Smit Jr., Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Grt. 10.782, l.o.a. 139.43 mt.
Engine type Motor, Werkspoor, 8.000 bhp, speed 16 kn.
Vessel type Passenger/Cargo.

Ater the outbreak of WW 2 the vessel became in 1940 a submarine depot-ship in the
Royal Netherlands Navy.
On February 27, 1942, the "Colombia" was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-516 near the port of Simonstown, South Africa.

m.v. CYGNUS ACE

m.v. "Cygnus Ace", owner Ocean Carcarrier Ltd., Monrovia, Liberia.
Flag Liberia.
Built 1982 by Kurushima Dock Co. Ltd., Onishi, Japan.
Grt. 12.353, deadw. 10.500 ton, l.o.a. 171.02 mt.
Engine type Motor, Kaeasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., 14.770 hp., speed 18.75 kn.
Vessel type Vehicles Carrier.

m.v. ACT 7

m.v. "ACT 7", owner Blue Star Line Ltd., Port Line Ltd., & Ellerman Lines Ltd.
(Blue Star Ship Management Ltd.), London, United Kingdom.
flag United Kingdom.
Built 1977 at Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack, Germany.
Grt. 43.992, dwt. 39.712, l.o.a. 248.60 mt.
Engine type Motor, MAN-Bremer Vulcan A.G., 53.280 hp., speed 19 kn.
Vessel type Container.

m.v. BURMA

m.v. "Burma", owner Alexandra Towing Company (London) Ltd., London,
United Kingdom. Flag United Kingdom.
Built 1967 by R. Dunston (Hessle) Ltd., Hessle, United Kingdom.
Grt. 166, dwt. 63, l.o.a. 30.71 mt.
Engine type Motor, Ruston & Hornby Ltd., 1.050 hp., speed 11.5 kn.
Vessel type Tug.

m.v. ZEELAND

m.v. "Zeeland", ex Peter Wessel '84.
Owner A/S Larvik-Frederikshavnferjen, Larvik, Norway. Flag Norway.
Built 1973 by Societe Nouvelle des Ateliers & Chantiers du Havre, Le Havre,
France.
Grt. 6.801, l.o.a. 128.12 mt.
Engine type Motor, Werkspoor, 20.400 bhp., speed 23 kn.
Vessel type Pass/RoRo Cargo/Ferry.