museumtom Posted 14 January , 2016 Share Posted 14 January , 2016 Ah, lad's what a waste. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2015/11/11/the-great-story-of-the-ghost-fleet-of-mallows-bay/?utm_source=revcontent&utm_medium=referral&utm_term=none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 14 January , 2016 Share Posted 14 January , 2016 Interesting read, thanks Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 14 January , 2016 Share Posted 14 January , 2016 What an astounding story! Thanks for posting it! Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 14 January , 2016 Author Share Posted 14 January , 2016 Thanks lads, I knew ye would find it interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 14 January , 2016 Share Posted 14 January , 2016 Found it as previous posts, very interesting thanks. Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 14 January , 2016 Share Posted 14 January , 2016 Great story. I would have liked to see a picture of one or two of the ships as they were when built. Can anyone oblige? Cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 14 January , 2016 Share Posted 14 January , 2016 A waste of wooden salvage, but if they were badly made then a fitting end may have saved a lot of seamen from being lost at sea ? khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 14 January , 2016 Share Posted 14 January , 2016 A waste of wooden salvage, but if they were badly made then a fitting end may have saved a lot of seamen from being lost at sea ? True, but I can't help but feel how nice it would be for marine archaeologists to practice on and learn and make some useful research at the same time... Do the underwater lot at Texas A&M know about this, I wonder? Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Coleman Posted 14 January , 2016 Share Posted 14 January , 2016 Here you go, Martin B ... United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation wood ship S. S. Aberdeen, 4000 dead-weight ton wood ship built by Grays Harbor Motorship Corp. Aberdeen, Washington, USA. Launched in 17 days... I paddled around Mallows Bay, Charles County, Maryland many times in the 1960s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 15 January , 2016 Share Posted 15 January , 2016 Fascinating story! Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 15 January , 2016 Share Posted 15 January , 2016 Thanks Cpl Coleman for the pix. They don't look very fit for purpose, I have to say. Cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Currell Posted 19 January , 2016 Share Posted 19 January , 2016 Very interesting indeed. I had read of the wooden ship debacle but didn't know that anything remained of them. Some technical details of the ships for anyone who is interested: http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015080010682;view=1up;seq=320 Regards, Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 19 January , 2016 Share Posted 19 January , 2016 Some technical details of the ships for anyone who is interested: http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015080010682;view=1up;seq=320 Not my thing at all, but thanks for posting what became an enjoyable read! Interesting to see the contract allowed for the possibility of a twin-screw, subject to approval, and also the way the money was to be paid. And lots of other good stuff to see, including that stranded cruiser and the stranded submarine! Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James A Pratt III Posted 20 January , 2016 Share Posted 20 January , 2016 There is a book on some of them: Wooden Ships From Texas A World War I Saga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m roswell Posted 25 January , 2016 Share Posted 25 January , 2016 An interesting story. Thanks for posting it. I may have to take the kayak out there in the spring and check out the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 25 January , 2016 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2016 Great idea Mr Roswell, perhaps post a few pics here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 25 January , 2016 Share Posted 25 January , 2016 http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20111012/ARTICLES/111019928 A similar story from WW2 of 500+ liberty ships in a graveyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 25 January , 2016 Share Posted 25 January , 2016 What a terrible waste (on both links)............... reminds me of all of those surplus aircraft laid out in the Utah desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 26 January , 2016 Share Posted 26 January , 2016 Great story! Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Brayley Posted 26 January , 2016 Share Posted 26 January , 2016 Great post, thank you. unbelievable that they could launch a ship in a little over 2 weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 26 January , 2016 Share Posted 26 January , 2016 http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20111012/ARTICLES/111019928 A similar story from WW2 of 500+ liberty ships in a graveyard. Fascinating! I see that the last one was scrapped... What's the betting there is a museum or two somewhere that would love to find an unaltered example of one of these?! Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 26 January , 2016 Share Posted 26 January , 2016 Fascinating! I see that the last one was scrapped... What's the betting there is a museum or two somewhere that would love to find an unaltered example of one of these?! Trajan Not to veer too far off topic but a great read about a near tragedy involving a Liberty Ship is the book 'Simple Courage'. I agree re: a museum and wonder if there are any in good enough condition to try and save? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 30 January , 2016 Share Posted 30 January , 2016 When I was a youngster I worked for a while as a longshoreman, dirty and dangerous work, however I recall seeing a Liberty ship still in service, and even still had the gun mounts and shields. khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPF Posted 31 January , 2016 Share Posted 31 January , 2016 A few years ago there was int he news the Liberty Ship Jeremiah O'Brian...still sailed....with a WWII crew as old as the ship itself..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 6 June , 2016 Share Posted 6 June , 2016 Another filing on these is at: http://sometimes-interesting.com/2013/04/18/the-ghost-fleet-of-mallows-bay/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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