SCUBA diving is thriving in the New York Area. The diving up here is much more challenging than warm water destinations due to our local conditions of cold temperatures, low visibility and currents. Written for both the diver and the non-diver, this book draws the reader into the exciting world of Northeast Technical SCUBA Diving. The book opens with an Introduction to SCUBA Diving' that explains the equipment, local conditions and dangers of diving to those new to the sport... more
Tags: BKSS2, Other, Books, Educational and Guides, SCUBA Diving the Wrecks and Shores of Long Island, NY
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The Peninsula & Oriental Passenger Steamer "Carnatic" was built by Samuda Bros of London and classified as an "iron framed planked passenger steamer of 1776 tons." Her dimensions were 89.8 m x 11.6 m with a draught of 7.8 m. In addition to square-rigged sails, she was powered by a single 4 cylinder compound inverted engine which produced a very handsome 2,442 hp - also built in London, by Humphrys and Tennant. The Carnatic was launched in December 1862 and registered by P & O in March 1863. She then sailed for Calcutta on June 27th whereupon she was employed between Suez, Bombay and China... more
Tags: BK3D1198CA, Other, Books, Educational and Guides, 3D Carnatic - Red Sea, Egypt Waterproof Dive Site Card
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In August 1981 Captain Kanellis was in Italy, on board the Greek-registered freighter Chrisoula K. Having completed the loading of a cargo of Italian floor tiles for Jeddah the previous day, it was first light when the mooring lines were slipped and the Chrisoula K headed out into the open reaches of the Mediterranean Sea for what was to become her last voyage. It was a long and uneventful journey to Port Said followed by the 200 mile trip through the Suez Canal. From here, the Captain then had to negotiate the narrow confines of the more treacherous upper reaches of the Straits of Suez... more
Tags: BK3D1198CH, Other, Books, Educational and Guides, 3D Chrisoula K - Red Sea, Egypt Waterproof Dive Site Card
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The British cargo ship Numidia was built in Glasgow in early 1901. A relatively large vessel, she displaced 6,399 gross registered tons and was powered by a 3 cylinder triple expansion steam engine capable of providing a top speed of 10 Knots. On 6 July, 1901, the Captain ordered the mooring lines slipped from her berth in Liverpool and stood beside the Pilot as the vessel moved slowly into the River Mersey and then out into the Irish Sea. The Numidia was carrying a general cargo of 7,000 tons and a crew of 97. There were no passengers. The ship cleared Suez in the early hours of 19 July 1901... more
Tags: BK3D1198N, Other, Books, Educational and Guides, 3D Numibia - Red Sea, Egypt Waterproof Dive Site Card
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Thistlegorm was built by Joseph Thompson & Sons of Sunderland and launched in June 1940. The Thistlegorm was powered by a triple-expansion, 3 cylinder steam engine that generated a very comfortable 365 nominal horsepower. She was one of a number of "Thistles" ships owned and operated by the Albyn Line. With her construction being part funded by the British Government, however, she was destined for war duties from the moment she was launched. The ship spent weeks at sea until they rounded South Africa and entered the Indian Ocean and points north. Waiting its turn to enter the Suez Canal... more
Tags: BK3D1199, Other, Books, Educational and Guides, 3D Thistlegorm - Red Sea, Egypt Waterproof Dive Site Card
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Thistlegorm was built by Joseph Thompson & Sons of Sunderland and launched in June 1940. The Thistlegorm was powered by a triple-expansion, 3 cylinder steam engine that generated a very comfortable 365 nominal horsepower. She was one of a number of "Thistles" ships owned and operated by the Albyn Line. With her construction being part funded by the British Government, however, she was destined for war duties from the moment she was launched. The ship spent weeks at sea until they rounded South Africa and entered the Indian Ocean and points north. Waiting its turn to enter the Suez Canal... more
Tags: BK3D1199B, Other, Books, Educational and Guides, 3D Thistlegorm (Bow) - Red Sea, Egypt Waterproof Dive Site Card
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Thistlegorm was built by Joseph Thompson & Sons of Sunderland and launched in June 1940. The Thistlegorm was powered by a triple-expansion, 3 cylinder steam engine that generated a very comfortable 365 nominal horsepower. She was one of a number of "Thistles" ships owned and operated by the Albyn Line. With her construction being part funded by the British Government, however, she was destined for war duties from the moment she was launched. The ship spent weeks at sea until they rounded South Africa and entered the Indian Ocean and points north. Waiting its turn to enter the Suez Canal... more
Tags: BK3D1199S, Other, Books, Educational and Guides, 3D Thistlegorm (Stern) - Red Sea, Egypt Waterproof Dive Site Card
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Built in 1984 as a Russian missile frigate, destroyer 356 was assigned to the Caribbean as part of the Soviet Union's Atlantic Fleet. It operated out of Cuba for years, before being retired. In the spring of 1998, the aging warship was purchased by the government of the Cayman Islands and then towed from Cuba to Cayman Brac to be sunk as an artificial reef. The great warship settled upright on a white-sand bottom close to East Chute, one of the Brac's best drop-offs. She is pointed toward the open sea, and there is a vertical wall some 200 feet off the bow... more
Tags: BK3DRD, Other, Books, Educational and Guides, 3D #356 Russian Destroyer - Cayman Brac, Waterproof Dive Site Card
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When John Ericsson conceived his "impregnable battery" he had no idea that it would still be fighting battles a hundred years after his death. In the mid nineteenth century he struggled to have his concepts approved by distinguished industrialists mired in the past. But then came the War Between the States, and with war always come technological advancement and the adoption of previously unacceptable innovations. Word arrived in Washington that the South was building an ironclad ram that could destroy the Union fleet with single-handed impunity. Unwittingly... more
Tags: Educational and Guides,Gary Gentile,Books,Ironclad Legacy: Battles of the Uss Monitor, by Gary Gentile,Battles of the Uss Monitor,Ironclad Legacy
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