Some of my model ships

[shipbuilder]

I sailed on the combination freighter/passenger ship Santa Elena, but it was a later ship, launched in 1967. I think the two voyages I did on her were the 6th and 7th after she was launched. Beautiful ship and great for passengers that were looking for other than the standard ports of call. One of her sisters, Santa Rosa is below.
All

She still looks like she carried a fair number of passengers, and probably very comfortable as well.

 

[AllanKP69]

She still looks like she carried a fair number of passengers

She did carry quite a few passengers (I think up to 125) , enough to have to carry a doctor on board (more than 12 passengers) which is why standard freighters never carried more than 12. The requirements for carrying medical personnel also varied with the type of voyage but the number 12 was a general rule. This ship was the best feeder I sailed on although they were all good.
Allan

 

[shipbuilder]

Marion Lightbody -
One of my many "flops" - went for a very low price at auction in London some years ago. Sild for slightly over £100 -

 

[shipbuilder]

Another of my "Flops"

 

[Roger Pellett]

Beautiful work. Because of the low price, I can’t hit the like button!

Roger

 

[Alan Smith]

Interesting to see your model of 'Flying Enterprise.' That ship was the center of a big story in 1952 (?) , some of which I remember, when she ran aground in the English channel and started leaking her cargo (crude oil). The crew were taken off ok from memory, and the RAF attempted to bomb her in hope of setting the oil alight rather than polluting the fishing grounds. There was much derision because they missed (mostly).

 

[shipbuilder]

Beautiful work. Because of the low price, I can’t hit the like button!

Roger

Beautiful work. Because of the low price, I can’t hit the like button!

Roger

Klipfontein sold for £345, and an awful lot of work had gone into it -

 

[shipbuilder]

Interesting to see your model of 'Flying Enterprise.' That ship was the center of a big story in 1952 (?) , some of which I remember, when she ran aground in the English channel and started leaking her cargo (crude oil). The crew were taken off ok from memory, and the RAF attempted to bomb her in hope of setting the oil alight rather than polluting the fishing grounds. There was much derision because they missed (mostly).

Interesting to see your model of 'Flying Enterprise.' That ship was the center of a big story in 1952 (?) , some of which I remember, when she ran aground in the English channel and started leaking her cargo (crude oil). The crew were taken off ok from memory, and the RAF attempted to bomb her in hope of setting the oil alight rather than polluting the fishing grounds. There was much derision because they missed (mostly).

I also remember the Flying Enterprise incident. She sank almost within sight of Falmouth whilst being towed - I watched it on my grandparents 12 inch television set! -

 

[Peter Gutterman]

Marion Lightbody -
One of my many "flops" - went for a very low price at auction in London some years ago. Sild for slightly over £100 -


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My winners should come up to the level of your "flops"!

 

[Roger Pellett]

I was 9 years old in 1952. We would not have a TV set for another 5-6 years. My mother considered 90 percent of TV shows to be junk. I still believe that. So we listened to the whole saga on the radio.

Anyhow! The captain refused to leave his ship. I know now that this was to avoid a salvage claim of an an abandoned vessel. Back then he was just a hero. Like many other things over time conspiracies have evolved. One being that she was carrying secret materials to be used to build the USS Nautilus. He jumped with the vessel on he beam ends and survived.

Roger