Interesting Things We've Seen On The Internet

Santísima Trinidad..
Spanish first-rate ship of the line with 112 guns. This was increased in 1795-96 to 130 guns by closing in the spar deck between the quarterdeck and forecastle, and to 136 guns around 1802 (plus 4 small guns on the poop), thus creating what was in effect a continuous fourth gundeck although the extra guns added were actually relatively small. She was the heaviest-armed ship in the world when rebuilt, and bore the most guns of any ship of the line outfitted in the Age of Sail.

Lake Erie, despite being the shallowest of the Great Lakes, holds a significant number of shipwrecks, with estimates ranging from 500 to 2,000. The shallow waters and propensity for strong storms have contributed to the high density of sunken vessels, many of which remain undiscovered. 

You can listen to the official audio for Gordon Lightfoot - "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" from the album 'Summertime Dream'. Lightfoot wrote "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" to commemorate the 29 lives lost in the sinking of the ore carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Just Google it.

⚓️ Meet 'Tall Ship Fryderyk Chopin—a majestic vessel that captures the spirit of adventure on the open seas! Photo credit Richard Sibley. 

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🌟Introducing the Schooner Opal—an impressive tall ship that embodies the spirit of adventure on the high seas with that awesome backdrop and rough sea conditions, makes her look more resplendent! 

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The majestic Fryderick Chopin sails gracefully, embracing the rhythm of the waves.
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Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, near the town of Keystone. Specifically, it's within Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The memorial is about 23 miles southwest of Rapid City, South Dakota. 

My folk's, sister and I visited here in the 1950s.

Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota, tell the story of the birth, growth, development and preservation of this country. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of America today, Mount Rushmore brings visitors face to face with the rich heritage we all share. 

Old slide photo my dad took.

The Kruzenshtern is a four-masted barque, originally built in 1926 at Geestemünde in Bremerhaven, Germany, under the name Padua, after the Italian city.

Photo by Milena Stevens 

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Sunsets are better by the harbor. Do you have a favorite sunset near you. Mine is out of a couple of windows in the dinning room in our retirement center.