Sunday, 27 October 2019

Four-masted barque Olivebank off New Zealand in 1926

The Åland Islands (Finland) shipowner Gustaf Erikson´s four-masted barque Olivebank photographed off Bluff Harbour (New Zealand) in 1926. The original picture by E. A. Phillips - here with my processing and colorization - is in the Maritime Museum archive in Stockholm (Fo33756). The Olivebank run into a mine in the North Sea and was destroyed on September 8, 1939. It was built by Mackie & Thompson, Glasgow, in 1892.


Friday, 25 October 2019

Thursday, 24 October 2019

Saturday, 12 October 2019

Arild view

Arild is one of my favourite locations in my neighbourhood. Here is 
the view towards the east two days ago: 


Wednesday, 9 October 2019

The 12m yacht Princess Svanevit racing in 1932

The 12m yacht Princess Svanevit participating in a race in the bay of Kanholm (Stockholm archipelago) on June 19, 1932. The photo - here with my processing and colorization - by Oscar Norberg is in the Maritime museum archive in Stockholm.



Wednesday, 2 October 2019

The Royal Swedish Navy armored cruiser Fylgia saluting (1928)

The armored cruiser Fylgia saluting the German Navy while visiting Kiel on May 22, 1928. The original picture - here processed and colorized by me - is in the archive of the Maritime Museum in Stockholm (Fo229116).
HMS Fylgia was an armored cruiser of the Swedish Navy. Launched in 1905, the ship was in service until 1953. The cruiser was primarily used as a training ship for naval cadets. (Wiki)





Saturday, 28 September 2019

Late September roses

Late September roses in the Krapperup castle garden: