Ready to board Qantas flight to Singapore

 Ladies ready to board the Qantas Empire Airways flight Brisbane - Singapore in 1936. My restoration and colorization of the original image in the State Library of Queensland archive

Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, which was formed by Qantas and Britain's Imperial Airways in 1934, started its first international service between Brisbane and Singapore in 1936, using four engine de Havilland D.H.86 planes. The flight time was three and a half days for the ten passengers. (The ladies in this picture did not actually board the flight.They were fashion models taking part in an autumn feature of a McWhirter's Clothing supplement.)

Cruise ship Spirit of Adventure in Öresund

 Last night, just after 7 PM, the brand-new "boutique cruise ship" Spirit of Adventure passed by in Öresund on her way from Copenhagen to Gothenburg. The 236 m ship, with a capacity for 999 guests, is operated by Saga Cruises.

"Spirit of Adventure is a cruise ship operated by Saga Cruises and constructed by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. As Saga's second new-build vessel, she was originally considered as an option in the cruise line's pursuit to renew its fleet, but the company finalised the order in 2017 after seeing rising profits in its travel business following the announcement of her sister ship, Spirit of Discovery. Her keel was laid on 3 June 2019 and she was delivered on 29 September 2020, but in response to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the inaugural cruise was continuously postponed until she officially debuted on 26 July 2021.

Spirit of Adventure operates under Saga's business model of targeting guests ages 50 and over and shares many of the same dimensions with her sister ship, but includes a different interior design to better distinguish her identity as a distinct vessel in the fleet."

(Wikipedia)

 

LPG tanker B Gas Monarch in Öresund

 The small LPG tanker B Gas Monarch was early this morning in Öresund on her way from Gdansk (Poland) to Brofjorden (Sweden)

The B Gas Monarch, sailing under the flag of Portugal, was built in 2016. LOA is 87.5 m.

 

A red container ship in Öresund

 The Danish flagged container ship Tukuma Arctica was this morning on her way to the nearby port of Helsingborg. Her carrying capacity is 2150 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 8.5 meters. Length overall (LOA) is 179.4 meters and width is 31.01 meters.Takuma Arctica was built in 2020.

Full-rigger Asmund in Australian waters (1920)

 Norwegian full-rigger Asmund photographed in Australian waters in (ab.) 1920 by Allan C. Green. My restoration and colorization of the original image in the State Library Victoria archive. The 284 ft ship had an iron hull.

Skipshistorie.net gives this information on the ship:

"1886 Built as fully rigged CORTEZ by Oswald, Mordaunt & Co.,

Woolston, Southampton, England for George Petrie, London,

England.

1902 Transferred to George Petrie & Son, London.

1906 Sold in april to Harloff & Bøe et. al., Bergen.

Overført in December to Harloff & Rødseth et. al., Bergen.

1909 Sold in May to A/S Cortez (Alex. Bech & Co.),

Tvedestrand.

1913 Sold in September to A/S Cortez (E. Monsen & Co.),

Tvedestrand.

1917 Sold 01/01 for NOK 884.000 to A/S Odderø

(Thv. B. Heistein & Sønner A/S), Kristiansand. Renamed

ASMUND.

1919 Skibs-A/S Odderø taken over in June by A. I. Langfeldt &

Co., Kristiansand.

1921 Laid up at Newport News, VA, USA.

1924 Sold for USD 15.000 to Italian byers. Delivered in Genoa,

Italy. Broken up in 2nd quarter."

My tribute to the Nordic Folkboat

 This is my tribute to the Nordic Folkboat, recognized by the Classic Boat magazine as " the most popular, successful and influential sailing yacht of all time." The Folkboat pictured here is

Hjalmar Frisell´s Pax Aurea (7,64 x 2,22m), photographed as brand new in the Stockholm archipelago in 1946. My restoration and colorization of Theodor Modin´s photo in the National Maritime Museum of Sweden archive (Digital Museum).

Schooner Abel Tasman and cruiseferry Crown Seaways in Öresund

 Dutch schooner Abel Tasman was yesterday afternoon on her way northwards in Öresund. The 40 x 6,60 m schooner, built in 1913, has 12 cabins for 30 passengers. Her sail area is 450m².

MS Crown Seaways is a 172 m cruiseferry operated by DFDS Seaways on the route Copenhagen - Oslo. She was built in 1994 in Split, Croatia.