SS NILE 1922 – 1917-1918 on US Navy service as a transport – 1/1900 Requisitioned as Boer War Transport NO.82.

SS NILE 1922Name Official number Flag IMONILE 102804 GBR Year built Date launched Date completed1893 21/03/1893 Vessel type Vessel descriptionPassenger / Cargo  Steel Screw Steamer 3 MastsBuilder Yard Yard noJames & George Thomson, Clydebank 261 Tonnage Length Breadth Depth Draft5946 grt / 3425 nrt / 420.0 ft 52.0 ft 33.5 ft Engine builder James &Continue reading “SS NILE 1922 – 1917-1918 on US Navy service as a transport – 1/1900 Requisitioned as Boer War Transport NO.82.”

USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)

PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2010) The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises.  USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser in service in the United States Navy. She is named for the Battle of Chancellorsville of the CivilContinue reading “USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)”