MV Myrtlebank - Revision history

Thomas: updated due to some Internet pictures being no longer accessible

2012-06-06T18:14:19Z

updated due to some Internet pictures being no longer accessible

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:14, 6 June 2012
Line 8:		Line 8:
	<i>"The American pilots in the Panama canal blanched at the sight of her and insisted in a tug at bow and stern for the canal transit ... Unmodernised in 1950 she was a horrible 1925 relic-no running fresh water, baths out of buckets, that had to be heated on the galley stove."</i>		<i>"The American pilots in the Panama canal blanched at the sight of her and insisted in a tug at bow and stern for the canal transit ... Unmodernised in 1950 she was a horrible 1925 relic-no running fresh water, baths out of buckets, that had to be heated on the galley stove."</i>

	Click [http://www.~~photoship~~.co.uk/~~JAlbum~~%~~20Ships/Old~~%~~20Ships~~%~~20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank~~-~~01.html~~ here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.		Click [http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.raywoodmore.com/rp538.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/rp538-Bank-Line-Cargo-Ship-Myrtlebank-25-photo-/390175533712&usg=__AxA2Btt6pCWyVykqh2vOapqOXbs=&h=559&w=824&sz=151&hl=en&start=4&sig2=ku5O78ha2fH4UKG_-G2Y2A&zoom=1&tbnid=OYxbPHbClmmDGM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=144&ei=9pbPT7ncDZS36QHin_CIDA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmyrtlebank%2Bship%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26newwindow%3D1%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7GGIE_en%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1 here] to view a thumbnail (on eBay) of an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa.

	''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]].</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'']])		''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]].</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'']])

Moleski at 18:03, 6 January 2012

2012-01-06T18:03:16Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:03, 6 January 2012
Line 4:		Line 4:
	MV ''Myrtlebank'' was a 5,150 ton freighter owned by the large shipping conglomerate Andrew Weir & Co., one of the largest fleets of sailing ships under the British flag. In 1905 the company was registered as Bank Line Ltd.		MV ''Myrtlebank'' was a 5,150 ton freighter owned by the large shipping conglomerate Andrew Weir & Co., one of the largest fleets of sailing ships under the British flag. In 1905 the company was registered as Bank Line Ltd.

	''Myrtlebank'' was built in 1925, and was scrapped in 1960. Its length was 420 feet, with a beam of 53'9". This information has been extracted from the website called "Ships Nostalgia" <ref>[http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=12840 Ships Nostalgia] "the world's greatest online community for people worldwide with an interest in ships and shipping"</ref>, where is also found this "fond" remembrance of ''Myrtlebank'' by one of its able bodied seamen about a dozen years after the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]]:		''Myrtlebank'' was built in 1925, and was scrapped in 1960. Its length was 420 feet, with a beam of 53'9". This information has been extracted from the website called "Ships Nostalgia" <ref>[http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=12840 Ships Nostalgia] "the world's greatest online community for people worldwide with an interest in ships and shipping."</ref>, where is also found this "fond" remembrance of ''Myrtlebank'' by one of its able bodied seamen about a dozen years after the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]]:

	<i>"The American pilots in the Panama canal blanched at the sight of her and insisted in a tug at bow and stern for the canal transit ... Unmodernised in 1950 she was a horrible 1925 relic-no running fresh water, baths out of buckets, that had to be heated on the galley stove."</i>		<i>"The American pilots in the Panama canal blanched at the sight of her and insisted in a tug at bow and stern for the canal transit ... Unmodernised in 1950 she was a horrible 1925 relic-no running fresh water, baths out of buckets, that had to be heated on the galley stove."</i>
Line 10:		Line 10:
	Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.		Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.

	''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'']])		''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]].</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'']])

	== Footnotes ==		== Footnotes ==

Moleski at 18:01, 6 January 2012

2012-01-06T18:01:53Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:01, 6 January 2012
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:Lae to Howland.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Location of the ''Ontario'' and ''Myrtlebank.'']]		[[File:Lae to Howland.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Location of the ''Ontario'' and ''Myrtlebank.'']]
	[[File:Myrtlebank-analysis.jpg\|thumb\|300px]]		[[File:Myrtlebank-analysis.jpg\|thumb\|300px]]
			[[File:Flight-section-two.jpg\|thumb\|300px]]
	MV ''Myrtlebank'' was a 5,150 ton freighter owned by the large shipping conglomerate Andrew Weir & Co., one of the largest fleets of sailing ships under the British flag. In 1905 the company was registered as Bank Line Ltd.		MV ''Myrtlebank'' was a 5,150 ton freighter owned by the large shipping conglomerate Andrew Weir & Co., one of the largest fleets of sailing ships under the British flag. In 1905 the company was registered as Bank Line Ltd.

Moleski at 18:00, 6 January 2012

2012-01-06T18:00:13Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:00, 6 January 2012
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:Lae to Howland.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Location of the ''Ontario'' and ''Myrtlebank.'']]		[[File:Lae to Howland.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Location of the ''Ontario'' and ''Myrtlebank.'']]
			[[File:Myrtlebank-analysis.jpg\|thumb\|300px]]

	MV ''Myrtlebank'' was a 5,150 ton freighter owned by the large shipping conglomerate Andrew Weir & Co., one of the largest fleets of sailing ships under the British flag. In 1905 the company was registered as Bank Line Ltd.		MV ''Myrtlebank'' was a 5,150 ton freighter owned by the large shipping conglomerate Andrew Weir & Co., one of the largest fleets of sailing ships under the British flag. In 1905 the company was registered as Bank Line Ltd.

Moleski at 22:02, 5 January 2012

2012-01-05T22:02:29Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:02, 5 January 2012
Line 9:		Line 9:
	Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.		Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.

	''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'')]]		''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'']])

	== Footnotes ==		== Footnotes ==

Moleski at 22:02, 5 January 2012

2012-01-05T22:02:09Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:02, 5 January 2012
Line 9:		Line 9:
	Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.		Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.

	''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'']]		''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'')]]

	== Footnotes ==		== Footnotes ==

Moleski at 22:00, 5 January 2012

2012-01-05T22:00:36Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:00, 5 January 2012
Line 1:		Line 1:
			[[File:Lae to Howland.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Location of the ''Ontario'' and ''Myrtlebank.'']]

	MV ''Myrtlebank'' was a 5,150 ton freighter owned by the large shipping conglomerate Andrew Weir & Co., one of the largest fleets of sailing ships under the British flag. In 1905 the company was registered as Bank Line Ltd.		MV ''Myrtlebank'' was a 5,150 ton freighter owned by the large shipping conglomerate Andrew Weir & Co., one of the largest fleets of sailing ships under the British flag. In 1905 the company was registered as Bank Line Ltd.

Moleski at 21:24, 5 January 2012

2012-01-05T21:24:53Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:24, 5 January 2012
Line 7:		Line 7:
	Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.		Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.

	''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[~~http://tighar.org/wiki/~~USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'']		''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'']]

	== Footnotes ==		== Footnotes ==

Moleski at 21:24, 5 January 2012

2012-01-05T21:24:32Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:24, 5 January 2012
Line 7:		Line 7:
	Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.		Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.

	''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>.		''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>. (For a more extensive discussion of the Myrtlebank's location, see the article on the [[http://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Ontario#Location_of_the_Ontario_and_Myrtlebank\| ''USS Ontario.'']

	== Footnotes ==		== Footnotes ==

Thomas at 16:18, 26 February 2011

2011-02-26T16:18:40Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:18, 26 February 2011
Line 5:		Line 5:
	<i>"The American pilots in the Panama canal blanched at the sight of her and insisted in a tug at bow and stern for the canal transit ... Unmodernised in 1950 she was a horrible 1925 relic-no running fresh water, baths out of buckets, that had to be heated on the galley stove."</i>		<i>"The American pilots in the Panama canal blanched at the sight of her and insisted in a tug at bow and stern for the canal transit ... Unmodernised in 1950 she was a horrible 1925 relic-no running fresh water, baths out of buckets, that had to be heated on the galley stove."</i>

	Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS ''[[Norwich City]]''’s name was visible in 1937.		Click [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20Mc/slides/Myrtlebank-01.html here] to view an undated picture of the ''Myrtlebank'' in the harbor at Capetown, South Africa. In this online photo album there are two more pictures of ''Myrtlebank'', and it's interesting to scroll to the third one and see the well-worn condition of the ship, coincidentally standing again in the harbor at Capetown. Checking the condition of the painted name at the bow between the two points in time reminds one of the question as to whether SS [[Norwich_City#Identification_of_the_Norwich_City\|''Norwich City'']]’s name was visible in 1937.

	''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>.		''Myrtlebank'' figures in the disappearance of Amelia [[Earhart]] because on the evening of 2 July 1937 the radio operator on [[Nauru]] heard her say, “Ship in sight ahead.” The only ships known to have been in the area were USS ''[[Ontario]]'', on station at 2°59.02′S, 165°23.20′E to provide assistance to Earhart, and MV ''Myrtlebank''<ref>[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight]]</ref>.