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SHORT DESCRIPTION: One Montgomery Ward "Twin Sea King" 5 h.p. outboard motor, Model #84GG9014A, Serial #194745. Motor encased in red engine housing in 1950s "Modern", 2 clamps attached engine to boat, 2 blade propeller. NOTES: The donor stated that this motor was used aboard a Chesapeake Bay oyster boat until its owner decided to replace the motor with a diesel engine. LABEL COPY: Outboard Motor, Twin Sea King 5 h.p., 1955 Gale Products Division, Outboard Motor Corporation, maker Model 84GG9014A, 49 pounds Gift of Mr. David Buchanan, Jr. 82,29 (C.B.B.) 90/89) INVENTORY: two handles - there are two (2) compoonent parts.
MODEL HISTORY: This model was made by a paralyzed (from the waist down) retired sea captain of Nova Scotia. The previous owner had it for about 40 years before selling it to the museum. NOTES: Report of the model from S.B. Besse at time of accession in letter dated October 11, 1935 states the following: The detail is most complete. I do not believe there was anything on a square rigger that is not on this model. Every line and stay, both for the running and standing rigging is on the model. Not only is it there but it is belayed on its proper pin. The model has, however, some disadvantages. On the assumption that the scale is 3/16", the masts and the spars appear exceedingly clumsy. The sails are almost crude. Presumably the hull and spars are of pine and all of the fittings, houses, hatches, boats, etc., are of boxwood. The standing rigging is of wire, served with silk to the proper height, while the running rigging is a good grade of linen. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: SEA KING VESSEL TYPE: 4 Masted ship SERVICE DATES: 1877-1924 SHIP BUILDER: G.H. Theobald BUILDER LOCATION: Maine, Bowdoinham VESSEL HISTORY: Converted to a bark in 1903. She was burned at Scotland, Virginia, on the James River, on April 4, 1924. At the time of her loss she was owned by the Neptune Line, Inc., New York. SHIP OWNERS: Neptune Line, Inc. VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 1,492 T.; 210'6" x 39'4" x 24' HOME PORT: New York NOTE: BLACK BASE AND ONE SUPPORT (NOW BROKEN) ARE LOCATED IN BR5/12C.
INVENTORY: manual and stand - there are two (2) component parts. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Wards Sea King Outboard Motor Standard Reversing, Single Cylinder Model 94GG-9009 A. 3 horsepower. Serial number 314680. The original manual, dated 4/14/49 was also donated with the engine.
KN 31947 NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTER NAVAL DISTRICT, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20374 OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH NO: KN 31947 UNIT: CV-64-7017-5-81-A DATE: Re'd JUN 1981 PHOTOGRAPHER: Unknown At Sea....Low oblique port bow view of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV 64) underway. Aircraft on the deck include F-14 Tomcats, A-7 Corsair II's, A-6 Intruders, E-2 Hawkeyes and a SH-3 Sea King heliocopter. JAM RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION
At Sea....Low oblique port bow view of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV 64) underway. Aircraft on the deck include F-14 Tomcats, A-7 Corsair II's, A-6 Intruders, E-2 Hawkeyes and a SH-3 Sea King heliocopter. An aricraft carrier underway with planes along the edges of the top deck.
WRITTEN ON VERSO: FORMERLY SEA KING, BUILT 1908 AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND BY THOMAS MCCOSKIN AND SON. OWNED BY THE SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. 159T, 101.5 X 23.1 X 11
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View of vessel off U.S. Naval Base, Norfolk, approaching Craney Island flats; MM copy
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The image shows the Battle of Trafalgar, at the height of the conflict at 2:00 in the afternoon. This is the right side of what became Wyllie’s larger mural, which according to the National Museum of the Royal Navy shows “the Allied van is trying to come round in the light winds to support its colleagues, but it has effectively been cut out of the battle by Nelson’s decisive tactics.” From the Royal Museums of Greenwich, “On the left, the bow of the British Leviathan is engulfed with smoke, as the neighbouring Nuestra Señora de la Santísima approaches the British ships Neptune and Africa. Outlines of additional ships are suggested in the distance, and on the far right the French and Spanish ships Heros and Santo Augustino are involved in the fray. A splash of water rises from the foreground.” NOTES: The Trafalgar Panorama depicts the battle at 2:00 in the afternoon, but the masts of the Spanish ship, Nuestra Señora de la Santísima, did not fall until 2:30. NOTES: Wyllie became involved with HMS Victory in 1910 when the newly formed Society for Nautical Research asked him to chair their first meeting. The SNR hoped to restore HMS Victory, but WWI delayed their work. By the early 1920s the condition of Victory was in such bad shape that the historic ship was put into drydock for restorations. Wyllie used his artwork to raise awareness, but also to raise funds for the restoration. Wyllie then painted a panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar, to commemorate the Victory’s history. He researched all aspects of the battle and even visited the location to ensure that his painting had the correct coloring of the sea. King George V formally opened the completed painting on July 29, 1930. NOTES: William Lionel Wyllie was born July 5, 1851 in London. He studied art at Heatherley’s, then the Royal Academy Schools. He began winning awards at age 18, and exhibited his artwork at the Fine Art Society and the Royal Academy. He married Marion A. Carew in Switzerland on July 31, 1879, and they went on to have nine children. During WWI Wyllie received permission to sail with the Royal Navy, drawing the various ships and events that he witnessed, which he detailed in his book Seafights of the Great War. His work during the late Victorian period and early 20th century focused on seascapes and landscapes, but also on the various military, commercial, and pleasure ships that he watched on the water. He also worked with White Star Line, Union Castle Line, and Orient Company to draw ship portraits and travel posters. Later in life he was instrumental in the restoration of HMS Victory, using the proceeds from his artwork to help raise awareness and support the work. In 1930 at age 79 he painted a 42’ panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar, which is still on display today at the National Museum of the Royal Navy at Historic Portsmouth Dockyard. Wyllie died April 6, 1931 and was buried with full naval honors.
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The image shows the Battle of Trafalgar, at the height of the conflict at 2:00 in the afternoon. This is the center of what became Wyllie’s larger mural, which according to the National Museum of the Royal Navy shows “the Victory, still flying Nelson’s final signal, Engage the Enemy more closely, locked in a deadly struggle with the French ship, Redoutable..” NOTES: Wyllie became involved with HMS Victory in 1910 when the newly formed Society for Nautical Research asked him to chair their first meeting. The SNR hoped to restore HMS Victory, but WWI delayed their work. By the early 1920s the condition of Victory was in such bad shape that the historic ship was put into drydock for restorations. Wyllie used his artwork to raise awareness, but also to raise funds for the restoration. Wyllie then painted a panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar, to commemorate the Victory’s history. He researched all aspects of the battle and even visited the location to ensure that his painting had the correct coloring of the sea. King George V formally opened the completed painting on July 29, 1930. NOTES: William Lionel Wyllie was born July 5, 1851 in London. He studied art at Heatherley’s, then the Royal Academy Schools. He began winning awards at age 18, and exhibited his artwork at the Fine Art Society and the Royal Academy. He married Marion A. Carew in Switzerland on July 31, 1879, and they went on to have nine children. During WWI Wyllie received permission to sail with the Royal Navy, drawing the various ships and events that he witnessed, which he detailed in his book Seafights of the Great War. His work during the late Victorian period and early 20th century focused on seascapes and landscapes, but also on the various military, commercial, and pleasure ships that he watched on the water. He also worked with White Star Line, Union Castle Line, and Orient Company to draw ship portraits and travel posters. Later in life he was instrumental in the restoration of HMS Victory, using the proceeds from his artwork to help raise awareness and support the work. In 1930 at age 79 he painted a 42’ panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar, which is still on display today at the National Museum of the Royal Navy at Historic Portsmouth Dockyard. Wyllie died April 6, 1931 and was buried with full naval honors.
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The image shows the Battle of Trafalgar, at the height of the conflict at 2:00 in the afternoon. This is the left side of what became Wyllie’s larger mural, which according to the National Museum of the Royal Navy shows “in a haze of gun-smoke, Collingwood’s division is crushing the Allied rear.” One of the ships is HMS Royal Sovereign. NOTES: Wyllie became involved with HMS Victory in 1910 when the newly formed Society for Nautical Research asked him to chair their first meeting. The SNR hoped to restore HMS Victory, but WWI delayed their work. By the early 1920s the condition of Victory was in such bad shape that the historic ship was put into drydock for restorations. Wyllie used his artwork to raise awareness, but also to raise funds for the restoration. Wyllie then painted a panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar, to commemorate the Victory’s history. He researched all aspects of the battle and even visited the location to ensure that his painting had the correct coloring of the sea. King George V formally opened the completed painting on July 29, 1930. NOTES: William Lionel Wyllie was born July 5, 1851 in London. He studied art at Heatherley’s, then the Royal Academy Schools. He began winning awards at age 18, and exhibited his artwork at the Fine Art Society and the Royal Academy. He married Marion A. Carew in Switzerland on July 31, 1879, and they went on to have nine children. During WWI Wyllie received permission to sail with the Royal Navy, drawing the various ships and events that he witnessed, which he detailed in his book Seafights of the Great War. His work during the late Victorian period and early 20th century focused on seascapes and landscapes, but also on the various military, commercial, and pleasure ships that he watched on the water. He also worked with White Star Line, Union Castle Line, and Orient Company to draw ship portraits and travel posters. Later in life he was instrumental in the restoration of HMS Victory, using the proceeds from his artwork to help raise awareness and support the work. In 1930 at age 79 he painted a 42’ panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar, which is still on display today at the National Museum of the Royal Navy at Historic Portsmouth Dockyard. Wyllie died April 6, 1931 and was buried with full naval honors.
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