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What scientific or otherwise experiment is going on near Bayou Plaquemine off Conrad Road? I am serious.

by David Morton (1886-1957)
There is a memory stays upon old ships,
A weightless cargo in the musty hold,—
Of bright lagoons and prow-caressing lips,
Of stormy midnights,—and a tale untold.
They have remembered islands in the dawn,
And windy capes that tried their slender spars,
And tortuous channels where their keels have gone,
And calm blue nights of stillness and the stars.
Ah, never think that ships forget a shore,
Or bitter seas, or winds that made them wise;
There is a dream upon them, evermore;—
And there be some who say that sunk ships rise
To seek familiar harbors in the night,
Blowing in mists, their spectral sails like light.

Still wonder what happened to Capt Connie V. Esmark of Tug boat Beaver Staten Island Conni was old in 1967
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this website is perfect all neat and compiled

is that the monitore an ironclad from 1700 in the world war? it resembles it just a bit cause it did sink

The metal tag reads:
1-48-2
WARD RM
A-105L

I assume it would be the door to the wardroom, used for dining and recreation.

What does that label say..."Ward RN"? I wonder if this was someone room or maybe there was a nurse's office on this ship?

I like that there was an Osprey nest...the death of this ship provided a home and life for the Osprey and hopefully its offspring.

Thanks JohnBuff, I know what you mean, I've found a wreck on my own up here in Michigan and it's fascinating.

James River Fleet sounds amazing but those ships are so large I would need some certainty that there's a ladder to climb somewhere before making the trek!

Have you dived Mallows Bay? The ships are pretty far gone but still looks interesting, and not too far away from you.

Terrence, you said that so well. My feelings exactly.

HA, Thanks, cat..Now I have to clean the coffee off of my computer. That comment was great, really caught me off guard.

Here is one more link:
http://www.abandonedco...at-served-the-world/

I've loved shipwrecks for decades....as a SCUBA diver, I even got Wreck Diver certified just to visit some of the sunken ships. Something about them absolutely fascinates me...not sure what; maybe it the life they once contained in the people that was aboard and the life the ships once had - the pulsating engines, etc.

If you ever get the chance, you should check out the James River Reserve Fleet (ship grave yard about 45 minutes from me) in south east Virginia. It's slowly dwindling down as more and more ships are being scrapped.
http://googlesightseei...river-reserve-fleet/

This message is for Ms. Kim Nix: Would your father have know my dad while serving aboard USS PC 1239 prior to Typhoon Louise October 1945? My dad was SF/3C assigned to Damage Control. Thank You, G. Nelson Jr
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Sandy I feel the same way, ever read David mortin poem theres a memorey stays upon old ships.
I worked on Tug Boat Beaver for Captian Connie V. Esmark an old school german who owned the Tug Beaver (Cove Towing Company)
Connie I founf out later tru another fellow who visited this site said Esmark worked with his Dad out of Texas ( hite Sands dreging company.
Till this day still searching for info on Connie and the Beaver.
Connie died I think in acording to death records I came by.
If these old ships could only talk, the storys would fill the oceans.
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