Rare Bucyrus tracked steam shovel discovered!
Chris Graham on 2nd November 2022
Kevin Hoggett reports on a chance encounter he had with a pre-World War II Bucyrus tracked steam shovel in Colorado, USA.
Panama Canal
Kiel Canal classic from the 1970s
Chris Graham on 29th September 2022
Here’s a selection of photographs taken by the late Gordon Turner, of classic cargo ships in the, described by Jim Shaw. Kiel Canal: Carrying the profile of a tanker, the 10,898dwt cargo ship Chopin was built in 1959 by Yugoslavia’s…
1955 submarine USS Growler
Chris Graham on 15th May 2022
James Hendrie looks back over the career of the 1955 submarine USS Growler; the US Navy’s early attempt to field a cruise missile submarine.
USS Tarawa; a mid-1970s ground-breaker
Chris Graham on 1st February 2022
The first Landing Helicopter Assault ship, USS Tarawa, joined the US Navy in 1976. Patrick Boniface recalls this ground-breaking warship.
Amazing, between-the-wars images
Chris Graham on 6th December 2021
Jim Shaw showcases the amazing, between-the-wars images produced by official Panama Canal photographer, Ernest ‘Red’ Hallen.
