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Tammy Saphiloff
Member
Username: tammysm
Post Number: 83
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 6:11 pm: | 
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I am certain that you folks have no doubt heard of that infamous 1883 Krakatoa volcanic disaster...
A Captain Lindemann, heroically steered his ship Loudon's bow directly into the oncoming tsunami wave caused by the exploding Krakatoa volcano...hence saving his the lives of his crew and passengers.
What I would like to know, is just where I can find pictures of the above captain and his ship. For me, since he shares his surname with the German Commandant, Ernst Lindemann, the Captain of the Bismark...my search is rather difficult.
Any help at all will be most appreciated.
Thank you. |
rob scott
Member
Username: robseagull
Post Number: 75
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 7:09 pm: |
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nah, not comin up with that; there is this from the witness reports with that ship, http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Krakatau.html
and, this one too from the van sandick site, http://www.vansandick.com/familie/links/vulcaan2.htm#h2
but, no pics of the man and the ship: most krakatoa stuff is on, well, krakatoa, so perhaps no one thought it important to do engravings or a photo of that ship? who knows, maybe in some archive somewhere - anyone have the simon winchester book? any photo in there? I saw a quote on the Loudon from that but no note if there's a pic... |
Ivo van Sandick
Member
Username: ivansandick
Post Number: 1
Registered: 6-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 11:03 pm: |
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As keeper of the Van Sandick archive, owner of the winchester book, and webmaster of the linked page, I am with deafening certainty afraid no such images exist. The picture of the Barouw ship should give you an idea of the Loudon though, they were of similar make and size, I am told. |
Tammy Saphiloff
Member
Username: tammysm
Post Number: 84
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 1:13 am: |
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Thank you, guys. You know, as remembrance of Captain Lindemann's heroic efforts to save his ship, crew and passengers; by aiming her directly at the gigantic tsumani wave caused by the Krakatau volcano. Don't you agree that there should've been something, such as a newspaprer accounts, etc.? |
Michael H. Standart
Moderator
Username: mstandart
Post Number: 10316
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 5:45 am: |
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>>Don't you agree that there should've been something, such as a newspaprer accounts, etc.?<<
There probably were, but you may have to search long and hard to find them. This doesn't appear to be an aspect of marime history that a lot of people have had much interest in and that's really a shame.
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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Martin Owen Cahill
Member
Username: martin
Post Number: 406
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 1:47 pm: |
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I remeber seeing somthing like this in Krakatos Eas of Java when I was a boy. The Tidal wave looked impressive. That's what we would have called it and this was before Star Wars and CGI.
Martin
"These were not designed to float upside down,"
- Richard dreyfuss
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