A few weeks ago our friends from BoingBoing invited Telstar Logistics fleet operations officer Todd Lappin to tour the World War II Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien as part of a video segment for BBtv. Here's BoingBoing's summary of the episode:
BBtv guest correspondent and blog pal Todd Lappin of Telstar Logistics takes us inside a steam-powered World War II "Liberty Ship," the SS Jeremiah O'Brien.
We marvel (!) at the cool old retro-technology that kept this behemoth boat running to and from the beaches of Normandy, and we meet the volunteer caretakers -- obsessive nerds just like us, only with white hair! -- who keep her ship-shape today. Did you know that shipyards in the San Francisco Bay Area once churned out Liberty Ships like this in 4 days or less, during the heat of the war? Watch and learn, li'l skippers.
Indeed. We hope you enjoy these moving pictures, and we've provided links to our previous coverage of the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, below. And if you're in San Francisco, remember: The SS Jeremiah O'Brien is tied up at Pier 45, near Fisherman's Wharf, and it's open daily for visits. Check it!
PREVIOUSLY:
Telstar Logistics Boosts Employee Morale Aboard the SS Jeremiah O'Brien
A Ship, a Submarine, a 10,000 Year Clock, and a Penny Arcade: Mechanicrawl 2008
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Posted by: The Overhead Wire | 07 August 2008 at 11:44 AM
your submissions to BoingBoing TV have been really great. i've been enjoying them a lot.
Posted by: striatic | 08 August 2008 at 01:18 AM
Hey, cut those pictures of you on the 3" gun out of the video ASAP. The only reason why that ship is allowed to stay in San Francisco is because everyone thinks it's unarmed. Do you want the D.A. on deck holding a press conference with a bunch of handcuffed geezers crowing about how she just saved the city?
I'm only kidding. Half kidding. I'm a lifelong SF resident. (If I weren't, I'd be completely kidding.)
Your Flickr account came up on the radar screen a few years ago when I saw USS Tripoli being towed through the bay and ran into your photostream. Nice blog--I've added it to my RSS feed.
One more thing--please no more pandering to that putz Cory Doctorow with the whole "steam" thing. I can't stand seeing him getting any satisfaction.
Posted by: bigfoot | 08 August 2008 at 10:57 AM
Ha! Bigfoot, don't even get me started on all the stoopid reasons why the USS Iowa won't become a museum in San Francisco, despite the fact that it's parked just a few miles away, in Suisun Bay!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Posted by: Telstar Logistics | 08 August 2008 at 11:23 AM
Yeah, Mirkarimi is my supervisor. I traded emails with him over the Iowa--he didn't mention the peace and war memorial as much as he did point out that the vets organization didn't have a very good business plan for sustaining such a museum. I conceded him that point, but still had a problem with the rest of them.
Hey, email headed your way. I just realized you might be the guy to ask about something.
Posted by: bigfoot | 08 August 2008 at 01:47 PM
A born sailor!
Posted by: John | 10 August 2008 at 09:23 PM