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Iron component of the ship's windlass, Guichen Bay, Australia
Australian National Maritime Museum
Australian National Maritime Museum

1 posted on 05/23/2025 11:20:49 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Well it certainly took them long enough!........


3 posted on 05/23/2025 11:25:14 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: SunkenCiv

Must be The Erasmus...II.


4 posted on 05/23/2025 12:19:24 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Perfection is impossible. But if you pursue perfection...you may achieve excellence.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Willem de Tweede. No relation to Boss Tweed.

Tweede is Dutch for "second" (twee = "two").

5 posted on 05/23/2025 2:22:06 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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