A thread!
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The ship was spared a torpedoing by a British submarine – a crucial decision that changed the timing of the WWII sea war.
The ship met its end as a burned out shell in 1941 - apparently due to disgruntled crew member who set fire to the ship, rather than an act of war (but who knows?)
In 1942 the above-waterline steel was scavenged for munitions, and post war, the hulk was towed up the river and beached on a sandbar. The remnants still visible at low water.
So the relevance of all this?
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Yesterday, browsing the mugs at the local thrift shop, we found a pair of old-looking coffee mugs from the Hutschenreuther porcelain maker in Selb Germany.
Digging into the markings I unraveled the story just shared.
At the opening of the thrift shop this morning we went back and bought the two cups, and a little piece of history.
75cents each – though they had a 50% discount this weekend.
Here's a look at the nice little compact coffee cups.
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Yesterday, browsing the mugs at the local thrift shop, we found a pair of old-looking coffee mugs from the Hutschenreuther porcelain maker in Selb Germany.
Digging into the markings I unraveled the story just shared.
At the opening of the thrift shop this morning we went back and bought the two cups, and a little piece of history.
75cents each – though they had a 50% discount this weekend.
Here's a look at the nice little compact coffee cups.
5/5
@ottaross very cool
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Yesterday, browsing the mugs at the local thrift shop, we found a pair of old-looking coffee mugs from the Hutschenreuther porcelain maker in Selb Germany.
Digging into the markings I unraveled the story just shared.
At the opening of the thrift shop this morning we went back and bought the two cups, and a little piece of history.
75cents each – though they had a 50% discount this weekend.
Here's a look at the nice little compact coffee cups.
5/5
I haven't found much similar to these online, except a couple of condiment jars, and a cup-and-saucer pair, pics here.
When these came off the ship, I don't know. I'd imagine it may have been in that fateful final stop in NYC. Only a day's drive away from Ottawa, so the path to our thrift shop is plausible. I can imagine that with the sense of impending doom of WWII, the disembarking passengers may have taken some souvenirs.
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I haven't found much similar to these online, except a couple of condiment jars, and a cup-and-saucer pair, pics here.
When these came off the ship, I don't know. I'd imagine it may have been in that fateful final stop in NYC. Only a day's drive away from Ottawa, so the path to our thrift shop is plausible. I can imagine that with the sense of impending doom of WWII, the disembarking passengers may have taken some souvenirs.
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Oh yes, the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company ultimately became the well-known Hagap-Lloyd in the 1960s. You see their name on shipping containers worldwide. Not doing much passenger stuff anymore I assume.
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Oh yes, the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company ultimately became the well-known Hagap-Lloyd in the 1960s. You see their name on shipping containers worldwide. Not doing much passenger stuff anymore I assume.
@ottaross Lots of passengers can fit in each container.....
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@ottaross very cool
@FoodieKenobi great fun to stumble across something with some deep history like that!
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@jbenjamint thanks, enjoyed sharing it.
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@ottaross Lots of passengers can fit in each container.....
@human3500 ugh, yeah - probably a somewhat proven fact.
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Oh yes, the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company ultimately became the well-known Hagap-Lloyd in the 1960s. You see their name on shipping containers worldwide. Not doing much passenger stuff anymore I assume.
@ottaross quite amazing to find these, I only knew Hapag-Lloyd
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A short #maritimeHistory thread, with a fun twist at the end.
In 1957, in Bremen, Germany, the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping line was born.
They have access to the North Sea via a river and complex waterways, making it ideal for shipping, with a primary port on the sea at Bremerhaven.
Their very first ship was called "Bremen."
Shipping lines, often re-use ship names over decades as old ships are lost, retired, etc. Three more ships would inherit that name over the subsequent years.
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@ottaross what a lovely story of the Bremen mugs! However, maybe you mean it was 1857, not 1957, when the Norddeutscher Lloyd line was born?
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