This is a great night-time view of the city & harbor/port of Sasebo, Japan !! In my opinion, Sasebo was the best Liberty Port in Japan, during my time in the US Navy. The weather was perfect, the people were friendly and the food & beer were great !!
” Balclutha “ ….. Museum Ship in San Francisco by: Polaroid SF
Personal Note of Sailor Gil: My profile photo was taken on this ship while I was standing at the ship’s wheel in 1967 when I was a 20 year old, ”newly minted”, US Navy Sailor.
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” 1,000 Followers Today, March 24 “ …. Thank You to all my followers — I am glad that you appreciate my “Sailors and Mermaids” postings !!
For all my recent followers, here is the link to my Archives:
To all of my many new followers, here is the link to my archives, if you should like to peruse them: http://sailorgil.tumblr.com/archive
” Yankee Pasha: The Adventures of Jason Starbuck “ … An adventure novel by Edison Marshall; first published in 1947 and turned into a movie, starring Jeff Chandler and Rhonda Fleming, in 1954.
Personal Note: I first read this novel when I was about 12 years old and being at a very impressionable age, I was “hooked” with this adventure story, set in 1800 — the quest of the main character’s crossing the seas, via sailing ship, to find his ‘golden fleece’; i.e, the beautiful blonde, Roxana, on the dustjacket. As a result, I developed a life-long love of the sea and ships and all things nautically related. That was more than 50 years ago! I did actually find my ‘golden fleece’ across the seas (compliments of the US Navy); however, she had black hair, instead of gold, and I had to sail across the Pacific to Japan, in 1967, in order to find her !!
Movie Info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047684/
Photo Sources: http://www.ioffer.com/i/yankee-pasha-hcdj-edison-marshall-c-1947-starbuck-143441011
http://www.moviepostershop.com/yankee-pasha-movie-poster-1954
” If a Sailor should ever offer you his Heart, you had better take it, because it’s definitely going to be the Real Thing !! ” ….. Sailor Gil [7 September 2012]
Painting: “Sailors Heart” … Oil on Canvas, 40” x 40” … Artist: Oleg Zhivetin
” Sailor Gil — Pipe Smoking Sailor “ …. At work aboard ship in 1969 — Am I “Vintage” yet ??
” A Gallery of Sailors & Mermaids “ …. From SailorGil ….. A special invitation to all my new followers to view my Archive, where there are lots of Sailors, lots of Mermaids and lots of other cool, nautical goodies from all over the Seven Seas !!
See the Archive here: http://sailorgil.tumblr.com/archive
” My Post # 1111: Future Sailor Gil at 1 year old “ …… Studio Portrait [1948]
” Sailor Gil at 64 “ …. Posing with the Logo Mermaid sign in front of the Moshulu Restaurant at Penns Landing in Philadelphia …. The Moshulu is a four-masted steel barque, built in 1904 and currently utilized as a floating restaurant.
More info & photos here: http://www.moshulu.com/site/main.asp
And here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshulu
” USS Oriskany (CVA-34) Sinking for Artificial Reef Creation [17 May 2006]
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” 1000th Tumblr Post by SailorGil ” …… Top Photo is SailorGil [Age 20] in 1967 and Bottom Photo is SailorGil [Age 64] in 2011
” Once A Sailor, Always A Sailor “
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“Tugboat Jupiter” ….. Photos taken by me at Penns Landing, Philadelphia in August 2009. More info is available here: www.gazela.org/ships/jupiter/jupiter.htm
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“SS United States” …… Philadelphia Waterfront …. Photos taken by me from the Tugboat Jupiter in August 2009. …. More info about the plight of this ship is available here: http://www.ssunitedstatesconservancy.org/about/history/
(Source: sailorgil)
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