Santa Mercedes Grace Line Ocean Liner Ship Rare Vintage 16mm Home Movie Reel 88Q

Description: Here is Rare Vintage 16mm Home Movie Film Entitled, "Santa Mercedes" The age is unknown but it is likely circa 1960s to 1970s. Please note that the three-inch reel and film is in overall acceptable condition for its age. The reel that you receive will be approximately three inches in diameter, but the reel may be a different style or material than in the stock photo that is shown in the photo. If you have any questions, please research online to ensure that the reel will fit your applications. Many reels have a leader on them, but some reels do not have a reel on them. The leader could be a white leader or a nearly clear reel or made from another film etc. Please bid accordingly. Thank you. Please note that each reel is different.Please see my other auctions and thank you for looking! Santa Mercedes, Grace LineBuilt: 1964 by Bethlehem SB, Sparrows Pt MD, USA Gross tons: 14442 Length: 547ft (167m) Width: 79ft (24m) Draft: 29ft (9m) Speed: 20kn Power: 19800 shp Propulsion: Steam turbines single screw Passengers: 127 First End of service: Converted to training ship 1984 as Patriot State; scrapped 2011 USTS Patriot State , IMO number 5422409, formerly Santa Mercedes, was a training vessel of the United States Maritime Service. Originally build as a cargo/passenger liner for the Grace Line, it was later converted to a training vessel for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Early yearsSanta Mercedes was built by Bethlehem Steel at its Sparrows Point Shipyard and delivered to the Grace Lines as the last of four cargo/passenger vessels intended to modernize its fleet. These "M" ships also included Santa Magdalena, Santa Mariana, and Santa Maria, and carried up to 125 passengers as well as various break-bulk and container cargo. Santa Mercedes traveled between New York City and the west coast of South America. Due to political instability in South America and depreciating currencies in the region, the shipping service was sold to Prudential Lines in 1969, which operated until 1977 when it sold its assets to Delta Line. Shortly afterwards, all four ships in the class were sold to the Maritime Administration, and in 1984 the Santa Mercedes was laid up James River, Virginia as part of the Maritime Administration's National Defense Reserve Fleet. Government serviceThe Massachusetts Maritime Academy acquired the vessel in 1984 and renamed it Patriot State. It was converted to a training vessel in two stages by the Triple A Shipyard in San Francisco, California and Bender Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. The cargo handling gear was removed, except for the forward yard and stay rig, and teaching facilities installed. Patriot State entered service as a training ship in the Spring of 1986. Fourteen training cruises from 1986–98, typically lasting around sixty days during the winter, were used to provide cadets with practical experience. Over the ship's service, various improvements were made to the berthing spaces, and controlled superheaters were installed on the boilers to increase the top safe speed of the ship. In 1998, ultrasonic surveys determined that extensive corrosion in the hull and bulkheads had compromised the seaworthiness of the ship. Extensive repairs would have been necessary, so large portions of its propulsion system were removed by MMA cadets for use as static training aids. The Patriot State was laid up in the James River, Virginia as part of the Maritime Administrations National Defense Reserve Fleet. In 2001, the Cape Bon was moved to Buzzards Bay, MA for preparation to replace TS Patriot State as the Training Ship for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and is now in service as TS Kennedy. Patriot State continued to be used by various law enforcement and military services for close-quarter counter-terrorist training exercises while berthed in the James River Reserve Fleet. In 2011 the vessel was formally withdrawn from service and was towed to a scrapyard in Brownsville, Texas.

Price: 19 USD

Location: Sausalito, California

End Time: 2024-08-28T00:15:25.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.99 USD