John G Bunker Marine Photo Joseph Conrad at Mystic Seaport

Description: John G Bunker estate California later West Palm Beach Built in Copenhagen in 1883 and named for Georg Stage as a memorial to the young son of Frederik Stage, a prominent ship owner, the vessel was designed to accommodate 80 boys in training for the Danish merchant service. Run down by a British freighter in 1905, the Georg Stage sank, but soon afterward she was raised and repaired, and resumed her career. After fifty-two years, the vessel was about to be broken up when Alan Villiers bought her in 1934. Captain Villiers took her, sailing under the British flag and renamed the Joseph Conrad, on a voyage around the world that lasted more than two years. In 1936 George Huntington Hartford bought her, added a modern engine, and used her for three years as a private yacht. She was transferred in 1939 by Hartford to the US Maritime Commission and continued in service as an American training ship until 1945. After a two-year hiatus she became, by act of Congress, the property of Mystic Seaport. JOHN BUNKER JOHN G. BUNKER John G. Bunker, 89, noted writer and for many years a resident of West Palm Beach, Florida (and more recently, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida), died at home on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 of natural causes. Mr. Bunker, a member of First Church of Christ Scientist, West Palm Beach, was born in Wilkinsburg, Pa, and graduated in Journalism from the University of Pittsburgh. He joined the Merchant Marine from high school and as a member of the heroic "black hole gang," shoveled coal into the furnaces that kept the vital cargo going through the multiple hazards of war. He served in the Atlantic, Pacific, Caribbean, Middle East and Mediterranean Theatres and from his experiences came his book, Heroes in Dungarees, the definitive history of the merchant marine in World War II published by the Naval Institute Press. After the war, Mr. Bunker served on the editorial staffs of the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Dayton Journal-Herald, the San Diego Evening Tribune, and the Christian Science Monitor. He handled a wide range of editorial assignments-feature writing, military reporting and waterfront coverage in Boston and San Diego. His maritime writings won a number of national awards. During his career, he also handled public relations for the Seafarers International Union and for the National Federation of American Shipping and he served as chairman of the Advisory Board of the New York State Maritime Museum. As an early member of the Writers League of the Palm Beaches, his recent "Sir Arthur Kagle" spoofs were considered masterpieces of humor by the other professional writers in the group. Additional books by Mr. Bunker include, Harbor & Haven - An Illustrated History of the Port of New York," and Liberty Ships - The Ugly Ducklings of World War II. He also published numerous articles in many national publications. Mr. Bunker was pre-deceased by his wife, Anita; Boothbay Harbor is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,027 at the 2020 census.[2] It includes the villages of Bayville, Sprucewold, and West Boothbay Harbor. During summer months, the entire Boothbay Harbor region is a popular yachting and tourist destination. The ZIP Code is 04538, and the community is served by the 633 telephone exchange in area code 207.

Price: 35 USD

Location: Pompano Beach, Florida

End Time: 2024-09-21T23:10:22.000Z

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