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The Voyage Abstract
Newsletter of the Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler
Spring 2009
Marine Piloting Celebration
and 6th Annual Silent Auction
O
n Saturday, April 26,
2008, the Maritime In-
dustry Museum held
its annual fundraiser honoring
the Marine Pilot Profession, and
also Museum Director Stan Bar-
tels,forhisservicetothemuseum.
We received many compli-
ments on the party and the
museum collection. The crowd
was a nice size and the weath-
er was perfect. We could not
have asked for a better day.
Everyone enjoyed the presen-
tation made by Capt. Andrew
McGovern on the challenges
and rewards of the Marine Pi-
loting Profession. The opening
of the museum’s Marine Pilot-
ing Exhibit was another memo-
rable highlight of a wonderful
afternoon. It certainly was a
great day for everyone involved. VADM John W. Craine Jr., USN (Ret.), and Stan Bartels`47
We are deeply grate-
ful to everyone that participated in this, the sixth of our annual events designed specifically to help ensure the future of our be-
loved museum. The support of the museum serves as an inspiration to our members, Maritime College graduates, and friends.
VADM Craine, Capt. Robert Flannery, and Capt. Roland R. Parent`68
Capt. Andrew McGovern
Benefactor Jerzy Glowacki`70
Alvin Golden`Oct.46
SIMS Metal Sheila Golden
K-Sea Transportation ~ Capt. Tom Sullivan
Patrons London Lennie’s Restaurant ~ Joan Barnes
Capt. James. J. McNamara`64
K-Sea Transportation Corp. Mary Muecke
Port Newark Container Terminal Sandwich Ship Supply Co. ~ Don Spring
United NY Sandy Hook Pilots Benevolent Assoc. Schooner Mary E. ~ Capt. Eric Van Dormolen`00
Sea Star Line LLC ~ Peter Baci`69
Corporate Donors South St. Seaport Museum ~ Mary Pelzer
Capt. Art Sulzer`75
ACTA Maritime Development Corp.
American Hull Insurance Syndicate Wyland Galleries
Association of Maryland Pilots
Association of Massachusetts Pilots
Bay & River Delaware Pilots Assoc. Individual Donors
Board of Commissioners of Pilots of NY John Arntzen
Fort Schuyler Maritime Alumni Assoc. Peter E. Baci`64
Harbor Pilots of NY NJ Stan Bartels`47
Houston Pilots Capt. James N. Carlo`55
Kirby Inland Marine, LP Frank Duffy
Lancer Insurance Co. Capt. Tom Garrett
Maritime Chamber of Commerce Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Golden`Oct.46
Metro Pilots George Goldman
National Cargo Bureau, Inc. Fred Gunther
RLI Marine John Hannon`77
Sealift Inc. Gilbert Katz`47
Skuld North America Inc. Bernard Kovitz`47
St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots Dr. John Loret
Tampa Bay Pilots Assoc. Thomas C. Mancini`46
Travelers Insurance Capt. James J. McNamara`64
Tritec Marine Consultants Limited James J. Moore & Family
Rob Quartel
Capt. Arthur H. Sulzer`75
Silent Auction Donors Fred C. Weber`47
John O. Arntzen Leonard Weiss`Oct.46
Charles D. Gibson Richard Wickboldt
Maritime Industry Museum Salutes It’s Loyal Corporate Members
American Hull Insurance Syndicate Maersk Line, Limited
American Maritime Officers Marine Society of the City of New York
American Maritime Safety, Inc. National Cargo Bureau, Inc.
Arthur H. Sulzer Assoc., Inc. New York Cruise Lines, Inc.
The Great Lakes Group Port Everglades Pilots’ Association
Heating Oil Partners Sandy Hook Pilots Benevolent Assoc. of NY/NJ
Hornbeck Offshore Transportation Sealift Holdings Inc.
Hughes Bros., Inc. Sea Star Line LLC
ILA, AFL-CIO SIMS Metal
International Registries Inc. Skuld North American, Inc.
Jonrie Intertech, LLC Thompson & Co. of Tampa, Inc.
K-Sea Transportation Inc. Tritec Marine Consultants Ltd.
Kirby Inland Marine, LP Waterman Steamship Co.
Lloyd’s America, Inc.
Thanks For Your Support Of The Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler!
2 Maritime Industry Museum
Officers
President Museum Staff
VADM John W. Craine
Captain Eric Johansson
Chairman Executive Director
Capt. James J. McNamara ejohansson@sunymaritime.edu
Vice Chairman
Ms. Patricia Perez
John Arntzen
Administrator
Executive Vice President (Corporate and Individual Membership, Donations,
Francis J. Duffy Gift Shop Purchases, and Museum Tours)
maritimeindustry@sunymaritime.edu
Treasurer
Capt. Harold A. Parnham
Mr. William Sokol
Board of Directors Curator
John Arntzen (Artifact Donations or Inquiries)
David Allen maritimeindustry@sunymaritime.edu
Stanley Bartels
Capt. Tom Garrett Captain Harold A. Parnham
Alvin Golden
Treasurer
Bradley D.M. Golden
Thomas Haughton
Clay Maitland Captain James J. McNamara
Capt. James J. McNamara Maritime Research Consultant
Capt. Harold A. Parnham mcnamara@natcargo.org
Capt. Tom Sullivan
Capt. Arthur H. Sulzer
Museum Hours
Monday-Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Admission and parking are free
• Contact the Museum Office for directions, group tour information,
and membership application information at 718-409-7218
Website: www.sunymaritime.edu/Maritime%20Museum
The Voyage Abstract 3
Signs of the Old Cuna
T
here have been volumes written about the Cunard Line and its history. A brief time line of its
past would include the following: founded by Samuel Cunard in 1840 as the British and North
America Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, name changed to Cunard Steamship Company,
Limited in 1878, and then shortened to Cunard Line. To maintain its fleet of coal burning
ships, in 1886 Cunard employed: 34 captains, 146 officers, 628 engineers, boilermakers and car-
penters, 665 seamen, 916 firemen, 62 stewardess’ and 42 women to keep the upholstery and linen in order.
In 1934 Cunard and the White Star Line merged but White Star continued to sail under its own livery.
In 1949 the name changed again to Cunard Steamship Company, Limited and in 1962 to Cunard Line, Limited.
When we think of Cunard, we think of its fleet of famous, magnificent ocean liners. Those
coal burning liners would steam from Liverpool to the United States in 14 days at an average speed
of 8 knots. The elegant Queen Liners, Mary of 1934 and Elizabeth of 1938 were indeed a lot fast-
er. Many American GI’s remember well crossing the Atlantic in the Queen Mary without escort. In
the 1950’s Cunard maintained a fleet of 12 liners carrying one-third of all the passengers cross-
ing the Atlantic. The line also had freighters as well as 2 liberty ships, the Vardulia and the Vandalia.
The first jet airplane crossed the Atlantic in 1959. This was the beginning of the decline of cross-
ing by ship. On January 17, 1969, the Queen Elizabeth 2 made her maiden voyage to New York in 4
days, and started to make cruises in the off season. In 1971, Trafalgar House took over Cunard Steam-
ship Company ending their 131 years of independence. During the Falkland Island Campaign in
1991, the Queen Elizabeth 2 was requisitioned by the British Government to carry troops to the area.
In May of 1995 the cruise liners Crown Princess and the Crown Jewel left the fleet to go to
new ownership. Trafalgar House, the parent company of Cunard was bought in 1996 by the Nor-
wegian business group Kvaerner. Cunard continued to concentrate on five star cruising. In
4 Maritime Industry Museum
ard Steamship Line
1998 Cunard became part of Carnival Corporation empire and merged with Seabourn Cruises.
The ultra modern, 1,132 foot, Queen Mary 2 made her maiden voyage on January 12, 2004, with a
crew of 1,300 and a capacity of 2,800 passengers. Going to and from Europe by ship may not be as popu-
lar as it once was,
but even with the
jet planes, making a
Atlantic Ocean pas-
sage is still an ad-
venture and cruis-
ing is big business.
Today, evi-
dence of the mighty
Cunard remains in
New York City if you
know where to look.
One such place is 25
Broadway, the Cu-
nard Building. The
building was built
in 1920/1921 and
Cunard took occu-
pancy shortly after.
Cunard moved its
officers uptown to
Fifth Avenue during
the mid 1960’s. The
old building on Broadway has been under renovation for some time. The author was not allowed in during
a recent visit and could not find out any information on completion or the new owners/renters. Stay tuned.
Anne Lutkenhouse lives on Staten Island and is an alumna of Wagner College. She re-
called her East bound passage to Southampton, UK, on the Queen Elizabeth 2 in September 2001. She
said, “as we approached the Verrazano Narrows Bridge over the loud speakers, I heard, not the ex-
act words: Ladies and gentlemen, off to the starboard side, you will see Staten Island, one of the five
boroughs of New York City. To the right of the tall square building, which is a student residence
of Wagner College, is the former country home estate of Sir Edward Cunard, the son of the found-
er of Cunard. The home is now one of the college’s administration buildings, named Cunard Hall”.
The home was built in 1854 in the Italianate style and was typical of country homes of the peri-
od. Cunard’s neighbors were Cornelius Vanderbilt and General William G. Ward. The home was
reached by a private entrance off what is now Van Duzer Street. There is both a Cunard Place and
Cunard Avenue in the area. Also on the Wagner Campus is an anchor from a Cunard ship donat-
ed in the late 1950’s or early 1960’s. Unfortunately, after numerous telephone calls and letters, this
writer was unable to determine the name of the ship. The anchor is kept well painted by the cam-
pus fraternities and sororities. Sir Edward Cunard would sit on his veranda with its hilltop view,
now called Grymes Hill; overlooking the New York Harbor and watch his ships come and go.
The Voyage Abstract 5
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
We’ve moved! The museum office is now located
in B-18 in the fort a few doors down from our previous
office. Our old office is due to be renovated into a food
serv ice center for our ever-expanding enrollment at Mari-
time College. In 1994, my first year at Maritime, enroll-
ment was at 650 cadets. Today, over 1,500 students grace
the campus with over 1,000 in the regiment! So you can
say that we were displaced be a mass of hungry students.
Admiral Craine, President of SUNY Maritime College and
the Maritime Industry Museum, and Dr. Hoffman, Pro-
vost and Academic Dean, were instrumental in providing
the Museum a great office and in addition, more much
needed storage. The Museum is very grateful for their
thoughtful consideration and dedication to the Museum.
The Museum office is abuzz with activity, and the
Museum has seen many new improvements. Our Curator
Bill Sokol has a great team of dedicated Cadets who have
worked hard creating new displays, performing mainte-
nance, and organizing storage. The Museum has com-
missioned workshops for our Curator Staff for inventory
systems and display preservation. These recommenda-
tions resulted from our CAP grant last year and will move
our collection forward and Museum t o a higher level.
Since our last newsletter, the Mus eum has held two
significant events. The first event last spring was our an-
nual fundraiser honoring the Pilot Profession. The an-
nual fundraiser is a great event and wonderful day! Cap-
tain Andrew McGovern, Sandy Hook Pilots, provided a
lively and professional lecture, Al Golden orchestrated
another fun filled silent auction, Bill So kol crafted a very
interesting display, and the food and grog flowed to the
delight of the attendees. A very special thank you goes
to Captain Roland Parent, Port Everglades Pilots (Ret.),
for loaning his magnificent model collection, Captain
Beth Christman, Maryland Pilots, for securing a print,
Captain Howard Wyche, Delaware Pilots, for donating
antique Pilot shares and documents, and Captain Jim Pe-
tersen, for donating a 1910 Sandy Hook Pilot Certificate.
Our second event was held at Homecoming this past
September honoring Project Hope. The event was financed
posthumously by the late Dorothy N. Sulzer and spearhead-
ed by her son Captain Arthur H. Sulzer. The Project Hope ex-
hibit display by Curator Bill Sokol, is unique, well deserved,
and has attracted many complements from our visitors.
Speaking of visitors, our visitor count, like the
student population, has grown each year. The most re-
warding tour provided this year was given to the Ed-
win O’Hara WW II Merchant Mariners Veterans Group.
The Veterans were awestruck by the expansive and
well -displayed artifacts reminiscing of the days of
the Merchant Mariners sacrifice to the United States
of America. If you wish to book a tour, please con-
tact Museum Administrator Pat Perez, at 718-409-7218.
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The Voyage Abstract 7
Donations & Contributions
Capt. Eugene B. Ackerman`49 Alvin Golden`46 Marine Society of the City of NY
LCDR Cecil S. Ashdown Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program Dorothy Marks
William E. Baird`53 Ethan Habicht Susan Molloy
LCDR Peter E. Baci`64 Hecht Family Foundation Dr. Robert A. Newhouse
Brian Beresford Thomas R. Hinman Robert M. Newhouse`05
Richard P. Bremer Charles E. Hoffman Jr.`60 John Olsen/Society of Miniature Ship
LCDR David H. Booth Edward Josberger Collectors
Capt. James N. Carlo`55 John & Nancy Kasius Capt. Roland R. Parent`68
Beth Christman`87 Gilbert Katz`47 Capt. Hap Parnham`48
Capt. David H. Cory`50 Thomas M. Kennedy`75 Donald Quartel Jr.
Edward Creighton Capt. Robert E. King`43 Capt. Christopher W. Roehrig
Dwight B. Demeritt Jr. William Krupp Capt. Lada Simek
Jack Dempsey Capt. David A. Leech`68 Steamship Historical Society of
Estate of Bob Doyle Capt. Allan J. Lonschein`46 America
Frank Duffy Dr. John H. Loret Len Sutter`53
Robert J. Falaguerra J. Robert Lunney Andrew Triandafilou
James Giammatteo Scott Mackenzie`58 Women’s Propeller Club of United States
Paul J. Ginnane Filomena Magavero Howard B. Wyche`79
Judith M L Godfrey Thomas C. Mancini`46
Donation In Memory Of: Ebb Tide
Norma Brown, SP 3/c USN George Panitz Capt. Matthew M. Drag`40
~ Leslie G. Brown USNR, USMM ~ David F. White Jeanne Haslwanter
Capt. George L. Maier`48
Capt. Joe R. Gerson`47 My Dad, Capt. Bob Sherman Lawrence E. Olufsen`60
~ Audrey D. Gerson ~ Capt. Richard M. Sherman
Robert Kreckle`77
~ Joseph T. Cotter`77
Donation In Honor Of:
Capt. Hap Parnham`48 Capt. Joe R. Gerson`47
~ Charles A. Lewis Jr.`59 ~ Capt. Ted Mason`57
~ Martin Silver`48
Capt. Catherine T. Hanft`85 – on becoming
Project Hope Commanding Officer, Naval Support Activities
~ Estate of Dorothy N. Sulzer ~ David Lambert`47
SS United States Capt. James J. McNamara`64
~ Charles B.Anderson, Skuld North America, Inc. ~ Audrey D. Gerson
New Members - Welcome Aboard!
Beth Christman`87 Hans I. Haselbach`74 Robert M. Newhouse`05
Dwight B. Demeritt Jr. Thomas R. Hinman Donald Quartel Jr.
John Hannon`77 The Honorable John G. Ingram`64 William Skody
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