CGTNORMANDIE Posted March 14, 2021 #51 Share Posted March 14, 2021 18 hours ago, norboy76 said:I'm trying to do research, but not finding much information on this postcard, so going to keep searching to find out why it was printed The public was hungry for any pictures they could get of the AD. There were a lot of pictures of the wounded AD being sold. Your postcard does not surprise me. Back in the 1950’s the news wasn’t like it is today. The first news films appeared the following morning when planes flew out to the wreck. The big news was the Ile de France landing in NY with over 700 survivors. The news stations broadcast that live. We were glued to the TV all night and all the next day. There were some sad stories of pax losing their lives. The most amazing story was Linda Morgan who was sleeping in her bunk on the AD and ended up on the Stockholm during the collision. The last survivor to leave the AD was a construction worker who had injured his back and been assigned to a bed in the AD infirmary. He had been forgotten and was sleeping in a drug induced stupor. When he woke up the ship was almost under the waves. Nobody had remembered to get him out of the infirmary. He crawled up to a point where he saw daylight and painfully made his way out to the rail and into the water. He was spotted and picked up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted March 14, 2021 #52 Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, CGTNORMANDIE said: The public was hungry for any pictures they could get of the AD. There were a lot of pictures of the wounded AD being sold. Your postcard does not surprise me. Back in the 1950’s the news wasn’t like it is today. The first news films appeared the following morning when planes flew out to the wreck. The big news was the Ile de France landing in NY with over 700 survivors. The news stations broadcast that live. We were glued to the TV all night and all the next day. There were some sad stories of pax losing their lives. The most amazing story was Linda Morgan who was sleeping in her bunk on the AD and ended up on the Stockholm during the collision. The last survivor to leave the AD was a construction worker who had injured his back and been assigned to a bed in the AD infirmary. He had been forgotten and was sleeping in a drug induced stupor. When he woke up the ship was almost under the waves. Nobody had remembered to get him out of the infirmary. He crawled up to a point where he saw daylight and painfully made his way out to the rail and into the water. He was spotted and picked up. Great stories, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 15, 2021 #53 Share Posted March 15, 2021 2 hours ago, CGTNORMANDIE said: He crawled up to a point where he saw daylight and painfully made his way out to the rail and into the water. He was spotted and picked up. I recall that he didn't get into the ocean, but there was a lifeboat from one of the other ships that was able to pick him up. Doesn't really matter. The man was lucky to be saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 15, 2021 #54 Share Posted March 15, 2021 2 hours ago, CGTNORMANDIE said: The most amazing story was Linda Morgan who was sleeping in her bunk on the AD and ended up on the Stockholm during the collision. And, then there was the woman who somehow had gotten "scooped up" by the collision and transferred to the Stockholm who did not survive and when the Stockholm's crew tried to retrieve her, they failed and she slipped into the sea. The stories of the relatives of those who were aboard Andrea Doria and survived about what they experienced and what they tried to do to reach and save their relatives are heart rendering. 3 hours ago, CGTNORMANDIE said: The public was hungry for any pictures they could get of the AD. The sinking of the Andrea Doria with lots of photographs and reporting at that time was a feature of Life Magazine in their next issue. And, I do remember watching "Douglas Edwards and the News" on CBS the day that it happened and in the next few days afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norboy76 Posted March 15, 2021 #55 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I do have the postcards too for the *SS Morro Castle* that were given to me by the son of someone who had been been at the Pier at Asbury Park when she beached herself after the fire. I have 1 postcard of the Morro Castle in happier days and 3 that were made in the aftermath of the disaster that the city I believe had gotten made, as thousands flocked to the beach day after day to see the liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norboy76 Posted March 15, 2021 #56 Share Posted March 15, 2021 3 hours ago, CGTNORMANDIE said: The public was hungry for any pictures they could get of the AD. There were a lot of pictures of the wounded AD being sold. Your postcard does not surprise me. Back in the 1950’s the news wasn’t like it is today. The first news films appeared the following morning when planes flew out to the wreck. The big news was the Ile de France landing in NY with over 700 survivors. The news stations broadcast that live. We were glued to the TV all night and all the next day. There were some sad stories of pax losing their lives. The most amazing story was Linda Morgan who was sleeping in her bunk on the AD and ended up on the Stockholm during the collision. The last survivor to leave the AD was a construction worker who had injured his back and been assigned to a bed in the AD infirmary. He had been forgotten and was sleeping in a drug induced stupor. When he woke up the ship was almost under the waves. Nobody had remembered to get him out of the infirmary. He crawled up to a point where he saw daylight and painfully made his way out to the rail and into the water. He was spotted and picked up. I have a couple of items from the Ile De France, I have original felt souvenir Pennants of that liner and an *Ile de France Cheese Label* with a picture of the liner on the label and a couple of postcards too and a photo of a cabin from 1946 on the Ile De France when she carried *war brides* if you'd like to see them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTNORMANDIE Posted March 15, 2021 #57 Share Posted March 15, 2021 1 hour ago, norboy76 said: I have a couple of items from the Ile De France, I have original felt souvenir Pennants of that liner and an *Ile de France Cheese Label* with a picture of the liner on the label and a couple of postcards too and a photo of a cabin from 1946 on the Ile De France when she carried *war brides* if you'd like to see them? Ile de France cheese is still produced today. There are two versions of Ile de France memorabilia...before World War II and after WW II. I had a number of menus that went when I donated my collection. You can still catch a glimpse of her fabulous interiors in the movie...”The Last Voyage”...circa 1958. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norboy76 Posted March 15, 2021 #58 Share Posted March 15, 2021 41 minutes ago, CGTNORMANDIE said: Ile de France cheese is still produced today. There are two versions of Ile de France memorabilia...before World War II and after WW II. I had a number of menus that went when I donated my collection. You can still catch a glimpse of her fabulous interiors in the movie...”The Last Voyage”...circa 1958. I have that movie. here are photos of the older cheese label I have it's paper and the felt pennant and war brides photo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTNORMANDIE Posted March 15, 2021 #59 Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) Great pics NB! The pennant you have is very rare. It shows the Ile de France with three smoke stacks...pre WW II. The Ile de France was renovated after the war and had one its stacks removed. You will notice the cheese label...two stacks. Edited March 15, 2021 by CGTNORMANDIE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted July 18, 2021 Author #60 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I think today (July 18) is the date that the AD left Italy for it's ill fated voyage across the Atlantic in 1956. Geeezzzz.....65 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTNORMANDIE Posted July 18, 2021 #61 Share Posted July 18, 2021 2 hours ago, marco said: I think today (July 18) is the date that the AD left Italy for it's ill fated voyage across the Atlantic in 1956. Geeezzzz.....65 years ago! Correct…time sure does fly. I was a 7 year old glued to a TV set watching the tragedy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted July 18, 2021 #62 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, CGTNORMANDIE said: Correct…time sure does fly. I was a 7 year old glued to a TV set watching the tragedy. 5 years older than you, but I was watching as well. Remember Life Magazine's coverage of the tragedy? If I recall correctly, there happened to be one of their photographers on the Ile de France that provided poignant pictures of some of the events that he witnessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted July 19, 2021 Author #63 Share Posted July 19, 2021 And this year will be be the 65th anniversary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted July 19, 2021 #64 Share Posted July 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, marco said: And this year will be be the 65th anniversary! Yet, it seems like only yesterday in some ways. The images are as vivid in my memory this afternoon as what I was seeing in 1956. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted July 25, 2021 #65 Share Posted July 25, 2021 July 25, 2021, at 11:10 P. M., will be the 65th Anniversary of this tragedy. So sad. So tragic. And, could have been avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTNORMANDIE Posted July 25, 2021 #66 Share Posted July 25, 2021 2 hours ago, rkacruiser said: July 25, 2021, at 11:10 P. M., will be the 65th Anniversary of this tragedy. So sad. So tragic. And, could have been avoided. Hard to believe 65 years have passed. Yes it was a tragedy to be avoided. The loss of life was tragic. One of the the saddest stories was Captain Calamai who spent the rest of his life in depression. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted July 26, 2021 #67 Share Posted July 26, 2021 21 hours ago, CGTNORMANDIE said: One of the the saddest stories was Captain Calamai who spent the rest of his life in depression. "I once loved the sea. Now, I hate it." I have read that quote by the Captain in more than one book about the tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTNORMANDIE Posted July 26, 2021 #68 Share Posted July 26, 2021 1 hour ago, rkacruiser said: "I once loved the sea. Now, I hate it." I have read that quote by the Captain in more than one book about the tragedy. Very true and very sad. Captain Calamai ended up wondering the streets in a daze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted July 26, 2021 #69 Share Posted July 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, CGTNORMANDIE said: Very true and very sad. Captain Calamai ended up wondering the streets in a daze. 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted August 15, 2021 #70 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Just saw this thread. My mom who emigrated from Italy some 7 months after us, sailed on the Andrea Doria westbound from Italy and if not mistaken was on 2 sails before the tragedy. My dad and 3 sons sailed on the USS Constitution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted August 16, 2021 #71 Share Posted August 16, 2021 20 hours ago, nelblu said: Just saw this thread. My mom who emigrated from Italy some 7 months after us, sailed on the Andrea Doria westbound from Italy and if not mistaken was on 2 sails before the tragedy. My dad and 3 sons sailed on the USS Constitution. Do you have any memorabilia that your Mom might have kept from her crossing on the Andrea Doria? What Class of cabin did she book? Do you have any memories of anything that she might have told you about her passage to New York? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted August 17, 2021 #72 Share Posted August 17, 2021 5 hours ago, rkacruiser said: Do you have any memorabilia that your Mom might have kept from her crossing on the Andrea Doria? What Class of cabin did she book? Do you have any memories of anything that she might have told you about her passage to New York? On 8/15/2021 at 6:46 PM, nelblu said: My mom who emigrated from Italy some 7 months after us, sailed on the Andrea Doria I am going to try to repost my message to you. It did not appear when I first tried to do so. (CC seemed to be having some hick-cups this afternoon.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted July 25, 2022 #73 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Sadly, this evening marks the 66th anniversary of the Andrea Doria and Stockholm tragedy. May the souls who were lost on those two ships continue to rest in peace. Their lives were not lost in vain. Lessons were learned as a result of the accident. Those of us who sail the seven seas have benefited from what was learned from that tragedy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTNORMANDIE Posted July 26, 2022 #74 Share Posted July 26, 2022 2 hours ago, rkacruiser said: Sadly, this evening marks the 66th anniversary of the Andrea Doria and Stockholm tragedy. May the souls who were lost on those two ships continue to rest in peace. Their lives were not lost in vain. Lessons were learned as a result of the accident. Those of us who sail the seven seas have benefited from what was learned from that tragedy. Amen… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted August 14, 2022 Author #75 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I was thinking about that on that day. Four days later, we got on the QM2 in Southampton for our crossing to NY. Nice....but not like taking the "Sunny Southern Route" in days gone bye on the Italian Line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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