The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through
the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia.
The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought
Captain John DS. Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo's position was
LAT 0º 31' N and LONG 179 30' W. The date was 31 December 1899.
"Know what this means?" First Mate Payton broke in,
"We're only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and
the International Date Line". Captain Phillips was prankish
enough to take full advantage of the opportunity for achieving the >navigational freak of a lifetime.
He called his navigators to the bridge to check & double check the
ship's position. He changed course slightly so as to bear directly on
his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed.
The calm weather & clear night worked in his favor. At mid-night
the SS Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point where it
crossed the International Date Line!
The consequences of this bizarre position were many:
The forward part (bow) of the ship was in the Southern Hemisphere
& in the middle of summer.
The rear (stern) was in the Northern Hemisphere & in the middle of
winter.
The date in the aft part of the ship was 31 December 1899.
In the bow (forward) part it was 1 January 1900.
This ship was therefore not only in:
Two different days,
Two different months,
Two different years,
Two different seasons
But in two different centuries - all at the same time!
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The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through
the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia.
The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought
Captain John DS. Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo's position was
LAT 0º 31' N and LONG 179 30' W. The date was 31 December 1899.
"Know what this means?" First Mate Payton broke in,
"We're only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and
the International Date Line". Captain Phillips was prankish
enough to take full advantage of the opportunity for achieving the >navigational freak of a lifetime.
He called his navigators to the bridge to check & double check the
ship's position. He changed course slightly so as to bear directly on
his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed.
The calm weather & clear night worked in his favor. At mid-night
the SS Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point where it
crossed the International Date Line!
The consequences of this bizarre position were many:
The forward part (bow) of the ship was in the Southern Hemisphere
& in the middle of summer.
The rear (stern) was in the Northern Hemisphere & in the middle of
winter.
The date in the aft part of the ship was 31 December 1899.
In the bow (forward) part it was 1 January 1900.
This ship was therefore not only in:
Two different days,
Two different months,
Two different years,
Two different seasons
But in two different centuries - all at the same time!
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On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:14:36 +0000,
mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) wrote:
The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through
View the attachments for this post at: >>http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=667383467#667383467
Also, I'd really like to be on board with you! You're cute!
On Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:30:50 -0700, Pocquito Loco
<jherring@salmonbait.com> wrote:
On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:14:36 +0000,
mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) wrote:
The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through
View the attachments for this post at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=667383467#667383467
Also, I'd really like to be on board with you! You're cute!
Your lack of self-respect is astonishing.
On 7/7/2024 10:57 AM, Pocquito Loco wrote:
On Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:30:50 -0700, Pocquito Loco
<jherring@salmonbait.com> wrote:
On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:14:36 +0000,
mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) wrote:
The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through
View the attachments for this post at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=667383467#667383467
Also, I'd really like to be on board with you! You're cute!
Your lack of self-respect is astonishing.
It surprises me that it surprises you. Fat Harry is left with the
rewards for his contributions to anything, everything, any one and
everyone. A big goose egg. The one thing that surprised me is that he's
as queer as a 3 dollar bill. Mebbe some unsuspecting fudge packer will
take pity on him and take him in.
Hope everything is good with you. Happy trails.
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