B+W photo of wheelhouse installed on Zim Line container ship at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, n.d, ca. late 1970s.

Photograph

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Hoboken Historical Museum

image: photo 63790A11

image: photo 63790A11

Name/Title

B+W photo of wheelhouse installed on Zim Line container ship at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, n.d, ca. late 1970s.

Entry/Object ID

2011.025.0370

Description

Black-and-white photo of a new wheelhouse installed on a Zim Line container ship at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, no date, circa late 1970s. 7-1/4" x 8-1/4" image on 8" x 10" print. Photographer not indicated; photo number inkstamped on reverse 63790A11. Attached: mimeographed press release; full text below. See photo 2011.025.0371 for a view of three of these pre-fabricated wheelhouses sitting in the plate shop prior to installation (note that this photo and .0371 bear the same photo number and same press release text.) Zim Lines, an Israeli flag line, had a division called Zim Container Service (ZCS) founded in 1972. The photo and release are not dated; estimated that this was from the mid to late 1970s. It mentions four ships, but none are named. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WELCOME ABOARD. Containers stacked three and four deep are an efficient way to move cargo but standing as high as 40 feet above the ship's deck, they limit forward visibility. Faced with the problem, Zim Line officials decided, - "If you can't lower the load, raise the bridge." Accordingly, for four of their ships, they arranged for Bethlehem Steel's Hoboken, N. J., ship repair yard to install new wheel houses on top of existing ones (shown here, top center), increasing the helmsmen's elevation by 10 feet. Each new house is 20 feet square, 10 feet high and weighs 2.5 tons. They were shop assembled down to the last detail and hoisted on to the ship with two gantry cranes. Wiring and plumbing were connected and the ship was ready to sail. Each installation required about 10 days. # From: Bruce Lake, News Media Relations Public Affairs Department Bethlehem Steel Corporation 375 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10022 Phone: (212) 688-5522, Ext. 311 Photo No. 63790A11 571370

Acquisition

Accession

2011.025

Source or Donor

Cangelosi, Joseph

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Joseph Cangelosi.

Made/Created

Artist

n/a

Date made

1976 - 1980

Place

Location

Hoboken

Notes

Date: 1976-1980

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-05-03