
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Nate read an article recently about cruise ships that had been sent to a scrap yard in India. Nate contacted Peter Knego, an ocean liner historian and journalist, to get more information about the history of the cruising industry and how ships are made, used and scrapped.
Show Notes:
0:00 Intro to Peter Knego
1:32 Developing an interest in cruise ships
7:15 "The only way to cross" ships as international transportation
9:52 Ships were pride of a country, showing craftsmanship
16:13 Ship engines: coal, oil, steam
19:15 Greeks and shipping
21:50 Art and architectural elements
25:20 Quality of mid-century talent, design and craftsmanship
33:00 Fire and ships
36:07 Old ships and scrap materials
39:15 Appreciating the cruise ship experience
42:25 Dismantling cruise ships
45:30 How dismantling affects environment
50:26 How do scrap yards buy the ships
54:50 Collecting valuables from ships
56:43 What Peter does with the valuables
1:00:30 Covid and cruise ships
1:09:18 Where to find Peter's work and articles
1:14:00 Slide show of Peter's home
Midshipcentury.com
Google Peter Knego to find his articles
By essentialcraftsman4.9
358358 ratings
Nate read an article recently about cruise ships that had been sent to a scrap yard in India. Nate contacted Peter Knego, an ocean liner historian and journalist, to get more information about the history of the cruising industry and how ships are made, used and scrapped.
Show Notes:
0:00 Intro to Peter Knego
1:32 Developing an interest in cruise ships
7:15 "The only way to cross" ships as international transportation
9:52 Ships were pride of a country, showing craftsmanship
16:13 Ship engines: coal, oil, steam
19:15 Greeks and shipping
21:50 Art and architectural elements
25:20 Quality of mid-century talent, design and craftsmanship
33:00 Fire and ships
36:07 Old ships and scrap materials
39:15 Appreciating the cruise ship experience
42:25 Dismantling cruise ships
45:30 How dismantling affects environment
50:26 How do scrap yards buy the ships
54:50 Collecting valuables from ships
56:43 What Peter does with the valuables
1:00:30 Covid and cruise ships
1:09:18 Where to find Peter's work and articles
1:14:00 Slide show of Peter's home
Midshipcentury.com
Google Peter Knego to find his articles

228,897 Listeners

35,593 Listeners

38,051 Listeners

779 Listeners

27,932 Listeners

1,253 Listeners

212 Listeners

45,765 Listeners

563 Listeners

381 Listeners