S/S FLYING ENTERPRISE II / KWTI

With another excelent research of Mr. Jesper Brix one more unknown is solved half a century later. Many years after he had taken this picture from s/s Sadiklar, my uncle had worked aboard sister ship s/s Flying Endeavour for a short relief duty in 1970. I had no picture of this later. So again thanks to Mr. Brix, his wonderful research enlightened also this second point in memories.

"The unknown ship must be " Flying Enterprise II " of Isbrandtsen Co. Built in 1944 as " Noonday " in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.A. for the U.S. War Shipping Administration. Ca. 10.750 dwt. and of the C2 - S - AJ1/5 design - just like the ship in your photo. She joined the Isbrandtsen Co. in 1952 and was broken up in 1972. I was able to find this very fine painting, on the internet, of her: http://www.eldreds.com/sales/gallery.php?sale=545&method=department&q=9&start=0&increment=100 - please scroll down to Lot # 931 - which is a thumbnail of the " Flying Enterprise II " - please click on this thumbnail - and then click again, on the new picture which appears, to enlarge it further. If you would like to compare your ship's details with those of other similar ships - of the same design - and from the same yard ( C2 - S - AJ1 / C2 - S - AJ5 ) you can see several of these ships in the old ships' gallery on http://www.photoship.co.uk/ - search mainly among ships having their names prefixed with " American " fx " American Importer ", American Forwarder ", " American Guide ", American Scout " and " American Shipper ". Also http://www.shipsnostalgia.com has some photos fx " American Importer ", " Pioneer Gulf " and " Onward " ( same ship ). ..."

"... P. S. - please note that " Flying Enterprise II " is the second of two ships - with almost the same name - which the ship owner Hans Isbrandsen received shortly after W W II. The first ship was built as " Cape Kumuaki " in 1944 - but had a much different design. When this ship joined the Isbrandtsen fleet in 1947 she was renamed " Flying Enterprise ". That ship and her captain became famous in 1952 when she - during a storm - sank in the Atlantic. Crew and passengers were saved but the captain - whose name was Kurt Carlsen - refused to leave his sinking ship and stayed onboard alone - for two weeks - in order to salvage his ship. Just before " Flying Enterprise " sank the captain was taken off the ship and saved. Later, in 1952, Kurt Carlsen would also become the captain on the new " Flying Enterprise II ". This incidence, which occured in January 1952, is extensively described on the internet - in text and pictures ..."

Jesper Brix / Denmark.
17/01/2008

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	*S/S FLYING ENTERPRISE II / Circa 1958.*
	With another excelent research of Mr. Jesper Brix one more unknown is solved half a century later. Many years after he had taken this picture from s/s Sadiklar, my uncle had worked aboard sister ship s/s Flying Endeavour for a short relief duty in 1970. I had no picture of this later. So again thanks to Mr. Brix, his wonderful research enlightened also this second point in memories. "The unknown ship must be " Flying Enterprise II " of Isbrandtsen Co. Built in 1944 as " Noonday " in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.A. for the U.S. War Shipping Administration. Ca. 10.750 dwt. and of the C2 - S - AJ1/5 design - just like the ship in your photo. She joined the Isbrandtsen Co. in 1952 and was broken up in 1972. I was able to find this very fine painting, on the internet, of her: http://www.eldreds.com/sales/gallery.php?sale=545&method=department&q=9&start=0&increment=100 - please scroll down to Lot # 931 - which is a thumbnail of the " Flying Enterprise II " - please click on this thumbnail - and then click again, on the new picture which appears, to enlarge it further. If you would like to compare your ship's details with those of other similar ships - of the same design - and from the same yard ( C2 - S - AJ1 / C2 - S - AJ5 ) you can see several of these ships in the old ships' gallery on http://www.photoship.co.uk/ - search mainly among ships having their names prefixed with " American " fx " American Importer ", American Forwarder ", " American Guide ", American Scout " and " American Shipper ". Also http://www.shipsnostalgia.com has some photos fx " American Importer ", " Pioneer Gulf " and " Onward " ( same ship ). ..." "... P. S. - please note that " Flying Enterprise II " is the second of two ships - with almost the same name - which the ship owner Hans Isbrandsen received shortly after W W II. The first ship was built as " Cape Kumuaki " in 1944 - but had a much different design. When this ship joined the Isbrandtsen fleet in 1947 she was renamed " Flying Enterprise ". That ship and her captain became famous in 1952 when she - during a storm - sank in the Atlantic. Crew and passengers were saved but the captain - whose name was Kurt Carlsen - refused to leave his sinking ship and stayed onboard alone - for two weeks - in order to salvage his ship. Just before " Flying Enterprise " sank the captain was taken off the ship and saved. Later, in 1952, Kurt Carlsen would also become the captain on the new " Flying Enterprise II ". This incidence, which occured in January 1952, is extensively described on the internet - in text and pictures ..." Jesper Brix / Denmark. 17/01/2008
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