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*  Update 10 January 2011  *

Ships & Boats
as seen in the Spontoon Island Archipelago,
with some generic views of ships
and shipboard life
1900-1950

*  Inspector Stagg & Dr Meffit approach the showboat S.S. Sampson - art by Roy D. Pounds II  *
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Art recently uploaded to the story "Felis Ex Mechina" by E. O. Costello

Painting the mascot on the submarine - Art by Roy D. Pounds II
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from "Kocha Koi" Chapter 8, by Reimer, Marmel, & Costello

THE ENGINE ROOM
Below Decks in Steam Freight Ships
circa 1920 through 1940
A webpage of views by Roy D. Pounds II
Update 15 December 2008
With views from the engine room of the S. S. Athena
"Just Fit It!"

 S.S. Theodore Roosevelt
New York Police Department Armoured Police Launch
(circa 1911-1913) - by Jerry Collins

Salvage Diver
by Roy D. Pounds II
"Goin' Deep" (Part 1)
A Diver's Perils (Part 2)

Naval Warships Circa 1895
a public domain photo reference

The Queen Mary arrives at Spontoon Island
on her 1936 cruise, as drawn by Stuart McCarthy

Fishing Boat East of Main Island
as shown by O.T. Grey

North Coast skin canoe with hunting paddles
drawn by Tom Foster

North Coast & Rain Coast dugout river canoe (out on the ocean)
drawn by Ken Fletcher

Water Taxis and other small boats
in the Spontoon Island Lagoon

One style of Water Taxi with an outboard motor (Ken Fletcher)
Small Steam Tug and Launch (Jerry Collins)

(see also the section: Informal Spontoonies
for canoes and small fishing boats)