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BRP Datu Marikudo
BRP ''Datu Marikudo'' (PS-23) was a of the Philippine Navy. She was originally built as USS ''PCE(R)-853'', a for the United States Navy during World War II. She was renamed USS ''Amherst'' (PCE(R)-853) on 15 February 1956, namesake of both Amherst, Massachusetts and Amherst, Ohio. In February 1970, ''Amherst'' was decommissioned and transferred to South Vietnam for service in the Republic of Vietnam Navy as RVNS ''Vạn Kiếp II'' (HQ-14). She remained in South Vietnamese service until the collapse of that country in 1975. ''Vạn Kiếp II'' was one of several ships that fled from South Vietnam to the Philippines. She was then commissioned into the Philippine Navy on 5 April 1976Saunders, Stephen: ''Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004–2005''. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004. and named in honor of Datu Marikudo. Along with other World War II-era ships of the Philippine Navy, ''Datu Marikudo'' was considered one of the oldest active fighting ships in the world until he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pullman Company
The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. Through rapid late-19th century development of mass production and takeover of rivals, the company developed a virtual monopoly on production and ownership of sleeping car, sleeping cars. During a severe economic downturn, the 1894 Pullman Strike by company workers proved to be a transformative moment in American labor history. At the company's peak in the early 20th century, its cars accommodated 26 million people a year, and it in effect operated "the largest hotel in the world". Its production workers initially lived in a planned worker community, known as a company town, named Pullman, Chicago. Pullman developed the sleeping car, which carried his name into the 1980s. Pullman did not just manufacture the cars, it also operated them on most of the railroads in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
