Capt. Ted,
I had the first containers on deck the HAPAG vessel NUERNBERG en route to Eastcoast US in 1966, a winter voyage with extreme bad weather south of Cape Race
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Rgds.

Juergen

Them containers breaking the lines !!! I was 77 in spring on the Paula Howaldt Russ, loaded in Hamburg the first container I ever had on a ship (was 3 year apprentenceship,Leichtmatrose in german) we lashed those things like there was no tomorrow. Nowadays they standing around on deck 7 high and all between them are semi automatic twist locks. how things changing over time !!!

All that working gear, and a deckload of containers! mrdot.

24 off = OK !
22 off standard derricks + 1 off Stulcken HL derrick + 1 off revolving crane derrick/boom

24 derricks! :O