Your favourite ships from around the world

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

As Dave Wooley shows his ships in the Mersey, I thought I’d start a new thread for ships around the world that might grab one’s attention.

 

The first two shots were taken as we entered Le Havre early one morning in 2009, I always thought this would be a fine subject for a model.

 

And in complete contrast, back in 2005 we came upon this drifting down towards us whilst cruising the Nile, two very heavily laden sail boats indeed!

At first we thought they were going down, but no they were drifting by waiting for the morning wind.

 

Have you any particular favourites to share with us all.

 

Kimosubby

 

Edited By Kimosubby Shipyards on 14/02/2012 19:30:51

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Hi Kim Super shot of the Charlemagne .As you say such a ship would make a really interesting subject for a model!!

Dave Wooley

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

Austrian Lake Boats

Photographed in 1985/6. Thanks to modern technology the faded images have been restored.

Diesel paddler – Kaiser Franz Josef 1 – sails on the Wolfgangsee. Built 1873, rebuilt 1954.

Salzkammergut – again sails on the Wolfgangsee

St Benedikt – Sails on Achensee in the Austrian Tirol. Photographed at Pertisau

Edited By Tony Hadley on 14/02/2012 21:12:51

Edited By Tony Hadley on 14/02/2012 21:14:10

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

A couple of my favourites:

 

The Isle of Wight ferry Mv Brading towards the end of her career in the late 1980s and the old Queen Elizabeth shortly before her retirement in the late 1960s.

 

Colin

 

Edited By Colin Bishop, Website Editor on 14/02/2012 21:47:47

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Closer to home…

The Prince Madag (Research vessel ) at Beaumaris, Anglesey

With the Great Orme as a backdrop

 

Bob

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Entering the river MAAS , heading to the port of Rotterdam at any time is an overwhelming experience not to be missed as there is so much to see .

But little moves with out the boats of the pilot service and boy can they move.

Dave Wooley

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Surprisigly one of the busyiest ports in the UK is Holyhead and they also have a rather good Maritime Museum!! With a very good collection of excellent ship models. Well worth a visit.

Dave Wooley

[TelstarParticipant @telstar]

Two cargo vessels on the river Yangtze

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[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

As a guinea pig for the new webpage system, here is an old favourite

HMS Victory

Got it!, but what a struggle that was!

Bob

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Hi Bob superb image !!!   There is so much to see  in ports and rivers around the world  and of course record  through the camera lens.  

Dave Wooley

Edited By David Wooley on 17/02/2012 10:32:01

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Dave

Just noticed that if you click on the picture……..It shows larger sizes!….Very impressive!

I had a struggle, loading the picture, because the browser kept sendng me to a blank AVG page, for some reason, but then it was ok

Will try another now…..zzzz

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Trial posting number 2

The Mercator at Ostende

We were there on the day the sails were being replaced and a crew member said the main sails weighed several tons each! They were dragging them up the galleyways with great difficulty!

Still had the AVG aggro, but was ok after several attempts?

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

The Duke of Lancaster ferry boat, now has an enthusiastic "Save the Duke" group of followers

Embedded in concrete in North Wales

Would make a nice model……..Bob

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Too far gone to realistically save now though.

Colin

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

Well Colin,

this one is well rotten along the waterline, and a long way from here and the sea!

Any ideas anyone?

Kimosubby

[Bob WilsonParticipant @bobwilson59101]

RMS Windsor Castle, in which I served for five happy years.

Bob

Edited By Bob Wilson on 18/07/2012 06:55:41

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Not only far from the sea its also 3800m above it..The ultimate flat pack?

Edited By Paul T (fat controller) on 18/07/2012 07:08:35

[Andy CParticipant @andyc56856]

Saw this yacht, originally named Amnesia in a small harbour on Corsica. She was so long that when moored with her stern against the dock, there was barely enough room for other boats to get past her. Can't find the photo yet though.

 

 

 

 

Andy

 

Edited By Wraith Leader on 18/07/2012 07:49:29

Edited By Wraith Leader on 18/07/2012 07:50:08

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Not a super liner nor a particularly distinctive ship but I had many happy crossings on the old King Orry just before it was replaced by the Ben-my-Chree

It didn't matter how rough the weather was as this old ship would sail in anything upto a force 9.

Happy days

Paul

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

One of the more unusual vessels I have seen was this one, the Dockwise Yacht carrier. I took the photo as it was leaving Fort Lauderdale in 2008, carrying some very expensive rich men's toys, probably off to the Caribbean for some summer cruising.

Peter

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