Post Amazingly Cool Pictures Of Ships or Boats!

[hidetheelephants]

Mallows Bay, Maryland.

[DodgyGeezer]

https://navalhistoria.com/uss-texas/

[droopsnoot]

I'm not sure either of these count as "amazingly cool", I was really looking for a marine version of the "period photos" thread in the classic cars section.

Towing out of Lisbon harbour



Slide entitled "Skin Divers going down to check bottom of ship for bombs"



I think the ship was the SS Uganda, the person taking the photos seems to have been on at least one cruise around the Med on it.

[Scotty2]

I was lucky enough to do a Baltic "School Cruise" on SS Uganda in, I think, 1976.
Jungle Rock on the Jukebox!
Hot Dogs in Tivoli Gardens - Stuck with me as a memory. First time to sample crispy onions...

[InYaMooey]

Scotty2 said:

I was lucky enough to do a Baltic "School Cruise" on SS Uganda in, I think, 1976.
Jungle Rock on the Jukebox!
Hot Dogs in Tivoli Gardens - Stuck with me as a memory. First time to sample crispy onions...

From Tilbury?

[spitfire-ian]

Seeing the pictures above gives me an excuse to post these taken by my partner's father in the late 1960s I think. Both taken from Harwich looking across at Felixstowe.


Lion Ferry Prins Hamlet by Ian, on Flickr


DFDS MS England by Ian, on Flickr

Today the background looks a bit like this


MSC London and Ever Aim, Port of Felixstowe by Ian, on Flickr

[DodgyGeezer]

spitfire-ian said:

Seeing the pictures above gives me an excuse to post these taken by my partner's father in the late 1960s I think. Both taken from Harwich looking across at Felixstowe.


Lion Ferry Prins Hamlet by Ian, on Flickr

I was curious about Prinz Hamlet - turns out it acquired that name in 1970, prior to which it was Vikingfjord

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinz_Hamlet_(Schiff...

[spitfire-ian]

DodgyGeezer said:

I was curious about Prinz Hamlet - turns out it acquired that name in 1970, prior to which it was Vikingfjord

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinz_Hamlet_(Schiff...

Different ship. I went down a whole ferry rabbit hole when trying to identify them.

The one in the photo is the 1966 one

https://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Prins_Hamlet_1966.html

Edited by spitfire-ian on Thursday 11th July 13:45

[DodgyGeezer]

spitfire-ian said:

DodgyGeezer said:

I was curious about Prinz Hamlet - turns out it acquired that name in 1970, prior to which it was Vikingfjord

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinz_Hamlet_(Schiff...

Different ship. I went down a whole ferry rabbit hole when trying to identify them.

The one in the photo is the 1966 one

https://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Prins_Hamlet_1966.html

gets confusing

[Gargamel]

I sailed on MS England from Oslo to Newcastle. Worst seas I have ever been in, it was a pukearama. The crossing was about 26 hours I don't think they sold much food on the boat.

Edited by Gargamel on Thursday 11th July 15:29

[DodgyGeezer]

https://cincinnatirefined.com/travel/gallery/circl...

[DodgyGeezer]

[craig1912]

https://www.yacht-transport.com/yacht-carriers/yac...

Left Southampton today

[Voldemort]

[RizzoTheRat]

Cavour? So I'm guessing Amerigo Vespucci and a Bergamini? Great photo.

[badgerade]

Just saw this on Instagram, comments suggest it's Russian, off Dungeness

[hidetheelephants]

badgerade said:

Just saw this on Instagram, comments suggest it's Russian, off Dungeness

It does look like a Kilo class; they have as much right to use the channel as any other ship.

[thewarlock]

Cardiff passing Erskine on her way to Glan Mallan to be floated on Friday

[ralphrj]

This might be a silly question but if the type 26 frigates are similar in size to the type 45 destroyer why do they need be floated off rather than launched from a slipway?

Or are there other reasons for doing this?

[hidetheelephants]

ralphrj said:

This might be a silly question but if the type 26 frigates are similar in size to the type 45 destroyer why do they need be floated off rather than launched from a slipway?

Or are there other reasons for doing this?

Launching down slipways is antediluvian and most yards abandoned it a very long time ago; weight has to be minimised to avoid damage during the launch which means a long time is spent post-launch fitting equipment that would be easier/quicker/cheaper to install in modules prior to assembly. I'd not seen this particular method before they adopted it at Govan, but functionally it's very similar to the more common drydock or shiplift launch as there are no dynamic loads and everyone is much happier including the underwriters.