Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: funtimefrankie on October 17, 2008, 01:12:07 pm
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Lusty arriving Liverpool this morning
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Why is their a mannaquin stuck in water {-)
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It's one of those famous artworks by Antony Gormley, the "Angel of the North" artist.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2005/07/05/art_antony_gormley_feature.shtml
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Incidentally, Illustrious is supposed to be on the Thames for Remembrance Day. Does anyone have her transit dates yet? I can't find anything on line.
Colin
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Love that second picture.....wonder what it is like in full definition,
Statue....what statue?
Thought that was the effect of the water!
(I jest!)
Rex
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Statue....what statue?
Good grief.........I thought it was some mad Englishman actually going for a swim %% %%
Peter.
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Good grief.........I thought it was some mad Englishman actually going for a swim
You need to see it from the other side - the water is pretty cold.... :o
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I thought all the Goldsworthy sculptures had been moved from Formby. The original installation had many such "men" along the beach. Or is the photo old?
Roger in France.
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There was a bit of a fuss but they were allowed to stay although I think one or two were moved as a danger to navigation.
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Good grief.........I thought it was some mad Englishman actually going for a swim
You need to see it from the other side - the water is pretty cold.... :o
His bits might not be to your standards, but he attracts the ladies..... :-))
Even if he did get that sinking feeling.....
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I thought all the Goldsworthy sculptures had been moved from Formby. The original installation had many such "men" along the beach. Or is the photo old?
Roger in France.
The Gormleys are still there....picture (with the ship) taken on Friday 17/10/2008
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Yes they are definately still there, there are 100 of them over a couple of kilometres of beach, a few further out ones were due to be moved due to complaints from jetskiers, as they think they may hit one that is just under the surface at high tide - shame we cannot complain about the jetskiers noise and get them shifted somewhere else
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Were would the Navy be without the tugs.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/Turrets1/Illustrious2.jpg)
Bowwave :-))
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Were would the Navy be without the tugs.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/Turrets1/Illustrious2.jpg)
Bowwave :-))
That's a bit unfair! Consider the effect of even a strong breeze pushing a large slab-sided vessel. Especially one without much steerage way. With a carrier (stopped) and with a 20knot breeze against her she is probably having a 100 ton force pushing against the hull. Berthing a large ship in somewhat adverse conditions is not at all like parking a car. I guess that ships with "pods" can do it, but those with nothing but spinning wheels at the back have no choice. Just look at some of the old photos of the "Queens" etc. berthing in New York. Perhaps 11 tugs pushing and pulling. Now, with modern technology a similar sized ship can do the same with maybe only 2 tugs "standing by".
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Even when i was on challenger with pods and bowthrusters you still need tugs as Brian said wind puts massive force on side of ship