Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: Holmsey on April 23, 2007, 07:31:55 pm
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I thought some of you would like to see some pictures of this ship steaming in the Western Solent on Saturday.
Holmsey
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Nice pictures, looks like you were on a yacht at the time. I have been on the Shieldhall a couple of times but only when in port. A curious ship really, a sludge disposal vessel which also carries passengers.
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Hi Colin
I was on an Elan 37 Marisco Madness.
Holmsey
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A fine ship, but built with the sole purpose of dumping several thousand tons of turds into the English Channel every day of its working life. The current fuss over the accidental discharge of several million gallons of untreated effluent (but no 'solids', or so they tell us), into the Firth of Forth shows how times and our sensibilities have changed over the years. I would of course, like to make it clear that I'm not expressing any support at all, for either practice.
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Now THAT'S what I call a flag. Magnificent!
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Thats not a flag, it's another sail. ;)
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When my mate asked his girlfriend for the biggest ensign she could find for a Christmas pressent the only criteria was that at least a foot of it should dip in the water at rest!!!!!!
It does make dodging ferries at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour difficult if the wind is coming from the port beam.
"Open the curtains Holmsey, I think there's a ship behind us"
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"Open the curtains Holmsey, I think there's a ship behind us"
I know the feeling - why does it want to be exactly where you are?
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dunno, but, I think we should all poop in the water now and again, it is bio degradable naturally anyway. ;) ;D
Paul..
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I think we should all poop in the water now and again
Believe me Paul, if you look behind you and find a 40,000 ton ferry a few yards away on your tail it's an entirely natural reaction! ;D
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LOL ;D, Is that why modern waterproofs are dark couloured on yachties, then?
I know what ya mean, been there too.
Paul...
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Would anyone like to see photos of other Solent Ships?
Holmsey
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NO. Please no more ???
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Sorry Richard, lots of ships in the Solent....
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A couple more, not everybody lives near Southampton and can see them everyday!!!
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Holmsey what is the name of tug in your first foto - it has merseyside maritime museum on its lifeboat ?
cheers rats
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Sorry Richard, lots of ships in the Solent....
I know Colin my wife has dozens of photos of everyone of them. ::)
Richard ;)
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Holmsey what is the name of tug in your first foto - it has merseyside maritime museum on its lifeboat ?
cheers rats
Brockelbank.
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Please keep them coming.
Peter
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thanks for that Captain Anonymous
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Three more
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If you can't beat them join them. ;D
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And more ;D
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Guys
I hope that you have checked your selves out for radiation after being that close to the froggy carrier?.
cheers
gary r
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I really enjoyed all that cheers lads
chromedome PS I am just waiting on the printed deck to dry on my Watson class to dry!!
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You enjoyed it? Have some more. ;D
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And a few more. ;D
And one not in the Solent :-[
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Home from work, time to send some more!!!!!
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A fine ship, but built with the sole purpose of dumping several thousand tons of turds into the English Channel every day of its working life. The current fuss over the accidental discharge of several million gallons of untreated effluent (but no 'solids', or so they tell us), into the Firth of Forth shows how times and our sensibilities have changed over the years. I would of course, like to make it clear that I'm not expressing any support at all, for either practice.
And you wondered why they were called "Bovril Boats"?
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where are you standing to take the one of the Queens Dickie?
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where are you standing to take the one of the Queens Dickie?
Just between you and me I seem to have this ability to walk on water.
I'm great at BBQ's where I do my trick with the two loaves of bread and the five fishes.
I'm thinking I might have a problem.
Richard ???
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More likely DickyD was on a Red Funnel!!!!!
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More likely DickyD was on a Red Funnel!!!!!
RED FUNNEL ?? I wasn't even a twinkle when the first one was taken.!! >:(
youngat6? could have been there though, because he was older then than he is now.
So could Colin Bishop come to think of it.
Richard ;)
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Silly me, I was looking at the QMII pic!!!!!
Holmsey
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We once had a mountain of sewerage sludge deposited in a field next to a footpath, about 1/4 of a mile from our house. eventually a muck spreader deposited it in the fields all around us, YUK? no, actually it smelt like blackberries!
Colin
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Shieldhall cargo originally went from Glasgow to Firth of Clyde.
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Not the Solent but our equivalent, this is the Spirit Three in Devonport Harbour.........
Roy
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SS Shieldhall caught going past the Needles this afternoon:
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i never get bored of looking at these fotos,.quick question for dickyd,what ship details of M29 i need to expand my ship data, how old? my ship knowledge i thought was quite good but i am not in you lots league quite frankly(sorry its abit behind)
cheers!
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Hi Penfold
M29 is HMS Brecon a Hunt Class Mine Countermeasure Vessel built by Vosper Thornycroft
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cheers dicky d, sorry for delay in getting back to you
is it still around,is it similar to the ton class(deans model) its just i wasd thinking of getting this model ,again forgive my lack of knowledge but i am getting better ,thanks to you lot out there
cheers penfold
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HMS Brecon was decommissioned on 19th July 2005 as part of the defence cuts.
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For me, the picture of that little green ferry :D almost made up for the ones of those horrible slabsided floating blocks of flats. I yates 'em >:(
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It's nice to see a photo of "HMS. BRECON" again. I was an apprentice model maker at Vospers at that time, having helped in the build of of several models of the Hunt class and single roll minehunters. In fact when i first started at Vospers HMS WILTON was still at the yard. Good days.
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I see that Estonia has bought HMS's Sandown, Inverness and Bridport.
Sandown has been named after a British Admiral, ENS Admiral Cowan
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I saw this in the local Dorset Resort magazine and think it may be of interest.............Smudge
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"....on-board catering available." I hope they've washed their hands....
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And by the sounds of it be very careful what you order.......... :o :o ::)
Roy
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I've heard they do a great Sh.t on a raft.......Smudge
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She was built for the City of Glasgow council to dump sludge in the Firth of Clyde, the passengers were old age pensioners who went free of charge and had a nice tea room / state room to view the scenery as she went about her business. A practice they carried on with her replacement.