Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: Martin (Admin) on August 24, 2013, 05:26:12 pm
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I thought we had a topic for this somewhere...
No.1. UECC Autobay
(http://www.uecc.com/portals/0/Images/Vessels/Auto_Bay/Auto-Bay_Large.JPG)
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Should be green and red with "Eli Stovebolt" painted down the sides.
Regards Ian.
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.... unless I was thinking of this site: http://uglyships.wordpress.com/
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u845QdDVBwI/UXLSVtwj71I/AAAAAAAAwLg/M-sX9u_eG_o/s400/DSC01543.JPG)
(http://cf.gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/834805-tofi-trimaran.jpg)
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb426/michael-taal/1538001.jpg)
(http://uglyships.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/1aai1.jpg)
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I thought we had a topic for this somewhere...
No.1. UECC Autobay
make a good prison ship would that one.....at least the wheelhouse and bridge have been put at the right end {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
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I agree,
but the prisoners welfare would insist on the Epic
shown below.
Prisoners need access to first class recreation
Its their You man rites
Ned
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http://uglyships.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/1aai1.jpg
Awe, this ain't ugly just an oddball...poor lickle thing :((
Si:)
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I agree,
but the prisoners welfare would insist on the Epic
shown below.
Prisoners need access to first class recreation
Its their You man rites
Ned
Stuff that get the beggars scrubbing the decks...arghhhhh, Jim lad.
Si:)
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looks like the EPIC had a tour party of conservatory reps on holiday the previous month before - gulible captain, lol
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A lot of thought went into the design of the tugs w.house probably had an inspiration ( like most people do) while on the throne. :embarrassed: .......
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Might be worse!
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Might be worse!
beware the redbacks hidin' under the dunny seat {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
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Might be worse!
Looks like my modelling shed {-)
Si:)
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There's a prison barge near New York City. It has basketball courts on the top at one end; they bear an amazing resemblance to the 'thing' atop Norwegian Epic O0
Tom
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(http://www.tug44.org/tugboats.trawlers/prison-barge-vernon-c-bain/images/prisonbargevernoncbain-1.jpg)
http://www.tug44.org/tugboats.trawlers/prison-barge-vernon-c-bain/ (http://www.tug44.org/tugboats.trawlers/prison-barge-vernon-c-bain/)
Ugly...most likely not as pretty on the inside either.
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(http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/guides/images/f/f6/C19_Pride_of_al_Salam_95.jpg)
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u845QdDVBwI/UXLSVtwj71I/AAAAAAAAwLg/M-sX9u_eG_o/s400/DSC01543.JPG)
(http://cf.gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/834805-tofi-trimaran.jpg)
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb426/michael-taal/1538001.jpg)
(http://uglyships.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/1aai1.jpg)
Awesome..
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Frankly, the pride of God's Own Country has been shaken by a few revelations lately.
But do they need touting for pride with ugly ships to regain it?
ShipSpotting.com (http://www.shipspotting.com/)
(http://cdn2.shipspotting.com/photos/small/7/7/0/1724077.jpg) (http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1724077)
© tony martin
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I think one of these is the Bibby Venture. AKA coastel 2 (the grey one in the photos) sold to US for a prison ship I believe.
Lived on coastel 2 for 6 months.
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I think one of these is the Bibby Venture. AKA coastel 2 (the grey one in the photos) sold to US for a prison ship I believe.
Lived on coastel 2 for 6 months.
think that one wins the prize TT.
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I think one of these is the Bibby Venture. AKA coastel 2 (the grey one in the photos) sold to US for a prison ship I believe.
This "ship's" appearance must be part of the punishment for the inmates.
Only the depraved, heinous US justice system can concoct such harsh measures.
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This "ship's" appearance must be part of the punishment for the inmates.
Only the depraved, heinous US justice system can concoct such harsh measures.
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These were the main accommodation for the British Army and RAF outside Port Stanley in the Falklands. For several years.
Long before the US got hold.
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These were the main accommodation for the British Army and RAF outside Port Stanley in the Falklands. For several years.
Long before the US got hold.
Ask any squaddie or crab who gets treated
best. The US Federal miscreants obviously
Ned
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Just looking at the small tug, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, everything about this little ship spells devotion to work with a smile, what a superb model it would make, if only you could build in the character element.
Howard Q
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Hahaha.Ships here all look strange! ;D
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WRT that 'skinny' tugboat in Reply # umm 3?
The USN has (had?) tugboats with 'bumpers' high up to protect them from the 'overhangs' of various USN CV's .Photos: (http://navyphotos.togetherweserved.com/69085.jpg)
and
(http://www.navsource.org/archives/14/140980103.jpg)
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OOPS, wanted to suggest that that 'skinny' tugboat was designed and built to deal with some sort of 'overhang' issue, like those USN Norfolk tugboats.
Tom
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Hi Tom,
do you mean those cylindric fenders which can be seen (or rather perceived) at the top edges of the tug's deckhouse on your photo, and which resemble life raft cylinders?
Though I haven't seen fenders positioned that high on a tug yet this would make some sense to me,
especially when one considers the excessive flare that for instance aircraft carriers exhibit at their bow.
That could well explain the necessity for such a narrow superstructure cross-section profile like that of the ridiculed tiny tug.
Regards,
Ralph
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The RN had the Director class paddle tugs built
to move aircraft carriers.
Ned
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Beautiful boats. :-))
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Hello Ned,
I think to "move" an aircraft carrier the above tiny tug would be heavily overburdened.
I had more something like a "fastening tug" for just handling the mooring ropes in mind.
I don't know if there is such term like "fastening tug" in English. In German we call those tiny tugs "Festmacherboot".
Regards,
Ralph
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But here's my next entry for the ugly ship award.
Just seen at Shipspotting.com on the entry page.
Though she might have acceptable hull lines
well, this ship doesn't seem to consist of much else than just hull.
Especially when viewed from side like below
ShipSpotting.com (http://www.shipspotting.com/)
(http://cdn2.shipspotting.com/photos/small/8/8/4/1885488.jpg) (http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1885488)
© lappino
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Hi Deadwood.
We have line handling tugs .
One I see nearly every day
http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/vessel-build-and-maintenance/ship-and-boatbuilding/monogirl_2_takes_on_many_roles (http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/vessel-build-and-maintenance/ship-and-boatbuilding/monogirl_2_takes_on_many_roles)
Ned
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On the Navy's YTB's they would use up to six of these on a CVN and four on an LHD's and LHA's. They have a 10 - 12 dia prop of them as well. Also the fendering goes all the way down to the keel at the bow as well for working with submarines. The navy still has a few of these tugs around, but some have been replaced with newer tugs with Z-drives. However the Navy has gone to useing more civilian tugs than useing the Naval tugs.
Duane
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Hi Tom,
do you mean those cylindric fenders which can be seen (or rather perceived) at the top edges of the tug's deckhouse on your photo, and which resemble life raft cylinders?
Though I haven't seen fenders positioned that high on a tug yet this would make some sense to me,
especially when one considers the excessive flare that for instance aircraft carriers exhibit at their bow.
That could well explain the necessity for such a narrow superstructure cross-section profile like that of the ridiculed tiny tug.
Regards,
Ralph
Yes, they were 'fenders/bumpers'. 'Navy 2000' explained it better than I ever could. So be it!
Tom
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Oh, and I found a wonderful candidate at www.shipspotting.com (http://www.shipspotting.com). Hope this works!
ShipSpotting.com (http://www.shipspotting.com/)
© Tom Gulbrandsen
Tom
(http://cdn2.shipspotting.com/photos/middle/6/6/1/1886166.jpg)
(http://cdn2.shipspotting.com/photos/middle/8/6/1/1886168.jpg)
(http://cdn2.shipspotting.com/photos/middle/5/6/1/1886165.jpg)
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It's listed at 104m long and 70m wide, 9.5m draught..
But, seriously, if I was trying to come up with a 'fake' vessel, there's absolutely no way that I could have 'imagineered' this abomination!
Tom
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OK
So do you moor it like a normal ship or do you put the stern to the pier.
Duane
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OK
So do you moor it like a normal ship or do you put the stern to the pier.
Duane
If I knew the answer to your question, I'd be earning large amounts of Great Britain Pounds/U.S. Dollars/Euros advising the owners as to how to maneuver that 'thing'.
Tom
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What is this ships` purpose ? Looks like a vehicle ferry designed for quick loading/unloading. What is it`s name so we can look it up. Certainly is an oddity.
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Seismic Survey Vessel
Ramform Titan.
Ramform being the hull shape.
Japanese built.
Ned
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Thanks Ned, :-))
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On Utube:
http://youtu.be/YhvhP9_E7cM
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u tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_wM5njdQU4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_wM5njdQU4)
Dave
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I couldn't find the original topic, so why not start a new one?
Here's the first contender, please feel free to add your own......
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Have always understood the old nautical term of a G&T ...........not that I drink the said tonic water + Gin spirit
But a similar term could be considered here of .........GT = glass tower? :o
Derek
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think you get the prize there Brian...........that is UGLY, LOL %% %% %% %% %%
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I don't know what the designer was thinking of. Maybe its one of those river cruise craft on the big european rivers? Like a sea cruise but done on rivers because its cheaper %)
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"And with that the Allied Mutual Insurance Company set sail............"
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Maybe its one of those river cruise craft on the big european rivers? Like a sea cruise but done on rivers because its cheaper
Rivers have bridges....
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"And with that the Allied Mutual Insurance Company set sail............"
Haha! Very good!
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The "Sonnenkönigin" looks more like a floating convention center than a ship. And that's what she is as per the web site.
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It would look better if the hull and superstructure were more integrated. As it is it looks like they've plonked a modern building on top of a standard boat hull.
The top is quite elegant in its way.
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Is it not a barge moving a office block down river.
regards Howard.
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Mayhem's new Gazebo ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ned
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this ones pretty ugly...
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Looks like a party ship on Bodensee (lake Constance) Germany.
Quite nice inside, which probably counts more than the outside looks!
http://www.sonnenkoenigin.cc/index.php
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wouldnt trust it in a gale and abit of sea though {:-{
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not so much ugly ... well not too ugly . but strange looking
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oil spillage control ship i think
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some ugly ones on here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrRiSqpG-k
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this ones pretty ugly...
not ugly, but pure art deco.........a ferry in North America, the Kalakala is a Motor Vessel. Kalakala was a ferry that operated on Puget Sound from 1935 until her retirement in 1967. MV Kalakala was notable for her unique streamlined superstructure, art deco styling, and luxurious amenities.....she awaits restoration and I believe a preservation order has been put on her.........made of Aluminium superstructure and steel hull, she was way out of anyones league when built in 1935, and a member on here has sights on building her........again in aluminium.
have a look here for images of her...... https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Kalakala&rlz=1T4ADFA_enGB433GB433&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=31-oVO_QEoX5UJWxg7gL&ved=0CDcQsAQ&biw=1152&bih=595
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not ugly, but pure art deco.........a ferry in North America, the Kalakala is a Motor Vessel. Kalakala was a ferry that operated on Puget Sound from 1935 until her retirement in 1967. MV Kalakala was notable for her unique streamlined superstructure, art deco styling, and luxurious amenities.....she awaits restoration and I believe a preservation order has been put on her.........made of Aluminium superstructure and steel hull, she was way out of anyones league when built in 1935, and a member on here has sights on building her........again in aluminium.
have a look here for images of her...... https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Kalakala&rlz=1T4ADFA_enGB433GB433&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=31-oVO_QEoX5UJWxg7gL&ved=0CDcQsAQ&biw=1152&bih=595 (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Kalakala&rlz=1T4ADFA_enGB433GB433&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=31-oVO_QEoX5UJWxg7gL&ved=0CDcQsAQ&biw=1152&bih=595)
here is a video of her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw-loco4RIk
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wow she actually looked good in her day
its a shame shes abit of a derelict wreck now , atleast shes made of metal and not wood
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In OZ...we had the movie of the life of Howard Hughes on television two nights ago.......when I saw the image of MV Kalakala .... {-) ...I immediately thought of Mr Hughes
He certainly was a futuristic eccentric...very wealthy man.........& had a string of Hollywood female greats to boot O0..... Derek
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some ugly ones on here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrRiSqpG-k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrRiSqpG-k)
There are two former Northumberland Strait ferries on there - the derelict in the second shot is either Vacationland or Holiday Island. The fifth vessel is Abegweit, as she looked when new.
The ferry service between Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick and Borden, Prince Edward Island was eliminated when the Confederation Bridge was built.
Tom
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this ones pretty ugly...
Has it's own website here, I actually quite like it...
http://www.kalakala.org/
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Me too..... I wonder if there are any plans available for it?
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The Kalakala is in a sad state.
The old hull leaks, rusted through in some areas, but only enough to keep the
pumps working 24/7. But in such a state, that the county and coast guard are
worried that it will sink and block the local channel.
There were high hopes when it first returned, in 1998, to Washington State, and the Puget Sound.
However, after years wedged into the Alaskan shore, and buried and used as a processing plant, the
ship had seen better days, and all the fund raising only managed to pay slip fees, and were unable to
fund any of the significant repairs needed to the hull or main deck.
She was sold by her original organization, and moved to her present location where the
Kalakala has continued to deteriorate. Her last owner put her up for sale for $1 USD.
There were rumors of "deals in the works", but nothing has come together for this unique bit
of maritime history.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/12/06/old-kalakala-ferry-up-for-sale-for-just-1/ (http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/12/06/old-kalakala-ferry-up-for-sale-for-just-1/)
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Some Trivia,
The pilot house was so streamlined, that the Skipper could not see the bow of the ship.
There was a small man door in the front main doors so that a deck hand could get out onto
the bow, and direct the docking via a small phone box to one side of the deck superstructure.
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Lord she has to be worth more than 1 usd in scrap surely ?
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There's a catch, he won't sell her for scrap, has to be to someone who has the intention/funds to restore her.
Would make a fantastic art deco hotel, or inland cruise ship for long weekends...
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There are loads of things you could do with this ship if you had the money....
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If only I won the lottery, and euromillions, then managed to triple my money....
Crew and butler etc living below decks, car deck as my garage, then live above...
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Did you make the wooden model Umi :-))
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These ships must have absolutely destroyed the Ugly forest never mind hitting a branch on the ugly tree on the way down! Maybe they are very good and practical at what they were designed for who knows, certainly not pretty.
Cheers,
Faz. {:-{
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Did you make the wooden model Umi :-))
Yes, I did. I sent a proposal to the original fund raisers, that I could cast them, and they could
sell them as a way to raise money for restoration. No one ever got back to me. It has since then,
been primed and sanded, and reworked a bit. I may still get around to making a mold and castings.
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It appears that time has finally run out for Kalakala: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Kalakala-to-be-scrapped-end-of-iconic-Puget-5994668.php
Tom
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Had to resurrect this topic for a truly ugly ship.
This one is for those captains who have yet to grow out of the boy racer image and have rear spoilers on their cars.....
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It's just missing one of those ridiculous exhausts that tend to shake the street awake at silly o'clock in the morning! (Not my street - I am the law :police: {-) ;D )
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The Princess :kiss:......looks like she is heading to OZ............... {-).......... Derek
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I'd like to nominate that 'big fat gypsy wedding carriage' ball that travels over the side of the ship as it plods along, if you want silly gimmicks, then go to Blackpool pleasure beach, don't take them with you on a cruise - which is for relaxation.
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And another contender.
Why do ship designers build such ugly monstrosities? Its no good saying its a 'green' ship that to me is a cop out.
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No excuse for that bow, I imagine it is a wave piercing design.
But the stern deck is "engineering utility".
The ship is designed to uncoil cable from its deck and lay it to the bottom of the sea.
"World Diamond" has a similar "off" bow design, and I have seen plans for modeling it.
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EDVIN OLAI Mosvollbukta, Oernes
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/shipid:312125/mmsi:258544000/imo:0/vessel:EDVIN_OLAI
(http://u.cubeupload.com/Mayhem1/kjXVvE.jpg)
(http://u.cubeupload.com/Mayhem1/L8Wpe6.jpg)
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supermodel looks compared to the Northern Lights LT1004 Martin , often called the "OXO boat" or "Rubics Cube" she was built in the early 90's under a loophole in the fishing regulations at the Faroes meaning any UK boat with an overall length less than 10m could fish unrestricted...
That meant a boat 9.98m x 9.98m x 9.98m , powered by 2 Gardner 8LXB engines ( 240hp each , she could only do about 7 knots ) , the fish got vertigo and altitude sickness before being put on the deck, unsurprisingly NOT a success and she eventually ended up in MacDuff where they stripped her out and removed the wheelhouse and converted her into a Salmon farm feed barge ( my cousin towed her up to the Shetlands and he said it was the worst job he ever took..... ) , she sunk a couple of years ago got raised and chopped up
Oh and those bars and heavy metal extensions on the "bow" and "stern" were put on to try and make its sea keeping viable...
(http://trawlerphotos.co.uk/gallery/data/1203/medium/rubic_cube_009.jpg)
(http://trawlerphotos.co.uk/gallery/data/1203/medium/rubic_cube_007.jpg)
(http://trawlerphotos.co.uk/gallery/data/1203/medium/DSCF0633.JPG)
(http://trawlerphotos.co.uk/gallery/data/505/medium/boat060.jpg)
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That boat Martin seems as though it started life as one design and ended up with 3 others tacked on for good luck.
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Davie , have you any idea when the photos were taken as it looks suspiciously like my home town :-))
Aid
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Photos taken in Scarborough Aid as to year there's nothing on the photos to say but early to mid 90's I'd think
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this ones pretty ugly...
Someone put a fifties Diner on a hull and thought it would be novel. They would have to serve their sundaes and malted milks in dishes rather than those tallboy glasses (sic)
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Looks like a motorflote to me %)
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And another one to add to the list. Why design a ship like this? the planners must be on acid...........
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If it were the caption competion,
Hey captain - that was great avioding action you took back their, still dont know what that bump was though
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It is a seismic survey ship.
They tow an array of cables branching out from the stern of the ship, and
stretching out to almost 8 kilometer behind the vessel.
The wide transom allows them to achieve a better spread of the sensors.
(http://pge.com/includes/images/shared/edusafety/dcpp/seismic/seismic_survey_2_web.png)
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I believe they can tow over 20 cables meaning they can do the work of around 3 ships with just one , ugly looking thing and I wouldn't want to be on it in poor weather she must have a very unusual and uncomfortable motion in heavy seas
She is a ramform type hull
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Ramform+Titan&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCgQsARqFQoTCK_e-N7h7MYCFeSu2wodnu8CUg&biw=1024&bih=608 (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Ramform+Titan&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCgQsARqFQoTCK_e-N7h7MYCFeSu2wodnu8CUg&biw=1024&bih=608)
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Ramform+hull&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCEQsARqFQoTCLyOhJXi7MYCFYNp2wodofAAUQ (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Ramform+hull&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCEQsARqFQoTCLyOhJXi7MYCFYNp2wodofAAUQ)
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=x-raw-image:///0cadf002216fca929f48a1a5223e17457d4830938f00268d5e51b890f597ae01&imgrefurl=http://www.pgs.com/upload/201772/techlink46_ramform%2520sovereign_web.pdf&h=728&w=514&tbnid=kspvIQLwrQxTFM:&docid=3I88FObF_iv5dM&ei=0YOuVd3REOHd7Qbi6rDQCg&tbm=isch&ved=0CIEBEDMoVzBXahUKEwid_v-W4uzGAhXhbtsKHWI1DKo (http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=x-raw-image:///0cadf002216fca929f48a1a5223e17457d4830938f00268d5e51b890f597ae01&imgrefurl=http://www.pgs.com/upload/201772/techlink46_ramform%2520sovereign_web.pdf&h=728&w=514&tbnid=kspvIQLwrQxTFM:&docid=3I88FObF_iv5dM&ei=0YOuVd3REOHd7Qbi6rDQCg&tbm=isch&ved=0CIEBEDMoVzBXahUKEwid_v-W4uzGAhXhbtsKHWI1DKo)
(http://www.ship-info.com/Vessels/796.jpg)
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I seem to remember that an iclandic gun boat operated during the Cod War had a similar hull form. Our Leanders had a tough time and their traditional slender hulls really suffered in those stormy northern waters.
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Are these the ugliest tugs you ever clapped eyes on? Noisy as Hell as well, I can't believe the noise they make, there's hope for noise generators yet. It also has some nice footage of not only the tow of a longboat, but the Humber keelboat puts in an appearance and several other craft as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osLmi7Kff_0&list=PLCFwxS32BgaQxiwwMQVfC2wk057u2lon4
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They sound a bit like a train, are they diesel-electric?
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Except no one put oil in the engines:O)
They look no more or less ugly than modern tugs. They are not that busy up top and are at least quite tidy. Perhaps spartan is a better description for them? When I read 'Dean's'. I was expecting to see a model boat being rescued by a model tug from the well known model manufacturer, not a Tug company %) :}
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They were built on the river Medway for Crescent Shipping, to tow / push the lash barges from the Thames to the Medway and back.
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They were built on the river Medway for Crescent Shipping, to tow / push the lash barges from the Thames to the Medway and back.
Thanks for the info tugmad. I wonder how they got up as far as the Humber? Mind you for pushing barges they are in the ideal environment here. There are hundreds of barges need moving around the Humber ports all the way up past Goole to the inland waterways.
They sound a bit like a train, are they diesel-electric?
That's what I found strange now you mention it. They sounded nothing like anything I've seen on water before. They do sound like old diesel trains of the Deltic variety.
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Hi Brian, when built they had 2 x6 cyl caterpillar engines driving schottel units and were later re fitted with two Volvo Penta engines of 550 hp each,definitely not Diesel electric,perhaps it is just bad silencing. Geo
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I've just watched the video with the sound this time , I think the engine sound is the narrow boat engine , sounds a bit like an old Lister or a Beta . The shot of the two tugs/ pushers from a distance the engine can still be heard as loud .
David
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Really not sure what engine that is. It's not a Lister.
Serious bit of rope around the prop though.
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Shovette & Lashette {-) {-)
( Merged in a couple old topics )
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Don't know about ugly but certainly one of the strangest ships I've seen. It's obviously a drill ship/production platform but heck.......
from 1m 50secs into the video you get better shots of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9mJLlNr3Hc
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Where is it's bridge I wonder? %)
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The same question came immediately to my mind.
I guess that there must be installed a new navigation bridge somewhere on the jib with the turret
because I cannot imagine that from the former bridge located on the aft deck house of the ex-tanker anything ahead of the vessel could be seen,
since the turret must completely obstruct the sight.
Or they navigate by camera.
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If for instance you watch the massive ships series on Quest - they covered a FSPO, though that one wasn't powered, once in position it floated around the fixed bouy it was connected to, no engine as it wasn't required, this one on the other hand is powered, I suspect though the bridge is still used in the conventional way and they probably use radar primarily, when they get to any shipping lanes they probably deploy staff to keep watch up forward with radios other wise when in normal operation it probably has to move around the Ghanan oil field every couple of years, and as the suez takes most traffic they probably won't be that close to the west African shipping lanes and therefore not in the way. just a thought