Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: Dan.Lord on July 20, 2015, 09:14:12 am

Title: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: Dan.Lord on July 20, 2015, 09:14:12 am

I saw this yesterday at Felixstowe :-) nice little yacht passing her too.

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: tigertiger on July 20, 2015, 10:44:08 am

Is there any chance you could crop a higher resolution image of just this part of the photo?


Or if anyone form Felixstowe knows the name of the ship, if it is locally moored.

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: tugmad on July 20, 2015, 01:15:52 pm

I think it may be the Sea Cadet training ship Royalist.Now owned by the marine society or the Stavros n narcos

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: TailUK on July 20, 2015, 01:16:04 pm

Isn't that the Sail Training Ship Stavros S Niarchos?

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: Martin [Admin] on July 20, 2015, 02:53:07 pm

 
There doesn't appear to be any windows in the front part of the bridge tower!

Is that because the containers pile right up to the bridge?

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: sailorboy61 on July 20, 2015, 03:00:24 pm

Quote from: Martin [Admin] on July 20, 2015, 02:53:07 pm

There doesn't appear to be any windows in the front part of the bridge tower!

Is that because the containers pile right up to the bridge?

You got it Martin! When I was sailing the predecessors to these, only 9000teu as opposed to 20000teu, we still had bridge front windows, but pretty pointless most of the time, kept the curtains shut as reading the same container number everyday for 2 weeks gets pretty boring. Think they all have a side view now, except perhaps the captain and chief engineer right in the gods!

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: Netleyned on July 20, 2015, 05:12:15 pm

Should be Stavros S Niarchos leaving Ipswich bound for Schevenigen

Ned

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: Dan.Lord on July 20, 2015, 05:58:27 pm

I'll see what i can do when i get in  :-))

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: Dan.Lord on July 20, 2015, 06:36:02 pm

Best i can do  {:-{ taken on my phone at full zoom . Cheers Dan

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: dreadnought72 on July 21, 2015, 12:16:26 am

When I first saw this thread it was next to a one on Mother-in-Laws.  ;)

Andy

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: tigertiger on July 21, 2015, 01:54:09 pm

I think you guys are right. It definitely looks like the Stavros S Niarchos.

Thanks for the replies.

Title: Re: A big old beast at Felixstowe yesterday
Post by: Martin [Admin] on July 21, 2015, 03:06:28 pm

 :-)