Month: November 2012
MV Pride of Dover – Past and Present
P&O Ferries
10th January 2021
MV Pride of Dover – Past and Present
MV Pride, ex Pride of Dover, PO Dover, P&OSL Dover, Pride of Dover - Steel triple screw motor vessel, built Schichau -Unterweser AG, Bremen-Vegesack, Germany (Yard No. 93) in 1987 as a passenger/roll-on…
MV Côte D’Albatre – Past and Present
DFDS
16th December 2020
MV Côte D’Albatre – Past and Present
MV Côte D’Albatre - Steel twin screw motor vessel, built in 2005 by De Hijos De J Barreras De Vigo, Spain (Yard No. 1645), for Transmanche Ferries, Dieppe.
October-November 2012 – Photos & Seasons Greetings
Maritime Features
3rd December 2012
October-November 2012 – Photos & Seasons Greetings
With the year rapidly drawing to a close and with things starting to get really busy for me in the run up to Christmas (for those who don’t know, I work…
TS Prinses Josephine Charlotte (I) – Past and Present
Ferries
5th October 2019
TS Prinses Josephine Charlotte (I) – Past and Present
TS Prinses Josephine Charlotte (I) ex HMS Prinses Josephine Carlotte (LSI 4238), Prinses Josephine Charlotte Nigel Thornton Collection Steel twin screw turbine ship, built and engined by Cockerill’s of Hoboken…
MV Saga Ruby – Past and Present
Cruise Ships
3rd September 2020
MV Saga Ruby – Past and Present
MV Oasia, ex Saga Ruby, Caronia, Vistafjord - Steel twin screw motor vessel built by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, Wallsend, (Yard No 39) in 1973 for Norwegian America Line, Oslo
HSC Sure (GH- 9001/GH – 2031) – Past and Present
Ferries
7th December 2016
HSC Sure (GH- 9001/GH – 2031) – Past and Present
HSC Beasac III (GH -2031) ex Sure (GH- 9001) Nicolas Lévy Collection “Winchester Class” (SRN.6) Mk I Hovercraft built in 1966 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England…
HSC Britannia (GH – 2011) – Past and Present
Ferries
7th December 2016
HSC Britannia (GH – 2011) – Past and Present
HSC Britannia (GH - 2011) - “Winchester Class” (SRN.6) Mk I Hovercraft built in 1966 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (024) for Townsend Car Ferries
HSC Swift (GH-2010) – Past and Present
Ferries
7th December 2016
HSC Swift (GH-2010) – Past and Present
HSC Swift (GH-2010) ex SR.N6 022 Nicolas Lévy Collection “Winchester Class” (SRN.6) Mk I Hovercraft built in 1966 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (022) for…
MV Chartres – Past and Present
Agapitos Express Ferries
4th July 2021
MV Chartres – Past and Present
MV Al Salmy 4, ex Express Santorini, Chartres - Steel twin screw motor vessel built by Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes (Yard No. 137), in 1974 for the French National Railways as…
MV Saga Sapphire – Past and Present
Saga Cruises
12th December 2020
MV Saga Sapphire – Past and Present
MV Saga Sapphire, ex Bleu De France, Europa - Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1981 by Bremer Vulkan,Vegesack, Bremen, Germany (Yard No 1001) for Hapag-Lloyd AG, Bremen, Germany
MV Braemar – Past and Present
Cruise Ships
30th July 2021
MV Braemar – Past and Present
MV Braemar, ex Crown Dynasty, ex Norwegian Dynasty, ex Crown Majesty, ex Crown Dynasty - Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1993 by Union Naval de Levante, Valencia, Spain…
Dover Port Control
Maritime Features
17th March 2020
Dover Port Control
Have you ever departed or arrived at the Port of Dover on a ferry and wondered what that strange building was at the end of the Eastern Arm? The answer…
MV Travemunde – Past and Present
Brittany Ferries (BAI)
7th March 2021
MV Travemunde – Past and Present
MV Noor, ex Barakat, St Clair, Treg, Tregastel, Njegos, Travemunde - Steel twin screw motor vessel built by Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven in 1971 (Yard No 478) for Moltzau Line…
HSC Sure (GH-2005), Past and Present
Ferries
12th December 2018
HSC Sure (GH-2005), Past and Present
HSC Sure (GH 2005) - “Mountbatten” (SRN4) Mk I Hovercraft built in 1969 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 003) for Hoverlloyd Ltd., Ramsgate,…
HSC Swift (GH 2004) – Past and Present
Ferries
19th July 2020
HSC Swift (GH 2004) – Past and Present
HSC Swift (GH 2004) - “Mountbatten” (SRN4) Mk I Hovercraft built in 1969 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 002) for Hoverlloyd Ltd, Ramsgate,…
HSC Sir Christopher (GH 2008) – Past and Present
Ferries
5th December 2019
HSC Sir Christopher (GH 2008) – Past and Present
HSC Sir Christopher (GH 2008) - “Mountbatten” (SRN4) Mk I Hovercraft built in 1972 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 005) for Hoverlloyd Ltd.,…
HSC Prince of Wales (GH 2054) – Past and Present
Ferries
5th December 2019
HSC Prince of Wales (GH 2054) – Past and Present
HSC Prince of Wales (GH 2054) - “Mountbatten” (SRN4) Mk II Hovercraft built in 1977 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 006) for Hoverlloyd…
MV Black Watch – Past and Present
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
6th November 2020
MV Black Watch – Past and Present
MV Black Watch, ex Royal Viking Star - Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1972 by Oy Wartsila Ab, Helsinki, Finland (Yard No 395) as a Passenger (Cruise) Ship…
HSC The Princess Margaret (GH 2006) – Past and Present
Ferries
5th December 2019
HSC The Princess Margaret (GH 2006) – Past and Present
HSC The Princess Margaret (GH 2006) - “Mountbatten” (SRN 'Super' 4) Hovercraft built in 1968 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 001) for Seaspeed,…