Post Amazingly Cool Pictures Of Ships or Boats!

[SkinnyBoy]

FLIP research ship, literally capsizes itself!

[gareth_r]

Rogue wave damage.

Edited by gareth_r on Wednesday 8th April 11:26

[Established 1984]

Some of my ship photography:

Endeavour Replica in Sydney:



The rather strange final resting place of HMAS Otway, 200 miles from the Sea!



Fantasticly Green Iron hulled tall ship in Hamburg:

[gareth_r]

http://www.geocities.com/kp_diver/index111TheStorm...

Edited by gareth_r on Wednesday 8th April 11:27

[FourWheelDrift]

Fabric 2.2 said:

literally, a cool pic.

Is it waiting to refuel a stolen secret Soviet aircraft?

[Jonny671]

Those are pretty amazing pictures Gareth! Makes you wonder who would work on those ships.

[shouldbworking]

The launch of the USS Freedom, a very futuristic looking ship



A weird way to launch a ship if you look at the youtube vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMusbHeQlKs

[Taffer]

shouldbworking said:

The launch of the USS Freedom, a very futuristic looking ship


A weird way to launch a ship if you look at the youtube vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMusbHeQlKs

The Freedom may look futuristic at a squint, but it's not that pretty or well finished when you look at the photos in more detail - the class of ships that Freedom belongs to have also been mired in controversy for budget and time overruns, and the vessels not being entirely suited to task.

This is how to do a futuristic ship - the Swedish Visby-class corvette. That's the real thing, not CGI!





I hate to rain on your parade, but sideways launching is very common for smaller ships and boats!

[Jonny671]

I've never seen one launched like that before, very weird!

How do they make sure it doesn't tip over?

[Taffer]

Jonny671 said:

I've never seen one launched like that before, very weird!

How do they make sure it doesn't tip over?

By designing the ship to be stable - the rolling motion in a sideways launch is nothing compared to what the sea can do to a vessel - see the pics above!

[FourWheelDrift]

IK Brunel's Great Eastern was launched sideways. Eventually.

Ships can still sink if they are launched stern first. In 1907 the new Italian liner Principessa Jolanda rolled over and sank, after launch due to bad ballast calculations, not only was it on launch but it had also already been fitted out.

Images on this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj-FIXlTPIo

[gareth_r]

Jonny671 said:

Those are pretty amazing pictures Gareth! Makes you wonder who would work on those ships.

No me, for one! That's not a small ship, either. Really puts into perspective what trawlers, for example, go through.

[navier_stokes]

Britian's Stealthiest

[Not Ideal]

FourWheelDrift said:

Fabric 2.2 said:

literally, a cool pic.

Is it waiting to refuel a stolen secret Soviet aircraft?

never get bored of that movie!

[Shar2]

navier_stokes said:

Britian's Stealthiest

Shame it's almost empty of all the weapons systems it was projected to have. Still, it may get a bigger gun in a couple of years time

[Chassis 33]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

Rusty old girl:

Please excuse my obvious ignorance, but what's the significance/event?

Regards
Iain

[ALawson]

Chassis 33 said:

Alfa_75_Steve said:

Rusty old girl:

Please excuse my obvious ignorance, but what's the significance/event?

Regards
Iain

I expect that is one of the British Aircraft Carriers returning from the Falklands to either Portsmouth or Plymouth.

A job well done.


One from the last Volvo leg.

Edited by ALawson on Wednesday 8th April 22:44

and another

Edited by ALawson on Wednesday 8th April 22:46

I posted this on the amazing photos thread



Clean underpants required.

Edited by ALawson on Wednesday 8th April 22:49

[Alfa_75_Steve]

Chassis 33 said:

Alfa_75_Steve said:

Rusty old girl:

Please excuse my obvious ignorance, but what's the significance/event?

Regards
Iain

HMS Hermes returning from the Falklands, looking very battle scarred.

[Flanders.]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

Chassis 33 said:

Alfa_75_Steve said:

Rusty old girl:

Please excuse my obvious ignorance, but what's the significance/event?

Regards
Iain

HMS Hermes returning from the Falklands, looking very battle scarred.

She's running a bit rich .

[deevlash]

daring getting launched, I was there