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Seen in the Gulf of Oman in early March 1981, HMS Apollo was participating in officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres that marked a change of Royal Navy ships on Operation Armilla duties.
Apollo and Ardent had returned to the Gulf region from a break in Mombasa and HMS Birmingham (D86) and HMS Avenger (F185) were about to depart for home waters. They had been diverted from other activities in the Indian Ocean to set up an impromptu patrol in the Gulf in response to the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War. Apollo and Ardent were the first units deployed from the UK for this patrol.
Built by Yarrows, Apollo was the penultimate ship in the 26-unit Leander class, commissioning in May 1972. The Batch IIIs were 113.4m in length, with a beam of 13.1m and a draught of 5.8m. Standard displacement was 2,500 tonnes. Their two oil-fired boilers fed 550 lb/sq in steam at 850˚F to a pair of double reduction-geared steam turbines. The 30,000 shp generated a speed of 28 kt. Interestingly, Apollo's fuel costs during the deployment were about twice those of Ardent, powered by Olympus/Tyne gas turbines.
The Mk 6 twin 4.5-inch 45-calibre gun was primarily an anti-aircraft weapon, the final development of the QF 4.5-inch naval gun first introduced in the mid-1930s. It took a considerable number (26?) of men to operate, in contrast to the replacement Mk 8 a 55-calibre weapon, which took full advantage of developments in automation, increasing the rate of fire and reducing manning requirements significantly.
Apollo was transferred to the Pakistani Navy in 1988 and renamed PNS Zulfiqar. She was finally disposed-of in February 2010 when she was expended as a target.
Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith. Opened as the Gaumont Palace in March 1932, having been long planned (from 1925) with initially the Davis family as promoters, but latterly Gaumont British. It was designed by Robert Cromie, and had 3,487 seats in stalls and balcony levels, plus standing room for a further 225. It is art deco in style, with panels by Newbury A. Trent. The Gaumont was equipped with a 35ft deep stage, full fly tower with 28 double purchase counterweight lines, a 64ft wide proscenium arch, and 20 dressing rooms. There is an 4 rank / 15 rank Compton organ, reinstated in 2005 after many years in storage. The Gaumont was renamed Odeon in 1962, regular films ceased in 1984, but sometimes occasionally play dates. It became the Apollo in 1992, and has been taken over by various companies over the years (Clear Channel; MAMA; HMV; Stage C) but is currently owned by CTS Eventim. As the finest surviving work by Robert Cromie, and (together with the Plaza Stockport), one of the greatest, and least altered 1930s super cinemas, the Apollo is grade 2* listed, and had a major refurbishment (Foster Wilson Architects) in the summer of 2013, uncovering and restoring many decorative features of the building. The Apollo is regularly featured on film and television, from "The Smallest Show on Earth" (1956 feature film) to "Live From The Apollo" regular TV Stand-up recording (18, and counting, series beginning 2004). Taken on a visit arranged by the Cinema Theatre Association.
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, West London, Greater London, England - Eventim Apollo Theatre, Queen Caroline Street / Talgarth Road / Fulham Palace Road
April 2024
Apollo Beach Sunset
Apollo Beach Nature Preserve
Apollo Beach, FL
26 October 2018
I believe that is downtown Saint Petersburg, FL in the distance.
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Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the Barham River and on the Great Ocean Road, in the Colac Otway Shire.
Apollo Bay was part of the traditional lands of the Gadubanud or King Parrot people of the Cape Otway coast.
In the 1840s the Henty brothers established a whaling station at Point Bunbury on the western end of the bay. The bay was named by a Captain Loutit in 1845 when he sheltered his vessel, the Apollo, here from a storm.
The first European settlers were timber cutters in the 1850s who subsequently established sawmills.
Farmers later moved into the area and a small settlement on Apollo Bay named Middleton developed. A Post Office of that name (with a fortnightly mail delivery) opened on 1 May 1873 (relocated to the township of Krambruk in 1881 and renamed Apollo Bay in 1898).During this period almost all access to the area was by sea.
The township of Krambruk (later to be renamed Apollo Bay) was established in 1877, and a school was open by 1880.
With the upgrade of the road to the town in 1927 and the completion of the Great Ocean Road in 1932, the town became a tourist destination and an important fishing port.
In 1936 a submarine telegraph and telephone cable from Apollo Bay to Stanley provided the first connection to Tasmania from the mainland. The Apollo Bay Telegraph station closed in 1963 and is now a museum.
On July 10, 1932 the coastal steamer Casino sank while attempting to berth at the town jetty. Ten lives were lost. Earlier shipwrecks have occurred along the Cape Otway coastline.
Era un dio vanitoso, Apollo. Il bell'Apollo volava leggero, aveva sembianze gradevoli e seduceva, con qualla sua aria da messaggero rivelatore di cose arcane. Forse per questo hanno dato il suo nome a questa splendida farfalla alpina: per la sua leggiadra bellezza, che non passa inosservata, ma si libra leggera sui prati fioriti come un soffio di brezza. Nei mesi caldi della tarda primavera e dell'estate, quando Le alte Alpi sono avvolte da cumuli candidi, il bell'Apollo vola e continia a sedurre, come un dio di duemila anni fa ..... ..
One of my favorite pieces of spaceflight history, the Apollo Lunar Module. This model was a challenge since I wanted to make use of as much Pearl Gold as possible, in order to give the descent stage the correct look. I think it's safe to say it worked out!
The Apollo 4 unmanned mission lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. This would be the first flight for the enormous Saturn V rocket that would eventually take humans to the Moon.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: s67-50903
Date: November 9, 1967
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ARMSTRONG, ALDRIN and COLLINS (Apollo 11 Crew) 1969
14 x 11.25in. 1.25 in. boarder top, 0.75 in. boarder left, 0.50 in. boarder right, 5 3/16in. boarder bottom. Stamped “No. 9 KARSH, OTTAWA” at back. “APOLLO 11 CREW (Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins )” and “By Yousuf KARSH” handwritten in pencil at back, bottom.
I carried my big Gitzo with me all day thinking I might stop long enough for some HDR work. When a subject finally came along I wound up laying my camera on its back angled slightly with my sunglasses to prop it up; so much for carrying the tripod.
I bracketed 9 shots, one stop apart each, then chose the three that fit best for processing in Photomatix 4. I could have spent more time cleaning up the trees (wind), but it looked okay as it was. Noise reduction was done in Lightroom 3.4.
I actually shot three sets of these, but the first two had the sun peeking past one of the columns and caused a bit of a flare on the lens. In this one the sun was totally hidden.