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The Empire State is owner by the US Maritime Administration and operated by SUNY Maritime College (State University of New York), The Bronx, New York City, New York. She was laid down in 1961 and commissioned in 1962. She carries a permanent crew of 107 officers and men, and 684 cadets. In addition to her status as a training ship, she is also part of the US Ready Reserve Fleet.
Rebuilt SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2 35026 LAMPORT & HOLT LINE enters Basingstoke with an up passenger train from Bournemouth West.
The loco was built by BR at Eastleigh in 1948, and rebuilt in 1957. Allocated to Nine Elms shed (70A). 12/09/1964 [GB 026].
Bibby Sapphire
MULTI-ROLE DIVING AND ROV SUPPORT VESSEL
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification Lloyds register + 100A1 diving support ship, Helicopter landing
area LMC, NMS, DP(AA), CAC (3).
SOLAS 1974, MARPOL, Stability requirements according to
IMO Resolution A.167 (ES. IV) and class/SF class, IMO A.469,
ILCC-66, Tonnage-69, COLREG
Build Location - Aker Langsten AS
Flag State - Authority Malta
Port of Registry - Valletta
MAIN PARTICULARS
Overall Length 94.00m
Breadth 22.00m
Depth 9.10m
Draught 6.80m
Deadweight 2800te
Gross Tonnage 6064 tonnes
Net Tonnage 1819 tonnes
ENGINE POWER & PROPULSION
MAIN ENGINES
2 x Wartsila 9L20 engines
• Rated 1530kW @ 900rpm each
• NOx emissions Value 9,7 g/kWh
• Fuel consumption@100 %load: 195 g/kWh
• Coupled with 2 x Marelli M8BM 630MB8 Alternator
Harbour Engine
• Mitsubishi S6A3-MPTA 460KW driving Newage
Stamford HC-M53 4DC 50Kva
Emergency Generator
• Mitsubishi MHI 6D24TC driving Newage Stamford HC M434E1, 690V, 60Hz.
PRIME MOVERS
Main Azimuth Thrusters
• 2 x Rolls Royce Aquamaster US 305/5200 CP (2500 kW)
Retractable Azimuth Thrusters
• 2 x Rolls Royce TCNS 92/62-220 variable pitch (2000 kW)
Tunnel Thruster
• 1 x TT-2800 DPN CP (2000 kW)
DYNAMIC POSITIONING SYSTEMS
DP System Kongsberg SDP 21
DP Classification DP (AA)
Reference Systems 2 x DGPS, 2 x HIPAP, 2 x Light Taut Wire, 1 x Radascan
SPEED AND CONSUMPTION
Economical Speed 10.0kts
Full Speed 13.0kts
DP Operations
• DSV operation with port and starboard moon pools and twin diving bells
• ROV operations
• Subsea installation works (manifolds, PLETS, PLEMS etc)
• Geotechnical survey
• Module handling
• Subsea Crane operations
Fuel consumption 20m3 / 24 hours (10 knot - economical transit speed)
up to 30m3 / 24 hours (13 knot - full speed)
DP Rough 22m3 / 24 hours
DP Moderate 20m3 / 24 hours
DP Calm 18m3 / 24 hours
Harbour 4/5m3 / 24 hours (including main crane operations)
TANK CAPACITIES (100%)
Fuel Oil 1500m3
Ballast Water 2000m3
Anti Rolling Tank 3 x 425m3
Portable Water 430m3
Lubricating Oil 42.2 MT
CARGO DECK
Deck Area 645m2
Deck Strength 7.0-10.0t/m2
DECK CRANES
Main Crane Hydramarine
Main Hoist SWL 150t @ 5.5m to 10m
Main Hoist (AHC) SWL 100t @ 5.5m to 15m
Whip line SWL 15t @ 6.5m to 37m
Auxiliary Crane Dreggen
Deck lifts SWL 10t @ 5m to 18m
SWL 5t @ 18m to 20m
Subsea lifts Restricted to 2t
Provisions Crane SWL 1t
ROV SYSTEMS
1 x 150HP Quasar MKII Work Class ROV
System fitted with a heavy duty launch and recovery system rated for 3000 MSW
1 x Seaeye Lynx Observation Class ROV - fully integrated launch & recovery
system rated to 1500 MSW
Option - Additional OBSROV
DIVE SYSTEM
Saturation System Drass 18 person (Limited to 15)
Maximum operating depth 300m
Main living chambers 2 x 6 person living chambers (20.9m3)
De-compression chamber 1 x 4 person living chamber (22.5m3)
Living chamber 1 x 4 person day chamber (14.5m3)
Day chamber 1 x 6 person day chamber (9.2m3)
HLB evacuation chamber 1 x 15 person (7.98 m3)
Port bell 1 x 3 person (5.2 m3)
Starboard bell 1 x 3 person (5.2 m3)
Gas storage Mix Gas storage 88 bottles = 18832m3
Air storage 4 bottles = 856m3
Clean Gas Storage 2 bottles = 428m3
Dirty Gas Storage 2 bottles = 428m3
Dirty Gas 4 x 200bar (1070litre)
HP Gas transfer compressor 2 x Rix 35 cfm (200bar supply)
1 x Compair compressor 65 cfm (200bar supply)
LP air 2 x Rollair 360 cfm (8bar supply)
Diver gas reclaim 4 x Corken 11.4 cfm (70bar supply)
Air diving 1 x Air dive chamber, 2 x basket deployment skid
Dive Moonpool 2 x moonpool (port / starboard)
Dive system classified to: Lloyds Register Class
Dive System classified to: IMCA, IMO & DMA
Dive System has split SAT capability
HELIDECK
Euro Copter EC 225
Maximum “D” value: 19.5m
Maximum take-off weight: 11.0te
ACCOMMODATION
Total 136
Single Cabins 20
Double Cabins 11
4 Men Cabins 26
Hospital 1
Messroom 64 seating capacity
Recreation room 30 (non-smoking)
Recreation room 8 (smoking)
Gymnasium
Client office
Coabis Inspection suite
Inspection suite
Project office
Safety office
2 x Laundry
Heliport reception
Ships offices
Conference room
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
GMDSS AREA A1, A2, A3
VHF DSC/Radiotelephony x 4 SAILOR RT5022
MF/HF DSC/Radiotelephony SAILOR HC4500/HT4520
INMARSAT C with built in EGC receiver x 2 SAILOR TT-3000E
INMARSAT F NERA Fleet Broadband
NAVTEX receiver JMC NT2000
COSPAS-SARSAT free float EPIRB JOTRON TRON 40S
SART x 2 TRONSART
A well known Merseyside character, Mr Mycroft Milverton.
The camera loves him and he certainly knows how to pose.
MN 35006 P&O approaches Toddington with the 11:10 service train from Broadway to Cheltenham RC. GWSR. Tuesday 16th October 2023.
35018 was the first Bulleid pacific to be rebuilt from the original 'air-smoothed' design, resulting in a very handsome-looking loco, which was more reliable than the original.
Best viewed Original size.
Preserved & rebuilt Bulleid "Merchant Navy" class 8P 4-6-2 35028 "Clan Line" runs onto York (YK) TMD after working the "Yorkshire Circular" 26/08/1979.
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Merchant Navy, 35028 'Clan Line', bursts out of Buckhorn Weston Tunnel at the summit of the climb from Templecombe and starts the descent towards Gillingham (Dorset), with the return leg of the John Farrow Tribute railtour (1655 Sherborne to London Victoria) on 18th August 2021.
The combination of heavy falling snow and main line steam in Surrey is quite rare, so the 18 January 2013 VSOE luncheon tour was a special sight, also being the first British main line steam outing in 2013. Regular motive power no. 35028 'Clan Line' shrugs off the snow, powering past Chalk Pit Lane level crossing, Brockham, dead on time on 18 January 2013. The snow had fallen at -3C, so the train whipped up the dry powder as a fine cloud.
Today Offshoot Photography Society had permission to photograph inside athe National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire
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Merchant Navy 35018 'British India Line" working Railway Touring Company 1Z48 London Kings Cross to York charter with West Coast Railways 47802 on the rear passes Marholm on 15th July 2023.
Bulleid "Merchant Navy" Pacific 35013 "Blue Funnel" at an unidentified location (Southampton area ?) in early 1967.
Best viewed Original size.
Busy time at Wimbledon as rebuilt "Merchant Navy" 4-6-2 35009 "Shaw Shavill" powers through the SW19 suburbs of London with the down "Atlantic Coast Express" - 04/05/1963.
In the yard on the extreme right a Bulleid Q1 class 0-6-0 is prepared prior to working a freight train, whilst to its left a Drewery Car Co 0-6-0DM shunter (later TOPS class 04) runs slowly towards the photographer before shunting the yard.
© 2016 - Peter Brumby / 53A Models of Hull. Scanned by me from the original 120 format negative; photographed by Peter Brumby & reproduced with his permission.
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Rebuilt SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2 35028 CLAN LINE passing Templecombe with a down portion of the Atlantic Coast Express to Plymouth and other destinations in Devon and Cornwall.
This loco was built by BR at Eastleigh in 1948 and rebuilt in 1959. Allocated to Nine Elms shed (70A). 18/07/1964 [GB 061].
'Merchant Navy' class 35003, 'Royal Mail' awaits departure from Waterloo. Steam services had only a few weeks to run at this point.
The Ayress was built in 1979 and is currently registered in Dominica. She is shown heading up the Holy Loch to Sandbank to load logs from Strone Hill and the surrounding area.
35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co at Winchcombe
built at Eastleigh locomotive works in December 1941 and was allocated to Salisbury Shed where it remained based throughout her working life until withdrawn in August 1964 and sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry. The remains of 35006 were purchased for preservation in 1983 with the intention of restoring it to running order. The locomotive was moved to Toddington and was the 144th locomotive to leave the scrapyard.
Restoration has been a long drawn out affair. On 10 August 2015 35006 moved under its own power for the first time in under 50 years. The first public runs were during the GWSR's Cotswold Festival of steam gala at the end of May when I saw the locomotive. It looked fantastic and performed superbly.
The star of the show: 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co shunting at Toddington:
built at Eastleigh locomotive works in December 1941 and was allocated to Salisbury Shed where it remained based throughout her working life until withdrawn in August 1964 and sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry. The remains of 35006 were purchased for preservation in 1983 with the intention of restoring it to running order. The locomotive was moved to Toddington and was the 144th locomotive to leave the scrapyard.
Restoration has been a long drawn out affair. On 10 August 2015 35006 moved under its own power for the first time in under 50 years. The first public runs were during the GWSR's Cotswold Festival of steam gala at the end of May when I saw the locomotive. It looked fantastic and performed superbly.
Rough seas welcome Stril Odin into Aberdeen Harbour as she passes the South Breakwater at Greyhope Bay.
I shot this scene 24/9/17 at 1720pm , weather was windy, wet , poor vision across the sea and an overcast sky , just how I like it .
STRIL ODIN IMO:9351969
Flag: Norway
Vessel type: Pipe carrier
Vessel current name: STRIL ODIN
IMO: 9351969
Vessel type: Pipe carrier
MMSI: 258427000
Flag: Norway
Port registry: STAVANGER
Classification society: DET NORSKE VERITAS
Year of build: 2006
DW: 4500
Gross tonage: 3357
Owner: MOKSTER SHIPPING - STAVANGER, NORWAY
Manager: MOKSTER SHIPPING - STAVANGER, NORWAY
Owner & Manager: MOKSTER SHIPPING - STAVANGER, NORWAY
Type Supply vessel FleetMon Supply vessel Icon
Flag Norway Flag of Norway
IMO 9351969
MMSI 258427000
Callsign LNLZ3
Year Built 2006
Length 87 m
Width 20 m
Draught Avg 4.6 m / ...
Speed Avg/Max 9.4 kn / 15.4 kn
This was our train loco at the head of a West Country train at Waterloo on 29/8/64. We travelled behind her only as far as Basingstoke. Merchant Navy 35024 East Asiatic Co. (Nine Elms) was not one of the late survivors -being withdrawn in Feb'65.
Merchant Navy 35017 Belgian Marine (Nine Elms) seen near Salisbury on 29/8/64. This loco had 2 more years to run.
A scene taken towards the end in 1967 as a "Merchant Navy" is disposed alongside a commended and unconfirmed air smoothed Bulleid as steam winds down before diesel and electric traction took over.
The reality is its 35006, 34007, 828 and 34053 at Ropley before the "End Of Steam" gala on the MHR in 2017.
An artistic photo of mine taken from the support coach of 35028 "Clan Line" on the last leg of her return to London from Bristol on British Pullman duties
Seen leaving Exeter Central Merchant Navy 35009 Shaw Savill is on the 10.30 Ilfracombe to Waterloo Atlantic Coast Express on the 5th of September 1964.
The star of the show: 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co shunting at Toddington:
built at Eastleigh locomotive works in December 1941 and was allocated to Salisbury Shed where it remained based throughout her working life until withdrawn in August 1964 and sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry. The remains of 35006 were purchased for preservation in 1983 with the intention of restoring it to running order. The locomotive was moved to Toddington and was the 144th locomotive to leave the scrapyard.
Restoration has been a long drawn out affair. On 10 August 2015 35006 moved under its own power for the first time in under 50 years. The first public runs were during the GWSR's Cotswold Festival of steam gala at the end of May when I saw the locomotive. It looked fantastic and performed superbly.
A fitting photo for this time of writing given 35028's withdrawal for her general overhaul.
I tried to go for a "Gifford" style photograph once again as the MN rests outside the shed at Stewarts Lane prior to her "farewell" railtour the next day, after passing her FTR exam.
Long comes the hard work at Crewe and the overhaul. Until then, farewell 35028.
Vessel NS IONA (IMO: 9657636, MMSI: 319060600) is an offshore tug/supply ship built in 2014 and currently sailing under the flag of Cayman Islands. NS IONA has 97m length overall and beam of 20m. Her gross tonnage is 5165 tons.
BP celebrated the official naming of its two new, purpose-built platform support vessels (‘PSVs’) at a ceremony in Aberdeen on Friday 27 June.
The vessels will be used to support the oil company’s operations west of Shetland.
NS Elida, which has been operating in the Region since January, and NS Iona were both commissioned by BP for an exclusive 15-year bareboat term charter. The NS Iona, which set sail from the Hyundai Mipo Dockland in Ulsan, South Korea, in late April and arrived in Aberdeen early June, will enter service this week
At the Aberdeen harbour ceremony the vessels were officially christened with good luck bestowed upon them and all who sails on them.
Mark Hardie, BP’s UK Logistics and Infrastructure Manager said: “The delivery of these two vessels completes our long term marine strategy. The PSVs – together with other redeployed vessels – will be used west of Shetland to support cargo delivery, rescue and recovery operations, oil spill response and collision risk management in the area. The capability and flexibility these vessels offer, which is not currently available from the market, is a critical component of our wider marine strategy.”
The vessels, which will be based and maintained in Aberdeen, will also bring a number of business and local benefits to the UK and Norway, with nearly 80% of the total project and operating costs being spent there. The operating and maintenance work will be locally supplied, and officers and crew will be UK and Norwegian qualified mariners.
Both vessels also have special tanks to transport chemicals required for the planned enhanced oil recovery (EOR) schemes at Schiehallion and Clair.
Trevor Garlick, Regional President for BP’s North Sea business said: “Our long term commitment to the region gives us the confidence to make major investments in vital support services. These new vessels provide us with a number of safety and commercial benefits, but also allow for the greater deployment of technology, improving our capability to recover more oil from our reservoirs – which is crucial to the future of the North Sea.”
July 02, 2014
The Erin Schulte was built in 2009. Her deadweight is 16,716 tons. She is registered in the Isle of Man, UK.
NORTH SEA ATLANTIC
Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel / ravitailleur
IMO : 9665073
MMSI : 258955000
Indicatif d'appel : LAYS7
pavillon : Norvège
port d'attache : Bergen
Longueur : 142 m
Largeur : 26 m
Tirant d'eau Avg : 6,8 m / ...
Vitesse Avg/Max : 9,8 nds / 16,5 nds
port en lourd : t4398 tonnes
Tonnage brut : 15701 tonnes
Année de construction 2014
After taking some close-up shots of the small, bronze sculptures which run around the obelisk, I decided to record a video, walking around all four sides of the memorial, following the line of the figures depicting everyday life in the Merchant Navy during both World Wars.
"Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose hand does bind the restless wave,
Who bidst the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!"
(The Sailor's Hymn, William Whiting)
The AIDAaura is the thirds ship operated by AIDA Cruises. She was laid down in 2002, completed in 2003 and commenced her maiden voyage on 27 October 2008. She carries 1,300 passengers and 418 crew.
SR/BR rebuilt 'Merchant Navy' class Bulleid pacific 35026 ''Lamport and Holt Line'' passing Gateshead MPD in October 1966, on the Altrinchamian Railway Excursion Society's 'The Elizabethan' railtour, from London (Kings Cross) to Newcastle. 35026 was a late substitution, after a succession of A4s and an A2 were 'unavailable', or had just been withdrawn..
The loco was withdrawn in March 1967, and scrapped six months later..
Original slide - photographer unknown
Quite a few people at Langley Mill station on the 29th January 2025 to see Merchant Navy 35018, 'British India Line' pass on the slow line with 5Z35, 08.45 Carnforth Steamtown to Derby Litchurch Lane carriage works to attend a VIP event at the works for the Rail 200 celebrations the following day.
The steam blowing down was from the whistle, which was a bit unfortunate!
Camera on a pole.
©Dave Peachey.
A reworked version of an earlier posting.
The Commemoration of the 40th year since the Great Central Railway London Extension closed south of Rugby saw Southern Railway Merchant Navy Class Pacific 35005 Canadian Pacific dressed up as 35030 Elder Dempster Lines which pulled a special train on that last day. Later in September 2006 she has just got the road out of platform 2.
35005 is currently under overhaul at the Mid-Hants. The real 35030 was withdrawn at the end of Southern steam in July 1967 & cut up at Buttigieg's scrapyard in Newport South Wales in 1968 - see my photo below.
Scan of a slide taken 02/02/96 at the Great Central railway Loughborough: I cannot recall what sparked repainting 'CanPac' into BR blue. It is a livery the class carried before being rebuilt, but I am unsure whether or not it was applied to No 35005.
No exact date but sometime in the 50's before September 1959 when Merchant Navy 35029 Ellerman Lines was rebuilt.
Location is Folkstone Junction and the loco is carry the full kit for the Golden Arrow service.
New to BR in February 1949 from Eastleigh Works the loco was withdrawn in September 1966. It exists today as a static exhibit and educational loco at the NRM in York with the boiler sectioned.
Image from a negative in my collection taken by an unknown photographer.
Date of Build:2013
Dimensions
LOA 83.22 metres
LBP 74.95 metres
Breadth Moulded 18.0 metres
Draft Loaded / Depth 5.0 metres
TONNAGE
GRT - 3104 tonnes
NRT - 931 tonnes
DWT - 3996T @ 6.0M
CAPACITIES AND CRANES
Fuel Oil (MGO) 1,188 m3
Fresh Water 795 m3
Ballast Water 1,125 m3
Oil Based Mud(s) 3,672 bbls
Base Oil 1,066 bbls
Brine(s) 2,448 bbls
Dry Bulk(s) 264.5 m3
/ 5 Tanks
Deck Area 902 m2
Deck Loading 5 tonnes / metre
Deck Crane # 1 30 tonne / metre
Deck Crane # 2 N/A
Deck Crane # 3 N/A
Tank Washing & Slop Tks Fully Fitted
Oil Recovery System N/A
Deck Tuggers 2 x 10 tonnes tuggers
ENGINES/THRUSTERS/AUX
Main Engine(s) 4 x MAK 9M20 @ 2106 BHP. (1560 kW)
Propeller(s) 2 x FP Steerprop Azimuth (2 x 2565 BHP)
Azimuth Thruster(s) As above
Bow Thruster(s) 2 x Brunvolll Tunnels @ 1080 BHP
Stern Thruster(s) N/A
Rudder Systems / Type N/A
Aux Engines 1 x Cat Auxiliaries Diesel
Shaft PTOs n/a
Emergency Generators 1 x Cat Aux Diesel
CONTROL SYSTEMS AND DYNAMIC POSITIONING
Control Positions Fwd, Aft, Port & Stbd consoles
Full Manual Control Fwd & Aft consoles
Integrated Joystick Control Kongsberg KPOS
Joystick Control Kongsberg KPOS
Dynamic Positioning System Kongsberg DP II System
Mini Radascan Fitted
Fitted
Cyscan Fitted
Hydro Acoustic Pos Ref # 1 Option
Hydro Acoustic Pos Ref # 2 Option
RESCUE AND VESSEL EQUIPMENT
Fast Rescue Boat Davit # 1 SOLAS Davit
FRB SOLAS compliant FRB
Daughter Craft Davit (Option) N/A
Daughter Craft (Option) N/A
Recovery Rooms N/A
Hospital N/A
Dacon Scoop N/A
Dacon Rescue Crane N/A
Cosalt Rescue Basket N/A
Jason Cradles Frames N/A
Winch Area N/A
Emer. Towing Capability N/A
Dispersant Tanks N/A
Dispersant Spray Booms N/A
Searchlights Wheelhouse mounted & remote operated
NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Radar(s) (Fwd) Furuno X Band Furuno S Band
FAR 2117/6.5 FAR 2137S/12
Radar (Aft) Furuno X Band Slave Radar Station
ECDIS Furuno FEA 2107
Voyage Data Recorder VR 2272B
DGPS(s) Furuno DGPS GP 150
Gyro(s) 3 x Anschutz S22 Gyro
Autopilot Anschutz Nautopilot
Magnetic Comp 1 x Gillie 2000
Echo Sounder FE 700 ES
Digital Depth Recorder FE 720
Navtex Furuno NX 700B
Sat Comms 2 x Felcom IMSAT A3 compliant
MF/HF Radio 1 x Furuno FS 1575
UHF N/A
VHF (Fwd) Furuno FM8800S
VHF (Aft) Furuno FM8800S
BNWAS Navitron NT 990
AIS Jotrun AIS TR 2500
VHF Direction Finder Taiyo TD-L1550
Doppler Log Furuno DS 80
SSAS Furuno Felcom
Portable VHF 3 x JOTRON TR20 GMDSS
Portable VHF Fully fitted
UHF Base Fully fitted
Portable UHF 3 x IC F61
Sonic Helmets
VOIP Phone Fully fitted
CREW FACILITIES
Crew Cabins 13 Man Single cabins c/w en suite facilites, 2 x 2
Man cabins, Hospital
Recreation & Leisure 1 Messroom, 2 x Lounges, Sat TV System
1 x Ships Office
The Poppies come to Plymouth, arcing in a red wave onto the Naval War Memorial on Plymouth Hoe.
This is a shot which caught my eye as I scurried around the display early this morning, along with everybody else in Plymouth who owns a camera it seemed, of the sailor on watch in front of the names of the fallen lit by the early morning sun.
Respect.
These are my dads old photos of the Saldanha from his merchant navy days over 50 years ago. They are scanned Kodachrome slides from 1963/64, all in remarkably good condition for photos some half a century old. I think most of them were taken in a Japanese dock.
From what I gather the Saldanha (8,995 ton) was built in 1959, it was launched as the Sunny Queen but once purchased it was renamed "Saldanha". It was sold and renamed a few times before being deleted from register in 1993.
My dad can just be seen standing in the shadow below the bow. I'm sure this was in Nagasaki Japan.