Siem N-Sea

Multipurpose field & ROV Support Vessel (MRSV)

Built:2009

Design:MT 6017 MK II

Dp Class:2

LOA:93.60 m

Breadth:19.70 m

Draught:6.30 m

Dwt:4,214 t

Accommodation:68

Cargo Deck Area:1,046 m2

Crane:100 t Offshore/Subsea crane

ROV Moonpool7.2 X 7.2 m

The Siem N-Sea is a diesel electric driven vessel with low fuel consumption for reduced emission to the environment. It is designed to meet the general offshore supply market with its 100 T heave compensated offshore crane, specially designed for ROV and light Construction duties.

Low noise and vibration in hull and superstructure ensure excellent sea-keeping and high comfort for the crew and personnel.

Owner: ..................................... Siem Off shore Inc

Builder: .................................... Kleven Yard, Norway

Built: ............................................................. 2008/2009

Design: .................................................. MT 6017 MK II

IMO No: ............................................................9424508

Classifi cation

DnV +1A1, E0, SF, Dynpos AUTR, Class notation

CLEAN, COMF-V rate 3, Supply Vessel ,

dk(+)(10 t/m2 ), hl(2,5/2,8), LFL*, OIL REC,

NAUT OSV, ICE C

Flag - Norwegian

Certifi cates - World wide

1966 Loadline Conv.,SOLAS, MARPOL

Main dimensions

LOA: ...................................................................... 93.60 m

LPP: ....................................................................... 86.60 m

Breadth: ............................................................... 19.70 m

Depth 1st deck: ...................................................7.85 m

Draught scantling ................................. (max) 6.30 m

Gross tonnage (1969 conv.): ........................4850 GT

Net tonnage .........................................................1450 T

Trial Speed

Speed: ........................................... 15,5 knots approx

CARGO /CAPACITIES

General

All cargo pumps are frequency/capacity controlled.

The cement bulk system includes dust collector

with dust cyclone for the bulk tanks with

automatic drainage

Liquid Mud and Special Product tanks is free of

any stiff eners, girders or floors. 10 off agitators

for the mud tanks installed.

Wash water syst. w/wash. mash. for brine,

mud and slop tanks to be heated to above 80

degree Celsius in the hot water tk.

CAPACITIES

Dead weight at .................................d=6.30 m 4500 t

Deck cargo capacity: VCG 1m a.dk ................3400 t

Cargo deck area: ................................... max 1046 m2

Deck strenght: ................................................... 10t/m2

Fuel oil, total: ...................................................1.150 m3

Fresh water, total: ..........................................1.000 m3

Ballast water/ drill water: ............................1.530 m3

Liquid mudr: ....................................................... 860 m3

Slop (wash w): .......................................................43 m3

Slop: ....................................................................... 300 m3

Brine: ..................................................................... 495 m3

Drill water: ........................................................1.310 m3

Methanol: ............................................................ 175 m3

Special product: ................................................ 220 m3

Cement: ................................................................ 300 m3

Emulsion Breaker: ............................................. 100 m3

ORO: ...................................................................1.130 m3

Liq. cargo discharge pumps

Fresh water: ............4” 2 x 0 -150 m3/hour – 9 bar

Ballast ............. 4” 2 x 0 -150 m3/hour – 9 bar

Fuel oil: ......................4” 2 x 0 -250m3/hour - 9 bar

Liq mud: ..........4” 1 x 0 -100m3/hour - 24 bar + 1

x 0 – 125m3/h – 24bar

Slop (wash w) ................. 1 x 16m3/h vs. 5,0 bar. for

emptying tks

Slop: ......................... 4” 2 x 0 -100m3/hour - 24 bar

Brine: ....................... 4” 2 x 0 -100m3/hour - 24 bar

Drill water: ................4” 2 x 0 -150m3/hour - 9 bar

Methanol: ................... 4” 2 x 0 -75m3/hour - 9 bar

Special prod: .............. 4” 2 x 0 -75m3/hour - 9 bar

Cement: ..............4” 2 x compr. 30m3/min -5,6bar:

2x100te/hr

Emulsion breaker: .......4” 2 x 0 -100m3/hour - 9 bar

ORO: ..........4” 2 x 0 -250m3/hour - 9 bar (comb.F.O.)

SHIP EQUIPMENT

DP system

One fully automatic DP system AUTR

with redundancy in position reference and

thruster control (DP-class 2)

Navigation & comm. equpment

1 x 3cm/X - band Radar, ARPA

According to GMDSS Sea area A3 to be installed.

1 x 10cm/S - band Radar,

ARPA & interswitch between radars

Helicopter monitoring, Helicom & Helibeacon inst.

1 x Mini-ARPA ARP-23

According to GMDSS A3:

1 x Direction fi nder (VHF and MF)

1 x Satellite V-system to be prepared for by yard

1 x NMEA distribution unit

1 x MF/HF 150W simplex Radio w/dualpow & DSC

1 x 12 channels DGPS satellite type Furuno

1 x Inmarsat C type Furuno Felcom 15&telex&EGC

1 x AIS type Furuno Universal AIS

1 x Inmarsat F 77 w/telefax and telephone. Interface

to email system and ships internal communicat.syst.

1 x ECDIS voyage computer,

type Telchart TRANSAS with

1 x Navtex-receiver, type Furuno Navtex 500

interface to radars, DGPS, Ecco Sounder,

AIS syst, Gyro

1 x Watch keeping receiver system

3 x Gyro, Anschutz Standard 22

After the fall of the Greco-Roman Federation, a small group of the Federation's top VCS engineers managed to escape to the West-African Company, an ambitious military manufacturer. The engineers brought with them plans for a new lightweight VCS prototype. The WAC quickly rushed the new system into production, and soon were selling them to the various insurgent forces throughout northern Africa. Reports show that some of the larger insurgent groups may be forming a makeshift government in order to take down the URE.

The WAC-LVCS01, more commonly known as the Gremlin, was originally designed as a cheap VCS for use against infantry and light armor, similar to the URE's Hornet. However, the system exceeded expectations, and has proved more than a match for larger VCS due to its mobility and firepower. In addition to a basic rifle, most Gremlins come equipped with a multipurpose backpack, which contains two "System Buster" manual-use warheads, and a light bazooka, as well as a long-range comms antennae. Extra ammunition for the bazooka is stored on the backpack, and extra clips for the rifle are found on a cable around the waist.

This one was interesting to build, I started out building the design around a new shoulder joint that would allow the arms to swing forward, and it evolved from there. It's definitely pretty fun to play around with, especially the extra weapons. It does look kinda weird without the backpack, though.

Viking Princess

Viking Princess is a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-driven multipurpose offshore vessel owned by Eidesvik Supply and operated by Eidesvik. She was delivered in September 2012 and is the sister ship to Viking Prince, which started sailing in March 2012.

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime won a $77.28m (NOK440m) contract by Eidesvik back in July 2010 to build the two sister ships. The keel of the second vessel, Viking Princess, was laid in October 2011 in Kleven Maritime's yard at Ulsteinvik, Ulstein, Norway. The vessel's hull was launched in April 2012.

Viking Princess was officially christened by Mette-Marit, the Crown Princess of Norway, on 14 September 2012 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway.

Features of the Viking Princess platform supply vessel

Viking Princess was officially christened by Mette-Marit, the Crown Princess of Norway, on 14 September 2012 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway.

The vessel is of VS 489 Gas PSV design developed by Wärtsilä Ship Design and is built to DNV class 1A1 ICE-C Supply Vessel, Standby Vessel(S), Oil Rec, Gas Fuelled, and other notations.

Prominent features of the vessel include fuel economy, low emissions, large cargo capacity, oil recovery equipment and capacity for standby. Winterisation and de-icing solutions make her suitable for operations in ice and cold environments.

The vessel's dual fuel engines allow her to operate on gas as well as heavy fuel oil (HFO) and marine diesel oil (MDO). It is only during LNG bunkering that the vessel uses diesel. The use of LNG will reduce NOx and CO2 emissions by 85% and 25% respectively.

Viking Princess has a gross tonnage of 5,014t and a dead weight of 5,800t. Her overall length, moulded breadth and summer draught are 89.6m, 21m and 7.6m respectively. Length between perpendiculars is 79.2m, while depth to main deck is 9.6m. Cargo deck area of the vessel is 1,050m2 and the height of the cargo rail is 4m.

Accommodation and facilities onboard the Viking Princess

The PSV can provide permanent accommodation for a total of 28 persons. It has four cabin states, 12 one-man cabins and six two-man cabins. All of them are provided with toilet and shower facilities.

Facilities on-board include a no-smokers room, smokers room, laundry and gymnasium. The vessel also has an office and a hospital.

Tank storage capacity and discharge rates

Storage capacities of tanks onboard the Viking Princess are 823m3 of fuel oil, 1,036m3 of fresh water, 1,781m3 of drill water/ballast, 1,392m3 of liquid mud, 210m3 of methanol, 300m3 of dry bulk, 1,667m3 of brine and 243m3 of base oil. The LNG tank can store 233m3.

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Havila Fortune Platform Supply Vessel, Norway

Havila Fortune is a Det Norske Veritas classified DP-2 platform supply vessel owned by Partrederiet Havship of Norway and operated by its subsidiary Havila Shipping.

The discharge rate of fuel oil, fresh water, drill water/ballast and base oil is 150m3/hr per pump. Liquid mud and base oil can be discharged at the rate of 100m3/hr per pump, while methanol and special products can be discharged at the rate of 75m3/hr per pump.

Tank washing is done with hot and cold water. Tanks containing mud, brine and base oil are washed with chemical blended water. All types of liquid cargo on-board the vessel are handled by separate pumps and piping system.

Viking Princess deck equipment

Viking Princess is fitted with two Adria tugger winches and two Adria mooring winches. An Adria anchor / mooring winch is installed forward. There are also two harbour mobile cranes (HMCs), each of which can lift 5t at a 15m outreach.

Viking Princess manoeuvring, navigation and communication systems

The PSV is provided with an integrated manoeuvring, dynamic positioning (DP) and vessel management system. Kongsberg has supplied its K-POS DP-22 DP system and K-Master manoeuvring system for the vessel. Wärtsilä Automation supplied the vessel management system comprising cargo handling and alarm.

The PSV can provide permanent accommodation for a total of 28 persons.

Navigation solution includes three gyrocompasses and an autopilot from Anschutz, two marine radars (3cm and 10cm) with automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA) capability, an FA-150 automatic identification system (AIS), an electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) and a FE-700 echo sounder. It also includes a DS-80 Doppler log and NX - 700B Navigational Telex (Navtex) from Furuno, a Taiyo VHF direction finder and Gill Ultrasonic wind sensor.

For communication, the vessel is supplied with Furuno, Motorola and Thon-made UHF/VHF stationary and portable radio telephones. These include MF/HF. FS-1570 radio plants, two FM-8800S VHF all-in-one marine VHF radio telephones, three FM-2721 VHF radio telephones, three GM-360 mobile radios, a Thon TR 20 portable radio phone, a GP340 VHF portable radio, and a GM380 stationary radio.

Other notable communication instruments include two Sea Tel 6009 VSAT antennae, two Furuno Felcom 15 InMarSat-Cs with GMDSS compatibility, a Tron 40 S and a Tron 45 SX emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), and two Tron SART radar transponders.

Viking Princess machinery and propulsion

Viking Princess is equipped with Wärtsilä's gas electric propulsion system featuring the low loss voncept (LLC). Instead of four main engines, the vessel is outfitted with two large and two small dual-fuel engines. The larger ones are six-cylinder in-line 34DF engines, each rated at 2,610kW. The smaller ones are six-cylinder 20DF engines, each rated at 1,056kW. Each of them is driven by Alconza main generators (2 x 2,510kW and 2 x1,014kW).

Emergency generator sets include a Volvo Penta D12 engine of 339kW capacity and a Stamford generator of 375kVA.

Propulsion is provided by two Steerprop Sp 35 CRP azimuth propellers, each of 2,450kW. A set of two Brunvoll bow thrusters, each of 1,000kW, and an azimuth thruster of 880kW allow the vessel to manoeuvre smoothly.

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Techno Classica Essen, 2024

Multipurpose deck cargo carrier 'Aura'

Owner/Operator

Ab Gaiamare Oy / Meriaura Ltd.

Built 2008 Gdanska Stocznia Remontowa S.A., Poland

Classification

Lloyd's Register, Finnish/Swedish Ice class 1A

Flag/Port Finland / Turku

IMO 9395276

Call sign OJMS

P&I British Marine

GT / NT 3259 / 978

LOA / LPP 101,8m / 95,50 m

Breadth 18,8 m

Draught

Light/Summer3,5 / 4,9m

Engine 2 x 1´600 kW Wärtsilä 6R32

Propulsion

2 x Azimuth thrusters 1600kW@750 rpm

Bow thrusters1 x 450 + 2 x 700kW ZF-Marine

Speed 11 kn

Ballast capacity4181 m3

Ballast pumps 2 x 250 m3/h

Work deck area82,8 x 18,8 m 1558m2

Viking Princess is a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-driven multipurpose offshore vessel owned by Eidesvik Supply and operated by Eidesvik. She was delivered in September 2012 and is the sister ship to Viking Prince, which started sailing in March 2012.

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime won a $77.28m (NOK440m) contract by Eidesvik back in July 2010 to build the two sister ships. The keel of the second vessel, Viking Princess, was laid in October 2011 in Kleven Maritime’s yard at Ulsteinvik, Ulstein, Norway. The vessel’s hull was launched in April 2012.

Viking Princess was officially christened by Mette-Marit, the Crown Princess of Norway, on 14 September 2012 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway.

The vessel is of VS 489 Gas PSV design developed by Wärtsilä Ship Design and is built to DNV class 1A1 ICE-C Supply Vessel, Standby Vessel(S), Oil Rec, Gas Fuelled, and other notations.

Prominent features of the vessel include fuel economy, low emissions, large cargo capacity, oil recovery equipment and capacity for standby. Winterisation and de-icing solutions make her suitable for operations in ice and cold environments.

The vessel’s dual fuel engines allow her to operate on gas as well as heavy fuel oil (HFO) and marine diesel oil (MDO). It is only during LNG bunkering that the vessel uses diesel. The use of LNG will reduce NOx and CO2 emissions by 85% and 25% respectively.

Viking Princess has a gross tonnage of 5,014t and a dead weight of 5,800t. Her overall length, moulded breadth and summer draught are 89.6m, 21m and 7.6m respectively. Length between perpendiculars is 79.2m, while depth to main deck is 9.6m. Cargo deck area of the vessel is 1,050m2 and the height of the cargo rail is 4m.

Accommodation and facilities onboard the Viking Princess

The PSV can provide permanent accommodation for a total of 28 persons. It has four cabin states, 12 one-man cabins and six two-man cabins. All of them are provided with toilet and shower facilities.

Facilities on-board include a no-smokers room, smokers room, laundry and gymnasium. The vessel also has an office and a hospital.

Tank storage capacity and discharge rates

Storage capacities of tanks onboard the Viking Princess are 823m3 of fuel oil, 1,036m3 of fresh water, 1,781m3 of drill water/ballast, 1,392m3 of liquid mud, 210m3 of methanol, 300m3 of dry bulk, 1,667m3 of brine and 243m3 of base oil. The LNG tank can store 233m3.

The discharge rate of fuel oil, fresh water, drill water/ballast and base oil is 150m3/hr per pump. Liquid mud and base oil can be discharged at the rate of 100m3/hr per pump, while methanol and special products can be discharged at the rate of 75m3/hr per pump.

Tank washing is done with hot and cold water. Tanks containing mud, brine and base oil are washed with chemical blended water. All types of liquid cargo on-board the vessel are handled by separate pumps and piping system.

Viking Princess deck equipment

Viking Princess is fitted with two Adria tugger winches and two Adria mooring winches. An Adria anchor / mooring winch is installed forward. There are also two harbour mobile cranes (HMCs), each of which can lift 5t at a 15m outreach.

Viking Princess manoeuvring, navigation and communication systems

The PSV is provided with an integrated manoeuvring, dynamic positioning (DP) and vessel management system. Kongsberg has supplied its K-POS DP-22 DP system and K-Master manoeuvring system for the vessel. Wärtsilä Automation supplied the vessel management system comprising cargo handling and alarm.

The PSV can provide permanent accommodation for a total of 28 persons.

Navigation solution includes three gyrocompasses and an autopilot from Anschutz, two marine radars (3cm and 10cm) with automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA) capability, an FA-150 automatic identification system (AIS), an electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) and a FE-700 echo sounder. It also includes a DS-80 Doppler log and NX – 700B Navigational Telex (Navtex) from Furuno, a Taiyo VHF direction finder and Gill Ultrasonic wind sensor.

For communication, the vessel is supplied with Furuno, Motorola and Thon-made UHF/VHF stationary and portable radio telephones. These include MF/HF. FS-1570 radio plants, two FM-8800S VHF all-in-one marine VHF radio telephones, three FM-2721 VHF radio telephones, three GM-360 mobile radios, a Thon TR 20 portable radio phone, a GP340 VHF portable radio, and a GM380 stationary radio.

Other notable communication instruments include two Sea Tel 6009 VSAT antennae, two Furuno Felcom 15 InMarSat-Cs with GMDSS compatibility, a Tron 40 S and a Tron 45 SX emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), and two Tron SART radar transponders.

Viking Princess machinery and propulsion

Viking Princess is equipped with Wärtsilä’s gas electric propulsion system featuring the low loss voncept (LLC). Instead of four main engines, the vessel is outfitted with two large and two small dual-fuel engines. The larger ones are six-cylinder in-line 34DF engines, each rated at 2,610kW. The smaller ones are six-cylinder 20DF engines, each rated at 1,056kW. Each of them is driven by Alconza main generators (2 x 2,510kW and 2 x1,014kW).

Emergency generator sets include a Volvo Penta D12 engine of 339kW capacity and a Stamford generator of 375kVA.

Propulsion is provided by two Steerprop Sp 35 CRP azimuth propellers, each of 2,450kW. A set of two Brunvoll bow thrusters, each of 1,000kW, and an azimuth thruster of 880kW allow the vessel to manoeuvre smoothly.

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Viking Princess is a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-driven multipurpose offshore vessel owned by Eidesvik Supply and operated by Eidesvik. She was delivered in September 2012 and is the sister ship to Viking Prince, which started sailing in March 2012.

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime won a $77.28m (NOK440m) contract by Eidesvik back in July 2010 to build the two sister ships. The keel of the second vessel, Viking Princess, was laid in October 2011 in Kleven Maritime’s yard at Ulsteinvik, Ulstein, Norway. The vessel’s hull was launched in April 2012.

Viking Princess was officially christened by Mette-Marit, the Crown Princess of Norway, on 14 September 2012 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway.

The vessel is of VS 489 Gas PSV design developed by Wärtsilä Ship Design and is built to DNV class 1A1 ICE-C Supply Vessel, Standby Vessel(S), Oil Rec, Gas Fuelled, and other notations.

Prominent features of the vessel include fuel economy, low emissions, large cargo capacity, oil recovery equipment and capacity for standby. Winterisation and de-icing solutions make her suitable for operations in ice and cold environments.

The vessel’s dual fuel engines allow her to operate on gas as well as heavy fuel oil (HFO) and marine diesel oil (MDO). It is only during LNG bunkering that the vessel uses diesel. The use of LNG will reduce NOx and CO2 emissions by 85% and 25% respectively.

Viking Princess has a gross tonnage of 5,014t and a dead weight of 5,800t. Her overall length, moulded breadth and summer draught are 89.6m, 21m and 7.6m respectively. Length between perpendiculars is 79.2m, while depth to main deck is 9.6m. Cargo deck area of the vessel is 1,050m2 and the height of the cargo rail is 4m.

Accommodation and facilities onboard the Viking Princess

The PSV can provide permanent accommodation for a total of 28 persons. It has four cabin states, 12 one-man cabins and six two-man cabins. All of them are provided with toilet and shower facilities.

Facilities on-board include a no-smokers room, smokers room, laundry and gymnasium. The vessel also has an office and a hospital.

Tank storage capacity and discharge rates

Storage capacities of tanks onboard the Viking Princess are 823m3 of fuel oil, 1,036m3 of fresh water, 1,781m3 of drill water/ballast, 1,392m3 of liquid mud, 210m3 of methanol, 300m3 of dry bulk, 1,667m3 of brine and 243m3 of base oil. The LNG tank can store 233m3.

The discharge rate of fuel oil, fresh water, drill water/ballast and base oil is 150m3/hr per pump. Liquid mud and base oil can be discharged at the rate of 100m3/hr per pump, while methanol and special products can be discharged at the rate of 75m3/hr per pump.

Tank washing is done with hot and cold water. Tanks containing mud, brine and base oil are washed with chemical blended water. All types of liquid cargo on-board the vessel are handled by separate pumps and piping system.

Viking Princess deck equipment

Viking Princess is fitted with two Adria tugger winches and two Adria mooring winches. An Adria anchor / mooring winch is installed forward. There are also two harbour mobile cranes (HMCs), each of which can lift 5t at a 15m outreach.

Viking Princess manoeuvring, navigation and communication systems

The PSV is provided with an integrated manoeuvring, dynamic positioning (DP) and vessel management system. Kongsberg has supplied its K-POS DP-22 DP system and K-Master manoeuvring system for the vessel. Wärtsilä Automation supplied the vessel management system comprising cargo handling and alarm.

The PSV can provide permanent accommodation for a total of 28 persons.

Navigation solution includes three gyrocompasses and an autopilot from Anschutz, two marine radars (3cm and 10cm) with automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA) capability, an FA-150 automatic identification system (AIS), an electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) and a FE-700 echo sounder. It also includes a DS-80 Doppler log and NX – 700B Navigational Telex (Navtex) from Furuno, a Taiyo VHF direction finder and Gill Ultrasonic wind sensor.

For communication, the vessel is supplied with Furuno, Motorola and Thon-made UHF/VHF stationary and portable radio telephones. These include MF/HF. FS-1570 radio plants, two FM-8800S VHF all-in-one marine VHF radio telephones, three FM-2721 VHF radio telephones, three GM-360 mobile radios, a Thon TR 20 portable radio phone, a GP340 VHF portable radio, and a GM380 stationary radio.

Other notable communication instruments include two Sea Tel 6009 VSAT antennae, two Furuno Felcom 15 InMarSat-Cs with GMDSS compatibility, a Tron 40 S and a Tron 45 SX emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), and two Tron SART radar transponders.

Viking Princess machinery and propulsion

Viking Princess is equipped with Wärtsilä’s gas electric propulsion system featuring the low loss voncept (LLC). Instead of four main engines, the vessel is outfitted with two large and two small dual-fuel engines. The larger ones are six-cylinder in-line 34DF engines, each rated at 2,610kW. The smaller ones are six-cylinder 20DF engines, each rated at 1,056kW. Each of them is driven by Alconza main generators (2 x 2,510kW and 2 x1,014kW).

Emergency generator sets include a Volvo Penta D12 engine of 339kW capacity and a Stamford generator of 375kVA.

Propulsion is provided by two Steerprop Sp 35 CRP azimuth propellers, each of 2,450kW. A set of two Brunvoll bow thrusters, each of 1,000kW, and an azimuth thruster of 880kW allow the vessel to manoeuvre smoothly.

Technicians from Janicki Industries in Hamilton, Wash., work in collaboration with NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., to build part of the Space Launch System, NASA's next-generation launch vehicle. They are specifically working on a diaphragm for the Multipurpose Crew Vehicle Stage Adapter (MSA). Joint efforts between NASA and Janicki Industries enable engineers to verify proper functioning of this part of the SLS vehicle with the Orion spacecraft during its first mission -- Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) -- scheduled to launch in 2014. The adapter will attach the Orion spacecraft to the launching rocket, and the diaphragm is used to keep launch vehicle gases away from the spacecraft. United Launch Alliance, which makes the Delta IV in nearby Decatur, Ala., will deliver a full-size section of the rocket to the Marshall Center, where engineers will test the fit of the adapter on June 26.

Image credit: NASA/LaRC

Read more:

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More about SLS:

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Space Launch System Flickr photoset:

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In view of the of the ISS Expedition 66 Russian spacewalk #51 to outfit the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module, Matthias shared these pictures of the MLM module taken from the Cupola on his social media on 18 January 2022 with the caption:

Tomorrow Anton and Pyotr will don their spacesuits to outfit and integrate the new multi-purpose laboratory module Nauka and node module Prichal ‍🚀👩‍🚀 Tasks include installing handrails, connecting communication cables, installing antennas, TV cables and cameras, mounting docking and docking control targets and more. The spacewalk is expected to last for 7.5 hours, with Anton in the Orlan suit with red stripes and Pyotr in the Orlan suit with blue stripes, and you can tune in to cheer them on ▶️https://www.roscosmos.ru/33749/

ID: iss066e107224

Credit: ESA/NASA-M.Maurer

With its 5 EM stabilizers (1 on each leg and 1 on the back), this CYGNUS Corp. ground unit is one of the most stable walkers on the market. The EM stabilizers compensate for the heavy armor penetrating cannon and heavy high velocity gatling recoil. GLAIVEs are also equiped with a set of missiles and a light laser gatling. They are used in various missions like search and destroy, strategic point defense or enemy base assault.

General view. The Infantry Robot Multipurpose Mule, IRMM Mk. 2, is an innovative military robot, developed by Narvi Dynamics for Plighia's army, which is controllable, adaptable and can be driven by artificial intelligence. This model is a war evolution of a model developed for civilian uses, mainly used for rescue and exploration (tasks it retains). The IRMM Mk. 2 is a very robust model, solid, strong, adaptable to any terrain, versatile and intelligent. It also has a 360 ° environmental perception thanks to its numerous sensors, a dynamic balance thanks to numerous gyroscopes and accelerometers, and high mobility. Highly customizable, this model can be loaded up to 50 kg in weight, or mount a robot turret, or even missile pod, to fulfill a wide range of missions. Inspired by Spot dog robot.

The Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module Leonardo being attached to the International Space Station, 1 March 2011.

This final flight of Discovery marks the eighth and final trip of Leonardo to the orbiting complex. This visit will be longer: the module will be left attached to the Station as a permanent extension. Originally built to ferry cargo to and from the Station in the Shuttle cargo bay, Leonardo’s modifications include improved debris shielding and easier access by the crew to its internal equipment.

Leonardo flew into space for the first time in 2001, also on Discovery, as the first of three Multipurpose Logistics Modules built by the Italian space agency, ASI, under an agreement with NASA.

Credits: NASA TV

Multipurpose quad laser turret often used for anti-aircraft defence (AA Gun) or ground support.

... für Licht und Liebesbezeugung geeignet.

160224_DIV_Balamban-Adenventure Café_Phil-Cebu4

The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), commonly known as the Humvee, is a four-wheel drive military automobile produced by AM General.[7] It has largely supplanted the roles originally performed by the original jeep, and newer Military light utility vehicles such as the Vietnam-era M151 1/4 ton, the M561 "Gama Goat", their M718A1 and M792 ambulance versions, the CUCV, and other light trucks. Primarily used by the United States military, it is also used by numerous other countries and organizations and even in civilian adaptations. The Humvee's widespread use in the Persian Gulf War, where it negotiated the treacherous desert sand with ease, helped inspire the civilian Hummer automotive marque.

Taken from Wikipedia

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LegoHaulic design, but in spec-ops/light transport/Air transport configuration.

Flak 36 88mm Multipurpose Gun

National Museum of the US Air Force

Probably the greatest gun of WW II.

Multipurpose quad laser turret often used for anti-aircraft defence (AA Gun) or ground support.

車長席には大型のタッチパネルディスプレイがあり、ネットワークシステムに連接する事で各種共通状況図の閲覧等が出来ます。

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The Wasp class is a class of Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy. Based on the Tarawa class, with modifications to operate more advanced aircraft and landing craft, the Wasp class is capable of transporting almost the full strength of a United States Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and landing them in hostile territory via landing craft or helicopters as well as providing air support via AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft or F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters. All Wasp-class ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Mississippi, with the lead ship, USS Wasp, commissioned on 29 July 1989. Eight Wasp-class ships were built, and as of June 2018, all eight are active.

(Text Wikipedia)

Multipurpose complex, by Franco Negri.

Trezzano sul Naviglio (Milan), Italy.

© Roberto Conte (2020)

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The Herzog multipurpose machine heads east through Westmont, IL after a stop and proceed at Fairview.

I don't know much about trains. However even I could tell by the deep booming rumble resonating through James Street Station, that there was something different going on, for Merseyrail's Wirral Line is an electric service. Turns out it was this apparatus, which I am led to believe is an MPV, a 'multipurpose vehicle' for doing various sorts of track maintenance tasks. It's parked up at Platform 2 at Liverpool's James Street Station, which line will give it access to the Northern Line as well. You can see the entrance to the Merey Tunnel in the background.

I must say I was surprised that, loud though this was in the confined space, it was no louder; and given the underground location there was a surprising lack of fumes.

* well actually getting on for 7 at night, but it was dark as midinght!

The photo shows the Zékuy multifunctional platform, which offers various milling and dehulling services for agricultural and non-timber forest products. A plaque lists the financial partners and the implementation and monitoring program, a common practice among NGOs.

La photo montre la plateforme multifonctionnelle de Zékuy qui offre différents services de mouture et de décorticage pour les produits agricoles et forestiers non ligneux. Les partenaires financiers et le programme de mise en œuvre et de suivi sont mentionnés sur une plaque, pratique courante chez les ONG.

Credit: JoyAndJourney.com

Built / Yard2010 / Aker Yard Brattvåg / Yard No. 725

LOA95m

Breadth Moulded24m

Draft (max)7,8m + 0m Skeg/Nozzle

Deadweight5000mt (d= 7,8m)

Gross Register Tonnage8053

Deck Dimensions760,2m² (36,2m x 21m)

Deck Load2200mt

Deck Strength10mt/m²

Deck Strength Aft10 mt/m² aft of frame N/A

Fuel Oil2006m³ / 12618bbls

Pot Water933m³ / 5869bbls

Drill Water / WB1538m³ / 9674bbls

Deck Cranes2 x SWL 5mt@3,2-10m - Sliding with 2 manipulators

Main Engines2 x 7680KW

Total BHP32792 BHP

Catalytic ConvertersN/A

Bow Thrusters2 x 1600BHP

Stern Thrusters1 x 1600BHP

Azimuth Thrusters (Bow)1 x 2010BHP

Bollard Pull344mt

Consumption at Service Speed26m³ / 24hrs @ 12Knots

Consumption at Economy Speed20m³ / 24hrs @ 10Knots

Winch TypeHydraulic Triple Drum

Special Handling Winch Capacity14800 + 2653m of 76mm wire or 12409m of 84mm wire or 3200m of 160mm fibre rope

Special Handling Brake (Static/Band Brake)650mt

Towing/Working Winch Brake (Static/Band Brake)560mt

Towing/Working Winch No 2 Brake (Static/Band Brake)560mt

Secondary Winch Fibre Capacity - 160mm2 x 2484m of 160mm

Rope / Reel Storage1 x 1x1800 + 2x1600m of 60mm/(fiber)210mm

Chain Locker6x166m³ = 996m³

Tow Pins4 x 200 MWL - Rolls Royce

Shark Jaws2 x 800 MWL - Rolls Royce

Stern Rollers2 x 3m x Ø4,5m - MWL 500mt

Total Capacity70 Persons

Acton Fire Station. Gunnersbury Lane. London. W3

後部モジュール無しの状態です。後部モジュールを外し、この写真の状態にすると200ピース丁度になるように設計してあります（後部モジュール込みで250ピース丁度）。

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＞＞This MOC's cover photo＜＜

Multipurpose assault armor. Inspired by SAFS racoon by .Tromas

"This super expensive drone can function as a cruise missile to strike targets miles below on the ground. Alternatively, it can be deployed to engage at short range with enemy interceptors, allowing the fast-but-less-than-agile Night Raven to continue its mission without spending valuable time and fuel in a dogfight. Finally, it can be used for extended high-flying reconnaissance, in which case it sends back pictures to a Cobra HQ and self destructs after it has used up its fuel."

斜め後方からの写真です。

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＞＞This MOC's cover photo＜＜

After the fall of the Greco-Roman Federation, a small group of the Federation's top VCS engineers managed to escape to the West-African Company, an ambitious military manufacturer. The engineers brought with them plans for a new lightweight VCS prototype. The WAC quickly rushed the new system into production, and soon were selling them to the various insurgent forces throughout northern Africa. Reports show that some of the larger insurgent groups may be forming a makeshift government in order to take down the URE.

The WAC-LVCS01, more commonly known as the Gremlin, was originally designed as a cheap VCS for use against infantry and light armor, similar to the URE's Hornet. However, the system exceeded expectations, and has proved more than a match for larger VCS due to its mobility and firepower. In addition to a basic rifle, most Gremlins come equipped with a multipurpose backpack, which contains two "System Buster" manual-use warheads, and a light bazooka, as well as a long-range comms antennae. Extra ammunition for the bazooka is stored on the backpack, and extra clips for the rifle are found on a cable around the waist.

This one was interesting to build, I started out building the design around a new shoulder joint that would allow the arms to swing forward, and it evolved from there. It's definitely pretty fun to play around with, especially the extra weapons. It does look kinda weird without the backpack, though.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, foreground, and Scott McDade with Lockheed Martin, inspect the Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle, which is being processed for its first test flight, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at the Kennedy Space Center's Operation and Checkout Facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft that will one day carry astronauts to study an asteroid and eventually on to Mars is being prepared for its maiden flight by engineers from NASA and Lockheed Martin. Orion's first exploration flight test is scheduled for late 2014. The Administrator is at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of MAVEN to Mars, targeted for liftoff Monday, Nov. 18, at 1:28 p.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

+++ DISCLAIMER +++

Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on authentic facts. BEWARE!

Some background:

The VF-1 was developed by Stonewell/Bellcom/Shinnakasu for the U.N. Spacy by using alien Overtechnology obtained from the SDF-1 Macross alien spaceship. Its production was preceded by an aerodynamic proving version of its airframe, the VF-X. Unlike all later VF vehicles, the VF-X was strictly a jet aircraft, built to demonstrate that a jet fighter with the features necessary to convert to Battroid mode was aerodynamically feasible. After the VF-X's testing was finished, an advanced concept atmospheric-only prototype, the VF-0 Phoenix, was flight-tested from 2005 to 2007 and briefly served as an active-duty fighter from 2007 to the VF-1's rollout in late 2008, while the bugs were being worked out of the full-up VF-1 prototype (VF-X-1).

However, the fighter remained active in many second line units and continued to show its worthiness years later, e. g. through Milia Jenius who would use her old VF-1 fighter in defense of the colonization fleet - 35 years after the type's service introduction!

General characteristics:

All-environment variable fighter and tactical combat Battroid,

used by U.N. Spacy, U.N. Navy, U.N. Space Air Force

Accommodation:

Pilot only in Marty & Beck Mk-7 zero/zero ejection seat

Dimensions:

Fighter Mode:

Length 14.23 meters

Wingspan 14.78 meters (at 20° minimum sweep)

Height 3.84 meters

Battroid Mode:

Height 12.68 meters

Width 7.3 meters

Length 4.0 meters

Empty weight: 13.25 metric tons;

Standard T-O mass: 18.5 metric tons;

MTOW: 37.0 metric tons

Power Plant:

2x Shinnakasu Heavy Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2001 thermonuclear reaction turbine engines, output 650 MW each, rated at 11,500 kg in standard or in overboost (225.63 kN x 2)

4 x Shinnakasu Heavy Industry NBS-1 high-thrust vernier thrusters (1 x counter reverse vernier thruster nozzle mounted on the side of each leg nacelle/air intake, 1 x wing thruster roll control system on each wingtip);

18 x P&W LHP04 low-thrust vernier thrusters beneath multipurpose hook/handles

The S-FAST Pack added 4x P&W+EF-2001 booster thrusters with 120.000 kg each, plus a total of 28x P&W LHP04 low-thrust vernier thrusters

Performance:

Battroid Mode: maximum walking speed 160 km/h

Fighter Mode: at 10,000 m Mach 2.71; at 30,000+ m Mach 3.87

g limit: in space +7

Thrust-to-weight ratio: empty 3.47; standard T-O 2.49; maximum T-O 1.24

Design Features:

3-mode variable transformation; variable geometry wing; vertical take-off and landing; control-configurable vehicle; single-axis thrust vectoring; three "magic hand" manipulators for maintenance use; retractable canopy shield for Battroid mode and atmospheric reentry; option of GBP-1S system, atmospheric-escape booster, or FAST Pack system

Transformation:

Standard time from Fighter to Battroid (automated): under 5 sec.

Min. time from Fighter to Battroid (manual): 0.9 sec.

Armament:

2x internal Mauler RÖV-20 anti-aircraft laser cannon, firing 6,000 pulses per minute

1x Howard GU-11 55 mm three-barrel Gatling gun pod with 200 RPG, fired at 1,200 rds/min

4x underwing hard points for a wide variety of ordnance, including

12x AMM-1 hybrid guided multipurpose missiles (3/point), or

12x MK-82 LDGB conventional bombs (3/point), or

6x RMS-1 large anti-ship reaction missiles (2/outboard point, 1/inboard point), or

4x UUM-7 micro-missile pods (1/point) each carrying 15 x Bifors HMM-01 micro-missiles,

or a combination of above load-outs

The optional Shinnakasu Heavy Industry S-FAST Pack 2.1 augmentative space weapon system added:

6x micro-missiles in two NP-AR-01 micro-missile launcher pods (mounted rear-ward under center ventral section in Fighter mode or on lower arm sections in GERWALK/Battroid mode)

4x12 micro missiles in four HMMP-02 micro-missile launchers, one inside each booster pod

The kit and its assembly:

This VF-1 is another contribution to the “Old Kit” Group Build at whatifmodelers.com, running in late 2016. I am not certain about the moulds’ inception date, but since it is an ARII incarnation of this type of kit and even moulded in the early pastel green styrene, I’d think that it was produced in 1982 or 83.

Anyway, I love the Macross VF-1, IMHO a design masterpiece created by Shoji Kawamori and one of my favorite mecha designs ever, because it was created as a late 70ies style jet fighter that could transform into a robot in a secondary role. As a simple, purposeful military vehicle. And not like a flashy robot toy.

Effectively, this Super Valkyrie is a highly modified OOB kit with many donation parts, and this kit is a bit special, for several reasons. There are several 1:100 OOB kits with FAST Packs from ARII/Bandai available (and still around today), but these are normally only Battroids or Gerwalks with additional parts for the FAST kit conversion. The kit I used here is different: it is, after maybe 25 years of searching and building these kits, the #70 from the original production run. It is (so far!) the only Fighter mode kit with the additional FAST Pack parts! Must be rare, and I have never seen it in catalogues?

Until today, I converted my Super or Strike Valkyries from Gerwalk kits, a task that needs some improvisation esp. around the folded arms between the legs, and there’s no OOB option for an extended landing gear. The latter made this Fighter mode kit very attractive, even though the actual kit is pretty disappointing, and AFAIK this kit variant is only available as a VF-1S.

With the Super Valkyrie fighter kit you receive basically a Gerwalk with a standard fighter cockpit (which includes a front wheel well and an extended front wheel leg), plus extra parts. The leg/engine-mounted NP-FB-01 systems are less bulbous than the parts on the Gerwalk or Battroid kit, and the OOB dorsally mounted NP-BP-01 boosters are TINY, maybe 1:120 or even 1:144! WTF?

Further confusion: the kit includes a set of lower arm parts with integrated rocket launchers, but these are not necessary at all for the Fighter build?! As a kind of compensation there’s a new and exclusive element that simulates the folded arms under the ‘fuselage’ and which, as an added value, properly holds the hand gun under the fuselage. As a quirky flaw, though, the hand gun itself comes in the extended form for the Battroid/Gerwalk mode. For the fighter in flight mode, it has to be modified, but that’s easily done.

Anyway, with the potential option to build a Super Valkyrie with an extended landing gear, this was my route to go with this vintage kit. The Super Valkyrie already looks bulky with the FAST Pack added, but then I recently found the S-FAST Pack option with two more boosters under the wings – total overkill, but unique. And I had a spare pair of booster bulks in the stash (w/o their nozzles, though), as well as a complete pair of additional bigger standard FAST boosters that could replace the ridiculous OOB parts…

Building such a Super/Strike Valkyrie means building separate components, with a marriage of parts as one of the final steps. Consequently, cockpit, central fuselage with the wings and the air intakes, the folded stabilizer pack, the folded arms element with the handgun, the two legs and the four boosters plus other ordnance had to be built and painted separately.

Here and there, details were changed or added, e. g. a different head (a ‘J’ head for the flight leader’s aircraft with two instead of the rare, OOB ‘S’ variant with four laser cannon), covers for the main landing gear (the latter does not come with wells at all, but I did not scratch them since they are hardly recognizable when the kit is sitting on the ground), the typical blade aerials under the cockpit and the feet had to be modified internally to become truly ‘open’ jet exhausts.

The wing-mounted boosters received new nozzles and their front end was re-sculpted with 2C putty into a square shape, according to reference sketches. Not 100% exact, but the rest of the VF-1 isn’t either.

This VF-1 was also supposed to carry external ordnance and my first choice were four wing-mounted RMS-1 Anti-Ship Reaction Warheads, scratched from four 1.000 lb NATO bombs. But, once finished, I was not happy with them. So I looked for another option, and in a source book I found several laser-guided bombs and missiles, also for orbital use, and from this inspiration comes the final ordnance: four rocket-propelled kinetic impact projectiles. These are actually 1:72 JASDF LGB’s from a Hasegawa weapon set, sans aerodynamic steering surfaces and with rocket boosters added to the tail. Also not perfect, but their white color and sleek shape is a good counterpart to the FAST elements.

Experience from many former builds of this mecha kit family helped a lot, since the #70 kit is very basic and nothing really fits well. Even though there are not many major seams or large elements, PSR work was considerable. This is not a pleasant build, rather a fight with a lot of compromises and semi-accuracies.

Seriously, if you want a decent 1:100 VF-1, I’d rather recommend the much more modern WAVE kits (including more realistic proportions).

Painting and markings:

The paint scheme for this Super Valkyrie was settled upon before I considered the S-FAST Pack addition: U.N. Spacy’s SVF-124 is authentic, as well as its unique camouflage paint scheme.

The latter is a special scheme for the lunar environment where the unit was originally formed and based, with all-black undersides, a high, wavy waterline and a light grey upper surface, plus some medium grey trim and a few colorful US Navy style markings and codes.

My core reference is a ‘naked’ bread-and-butter VF-1A of SVF-124 in Fighter mode, depicted as a profile in a VF-1 source book from SoftBank Publishing. The colors for the FAST Pack elements are guesstimates and personal interpretations, though, since I could not find any reference for their look in this unit.

As a side note, another, later SVF-124 aircraft in a similar design is included as an option in a limited edition 1:72 VF-22S kit from Hasegawa, which is backed by CG pics in a VF-22 source book from Softbank, too.

Furthermore, SVF-124 finds mention in a Japanese modeler magazine, where the aforementioned VF-22S kit was presented in 2008. So there must be something behind the ‘Moon Shooters’ squadron.

According to the Hasegawa VF-22S’s painting instructions, the underside becomes black and the upper surfaces are to be painted with FS36270 (with some darker fields on the VF-22, though, similar to the USAF F-15 counter-shaded air superiority scheme, just a tad darker).

Due to the 1:100 scale tininess of my VF-1, I alternatively went for Revell 75 (RAL 7039), which is lighter and also has a brownish hue, so that the resulting aircraft would not look too cold and murky, and not resemble an USAF aircraft.

All FAST Pack elements were painted in a uniform dark grey (Humbrol 32), while some subtle decorative trim on the upper surfaces, e.g. the canopy frame, an anti-glare panel and a stripe behind the cockpit and decoration trim on the wings’ upper surfaces, was added with Revell 77 (RAL 7012). Overall, colors are rather dull, but IMHO very effective in the “landscape” this machine is supposed to operate, and the few colorful markings stand out even more!

The cockpit interior was painted in a bluish grey, with reddish brown seat cushions (late 70ies style!), and the landing gear became all white. For some added detail I painted the wings’ leading edges in a mustard tone (Humbrol 225, Mid Stone).

The kit received some weathering (black ink wash, drybrushing on panels) and extra treatment of the panel lines – even though the FAST Pack elements hide a lot of surface or obscure view.

More color and individuality came with the markings. The standard decals like stencils or the U.N. Spacy insignia come from the kit’s and some other VF-1s’ OOB sheets.

Based on the SVF-124 VF-1 profile and taking the basic design a bit further, I used dull red USAF 45° digits for the 2nd flight leader’s “200” modex and the Apollo Base’s code “MA” on the dorsal boosters. Some discreet red trim was also applied to the FAST Packs – but only a little.

Since all of SVF-124’s aircraft are rumored to carry personal markings, including nose art and similar decorations, I tried to give this VF-1JS a personal note: the pin-up badges on the dorsal boosters come from a Peddinghouse decal sheet for Allied WWII tanks, placed on a silver roundel base. Unfortunately (and not visible before I applied them) the pin-up decal was not printed on a white basis, so that the contrast on the silver is not very strong, but I left it that way. Additionally, the tagline “You’re a$$ next, Jerry” (which IS printed in opaque white…?) was added next to the artwork – but it’s so tiny that you have to get really close to decipher it at all…

Finally, after some soot stains around the exhausts and some vernier nozzels with graphite, the kit received a coat of matt acrylic varnish.

Building this vintage VF-1 kit took a while and a lot of effort, but I like the result: with the S-FAST Pack, the elegant VF-1 turned into a massive space fighter hulk! The normal Super Valkyries already look very compact and purposeful, but this here is truly menacing. Especially when standing on its own feet/landing gear, with its nose-down stance and the small, original wheels, this thing reminds of a Space Shuttle that had just landed.

Good that I recently built a simple VF-1 fighter as a warm-up session. ARII’s kit #70 is not a pleasant build, rather a fight with the elements and coupled with a lot of compromises – if you want a Super Valkyrie Fighter in 1:100, the much more modern WAVE kit is IMHO the better option (and actually not much more pricey than this vintage collector’s item). But for the vintage feeling, this exotic model kit was just the right ticket, and it turned, despite many weaknesses and rather corny details, into an impressive fighter. Esp. the lunar camouflage scheme looks odd, but very unique and purposeful.

Anyway, with so many inherent flaws of the ARII kit, my former method of converting a pure (and much more common) Gerwalk kit into a space-capable VF-1 fighter is not less challenging and complicated than trying to fix this OOB option into a decent model. :-/

Ohai. And now to the creation: I wanted to make a Wimbeish vertical tank thingy, and 'thus I made this :3

AIPZ-6 is a multipurpose, all-terrain vertical tank. It is cheap to produce, but it's still very well armored.

But because of the heavy armor, it doesn't have much firepower.

Enjoy!

created with prompts using stable diffusion

Credit: JoyAndJourney.com

The engine house contained a 26-inch pumping/winding engine dating from about 1857. Inside can be seen the cylinder bedstone with a prominent flywheel slot and pit on the east side of the bob wall. There is a well preserved boiler house for a single boiler alongside the N.W. wall.

It was this mine that inadvertantly caused the 1893 disaster at nearby West Wheal Owles when miners broke through into the abandoned flooded workings resulting in the loss of twenty lives.

Credit: JoyAndJourney.com

Siem N-Sea

Multipurpose field & ROV Support Vessel (MRSV)

Built:2009

Design:MT 6017 MK II

Dp Class:2

LOA:93.60 m

Breadth:19.70 m

Draught:6.30 m

Dwt:4,214 t

Accommodation:68

Cargo Deck Area:1,046 m2

Crane:100 t Offshore/Subsea crane

ROV Moonpool7.2 X 7.2 m

The Siem N-Sea is a diesel electric driven vessel with low fuel consumption for reduced emission to the environment.

It is designed to meet the general offshore supply market with its 100 T heave compensated offshore crane, specially designed for ROV and light Construction duties. Low noise and vibration in hull and superstructure ensure excellent sea-keeping and high comfort for the crew and personnel.

The Siem N-Sea is a NAUT OSV DPII dive, multi-support and construction vessel, designed to meet the needs of the offshore subsea industry. It is laid out and equipped to perform a range of subsea services for marine based rigs, platforms, FPSO’s and renewable energy solutions with minimal impact on production.

Principal dimensions:

length overall 93.60

beam 19.70m

draught summer 7.85m

gross tonnage 4850mT

Principal characteristics:

complement 68 passengers, offices, hospital, recreation and mess room

deck layout 1046m2 @ 10mT/m2, moon pool, 21m helideck (S92 Sikorsky)

cranes 100mT offshore crane hyco, 2x 5mT deck, one man riding

DPII Kongsberg K-Pos Dp-22

performance 15.5kts

equipment - various ROV and Diving systems including LARS’s

Certification/classification: + 1A1 ICE-C Supply Vessel OILREC SF

LFL*COMPF-V(3) HELDK-S E0 DYNPOSAUTR

NAUT-OSV(A) CLEAN DK(+) HL(2.8)A, BS +A1, CIRCLE E, +AMS, +DPS2.

The Khamba are Tibetan Buddhists who reside in Sichuan, Yunnan and Qinghai Provinces and the Tibetan Autonomous Region in China. A Khamba family kindly invited us into their home in Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, where I took this shot.

Integrity/Fashion Royalty/The La Femme collection/Jordan Duval/Coquette/Jason Wu

[satus Inc] Multipurpose Cushion - Round (Adult & PG) Released - Brand New Cushion Engine - 100% Mesh - Only 2 LI/Prims - 10 Cushion Textures with Materials Enabled | [Adult Version] 115 poses - 190 animations (20 male, 20 female, 25 couples, 50 sex poses) - [PG Version] 65 poses - 90 animations (20 male, 20 female, 25 couples poses).

TP: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Costa%20Nero/3/176/22

MP [Adult]: marketplace.secondlife.com/p/satus-Inc-Multipurpose-Cushi...

MP [PG]: marketplace.secondlife.com/p/satus-Inc-Multipurpose-Cushi...

The single-seater multipurpose fighter plane MiG-21 was a standard USSR plane in the 1970s and 1980s, and one of the most-built supersonic aircraft in the world. The plane was built in numerous versions between 1958 and 1984 and developed into one of the most-built fighter aircraft of the postwar period. It is estimated that a total of 11,000 planes were produced. In 1990, the East German military aircraft became the property of the Bundeswehr following German reunification, and were gradually scrapped in the subsequent years under the CSCE disarmament treaties. A few planes were secured beforehand for museums. When the MiG-21 was taken over by the Bundesluftwaffe in 1990, the DDR insignia were painted over. The original NVA markings on the plane exhibited at the Flugwerft have been uncovered.

(C)http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/flugwerft/collections/jet-aircraft/mig-21/

The Sony Center is a multipurpose building in central Berlin. The complex is situated at Potsdamer Platz. An important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin; near the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag. The building houses offices, shops and restaurants.

Berlin has a clear historical context, however, also has a modern vision. The Sony Center is one of the highlights of this vision. The building's construction is a daring piece of technology. In particular, the roof of this building attracts much attention because of its fascinating design. Although Japanese tourist think the iconic roof resembles 'their' mount Fuji!

The complex consists of seven buildings: the European headquarters of Sony Corporation, the Forum, the headquarters of German railways, Filmhaus, Esplanade Residence, a business tower on Bellevue Road and a commercial tower at the Philharmonic.

The architectural firm Murphy / Jahn in Chicago, with lead-architect Helmut Jahn, is responsible for the design of the Sony Center.

This shot was made handheld, by leaning back into a wall and tree (who's leafs are visible in this shot) supporting me (as security wasn't that keen on tripods).

Scania G480

Dépanneuse blindée

Militär Abschleppwagen

Heavy Recovery Truck