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A close up of the SS Nornen, stranded on Berrow Sands in 1897 following a severe storm in the Bristol Channel and a successful rescue of all 10 crew members and their dog by the Burnham on Sea lifeboat crew. Hurrah for the RNLI!
Shipwreck. SS Nornen on Berrow Sands. Human like I felt, a spine, ribs...
Appeared in Explore #13 sometime after lunch on New Year's Day 2015. Happy New Year to you all!
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SS Great Britain in dry dock at Bristol in 2005.
History
Name:SS Great Britain
Owner:Great Western Steamship Company
Builder:William Patterson
Cost:
Projected: £70,000
Actual: £117,000
Laid down:July 1839
Launched:19 July 1843
Completed:1845
Maiden voyage:26 July 1845
In service:1845–1886
Homeport:Bristol, England
General characteristics
Type:Passenger steamship
Displacement:3,674 tons load draught
Length:322 ft (98 m)
Beam:50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
Draught:16 ft (4.9 m)[1]
Installed power:2 × twin 88-inch (220 cm) cylinder, 6 ft (1.8 m) stroke, 500 hp (370 kW), 18 rpm inclined direct-acting steam engines
Propulsion:Single screw propeller
Sail plan:
Original: Five schooner-rigged and one square-rigged mast
After 1853: Three square-rigged masts
Speed:10 to 11 knots (19 to 20 km/h; 12 to 13 mph)
Capacity:
360 passengers, later increased to 730
1,200 tons of cargo
Complement:130 officers and crew (as completed)
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
The ship is 322 ft (98 m) in length and has a 3,400-ton displacement. She was powered by two inclined 2 cylinder engines of the direct-acting type, with twin 88 in (220 cm) bore, 6-foot (1.8 m) stroke cylinders. She was also provided with secondary sail power. The four decks provided accommodation for a crew of 120, plus 360 passengers who were provided with cabins and dining and promenade saloons.
When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 having spent all their funds re-floating the ship after she was run aground at Dundrum Bay after a navigational error. In 1852 she was sold for salvage and repaired. Great Britain carried thousands of immigrants to Australia from 1852 until converted to sail in 1881. Three years later, she was retired to the Falkland Islands where she was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk until scuttled in 1937.[2]
In 1970, following a cash donation by Sir Jack Hayward that paid for the vessel to be towed back to the UK, Great Britain was returned to the Bristol dry dock where she was built. Now listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, she is an award-winning visitor attraction and museum ship in Bristol Harbour, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually.
The Maheno Shipwreck on Fraser Island, which is corroding away there since 1935.
This morning we got up early for a reason. The plan was to head down to the shipwreck at the beach. Driving on the beach in the dark, we already saw some Dingos hanging out. The following sunrise was probably not the best in history, but I'm still pretty happy with the result.
Technically it is a single shot 20 second exposure.
I wish everyone a good 2021, stay healthy.
Another from my recent trip to the SS Great Britain with the @IgersBristol group.
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The fifth SS Rotterdam, also known as "The Grande Dame", is a former ocean liner and cruise ship, and has been a hotel ship in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 2010. She was launched by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in a gala ceremony on 13 September 1958, and was completed the following summer.
The Rotterdam was the last great Dutch "ship of state", employing the finest artisans from the Netherlands in her construction and fitting out process. Her career spanned forty-one years. She sailed from 1959 until her final retirement in September 2000.
Dicky Beach is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within the Caloundra urban centre.
The area was named after the iron steamboat, the SS Dicky, which ran aground during heavy seas in 1893. It was refloated, but again, heavy seas turned the ship about and back onto the sand where it remains to this day. Dicky Beach remains the only recreational beach in the world to be named after a shipwreck.
The stunning wreck of the SS Nornen is visible at the low tide off Berrow Beach, Somerset. This is a much photographed wreck but my first attempt with the long exposure filers.
Special for Vicki.
Coming into Ludington last night. Alittle windy and I wouldn't walk out on the pier.
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How did this look like 30min earlier
"Under shifting sand" - The wreck under the stars
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The SS Dicky was washed ashore onto Dicky Beach in 1893 during a cyclone. It was re-floated, but again, heavy seas turned the ship about and back onto the sand where it remains to this day.
The suburb & beach was named after the ship. The beach is an unspoilt stretch of sun-drenched white sand, on Queensland's magnificent Sunshine Coast.
Free Photo Guide for SS Dicky
Long Exposure mono of the wreck of German cargo ship the SS Werner Kunstmann on Goswick Sands, Northumberland.
Spotted in Southwest Harbor, Acadia NP on 5 July 2025.
Known until recently as Acania, the classic motor yacht Marie was built in 1930 in New York by Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation (Consolidated Yachts today) to a design by John H. Wells. Built for silent film actress Constance Bennett, the yacht spent her first decade cruising the east coast of the States until 1941 when she was commissioned by the US Navy for service during WW II as a submarine echo finder.
wreck of steam ship SS Amadeo, beached at the abandoned Estancia San Gregorio - Strait of Magellan, Patagonia
A slightly different composition from an earlier upload this year.
The wreck of a German cargoship the 'SS Werner Kunstmann' on Goswick Sands, Northumberland.
Shrouded in mystery, the Werner Kunstmann is reputed to have been scuppered following reports that she was on route to supply her cargo of iron ore to German factories which had been building up in their preparations for the start of World War 1.
Launched 1891, wrecked on 14 January 1913.
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This fountain, commemorating the SS Savannah, is on the River Street promenade in Savannah, GA. The ship had two wrought-iron paddle wheels and was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, sailing from this port on the Savannah River. (The port is now the third largest in the U.S. and the largest for container ships.) President James Monroe was given a brief ride before the historic crossing.
On Sunday, Sept 1st at Philly! Managed to tour the SS United States, which is impossible to do because the pier is managed by Homeland Security and the conservancy who manages the ship seldom allow visitors on a regular basis. Stay tune for more pics to show later in the week.
The SS United States is a retired ocean liner built between 1950 and 51. Constructed entirely in the United States, and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic.
For those more interested in the ocean liner, you can find more info on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_United_States
After 80 years, the SS Point Reyes, a photographer's destination, may finally be reaching her demise as storms approach. The recent weather has taken a toll and she doesn't have might fight left against the mighty ocean and winds.
This much photographed vessel was built in 1944 as a World War II launch boat to bring soldiers from aircraft carriers in the Bay Area to shore.
For more than 20 years it sat at this spot in Inverness, waiting for the owner to do a restoration. It never happened.
After tourists and photographers discovered the unique wreck, more damage was done by people climbing onboard. One photographer even started a fire as he attempted to get a shot with glowing sparks around her in the night.
If you search Flickr for The Point Reyes in Inverness, you'll find many photos of her over the years.