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Another from my recent trip to the SS Great Britain with the @IgersBristol group.
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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 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.
The remains of the SS Daisy, a former British navy trawler built in 1912, are embedded in the Dartmouth shoreline.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mystery-ship-ss-daisy-...
Special for Vicki.
Coming into Ludington last night. Alittle windy and I wouldn't walk out on the pier.
Zonsopkomst van vanochtend bij de SS Rotterdam met LEE Big Stopper + Lee ND 0,9 SG.
© 2016 Ilya Korzelius
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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.
The SS United States would be seen here in Mobile, AL with nice spotlights as I wouldn’t run into the United States until dark but I would grab my tripod and try to grab a shot. For the setup I had and where I found a spot I was happy with my results as shown here.
Color to black and white conversion of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America's Great Lakes, and she remains the largest to have sunk there. She was located in deep water on November 14, 1975, by a U.S. Navy aircraft detecting magnetic anomalies, and found soon afterwards to be in two large pieces.
A view down the waterfront at Bristol. We walked about 7 miles around Bristol and enjoyed every minute. On the trail of a certain sheep by the name of Shaun, we found quite a few :)) The sheep treasure hunt is in aid of Children's Charities and all the sheep (various themes) will be auctioned off for the charities. This shot was taken as we were walking up to the bridge to take us across to the SS Great Britain...and yet more sheep! :)
SS Great Britain
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. The SS Great Britain was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, she did it in 14 days in 1845. 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.
36. Trains or Boats or Planes. Theme for 115 pictures in 2015
The SS Ayrfield, one of many ships resting in Homebush Bay, west of Sydney. Built in 1911 in the UK, and registered at Sydney in 1912.
It was purchased by the Australian Commonwealth Government and used to transport supplies to American troops in the Pacific region during WWII. For about 20 years after, served commercially. Then in 1972 the registration of Ayrfield was cancelled, and sent to homebush bay for it's final resting place.
Homebush Bay, Auburn, New South Wales, Australia.
Brunel's iron ship in Bristol this morning. 4.30am start reminded me why i do not take many images at this time of year. Would have liked a slightly clearer reflection of the ship in the water but the morning light made up for this i feel. I used a Lee 9 stop grad to balance the sky.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.