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Guemes Channel. Curtis Wharf.
Built in 1996, by Nichols Brothers Boatbuilders of Freeland, Washington.
Guemes Channel. DCI Drydock. 9:27 PM PDT, 33 minutes after sunset.
Chief was built in 1999 by Nichols Brothers Boatbuilders of Freeland, Washington.
Wightlink car ferry St. Clare entering Portsmouth Harbour, on Saturday, 31 May 2025.
History
Flag: United Kingdom
Name: MV St Clare
Operator: Wightlink
Port of registry: London
Route: Portsmouth to Fishbourne
Builder: Remontowa, Gdańsk
Cost: £11.5m
Launched: 26 April 2001
In service: 20 July 2001
Identification
IMO number: 9236949
MMSI number: 235002514
Callsign: ZNNR5
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class & type: Car Passenger Ferry (St Clare Class)
Tonnage: 5,359 gt
Displacement: 1,939 tonnes
Length: 86.0 m (282.2 ft)
Beam: 18.0 m (59.1 ft)
Draught: 2.6 m (8.5 ft)
Depth: 15.09ft
Decks: 6, including 3 vehicle decks
Installed power: 4x965 bhp Wärtsilä 5L20C 5-cyl diesel engines, capacity 44 litres per engine.
Propulsion: 4x Voith Schneider 21G 11/115 Cycloidal propellers
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity: 878 passengers, 186 cars
Crew: 10-15
3/3/2010:
The Kimbell Art Museum is situated in the Cultural District of Fort Worth, Texas, USA. It houses a small collection of European, Asian and Pre-Columbian works, as well as hosting travelling art exhibitions. The building was designed by Louis Kahn. The museum building opened in October 1972. The work of architect Louis Kahn, the 120,000 square foot (11,000 m²) building consists of a series of parallel, cycloidal concrete shells in the form of barrel vaults with a counterpoint of three interior courts. from Wikipedia.
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Guemes Channel. DCI Floating Drydock DD1.
Powered by two, six cylinder, Caterpillar 3606 DITA diesel engines. With two, Voith-Schneider cycloidal drives, for a rated 5,500 horsepower.
Curtis Wharf, Guemes Channel, Anacortes.
Built in 1999, by Dakota Creek Industries of Anacortes, Washington.
Cap Sante Park.
Crude Oil Tanker DALI at the Shell Refinery oil dock.
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker OHIO at the Marathon Refinery oil dock.
The MATTHEW McALLISTER is captured here in Hampton roads off the Norfolk International Terminal (NIT) in Norfolk, VA, 10-17-2013. Powered by two GM EMD12-645-E6 diesels driving two Voith Cycloidal drives totaling 3,000 HP. Built in 1982, as the a) T. T. AMERICA, she has had several owners and names. b) AMERICA, c) ORION and d) MATTHEW McALLISTER. She measures 95' in length with a 32' beam. William L. Baxter
Guemes Channel. Dakota Creek Floating Drydock DD1.
Built as a tanker in 1938 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp., Manitowoc, Wisc., In 1980 Converted into a Fish Factory.
1938 TRAVERSE CITY SOCONY
1955 - Socony-Mobil Oil Co., Inc., Chicago
1962 - RAYMOND J. BUSHEY Diesel Tanker S. D. Maddock, Inc. (Spentonbush Fuel Transport Service, Inc.), New York
1977 - Diesel Tanker Ira S. Bushey, Inc.
1980 - BERING TRADER Converted to Fish Factory by Bering Trader, Inc., Seattle
1991 - INDEPENDENCE Trident Seafoods Corp., Seattle
Auke Visser's MOBIL Tankers & Tugs Site
On Board The Traverse City Socony in 1954
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
Guemes Channel. Curtis Wharf.
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
BBC Tennessee was built in 2008 by Jiangxi Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding co.ltd
Name: MV St Clare
Operator: Wightlink
Port of registry: London
Route: Portsmouth to Fishbourne
Builder: Remontowa, Gdańsk
Launched: 26 April 2001
In service: 20 July 2001
Identification:
IMO number: 9236949
MMSI number: 235002514
Callsign: ZNNR5
Status: In service
Class and type: Car Passenger Ferry (St Clare Class)
Tonnage: 5,359 gt
Displacement: 1,939 ton
Length: 86.0 m (282.2 ft)
Beam: 18.0 m (59.1 ft)
Draught: 2.6 m (8.5 ft)
Depth: 15.09ft
Decks: 6, including 3 vehicle decks
Installed power: 4x 965bhp Wartsila 5L20C 5-cyl diesel engines, capacity: 44 litres per engine.
Propulsion: 4x Voith Schneider 21G 11/115 Cycloidal propellers
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity: 878 passengers, 186 cars
Crew: 10-15
Curtis Wharf, Port of Anacortes.
Tan'erliq is an oceangoing tractor tug owned and operated by Crowley Maritime. Specifically designed for high-stakes maritime environments, it is primarily used for ship escort, emergency rescue, and oil spill response.
Power: 10,192 horsepower, generated by two Caterpillar 3612 DITA diesel engines.
Propulsion: Two Voith-Schneider cycloidal drives which allow for 360-degree maneuverability and instant thrust in any direction.
Dimensions: Approximately 153 feet in length and 48 feet in width.
Capabilities: It features 100 tons of bollard pull and is equipped with a hydrofoil-shaped skeg for enhanced stability during high-speed tanker escorts.
For nearly two decades, the Tan'erliq and its sister ship, the Nanuq, were stationed in Valdez, Alaska. They were part of a dedicated fleet protecting Prince William Sound following the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
In 2018, Crowley lost the Alaska escort contract to Edison Chouest. Since then, the Tan'erliq has been relocated to the Pacific Northwest, where it currently operates in Puget Sound and around Port Angeles and Anacortes, Washington.
Akiyuki's Cycloidal Drive GBC
Lego Technic
Designed by Akiyuki
Instructions by Jesuskyr and Blakbird
Master built by OneMoreRobot 2016
Guemes Channel. Dakota Creek Floating Drydock DD1.
Built as a tanker in 1938 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp., Manitowoc, Wisc., In 1980 Converted into a Fish Factory.
1938 TRAVERSE CITY SOCONY
1955 - Socony-Mobil Oil Co., Inc., Chicago
1962 - RAYMOND J. BUSHEY Diesel Tanker S. D. Maddock, Inc. (Spentonbush Fuel Transport Service, Inc.), New York
1977 - Diesel Tanker Ira S. Bushey, Inc.
1980 - BERING TRADER Converted to Fish Factory by Bering Trader, Inc., Seattle
1991 - INDEPENDENCE Trident Seafoods Corp., Seattle
Auke Visser's MOBIL Tankers & Tugs Site
On Board The Traverse City Socony in 1954
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
Wightlinks new car ferry MV Victoria Of Wight about to enter Portsmouth Harbour on Friday 23 November 2018 passes MV St.Cecilia.
Identification:
IMO number: 9791028
MMSI number: 232015630
Callsign: MDCW6
Builder: Cemre Shipyard, Yalova.
Launched: 7 February 2018.
In service: 26 August 2018.
Class and type: Car Passenger Ferry (Victoria of Wight G Class)
Tonnage: 8041 gross
Length: 89.7 m (294.3 ft)
Beam: 19.4 m (63.6 ft)
Draught: 2.6 m (8.5 ft)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric/ battery hybrid system. 4x 6-cyl Wärtsilä L20/28 diesel engines driving generators, 4 Voith Schneider 5-bladed cycloidal propellers driven by electric motors.
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity: 1208 passengers, 178 cars
Crew: 11
Akiyuki's Cycloidal Drive GBC
Lego Technic
Designed by Akiyuki
Instructions by Jesuskyr and Blakbird
Master built by OneMoreRobot 2016
One of the ferry boats of the Galveston Ferry system, Robert Lanier. " .... The Gibb Gilchrist is a traditionally powered and steered vessel. The R.C. Lanier, D.C. Greer, Ray Stoker, Jr. and R.H. Dedman, the four newest ferries, employ a "cycloidal propulsion" system. Instead of conventional propellers and rudders, power is obtained from two vertical cycloidal propulsors, one at each end of the boat. This technology allows the ferry to make 360 degree turns or to move sideways with no forward or backward movement. It also allows the Captain to make quicker stops or slow the vessel much more rapidly than conventionally propelled boats."
Beyond the ferry, one can see the Bolivar Lighthouse located on Bolivar Peninsula.
Wightlinks new car ferry MV Victoria Of Wight about to enter Portsmouth Harbour on Friday 23 November 2018.
Identification:
IMO number: 9791028
MMSI number: 232015630
Callsign: MDCW6
Builder: Cemre Shipyard, Yalova.
Launched: 7 February 2018.
In service: 26 August 2018.
Class and type: Car Passenger Ferry (Victoria of Wight G Class)
Tonnage: 8041 gross
Length: 89.7 m (294.3 ft)
Beam: 19.4 m (63.6 ft)
Draught: 2.6 m (8.5 ft)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric/ battery hybrid system. 4x 6-cyl Wärtsilä L20/28 diesel engines driving generators, 4 Voith Schneider 5-bladed cycloidal propellers driven by electric motors.
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity: 1208 passengers, 178 cars
Crew: 11
Port of Anacortes Pier 2
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
2013. Guemes Channel.
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
Guemes Channel.
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
Guemes Channel. The double hull Eagle Bay is 820 ft. long and has capacity to carry 800,000 barrels of oil.
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
Fidalgo Bay.
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
"The Adventuress is a 133-foot gaff-rigged schooner. Built at the Rice Brother’s Boatyard, in East Boothbay, Maine as a private yacht, the ship was launched in 1913. Her owner, John Borden II, the founder of Chicago’s Yellow Cab Co. sailed The Adventuress from Maine, around the tip of South America, and north to the Arctic. Borden intended to sail to Alaska to catch a bowhead whale for the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Borden's efforts to catch a whale failed and he sold Adventuress to the San Francisco Bar Pilots Association, which marked the beginning of her career as a workboat. For 35 years, she transferred pilots to and from cargo vessels near the Farallone Islands. During World War II, she was a United States Coast Guard vessel, guarding San Francisco Bay"
Around 1952, Adventuress was brought to Seattle, where she went through several owners. Eventually, she wound up in the care of Monty Morton and Ernestine Bennett, who managed a non-profit sail training organization called Youth Adventures. Under their ownership, the boat was restored to most of her original lines.
Today Adventuress is operated by the non-profit organization Sound Experience, as a platform for environmental education about Puget Sound."
Guemes Channel. Dakota Creek Floating Drydock DD1.
Built as a tanker in 1938 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp., Manitowoc, Wisc., In 1980 Converted into a Fish Factory.
1938 TRAVERSE CITY SOCONY
1955 - Socony-Mobil Oil Co., Inc., Chicago
1962 - RAYMOND J. BUSHEY Diesel Tanker S. D. Maddock, Inc. (Spentonbush Fuel Transport Service, Inc.), New York
1977 - Diesel Tanker Ira S. Bushey, Inc.
1980 - BERING TRADER Converted to Fish Factory by Bering Trader, Inc., Seattle
1991 - INDEPENDENCE Trident Seafoods Corp., Seattle
Auke Visser's MOBIL Tankers & Tugs Site
On Board The Traverse City Socony in 1954
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
Name: St Cecilia
Owner:
Sealink British Ferries (1987-1990)
Wightlink (1990-2019)
Operator:
Sealink British Ferries (1987-1990)
Wightlink (1990-2019)
Sold to Delcomar, Sardinia
Delcomar (2021-Present)
Port of registry: Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Builder: Cochrane Shipbuilders Ltd, Selby
Yard number: 135
Launched: 4 November 1986
In service: March 1987
Identification
IMO number: 8518546
MMSI number: 235031617
Callsign: MFJT9
FateSold to Delcomar, Sardinia
Class and type: Car Passenger Ferry St Class
Tonnage: 2,968 GT
Length: 77.05 metres (252.8 ft)
Beam: 17.2 metres (56 ft)
Draught: 2.48 metres (8 ft 2 in)
Installed power: 3x 850bhp 6-cyl MAN 6ASL25 diesel engines
Propulsion: 3x Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers
Speed: 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity:
771 passengers
142 cars
Crew: 10-12
Fidalgo Bay.
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
Port of Anacortes Pier 2
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
Strait Arrow was built by Stewart Seacraft in 1964
San Juan Enterprise was built in 1968 as LCM 8537 by Gunderson Brothers Engineering, Portland Oregon for the US Navy. Now used for San Juan Island inter-island cargo and passenger transportation based in Anacortes.
The San Juan Islands comprise, by definition, San Juan County, Washington. At mean high tide, there are over 400 islands and rocks in the archipelago, 128 of which are named, and only four Lopez, Shaw, Orcas & San Juan Island are served by the Washington State Ferry system.
DCI Drydock, Guemes Channel.
"In 1999, Crowley put into service two of the most powerful cycloidal propulsion tugs ever built – the Prince William Sound Class’ Nanuq and Tan’erliq – in Valdez, Alaska. Offering “Best Available Technology” (BAT) these 153-foot, 10,192-HP tugs and their crews have been safely assisting and escorting tankers into and out of Valdez and Prince William Sound."
Wightlink Ferries MV St Clare, mid-passage between Fishbourne and Portsmouth. The Isle of Wight town of Ryde is in the background, with one of Hovertravels' Griffon Hoverwork 12000TDs on the Ryde hover pad.
History
Name: MV St Clare
Operator: Wightlink
Port of registry: London
Route: Portsmouth to Fishbourne
Builder: Remontowa, Gdańsk
Cost: £11.5m
Launched: 26 April 2001
In service: 20 July 2001
Identification:
IMO number: 9236949
MMSI number: 235002514
Callsign: ZNNR5
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class & type: Car Passenger Ferry (St Clare Class)
Tonnage: 5,359 gt
Displacement: 1,939 tonnes
Length: 86.0 m (282.2 ft)
Beam: 18.0 m (59.1 ft)
Draught: 2.6 m (8.5 ft)
Depth: 15.09ft
Decks: 6, including 3 vehicle decks
Installed power: 4x 965bhp Wartsila 5L20C 5-cyl diesel engines, capacity 44 litres per engine.
Propulsion: 4x Voith Schneider 21G 11/115 Cycloidal propellers
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity: 878 passengers, 186 cars
Crew: 10-15