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Fidalgo Bay.
NTSB Final Accident Report:
"The newly built yacht Baaden was being launched stern first down the Fidalgo Marina boat ramp in Anacortes, Washington, with eight shipyard personnel on board when it capsized
after entering the water at 2050 on Sunday, May 18, 2014. The yacht was salvaged but was declared a total constructive loss, estimated at $10 million. Three shipyard personnel who were
trapped below decks for up to half an hour were treated for minor cuts and injuries at local hospitals. No pollution was reported.
New World Yacht Builders began construction of the Baaden in December 2011, working from an existing 80-foot-hull mold built in 2002 by Northern Marine. Like other large Northern
Marine yachts, the vessel was custom designed. The 80-foot mold was lengthened in the midsection and stem, the bow was given more flare, and a swim platform was added. The
resulting 85-foot vessel was designated Northern Marine model 8501 and was the first of its kind. New World described the Baaden as having commercial fishing vessel roots in an 85-foot
European-style, luxury, long-range, oceangoing expedition yacht. The builder, the buyer’s representative, and an interior design firm collaborated on the vessel design and styling. Several sister vessels built to the 80-foot-hull design were completed and are in operation.
Due to water damage to interior woodwork, machinery, and electrical systems and expenses associated with repairing the vessel, at the time of this report the Baaden was considered a total constructive loss with an estimated value of $10 million.
Launch team members inspected the launch cradles, dollies, and equipment after the incident and noted that one of the tires on the forward dolly was flat, and witnesses said they saw
bubbles coming from the forward dolly at the time of the launch. The tire likely was damaged during the initial port roll at 2037.
Probable Cause:
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing of the yacht Baaden during its initial launch was the vessel’s low margin of stability due to the combined effects of a recording error during the final vessel weigh, which resulted in an incorrect assessment of the vessel’s center of gravity, and an overestimation of the weight of installed ballast."
www.ntsb.gov/investigations/accidentreports/pages/MAB1514...
Fidalgo Bay.
NTSB Final Accident Report:
"The newly built yacht Baaden was being launched stern first down the Fidalgo Marina boat ramp in Anacortes, Washington, with eight shipyard personnel on board when it capsized
after entering the water at 2050 on Sunday, May 18, 2014. The yacht was salvaged but was declared a total constructive loss, estimated at $10 million. Three shipyard personnel who were
trapped below decks for up to half an hour were treated for minor cuts and injuries at local hospitals. No pollution was reported.
New World Yacht Builders began construction of the Baaden in December 2011, working from an existing 80-foot-hull mold built in 2002 by Northern Marine. Like other large Northern
Marine yachts, the vessel was custom designed. The 80-foot mold was lengthened in the midsection and stem, the bow was given more flare, and a swim platform was added. The
resulting 85-foot vessel was designated Northern Marine model 8501 and was the first of its kind. New World described the Baaden as having commercial fishing vessel roots in an 85-foot
European-style, luxury, long-range, oceangoing expedition yacht. The builder, the buyer’s representative, and an interior design firm collaborated on the vessel design and styling. Several sister vessels built to the 80-foot-hull design were completed and are in operation.
Due to water damage to interior woodwork, machinery, and electrical systems and expenses associated with repairing the vessel, at the time of this report the Baaden was considered a total constructive loss with an estimated value of $10 million.
Launch team members inspected the launch cradles, dollies, and equipment after the incident and noted that one of the tires on the forward dolly was flat, and witnesses said they saw
bubbles coming from the forward dolly at the time of the launch. The tire likely was damaged during the initial port roll at 2037.
Probable Cause:
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing of the yacht Baaden during its initial launch was the vessel’s low margin of stability due to the combined effects of a recording error during the final vessel weigh, which resulted in an incorrect assessment of the vessel’s center of gravity, and an overestimation of the weight of installed ballast."
www.ntsb.gov/investigations/accidentreports/pages/MAB1514...
The morning sun had barely begun to filter through the lace curtains of Clara’s dormitory room at St. Genevieve’s Academy for Young Ladies, yet she was already awake. The knowledge that she would be photographed today for the school’s promotional materials had filled her with a restless energy, a quiet mixture of excitement and resignation. Today, she would be the embodiment of poise and refinement—a task that required meticulous preparation.
Slipping out of bed, Clara wrapped herself in a silk robe and made her way to the en-suite bathroom. The tiles were cool against her bare feet, a fleeting relief in the already stifling August humidity. She turned on the shower, waiting until the water reached a temperature warm enough to soothe but not so hot as to make the sticky summer air feel worse. As she stepped under the cascade, she tilted her head back, letting the water soak her blonde tresses, feeling the weight of them become heavier against her back.
She reached for the delicate glass bottle of lavender-scented shampoo, working the luxurious lather through her hair. She massaged her scalp with slow, deliberate strokes, knowing that the way her hair fell around her face today would be just as important as the clothes she wore. After rinsing, she applied a fragrant conditioner, running her fingers through the damp strands until they felt impossibly smooth. The thought of the effort required to pin her hair into place later made her sigh, but she pushed the feeling aside. Elegance came at a price.
Her next task was shaving—a tedious ritual but an essential one. She lathered her legs with a creamy foam and drew the razor carefully along her skin, ensuring that not a single stray hair remained. The same care was applied to her underarms, though she found herself rolling her eyes at the necessity of it. If she were not expected to embody grace and perfection, perhaps she could have let such minor details slip. But that was not the world she lived in.
After stepping out of the shower, she patted herself dry with a plush towel before wrapping it around her body. Standing before the mirror, she examined her eyebrows with a critical eye. A few stray hairs disrupted the clean arch she aimed for, and so she took her tweezers and began plucking, wincing slightly at each sharp tug. Pain, like discomfort, was simply another tax on beauty.
Her hair, now towel-dried, needed to be arranged properly. She sectioned it meticulously, first drying it with a round brush, then using heated curlers to add just the right amount of volume. The final touch was an elegant chignon, twisted and pinned at the nape of her neck, leaving not a strand out of place. It was a refined, restrained style—feminine, yet controlled.
Now, onto her makeup. Even in the humidity, she could not afford a single smudge or imperfection. She began with a light foundation, blending it into her skin until it was smooth and even. A dusting of powder ensured that no unwelcome shine would appear in the midday heat. Her cheeks received just the slightest flush of pink, a touch of highlighter accentuating the delicate lines of her face. Her eyes—bright, inquisitive—were framed with a subtle stroke of liner, a careful curl of her lashes, and a whisper of neutral eyeshadow. Lastly, her lips. A muted rose, understated yet sophisticated, was pressed onto them. She stared at herself in the mirror for a long moment, knowing she had achieved the look expected of her. Flawless. Polished. Immaculate.
The next stage of her preparation was dressing, a process as intricate as her grooming. She reached for her underthings first—a white lace bra, delicate but structured, offering just the right amount of lift. Then came the girdle, snug as she pulled it over her waist and hips, its firm embrace dictating her posture, shaping her into the picture of refinement. The garter belt followed, each strap carefully clipped to the tops of sheer nude stockings. She smoothed them over her legs, checking for any imperfections, any wrinkles. They were nearly invisible, but she knew their presence was crucial, the silk whispering against her skin as she moved.
Next was the slip, its satin fabric gliding over her body, an intermediary layer between her skin and the structured clothing that would follow. The entire process felt like an act of transformation, one that required patience, one that made her acutely aware of the discipline required to maintain this poised exterior.
Finally, she reached for her outfit—the crisp white button-down shirt and the navy pleated skirt. The blouse was stiff with starch, its collar pristine, the buttons small and pearl-like under her fingertips. She smoothed the sleeves down to her wrists, making sure the fabric lay perfectly against her frame. The skirt followed, its pleats requiring careful arrangement so that they fanned out just so when she moved. It was restrictive in its own way, but the weight of it was reassuring. It signaled control, composure, a presence that commanded attention.
Slipping her feet into navy pumps, she stood at her full height, adjusting her posture. They were just high enough to elongate her legs, to give her that graceful poise that others would admire. They pinched slightly, a discomfort she had long since learned to ignore. Beauty, after all, was not always kind.
As she walked towards the garden where the photographs would be taken, she felt the weight of her attire, the constraint of the girdle, the careful precision of her hair and makeup. It was, in some ways, a burden—but it was also a form of power. She knew the effect she had, the admiration her appearance would command. It was a game, one she played with skill.
She sat at the wrought-iron table, arranging herself in a poised but effortless manner, the photographer’s camera clicking in rapid succession. The cake before her, the sun glinting against the pond in the background—it was a carefully curated vision of refinement, a picture of disciplined elegance.
After the last shot was taken, Clara decided she needed a moment of solitude. The library seemed like the perfect retreat. As she moved through the grand halls of St. Genevieve’s, she remained constantly aware of her own form, the gentle pressure of the girdle, the subtle squeeze of her shoes.
The heavy oak doors of St. Genevieve’s library creaked softly as Clara stepped inside, momentarily welcoming a breath of humid air before they shut behind her with a resolute thud. The transition from the sweltering gardens to the cool, cavernous library was almost shocking—her skin, still flushed from the heat, prickled under the sudden change in temperature. A moment of relief washed over her, but it was quickly tempered by the lingering constraints of her attire. Though the oppressive warmth of the August afternoon had been left behind, the restrictions imposed by her clothing were inescapable.
She moved carefully between the towering bookshelves, her navy pleated skirt swaying with each measured step, the stiff collar of her blouse grazing the delicate skin of her neck with every turn of her head. The girdle around her waist pressed relentlessly into her stomach, making each breath feel consciously controlled rather than effortless. The stockings encasing her legs felt almost suffocating in the residual humidity, and the subtle pinch of her pumps was an ever-present reminder that elegance came at a cost.
Finding the section on historical fashion, Clara pulled out a heavy tome titled The Evolution of Feminine Attire. She carried it to one of the polished mahogany desks near the window, lowering herself onto the chair with the practiced grace expected of a young lady. As she did, the taut fabric of her skirt resisted, forcing her to smooth it carefully before sitting. The girdle, already merciless, pressed further against her abdomen, making her keenly aware of its hold. She drew in a slow, measured breath, trying to ignore the discomfort as she adjusted her posture, crossing her ankles neatly beneath the chair.
She flipped through the pages, her fingers tracing the elaborate engravings of Victorian corsets, voluminous crinolines, and tightly laced bodices. The descriptions detailed how women of the era were expected to endure hours of preparation each morning, just as she had today—but their sacrifices were far greater. The corset, an unyielding prison of whalebone and laced fabric, constricted their waists to impossibly small proportions, restricting their ability to breathe freely, to move with ease. The layered petticoats and heavy skirts burdened them further, making even the simplest tasks a feat of endurance.
Clara’s gaze lingered on an illustration of a woman being laced into a corset, her arms raised as a maid pulled the ribbons tighter and tighter. She could almost feel the phantom pressure against her own ribs, as if the rigid embrace of her own girdle was tightening in solidarity with the image before her. Absently, she pressed a hand to her midsection, feeling the firm resistance beneath her fingertips. Was she truly so far removed from these women? Her girdle was less severe, her stockings more breathable than thick petticoats, but the fundamental expectation remained unchanged—grace before comfort, poise above ease.
She shifted slightly in her chair, attempting to alleviate the growing ache in her lower back from maintaining such an upright posture. The starched fabric of her blouse chafed ever so slightly against her arms as she moved, the high collar a subtle but constant presence against her throat. Looking down at her hands, she noticed the faint indentations left by her grip on the book, her fingers having unknowingly curled tightly around the edges. The thought unsettled her. Was she merely a modern echo of these women, bound not by corsets and bustles, but by an unspoken expectation of refinement?
The thought both intrigued and frustrated her. She had always taken pride in her appearance, in the admiration her poised demeanor garnered. There was power in beauty, in control. And yet, the very things that granted her that power also restrained her. She wondered if the Victorian women she studied had felt the same contradiction—the simultaneous allure and oppression of their attire. Had they, too, been aware of the fine line between being admired and being confined?
Clara sighed, shifting her gaze toward the grand arched windows of the library. Beyond the glass, the afternoon sun bathed the academy’s gardens in a golden glow. A breeze rustled the leaves, free and untethered. She envied that freedom, even as she remained seated in quiet elegance, a paragon of the very ideals she questioned.
After a moment, she turned back to the book, determined to read on. If she was to endure the demands of her own carefully curated appearance, then at the very least, she would understand the legacy she upheld. And perhaps, in understanding it, she could decide whether to embrace it—or one day, to break free from it.
As Clara delved further into the book, a thought began to take root in her mind—how much worse could it be? If her modern attire already burdened her, how much more restrictive, suffocating, and severe could her outfit become? Her imagination began to weave a darker, more constraining version of her own ensemble, layering new elements of discomfort upon her already encumbered form.
She pictured herself bound in a true Victorian corset, its laces drawn mercilessly by an unseen force, pulling her waist to an unnatural, impossibly narrow shape. She imagined the pressure on her ribs intensifying, each breath reduced to shallow gasps, her spine forced into an unyielding rigidity. The idea sent a shiver down her back, her own girdle feeling suddenly merciful in comparison.
She envisioned herself swathed in even heavier fabrics—an additional petticoat beneath her pleated skirt, thick and stifling against her legs, adding layers of weight that hampered her every step. A cardigan, buttoned up to her throat, further constricting her movements. A structured blazer, tailored to perfection but stiff and unyielding, weighing upon her shoulders like an unspoken command to remain composed. And over it all, a long coat, fastened all the way to her chin, enclosing her in a fortress of fabric.
She imagined a tight hat perched atop her carefully styled hair, its weight pressing upon her scalp, secured by a stifling ribbon tied beneath her chin. A fine veil, sheer but suffocating, draped over her face, limiting her vision and wrapping her in a hazy enclosure. Gloves—silk, long and fitted—encasing her hands in a second skin, making even the simplest gestures a studied effort.
Her mind reeled at the thought. Would she be able to bear it? Was there a point at which fashion transformed from a tool of empowerment into a form of submission? And yet, a small part of her was fascinated. There was an undeniable allure in the thought of such careful presentation, such an extreme devotion to beauty and grace. Would it be worth it?
Clara exhaled, pressing a hand gently to her abdomen, feeling the pressure of her own garments. Her attire was already a lesson in patience and endurance. And yet, compared to the past, she was still free—free to move, to breathe, to cast off these layers if she so chose.
Or was she?
The Peugeot 304 is a small family car which was produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1969 to 1980.
The 304 was introduced to the public at the Paris Motor Show in September 1969. Production of the saloon/sedan on the Sochaux assembly lines was discontinued during the summer of 1979, while the "Break" (estate) was produced until the spring of 1980.
Peugeot, which had always been a financially prudent company, saw a gap in the midsize car market in France, Italy and the rest of Western Europe. By using the smaller 204's midsection, development costs were minimized resulting in a higher profit margin because of the higher pricing structure in the larger, better equipped market. The 304's main competitors on its home market came from Renault and Simca, with Citroen noticeably absent from this sector at the launch. The 304 was a success for Peugeot and was noted for several advanced features under its Pininfarina styled exterior. With its independent suspended front-wheel-drive drivetrain and disc brakes, it rode and handled better than most of its contemporaries, including some cars in higher price brackets. The chassis served Peugeot well and lasted for approximately 24 years adapted to derivative models. There was a distinct upmarket feel to the 304, its handsome lines were well suited to postwar Europe's newly affluent middle classes who desired roomy, advanced and stylish cars to park in their driveways. At about this time the Autoroutes were opening up France and car manufacturers around Europe knew that any car launched hence, would need to add an ability to travel at high speeds, in relative comfort with sure-footed handling to its lineup in order to compete. The 304 fulfilled this brief and became one of the best-selling cars in its market segment.
The car was sold until 1980 and was replaced by the Peugeot 305, which had been launched in 1977.
It was based on the Peugeot 204 with which it shared many components, the most obvious difference being the frontal styling.
National Museum of the US Air Force
Chrysler SM-78/PGM-19A JUPITER
The Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), in service from 1960 to 1963, was an important link between early, short-range rockets and later weapons that could reach any point on Earth. Jupiter was a close relative of the Army's Redstone missile, and its development began in 1956 as a joint US Army and US Navy project. Rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun conceived the Jupiter after the Redstone proved successful, and rockets with a range of up to 1,500 miles seemed possible. Soviet development of similar missiles around the same time underscored the need for Jupiter. President Dwight Eisenhower gave the IRBM high priority in weapons development, second only to the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).
Originally designed for shipboard use, Jupiter was a compromise between Army and Navy designs. In 1956, the Department of Defense gave the USAF responsibility for building and operating all missiles with more than a 200-mile range, but the Army continued developing Jupiter in case the Air Force's Thor IRBM program failed. The first successful Jupiter launch took place in May 1957.
In October 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite-an event that caused the US to greatly speed up missile development to counter the Soviet threat. As Jupiter was quickly made ready, the US explored basing options. The single-stage missile's range of 1,500 miles required bases on the periphery of the USSR. Negotiations with France proved unsuccessful, and finally Italy and Turkey accepted IRBM bases. Italian and Turkish crews trained to operate the missiles, but Americans controlled the nuclear warheads. Two squadrons with a total of 30 missiles were operational at Gioia del Colle, Italy, by 1961; a single squadron of 15 Jupiters became operational at Cigli Air Base, Turkey, in 1962. Due in part to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, the US removed its Jupiter missiles from Italy and Turkey by July 1963.
Jupiter No. 22 is launched on a test flight in Florida, February 27, 1959. The particles flying off the missile's midsection are ice from condensation caused by the missile's super-chilled liquid oxygen propellant. Jupiter ground support equipment was complex, involving vehicles carrying liquid oxygen, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, generators, and other tools
TECHNICAL NOTES
Warhead: Single W-49 in the megaton range
Engine: One Rocketdyne LR-79 of 150,000 lbs thrust
Guidance: All-inertial
Range: 1,500 miles
Length: 60 ft
Diameter: 8 ft 9 in
Weight: 108,804 lbs (fully fueled)
Photos of the 2011 and 2012 Disney Store Classic Pocahontas 12'' dolls, undressed to show their differing leg joints. The new 2012 doll is on left , the old 2011 is on right. The old doll has rubber legs, and more freedom of movement in the hip joints, as well as deeper cut in the ball joint part of the leg to allow the leg to bend closer to the hip when in a sitting position. She also has internal 3-click knee joints. The new doll has hard, smooth plastic legs, hinge knee joints and hinge and pivot ankle joints. She is a bit bow legged due to her knee joints not being precisely made.
I've just experimented by cutting into the leg of the new doll, to extend the ball portion of the joint further around. This is to enable her to sit up with her knees closer together. It has greatly reduced the angle between her legs in the sitting position, from about 45 degrees to less than half that. There seems to be some internal resistence in the hip joints to reducing the angle any further.
Since this is my first experience in grinding plastic using a rotary tool (Dremel 3000 Variable-Speed AC Power Tool), my work is rather crude. I improved the smoothness of my work considerably between the left hip (to the right in the photos) and the right. I used the #953 Aluminum Oxide Grinding Stone at the medium speed setting of 6, as recommended in the instruction manual.
Hi-res version of this picture available at www.snapvillage.com/PictureDetail.aspx?vcb6uh=U82/erNHfXt...
I commend Bambicrony for realizing that adding breasts to a child's body is not sufficient, but giving her an hourglass midsection is just not enough. These are not adult legs in any sense. For one thing, her thighs are too narrow and far apart, dangling from her pelvis like twigs. Really, that whole area is just off-putting. To make matters worse, they have practically no shape and continue right down to her ankles with the slightest curve in her calves they could manage. Did I say ankles? What I meant was cankles. The poor girl doesn't even have that much.
This is actually an area that has been modified from the original - her calves were made longer, making her slightly taller (though still under the official 43cm size). It's possible that this was changed on the Small Breast body as well, but I can't be certain.
HMS Cavalier is a retired C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at East Cowes on 28 March 1943, launched on 7 April 1944, and commissioned on 22 November 1944. She served in World War II and in various commissions in the Far East until she was decommissioned in 1972. After decommissioning she was preserved as a museum ship and currently resides at Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Construction
Cavalier was one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers ordered between 1940 and 1942. She was one of the first ships to be built with the forward and aft portions of her hull welded, with the midsection riveted to ensure strength. The new process gave the ship additional speed. In 1970 a 64-mile race was arranged between Cavalier and the frigate Rapid, which had the same hull form and machinery. Cavalier beat Rapid by 30 yards (27 m) after Rapid lifted a safety valve, reaching an average speed of 31.8 knots (58.9 km/h).
Service history
Cavalier returning to Portsmouth in 1946
After commissioning she joined the 6th Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Home Fleet, and took part in a number of operations off Norway. Most notably in February 1945 she was despatched with the destroyers Myngs and Scorpion[5] to reinforce a convoy from the Kola Inlet in Russia, which had suffered attacks from enemy aircraft and U-boats, and had subsequently been scattered by a violent storm. She and the other escorts reformed the convoy, and returned to Britain with the loss of only three of the thirty-four ships. This action earned Cavalier a battle honour.
Later in 1945 Cavalier was despatched to the Far East, where she provided naval gunfire support during the Battle of Surabaya. In February 1946 she went to Bombay to help quell the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny. After some time in the British Pacific Fleet she was paid off in May 1946 and was placed in reserve at Portsmouth.
Cavalier returned to service in 1957 after a modernisation, which included removing some of her torpedo tubes in favour of Squid anti-submarine mortars. She was again sent to the Far East, and joined the 8th Destroyer Squadron in Singapore. In December 1962 she transported 180 troops from Singapore to Brunei to help suppress a rebellion that became part of the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation. After disembarking the troops she remained in Brunei as a communications centre for several days until other Royal Navy ships arrived to relieve her.
Cavalier was decommissioned in 1972 along with HMS Wellington (moored in London), and is the last surviving British destroyer of World War 2 still in the UK.
After decommissioning[edit]
After decommissioning at Chatham Dockyard, she was laid up in Portsmouth. As a unique survivor, after a five-year campaign led by Lord Louis Mountbatten, the ship was purchased by the Cavalier Trust for £65,000 and handed over on Trafalgar Day 1977 in Portsmouth. By selling the ship to the Trust, the UK Government and the Royal Navy severed all formal connection and responsibility for the ship. A special warrant was issued that allows her to retain the prefix "HMS" (Her Majesty's Ship) and fly the White Ensign, a privilege normally only enjoyed by commissioned ships of the Royal Navy. A similar privilege is enjoyed by another museum ship, the cruiser Belfast.
Moved to Southampton, Cavalier opened as a museum and memorial ship in August 1982. This was not commercially successful, and in October 1983 the ship was moved to Brighton, where she formed the centrepiece of a newly built yacht marina.
In 1987, the ship was brought to the River Tyne to form the centrepiece of a national shipbuilding exhibition centre planned by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in the former shipyard of Hawthorn Leslie and Company, builders of many similar destroyers. The plans for the museum came to nothing, and the borough council, faced with annual maintenance costs of £30,000 and a hardening of public opinion against unnecessary expenditure, resolved to sell the ship and wind up the venture in 1996. The ship sat in a dry dock (owing to a previous list) in a rusting condition, awaiting a buyer or scrapping in situ.
After the reforming of the Cavalier Trust, and a debate in Parliament, in 1998 Cavalier was bought by Chatham Historic Dockyard for display as a museum ship. Arriving on 23 May 1998, Cavalier now resides in No. 2 dry-dock.
On 14 November 2007, Cavalier was officially designated as a war memorial to the 142 Royal Navy destroyers sunk during World War II and the 11,000 men killed on those ships. The unveiling of a bronze monument created by the artist Kenneth Potts was conducted by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The monument is adjacent to the ship at the Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent.
In the summer of 2009 the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust made available accommodation on board the ship for youth groups who wish to stay on board and experience life on board a Royal Naval Destroyer.
In September 2010, Cavalier fired the first full broadside from a ship flying the White Ensign since a firing by the destroyer London in December 1981. This was due to the work of the heritage naval gun crew who restored all three 4.5-in guns back to working condition in conjunction with the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.
In April 2014 Cavalier was added to Google Maps Business View (formerly Google Business Photos) by CInsideMedia Ltd, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of her launch. The tour, which includes Cavalier's engine and gear room, was enhanced with interactive audio hotspots to enable visitors with accessibility issues to explore the ship.
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[SHIPtember 2013 Entry; ParLUGment Crazy 88s Challenge]
The IHS Rocktopula was built in 3853 by the Indi Halton Space Hotel and Cruise Lines to travel at non-relativistic speeds between planets and moons in the Sigma Orionis system. It has a capacity of 1400 passengers and 600 crew. It is a luxury liner, with various entertainment and activity rooms along the central corridor, and front sections. Passengers can dine at one of luxury 10 restaurants, gamble their intergalactic credits at the casino, and partake in zero-G squash, zero-G laser tag and other sporting activities. Passengers are also able to take advantage of the Spa to rejuvenate, as well as slow-sleep beds for reduced aging on longer cruises. Two observation towers adorn the mid-section of the ship for passengers to take in interstellar and planetary sights.
The liner is 1550 metres long, and has a top speed of 2500 kilometres per second. It has 3 main docking ports: one opening into the front reception area where guests arrive, and two along the midsection for loading supplies and crew.
The liner is rated 4 stars by Intergalactic Cruising Monthly.
Notes on the build:
- Incorporates 88 Rock tops (Element ID: 4506778 - Design ID: 42284) as part of the ParLUGment Crazy 88s challenge
- Uses RC train track as the main structural element to gain the length and rigidity (I was surprised how strong it was)
- One-hand swooshable
- I don't usually do spaceships; this is my first SHIP
- 155 studs long, 41 studs wide, 25 studs high
Swoosh Video: youtu.be/kyk3OXvgVNc
Complete set of images: www.flickr.com/photos/rt_bricks/sets/72157636033053224/
2023's SHIPtember build is (I think) complete!
A chunkier and generally bigger build than last year's cruiser Aegirocassis, this is my first ever minifig-scale SHIP and a departure from previous build strategies on a number of fronts:
- For the first time I tumbled to the idea of building the vessel in sections and snapping the sections together afterwards, so the crew section, spinal midsection and engine block were all built separately. I've heard of other people doing this before, but it's always gone against all my childhood instincts to build it in one piece and build it strong.
I tell you, though: it was a lot more manageable only having to manipulate a piece of the whole to put it together. From now on, unless there are other considerations, this is how I build SHIPs.
- As stated earlier, it's minifig scale, and by far the largest minifig-scale space construction I have yet built. There's a lot of fun to be had building a really large minifig-scale ship, but I'd always felt unable to produce a sufficiently interesting interior and if you're building at 'fig scale you really have to. This didn't need or get a really spectacular interior compartment, but baby steps.
- It's a civilian vessel. The "LCS" in the name I eventually settled on stands for "Light Container Ship"; I envisage this as being a spacegoing equivalent to a long-haul big rig as opposed to a giant commercial freighter; something that can haul 1-2 standard shipping containers (not included) held in magnetic clamps beneath the central spine. Previous SHIPs have all been decidedly military or at least explorer-type vessels, as well as being microscale they've been loaded with at least a few notable gun emplacements; this one is completely unarmed. It still follows my typical naming conventions, though, because I've named it after an animal, a stellar object or a mythological creature. Two of those at once, in fact.
- It didn't even use all of my blue, light bley and trans yellow, though it did come close. I'm contemplating building a little spacegoing Trans Am to go along with the spacegoing truck, for a real Smokey and the Bandit flavour....
Clocking in at 103 studs and thus beating out last year's submission by a single stud, the build is done.
Various angles to show off some of the features as well as the classic side view poster shot. Enjoy.
A major storm swept across the midsection of the U.S. We got some of it in Cleveland. Here is what the sunset looked like over downtown Cleveland in the storm's aftermath.
"Hey girls! If you are looking for one piece swimwear, Our Farah One-Piece suit gives you that sizzling, classic, elegant silhouette that you crave for.
Some Features of our Farah one piece:
Sizzling front and back midsection cut out
Strap Details
Back strap snap closure
High cuts
Cleavage monster
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Jarama (327 Made 1970-76)
The Jarama (pronounced Yah-RAH-mah) was named for a district in Spain renowned for breeding fighting bulls, and not for the F1 track outside Madrid as many believe. It was first introduced to the public in the spring of 1970 at the Geneva Motor Show. Styling by Bertone's Marcello Gandini resulted in a roomy, glassy coupe deliberately unspectacular, maybe even somewhat mediocre in design but one that surely must have had some influence on the later Toyota Celica/Supra line and MVS Venturi.
Although the body was designed and pressed by Bertone at its Grugliasco factory, final assembly continued in the hands of Marazzi. The Jarama was built on a shortened version of the Espada's sheet steel platform that Bertone was still building for Lamborghini. The Jarama chassis was shortened by 10.6 inches but the rest of the engine and running gear were virtually untouched. Remarkably though, the Jarama weighed in as one of the heaviest Lamborghini's ever built even with the missing midsection.
177 GT's and only 150 of the GTS model were built, for a total of 327 Jaramas.
I was really excited to see this ship so beautifully preserved as it is identical to the Richard Montgomery which full of ammunition, foundered and sank at Sheerness Middle Sand in the Thames estuary.
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SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty ship built during World War II, one of the 2,710 used to carry cargo during the war. The ship was wrecked off the Nore in the Thames Estuary in 1944 with around 1,400 tonnes (1,500 short tons) of explosives on board, which continue to be a hazard to the area.
The ship was built by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company in its second year of operations, and was the seventh of the 82 such ships built by that yard. Laid down on 15 March 1943, she was launched on 15 June 1943, and completed on 29 July 1943, given the official ship number 243756, and named after General Richard Montgomery, an Irish-American soldier who was killed during the American Revolutionary War.
In August 1944, on what was to be its final voyage, the ship left Hog Island, Philadelphia, where it had been loaded with 6,127 tons of munitions[citation needed].
It travelled from the Delaware river to the Thames Estuary, then anchored while awaiting the formation of a convoy to travel to Cherbourg, France, which had come under Allied control on 27 July 1944 during the Battle of Normandy.
When Richard Montgomery arrived off Southend, it came under the authority of the Thames naval control at HMS Leigh located at the end of Southend Pier. The harbour master, responsible for all shipping movements in the estuary, ordered the ship to a berth off the north edge of Sheerness middle sands. On 20 August 1944, it dragged anchor and ran aground on a sandbank around 250 metres from the Medway Approach Channel, in a depth of 24 feet (7.3 m) of water. The general dry cargo liberty ship had an average draught of 28 ft (8.5 m); however, the Montgomery was trimmed to a draught of 31 ft (9.4 m). The ship broke its back on sand banks near the Isle of Sheppey about 1.5 miles (2.5 km) from Sheerness and 5 miles (8 km) from Southend.
A Rochester-based stevedore company was given the job of removing the cargo, which began on 23 August 1944, using the ship's own cargo handling equipment. By the next day, the ship's hull had cracked open, causing several cargo holds at the bow end to flood. The salvage operation continued until 25 September, when the ship was finally abandoned before all the cargo had been recovered. Subsequently, the ship broke into two separate parts, roughly at the midsection.
During the enquiry following the shipwreck it was revealed that several ships moored nearby had noticed the Montgomery drifting towards the sandbank. They had attempted to signal an alert by sounding their sirens without avail, since throughout this Captain Wilkie of the Montgomery was asleep. The ship's chief officer was unable to explain why he had not alerted the captain. A Board of Inquiry concluded that the anchorage the harbour master assigned had placed the ship in jeopardy, and returned the Montgomery's captain to full duty within a week.
According to a survey conducted in 2000 by the United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency,[1] the wreck still held munitions containing approximately 1,400 tonnes (1,500 short tons) of TNT high explosive.[1] These comprise the following items of ordnance:
286 × 2,000 lb (910 kg) high explosive "Blockbuster" bombs[7]
4,439 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs of various types
1,925 × 500 lb (230 kg) bombs
2,815 fragmentation bombs and bomb clusters
Various explosive booster charges
Various smoke bombs, including white phosphorus bombs
Various pyrotechnic signals
Because of the presence of the large quantity of unexploded ordnance, the ship is monitored by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and is clearly marked on the relevant Admiralty Charts. In 1973 it became the first wreck designated as dangerous under section 2 of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. There is an exclusion zone around it monitored visually and by radar.
Designer Jasmine has been fully deboxed, and is posed standing, supported by the custom doll stand. Her overskirt, freed from the factory restraints, is now wider than the doll stand, and is allowed to drape over the edges of the base. The sunlight was fading as I was taking these photos, so some of the closeups used flash.
First look at the Disney Princess Designer Collection Jasmine Doll. She was released in October 2011, and I got her from eBay shortly afterwards, so It's been more than a year and a half since I got this doll. But I have not yet deboxed her, and this the first time I am doing a full photoshoot of her. I will photograph her boxed, during her deboxing, and fully deboxed.
My Designer Jasmine doll is a limited edition doll that was produced and sold exclusively by the Disney Store, and is numbered 5645 of 6000. She is based on the heroine from the Disney animated feature Aladdin (1992). She comes in an acrylic case with a built-in doll stand, with a base that has a golden filigree design, and a golden metallic nameplate. There is also a cardboard cover for the case that I have not photographed here.
She is 11 1/2'' tall, and has the same body as the other Designer Princess dolls, with jointed neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips and knees (internal). She has rubber legs and fixed ankles, with feet angled for high heels.
She has jet black, 12'' long hair tied into a floor length pony tail. There are two golden elastic hairties in the upper and middle part of the ponytail, and the lower portion of her hair has loose curls. It is very soft and shiny. There were a few stray hairs, but I left them alone and did not comb it, as I thought her hair was neat enough as it was out of the box. She has light brown skin, and a unique face sculpt that is very pretty and movie accurate. She has large dark brown almond shaped eyes that are glancing towards her right. She has light blue-green eye shadow, and thick black eyebrows. She has rooted eyelashes, that are tapered in length from short to long, then at the ends there are very long curved antenna like lashes. She has a small straight nose, full dark purple lips in with a closed mouth smile. She has very pale red rouge on her cheeks.
Her three piece gown is made of bright blue-green satin and light blue organza. Her bodice is cropped short to reveal her midsection (including her belly button), and consists of light blue organza embedded with golden gems, draped over her upper arms, and gemmed blue-green satin lower and back sections. Her blue-green satin skirt is floor length and is figure hugging, flairing out at the bottom. It is hemmed and there is a light blue polyester lining. There is a very wide overskirt of the double layered light blue satin. I is open in front, but can be wrapped around to completely cover her inner skirt, or can be folded to reveal her inner skirt.
She is wearing light blue-green high heeled shoes, which match the color of her skirt.
Her accessories include earrings, a chain belt with pendant and Aladdin's lamp. The earrings are large golden triangles with gold colored gems. Her belt is made of fine gold chain, with a large round jeweled pendant just below her waist that gathers the strands of the chain together, the remainder of which fall almost to the floor. In her right hand is a golden lamp that is bejeweled with yellow gems. The top of the lamp is removable (it is held in place with rubber bands, which I left in place).
There were no real surprises revealed by deboxing her, although it was nice to see the full extent of her overskirt. I was also glad to take her out of her awkward head pose, which was a common problem among the Designer Princesses. One thing I didn't like was that her top was a little too short, and revealed her waist joint (that enables her to spin her upper body around 360 degrees). Tugging on her top didn't move it enough to hide the joint in the front. As a consequence, her waist joint moved very freely, and her upper body tended to turn whenever she was handled, aided by her long hair. Also her long luxurious hair is very heavy, so tends to pull her backwards slightly when she is posed on the display stand. Designer Rapunzel has a similar problem. Her very wide floor length overskirt and floor length hair make it difficult to rebox her neatly, which is a common problem with the Designer dolls with very wide floor length skirts.
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[SHIPtember 2013 Entry; ParLUGment Crazy 88s Challenge]
The IHS Rocktopula was built in 3853 by the Indi Halton Space Hotel and Cruise Lines to travel at non-relativistic speeds between planets and moons in the Sigma Orionis system. It has a capacity of 1400 passengers and 600 crew. It is a luxury liner, with various entertainment and activity rooms along the central corridor, and front sections. Passengers can dine at one of luxury 10 restaurants, gamble their intergalactic credits at the casino, and partake in zero-G squash, zero-G laser tag and other sporting activities. Passengers are also able to take advantage of the Spa to rejuvenate, as well as slow-sleep beds for reduced aging on longer cruises. Two observation towers adorn the mid-section of the ship for passengers to take in interstellar and planetary sights.
The liner is 1550 metres long, and has a top speed of 2500 kilometres per second. It has 3 main docking ports: one opening into the front reception area where guests arrive, and two along the midsection for loading supplies and crew.
The liner is rated 4 stars by Intergalactic Cruising Monthly.
Notes on the build:
- Incorporates 88 Rock tops (Element ID: 4506778 - Design ID: 42284) as part of the ParLUGment Crazy 88s challenge
- Uses RC train track as the main structural element to gain the length and rigidity (I was surprised how strong it was)
- One-hand swooshable
- I don't usually do spaceships; this is my first SHIP
- 155 studs long, 41 studs wide, 25 studs high
Swoosh Video: youtu.be/kyk3OXvgVNc
Complete set of images: www.flickr.com/photos/rt_bricks/sets/72157636033053224/
My parents took pictures of my expanding midsection to send to my grandma. The shadow makes my stomach look a little bigger than it actually was. I wish I also had something to blame my butt on.
Actually, looking at this photo I think my dad photoshopped the stomach shadow out, so that really is how big my stomach was.
Ladies, when you look at yourself in the mirror, what kind of fruit do you see? Is your body shaped more like an apple or a pear? If you tend to carry fat through your hips and thighs, you are a pear. You are also in luck! What's so lucky about being bottom-heavy? According to new research out of Harvard Medical School, that buttock and hip fat may actually be 'protecting you against type 2 diabetes'. <--- Good for you Laies
Researchers say that while those with apple shaped bodies - where fat is stored in the midsection - were found to be more prone to type 2 diabetes and heart disease, pear-shaped bodies were less likely to suffer from these disorders.
So ladies, grow up your Butt... mens would like it! ^_^
White Sands Missile Range Museum
Thrust Unit XM482 Semitrailer. Covered and uncovered views of the trailers here:
www.myarmyredstonedays.com/pdf_folder/june_59_page_40.pdf
Trailer being opened, exposing "thrust unit" portion of the missile:
www.wsmr-history.org/RedstoneFirst6.htm
www.wsmr-history.org/RedstoneFirst7.htm
www.myarmyredstonedays.com/Photos/page14/feb_59_001.html
www.myarmyredstonedays.com/Photos/page14/feb_59_002.html
www.myarmyredstonedays.com/Photos/page14/feb_59_003.html
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Redstone was the Army's largest surface-to-surface ballistic missile. Modified Redstone rockets launched America's first satellite and first human into space. Developed by Wernher Von Braun, Redstone is a direct descendant of the German V-2 rocket.
As a field artillery missile, Redstone was designed to extend the firepower and range of conventional artillery cannon against ground targets. It could deliver a nuclear or high-explosive warhead to targets 200 miles away. In 1951, a nuclear warhead meant a 3-ton package. Since Redstone was a ballistic missile, its initial trajectory and guidance was provided by the launcher. Great care was taken to level the missile and to orient the stabilized platform accurately in the direction of the target.
Redstone's liquid-fueled engine burned alcohol and liquid oxygen, producing about 75,000 pounds of thrust. At burnout, or when the propellant was exhausted, it had a speed of 3,800 miles per hour (6,116 kilometers per hour). For guidance, Redstone had a totally new pure-inertial guidance system using air-bearing gyros. Beyond the earth's atmosphere the inertial guidance system directed it toward the target. After reaching the proper speed, the rocket engine cut out and dropped off, along with the fuel tanks. Then the guidance system and warhead coasted to the target.
As a field artillery missile, Redstone was mobile and transportable by plane, truck or train. However, when on the move, it needed a convoy eighteen miles long, with 200 vehicles carrying approximately 10,000 individual pieces of equipment and more than 600 men. The Redstone itself was carried on three trucks-its nose section (warhead) midsection (power plant and fuel tanks) and tail section- to be assembled in the field.
Named after Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, where it was developed and built, Redstone's development was triggered by outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 to counter Soviet Cold War threats. The first Redstone missile was launched on August 20, 1953 from the Army's missile test range at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and traveled 8,000 yards (7,315 meters). Thirty-six more were launched rough 1958, testing structure, engine performance, guidance and control, tracking and telemetry. On May 16, 1958, combat-ready soldiers fired their first Redstone rocket. It was put into U.S. Army service in Germany that June.
Redstone has been called the Model-T of the Free World's space program. A solid-fuel fourth stage was added to it and Redstone became the Jupiter-C rocket. On January 31, 1958, a Jupiter-C lifted America's first orbiting satellite, Explorer I, into space.
Starting in 1959, warhead some Redstone rockets were modified for NASA's Mercury program. Propellant tanks were elongated by 96 inches, adding 20 seconds of burn time. The section was replaced by the Mercury capsule and escape tower. The first of these Mercury Redstone rockets was tested at Cape Canaveral on December 19, 1960. On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space when he was launched on a suborbital flight in a Mercury capsule by a Redstone rocket engine.
Between 1958 and 1962, eighteen Redstone missiles were fired at White Sands Missile Range. Pershing replaced Redstone beginning in 1960.
Length: 69 ft
Diameter: 70 in
Weight: 30 tons
Propellant: Liquid
Range: 200 miles
First Fired: 1958
Stern and midsection of the Princimar Faith - a crude oil tanker
Princimar Faith
a crude oil tanker
IMO: 9248409
Call Sign: V7UZ2
Flag: Marshall Island
Built: 2005 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine engineering
vessel shape: monohull ship
length 274.0m
beam: 44.0m
Gross Tonnage: 83616 tonnes
owner: Faith Holdings LLC
Manager: Northern Marine Management Ltd
locator: MNE_7235 txt
image by Photo George
copyright: ©2012 GCheatle
all rights reserved
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I was messing around with some ideas I had for a fighter and came up with this. After a lot of structural and aesthetic upgrades (it's actually really sturdy now) this is the final result.
The Black Widow is designed entirely to be a stealth ship. It has several hidden weapon systems that fold/ hide away to give a harmless look. These include: 5 repeating canons, 2 thermal/radar tracking missile launchers, and 2 pairs of micro-missile launchers that double as landing gear. The Black Widow's cockpit is a one-man, easily accessible cockpit. It is powered by a small cold fusion reactor buried in the midsection of the ship. This sleek and elegant fighter is the personal starship of outlaw and mercenary Nathan Carter.
[SHIPtember 2013 Entry; ParLUGment Crazy 88s Challenge]
The IHS Rocktopula was built in 3853 by the Indi Halton Space Hotel and Cruise Lines to travel at non-relativistic speeds between planets and moons in the Sigma Orionis system. It has a capacity of 1400 passengers and 600 crew. It is a luxury liner, with various entertainment and activity rooms along the central corridor, and front sections. Passengers can dine at one of luxury 10 restaurants, gamble their intergalactic credits at the casino, and partake in zero-G squash, zero-G laser tag and other sporting activities. Passengers are also able to take advantage of the Spa to rejuvenate, as well as slow-sleep beds for reduced aging on longer cruises. Two observation towers adorn the mid-section of the ship for passengers to take in interstellar and planetary sights.
The liner is 1550 metres long, and has a top speed of 2500 kilometres per second. It has 3 main docking ports: one opening into the front reception area where guests arrive, and two along the midsection for loading supplies and crew.
The liner is rated 4 stars by Intergalactic Cruising Monthly.
Notes on the build:
- Incorporates 88 Rock tops (Element ID: 4506778 - Design ID: 42284) as part of the ParLUGment Crazy 88s challenge
- Uses RC train track as the main structural element to gain the length and rigidity (I was surprised how strong it was)
- One-hand swooshable
- I don't usually do spaceships; this is my first SHIP
- 155 studs long, 41 studs wide, 25 studs high
Swoosh Video: youtu.be/kyk3OXvgVNc
Complete set of images: www.flickr.com/photos/rt_bricks/sets/72157636033053224/
2023's SHIPtember build is (I think) complete!
A chunkier and generally bigger build than last year's cruiser Aegirocassis, this is my first ever minifig-scale SHIP and a departure from previous build strategies on a number of fronts:
- For the first time I tumbled to the idea of building the vessel in sections and snapping the sections together afterwards, so the crew section, spinal midsection and engine block were all built separately. I've heard of other people doing this before, but it's always gone against all my childhood instincts to build it in one piece and build it strong.
I tell you, though: it was a lot more manageable only having to manipulate a piece of the whole to put it together. From now on, unless there are other considerations, this is how I build SHIPs.
- As stated earlier, it's minifig scale, and by far the largest minifig-scale space construction I have yet built. There's a lot of fun to be had building a really large minifig-scale ship, but I'd always felt unable to produce a sufficiently interesting interior and if you're building at 'fig scale you really have to. This didn't need or get a really spectacular interior compartment, but baby steps.
- It's a civilian vessel. The "LCS" in the name I eventually settled on stands for "Light Container Ship"; I envisage this as being a spacegoing equivalent to a long-haul big rig as opposed to a giant commercial freighter; something that can haul 1-2 standard shipping containers (not included) held in magnetic clamps beneath the central spine. Previous SHIPs have all been decidedly military or at least explorer-type vessels, as well as being microscale they've been loaded with at least a few notable gun emplacements; this one is completely unarmed. It still follows my typical naming conventions, though, because I've named it after an animal, a stellar object or a mythological creature. Two of those at once, in fact.
- It didn't even use all of my blue, light bley and trans yellow, though it did come close. I'm contemplating building a little spacegoing Trans Am to go along with the spacegoing truck, for a real Smokey and the Bandit flavour....
Clocking in at 103 studs and thus beating out last year's submission by a single stud, the build is done.
Various angles to show off some of the features as well as the classic side view poster shot. Enjoy.
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The masts are scheduled to be removed this year, leaving no visible sign of the wreck.
The SS 'Richard Montgomery' was built by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company in its second year of operations, and was the seventh of the 82 such ships built by that yard. Laid down on 15 March 1943, she was launched on 15 June 1943, and completed on 29 July 1943, given the official ship number 243756, and named after General Richard Montgomery, an Irish-American soldier who was killed during the American Revolutionary War.
In August 1944, on what was to be its final voyage, the ship left Hog Island, Philadelphia, where it had been loaded with 6,127 tons of munitions.
It travelled from the Delaware river to the Thames Estuary, then anchored while awaiting the formation of a convoy to travel to Cherbourg, France, which had come under Allied control on 27 July 1944 during the Battle of Normandy.
When Richard Montgomery arrived off Southend, it came under the authority of the Thames naval control at HMS Leigh located at the end of Southend Pier. The harbour master, responsible for all shipping movements in the estuary, ordered the ship to a berth off the north edge of Sheerness middle sands, an area designated as the Great Nore Anchorage.
On 20 August 1944, it dragged anchor and ran aground on a sandbank around 250 metres from the Medway Approach Channel,[5] in a depth of 24 feet (7.3 m) of water. The general dry cargo liberty ship had an average draught of 28 ft (8.5 m); however, the Montgomery was trimmed to a draught of 31 ft (9.4 m). As the tide went down, the ship broke its back on sand banks near the Isle of Sheppey about 1.5 miles (2.5 km) from Sheerness and 5 miles (8 km) from Southend.
A Rochester-based stevedore company was given the job of removing the cargo, which began on 23 August 1944, using the ship's own cargo handling equipment. By the next day, the ship's hull had cracked open, causing several cargo holds at the bow end to flood. The salvage operation continued until 25 September, when the ship was finally abandoned before all the cargo had been recovered. Subsequently, the ship broke into two separate parts, roughly at the midsection.
During the inquiry following the shipwreck it was revealed that several ships moored nearby had noticed the Montgomery drifting towards the sandbank. They had attempted to signal an alert by sounding their sirens without avail, since throughout this Captain Wilkie of the Montgomery was asleep. The ship's chief officer was unable to explain why he had not alerted the captain. A Board of Inquiry concluded that the anchorage the harbour master assigned had placed the ship in jeopardy, and returned the Montgomery's captain to full duty within a week.
SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty ship built during World War II, one of the 2,710 used to carry cargo during the war. The ship was wrecked off the Nore in the Thames Estuary in 1944 with around 1,400 tonnes (1,500 short tons) of explosives on board which continue to be a hazard to the area.
Mulberry harbours were temporary portable harbours developed by the British during World War II to facilitate the rapid offloading of cargo onto beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. After the Allies successfully held beachheads following D-Day, two prefabricated harbours were taken in sections across the English Channel from Britain with the invading army and assembled off Omaha (Mulberry "A") and Gold Beach (Mulberry "B").
The Mulberry harbours were to be used until the Allies could capture a French port; initially thought to be around three months. However although Antwerp in Belgium was captured on 4 September 1944, the Port of Antwerp was not opened until 28 November as the approaches to the port were held by the Germans until the (delayed) Battle of the Scheldt was won. Two French ports were eventually available; the port of Boulogne on 14 October after Operation Wellhit and the port of Calais in November after Operation Undergo. Montgomery insisted that the First Canadian Army clear the German garrisons in Boulogne, Calais and Dunkirk (which was held until 9 May 1945) first before the Scheldt although the French ports were "resolutely defended" and had all suffered demolitions so would not be navigable for some time. The success of Operation Dragoon meant that the southern French ports of Marseille and Toulon were available in October.
So the need for the harbour at Gold Beach lessened only about five months after D-Day. It was used for 10 months after D-Day; and over 2.5 million men, 500,000 vehicles, and 4 million tonnes of supplies were landed at Gold Beach before it was fully decommissioned. The Mulberry harbour at Omaha Beach had been severely damaged in a storm in late June 1944 and was abandoned. This one, off Shoeburyness, was damaged whilst being towed to France, and abandoned at it's current site.
The kid must be growing a lot because suddenly my midsection has doubled. Surely it is because of the 22 week fetus and not the tubs of ice cream, right?
Oh, I finally got an iPhone!
And it only took a year to convince Pants I needed one :)
Model: Kelly
Photographer: Trevor Loken
strobist:
ABR800 at 1/2 power about 8 feet from the face through MU30 30" Moon Unit
AB400 at 1/8 power bare camera left aimed at midsection
triggered via Cactus V4/SB-600 combo (SB-600 not used in the exposure)
[SHIPtember 2013 Entry; ParLUGment Crazy 88s Challenge]
The IHS Rocktopula was built in 3853 by the Indi Halton Space Hotel and Cruise Lines to travel at non-relativistic speeds between planets and moons in the Sigma Orionis system. It has a capacity of 1400 passengers and 600 crew. It is a luxury liner, with various entertainment and activity rooms along the central corridor, and front sections. Passengers can dine at one of luxury 10 restaurants, gamble their intergalactic credits at the casino, and partake in zero-G squash, zero-G laser tag and other sporting activities. Passengers are also able to take advantage of the Spa to rejuvenate, as well as slow-sleep beds for reduced aging on longer cruises. Two observation towers adorn the mid-section of the ship for passengers to take in interstellar and planetary sights.
The liner is 1550 metres long, and has a top speed of 2500 kilometres per second. It has 3 main docking ports: one opening into the front reception area where guests arrive, and two along the midsection for loading supplies and crew.
The liner is rated 4 stars by Intergalactic Cruising Monthly.
Notes on the build:
- Incorporates 88 Rock tops (Element ID: 4506778 - Design ID: 42284) as part of the ParLUGment Crazy 88s challenge
- Uses RC train track as the main structural element to gain the length and rigidity (I was surprised how strong it was)
- One-hand swooshable
- I don't usually do spaceships; this is my first SHIP
- 155 studs long, 41 studs wide, 25 studs high
Swoosh Video: youtu.be/kyk3OXvgVNc
Complete set of images: www.flickr.com/photos/rt_bricks/sets/72157636033053224/
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To see the TV interview click (thanks to Chris Darling):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7utryGZ25dg
Jim Cirile
Published: Saturday April 22, 2006
Neil Young wants to keep on rockin' the free world.
His new record, Living With War, makes very clear that if the Bush regime is allowed to continue, there may not be a free world to rock for much longer.
On Friday, April 21, 2006, Justice Through Music was invited to a secret preview of the entire CD at Reprise Records Burbank headquarters. At 7:30 pm, a small cadre of people were ushered into a special listening room, and for the next 50 minutes, listen we did.
Let's get one thing out of the way right now: this album rocks. It's post '80s electric Neil Young at his grunge best, and of the 10 cuts on Living With War, the first eight are mostly uptempo rockers. In fact, this may be the 60-year-old Young's most crossover-worthy album yet, since many of the songs should appeal to fans of bands as diverse as Green Day and Pearl Jam and will likely be embraced on campuses across America.
But there's one other tiny thing that makes this record stand out: it is one motherfucker of a protest album. In fact, Living With War may just be the Fahrenheit 9/11 of rock.
The album kicks off with the tight wistful rocker, "After the Garden." Its strong hook sets the tone by hearkening back to Woodstock—remember what we were fighting for in the '60s, folks? It's all been dashed. Next up: "Living With War," a good cut that had toes tapping. But the room really came alive with the third cut, "Restless Consumer," a headbanging indictment of both American consumerism and the manipulation of the public by the corporate media. Young breaks into an almost rap-style rant in the choruses, with the refrain, "We don't need no more lies!" No, we do not.
The fourth cut, "Shock and Awe," skewers our botched "liberation" of Iraq due to hubris and deliberately falsified intel. By this point it is clear Young is not pulling any punches. The lyrics are sometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes humorous, sometimes laden with uncomfortable truth.
Cuts 5 and 6, "Families" and "Flags of Freedom" examine the effect of war on us all, and "Flags" stops you dead with this thought-provoking lyric, "Do you think that you believe in yours more than they do theirs somehow?"
But Young kicks out the proverbial jams with the album's centerpiece, "Let's Impeach the President." This song is a blistering, barnstorming indictment of our Commander-in-Thief, and Young borrows a page from Michael Moore here by letting Bush destroy himself with his own words. In the song's midsection, Bush's own recorded contradictory statements are juxtaposed against one another to create an incontrovertible pastiche of lies and contradictions while the background singers chant, "Flip… Flop… Flip… Flop…" Incendiary. The CD is worth buying for this one song alone.
The tone grows wistful again (but with a ray of hope) in "Looking for a Leader," in which Young hopes someone, anyone, will step up to clean out the corruption—"Maybe it's Obama, but he thinks that he's too young… Maybe it's a woman, or a black man after all…" The CD finally downshifts with the tender, slower "Roger and Out," a look back on the "old hippie highway" and the fresh and perhaps naïve ideals of youth. Finally, Young closes with a showstopper—a full choral version of "America the Beautiful," featuring a 100-person choir. No gimmicks here—it is simply a traditional and deeply moving rendition of the song which, after the rest of Living With War, making it quite clear that Young not only loves America, but wants to see it returned to its former glory. Soon.
The really remarkable thing is that the CD captures a live sound like few others do. It really sounds like you're in the room with Young and his 3-piece band as they blaze through the tunes. The album was recorded in a week with minimal overdubs, and this contributes an amazing vitality and urgency to the whole package. The choir and occasional trumpet add zing to an otherwise hard-rockin' bass-guitar-drum assault.
Says Reprise's Dan Rose, "We prefer to let the music speak for itself," and that it does—in volumes. If you're a fan of Young's, buy this. If you're not, consider buying it anyway. Young is saying out loud what most of America is feeling right now and what the corporate media refuses to allow to be said. Rock and roll at its best has always been about rebellion. And just in time, Living With War gives it to us in spades.
For more info on this record, please visit www.neilyoung.com and www.jtmp.org.
HMS Cavalier a retired C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.
She was laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at East Cowes on 28 March 1943, launched on 7 April 1944, and commissioned on 22 November 1944.
She served in World War II and in various commissions in the Far East until she was decommissioned in 1972.
Cavalier was one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers ordered between 1940 and 1942.
She was one of the first ships to be built with the forward and aft portions of her hull welded, with the midsection riveted to ensure strength.
The new process gave the ship additional speed.
In 1970 a 64-mile race was arranged between Cavalier and the frigate Rapid, which had the same hull form and machinery. Cavalier beat Rapid by 30 yards (27 m) after Rapid lifted a safety valve, reaching an average speed of 31.8 knots (58.9 km/h).
After decommissioning she was preserved as a museum ship and currently resides at Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Fidalgo Bay.
NTSB Final Accident Report:
"The newly built yacht Baaden was being launched stern first down the Fidalgo Marina boat ramp in Anacortes, Washington, with eight shipyard personnel on board when it capsized
after entering the water at 2050 on Sunday, May 18, 2014. The yacht was salvaged but was declared a total constructive loss, estimated at $10 million. Three shipyard personnel who were
trapped below decks for up to half an hour were treated for minor cuts and injuries at local hospitals. No pollution was reported.
New World Yacht Builders began construction of the Baaden in December 2011, working from an existing 80-foot-hull mold built in 2002 by Northern Marine. Like other large Northern
Marine yachts, the vessel was custom designed. The 80-foot mold was lengthened in the midsection and stem, the bow was given more flare, and a swim platform was added. The
resulting 85-foot vessel was designated Northern Marine model 8501 and was the first of its kind. New World described the Baaden as having commercial fishing vessel roots in an 85-foot
European-style, luxury, long-range, oceangoing expedition yacht. The builder, the buyer’s representative, and an interior design firm collaborated on the vessel design and styling. Several sister vessels built to the 80-foot-hull design were completed and are in operation.
Due to water damage to interior woodwork, machinery, and electrical systems and expenses associated with repairing the vessel, at the time of this report the Baaden was considered a total constructive loss with an estimated value of $10 million.
Launch team members inspected the launch cradles, dollies, and equipment after the incident and noted that one of the tires on the forward dolly was flat, and witnesses said they saw
bubbles coming from the forward dolly at the time of the launch. The tire likely was damaged during the initial port roll at 2037.
Probable Cause:
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing of the yacht Baaden during its initial launch was the vessel’s low margin of stability due to the combined effects of a recording error during the final vessel weigh, which resulted in an incorrect assessment of the vessel’s center of gravity, and an overestimation of the weight of installed ballast."
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HMS Cavalier is a retired C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at East Cowes on 28 March 1943, launched on 7 April 1944, and commissioned on 22 November 1944. She served in World War II and in various commissions in the Far East until she was decommissioned in 1972. After decommissioning she was preserved as a museum ship and currently resides at Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Construction
Cavalier was one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers ordered between 1940 and 1942. She was one of the first ships to be built with the forward and aft portions of her hull welded, with the midsection riveted to ensure strength. The new process gave the ship additional speed. In 1970 a 64-mile race was arranged between Cavalier and the frigate Rapid, which had the same hull form and machinery. Cavalier beat Rapid by 30 yards (27 m) after Rapid lifted a safety valve, reaching an average speed of 31.8 knots (58.9 km/h).
Service history
Cavalier returning to Portsmouth in 1946
After commissioning she joined the 6th Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Home Fleet, and took part in a number of operations off Norway. Most notably in February 1945 she was despatched with the destroyers Myngs and Scorpion[5] to reinforce a convoy from the Kola Inlet in Russia, which had suffered attacks from enemy aircraft and U-boats, and had subsequently been scattered by a violent storm. She and the other escorts reformed the convoy, and returned to Britain with the loss of only three of the thirty-four ships. This action earned Cavalier a battle honour.
Later in 1945 Cavalier was despatched to the Far East, where she provided naval gunfire support during the Battle of Surabaya. In February 1946 she went to Bombay to help quell the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny. After some time in the British Pacific Fleet she was paid off in May 1946 and was placed in reserve at Portsmouth.
Cavalier returned to service in 1957 after a modernisation, which included removing some of her torpedo tubes in favour of Squid anti-submarine mortars. She was again sent to the Far East, and joined the 8th Destroyer Squadron in Singapore. In December 1962 she transported 180 troops from Singapore to Brunei to help suppress a rebellion that became part of the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation. After disembarking the troops she remained in Brunei as a communications centre for several days until other Royal Navy ships arrived to relieve her.
Cavalier was decommissioned in 1972 along with HMS Wellington (moored in London), and is the last surviving British destroyer of World War 2 still in the UK.
After decommissioning[edit]
After decommissioning at Chatham Dockyard, she was laid up in Portsmouth. As a unique survivor, after a five-year campaign led by Lord Louis Mountbatten, the ship was purchased by the Cavalier Trust for £65,000 and handed over on Trafalgar Day 1977 in Portsmouth. By selling the ship to the Trust, the UK Government and the Royal Navy severed all formal connection and responsibility for the ship. A special warrant was issued that allows her to retain the prefix "HMS" (Her Majesty's Ship) and fly the White Ensign, a privilege normally only enjoyed by commissioned ships of the Royal Navy. A similar privilege is enjoyed by another museum ship, the cruiser Belfast.
Moved to Southampton, Cavalier opened as a museum and memorial ship in August 1982. This was not commercially successful, and in October 1983 the ship was moved to Brighton, where she formed the centrepiece of a newly built yacht marina.
In 1987, the ship was brought to the River Tyne to form the centrepiece of a national shipbuilding exhibition centre planned by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in the former shipyard of Hawthorn Leslie and Company, builders of many similar destroyers. The plans for the museum came to nothing, and the borough council, faced with annual maintenance costs of £30,000 and a hardening of public opinion against unnecessary expenditure, resolved to sell the ship and wind up the venture in 1996. The ship sat in a dry dock (owing to a previous list) in a rusting condition, awaiting a buyer or scrapping in situ.
After the reforming of the Cavalier Trust, and a debate in Parliament, in 1998 Cavalier was bought by Chatham Historic Dockyard for display as a museum ship. Arriving on 23 May 1998, Cavalier now resides in No. 2 dry-dock.
On 14 November 2007, Cavalier was officially designated as a war memorial to the 142 Royal Navy destroyers sunk during World War II and the 11,000 men killed on those ships. The unveiling of a bronze monument created by the artist Kenneth Potts was conducted by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The monument is adjacent to the ship at the Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent.
In the summer of 2009 the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust made available accommodation on board the ship for youth groups who wish to stay on board and experience life on board a Royal Naval Destroyer.
In September 2010, Cavalier fired the first full broadside from a ship flying the White Ensign since a firing by the destroyer London in December 1981. This was due to the work of the heritage naval gun crew who restored all three 4.5-in guns back to working condition in conjunction with the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.
In April 2014 Cavalier was added to Google Maps Business View (formerly Google Business Photos) by CInsideMedia Ltd, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of her launch. The tour, which includes Cavalier's engine and gear room, was enhanced with interactive audio hotspots to enable visitors with accessibility issues to explore the ship.
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A female hero MOC my brother and I made with pieces from various Hero Factory sets (specifically, 2065, 2182, 2193, 2232, and 2235).
Ever since I got Raw-Jaw I couldn't help but think that his paw pieces would work great as torso armor on a female hero. Unfortunately, LDD isn't too friendly with that connection (see the main image's description for details), and furthermore it makes it hard to give the lower torso good coverage. This "skirt" is an adequate solution in real life, though her midsection looks really flimsy on LDD.
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