Mersey Boats, Ships, Vessels and other floating things

[gregs dad]

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R F A Wave Knight,a naval supply ship, in Sandon Dock yesterday.

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Small vessel leaving the Sandon yesterday with a background of scrap mountains

[az_gila]

...and the Wave Knight was in the news last year.... from Wiki...

On 18th April 2009, Royal Navy personnel operating from Wave Knight in the Gulf of Aden, managed to intercept and fend off two pirate attacks with its armament involving MV Handy Tankers Magic, and MV Front Ardennes. [1][2]

On 23 October 2009, personnel aboard Wave Knight witnessed the kidnapping by Somali pirates of two British citizens from the yacht Lynn Rival. They did not intervene for fear of causing casualties amongst the victims.[3] When giving a speech at Chatham House on 27th November 2009, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope made his position on the crew's conduct clear, stating that "They do not appreciate, and I do not like them, being branded cowards".[4

[wsteve55]

Hi Joe,
they must have painted the ship's name on,since Saturday,when I was down there!

[gregs dad]

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Crown Princess in Liverpool again with Lowery`s matchstick men
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The stern looking like a block of flats

[Kev]

Drove past this today and OMG, its huge, looks fab!

[Norm NZ]

Certainly looks a fantastic berthing facility too! great picture Joe.

[corky100]

Leaving at 9pm.....

[gregs dad]

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The I O Man ferry,Manamman, leaving the pierhead in a choppy Mersey yesterday

[ChrisGeorge]

Thanks, Joe. I believe I saw this thing docked at the Pier Head when I was last in Liverpool last year. Am I right in thinking from the shape of it that it is a car ferry? Or not.

Curious in Baltimore

Chris

[gregs dad]

It is a car ferry Chris, also foot passengers. There are a couple more of these on the I o M run, designed and made in Italy I think. It was cancelled today because of high winds. there was a bit of trouble a couple of years ago with jet skiers running underneath the twin hulls

[wsteve55]

Great pic's,but you're gonna get run over,one of these day's Joe!

[gregs dad]

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Police launch on a choppy Mersey

[gregs dad]

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Marida Marigold in the Mersey
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The tug Svitser Maltby in the Mersey

[Kev]

Cheers for these pics Joe

[gregs dad]

[IMG]merseyside dockyard by exacta2a, on Flickr[/IMG]


[IMG]merseyside dockyard by exacta2a, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]merseyside dockyard by exacta2a, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Merseyside dockyard by exacta2a, on Flickr[/IMG]
View from St Mary`s tower in Birkenhead Priory to the Tranmere oil jetty with the naval supply ship Fort Rosalie in Cammel Laird`s dock.
The pics above are the support rig Irish Sea Pioneer in Cammel Laird`s graving dock