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Posts Tagged ‘special’
SHOFU MARU – IMO 9919395
Posted: 14 May, 2023 by SeaBart in special, strange, uglyTags: bulkcarrier, special, ugly, weird
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SS Ayrfield
Posted: 25 December, 2013 by SeaBart in non-ugly, strangeTags: non-ugly, special, strange
Picture by Jason Parker via http://io9.com
Something special for Christmas:
The SS Ayrfield (originally launched as SS Corrimal) was a steel-hulled, single screw, steam collier , She was built in the UK in 1911 and registered at Sydney in 1912. She was purchased by the Commonwealth Government and used to transport supplies to American troops stationed in the Pacific region during WWII.
In 1950, She was sold to Bitumen and Oil Refineries Australia Pty Ltd and in 1951 sold to the Miller Steamship Company Ltd and renamed Ayrfield. Under the Miller flag, she operated as a collier between Newcastle and Miller’s terminal in Blackwattle Bay.
in 1972 the old collier was sent to Homebush Bay for breaking-up, which at some point was stopped for no apparent reason. The hull is still located near the mouth of Haslams Creek with the bow pointing towards the shore.
Amidst the rest of the ghostly ship hulls, the Ayrfield stands out thanks to her current inhabitants, which add a bit of green to the rusty ship graveyard.
Picture via the interwebs.
More information about this wreck & the other wrecks around her can be found here: The Wrecks of Homebush.
This is how she looked in het working time:
Picture via the interwebs
In her current condition she is a willing victim for the photographers so instead of showing them all here do yourself a favour and Google Images for her (or click).
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Gloria Siderum
Posted: 1 December, 2011 by SeaBart in special, uglyTags: coaster, Heavy lift, special, ugly
Gloria Siderum
IMO : 7006754
Build :
–Hada II (IMO 513945) : 1957 by De Groot & van Vliet – Slikkerveer in The Netherlands, nr 319
–Hermes (IMO 514914) : 1956 by by De Groot & van Vliet – Slikkerveer in The Netherlands, nr 315
Both vessels were welded together in 1969 by De Groot & van Vliet” –Â Slikkerveer in the Netherlands
Right, so you thought the idea of Allseas creating a catamaran of 2 existing vessels (the Pieter Schelte) was new. Well, it wasn’t. Somewhere in the second half of the 60’s somebody had a brainstorm and got the wild idea to weld 2 coasters together, put on a heavy lift derrick and thus creating a Heavy Lift Vessel. (possibly the genesis of the Heavy Lift World). (more…)
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Picture by Will van Dorp, via http://www.tugster.wordpress.com
Savannah
IMO : 5314793
Build : 1955 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation – Camden, USA, nr 529
As the old cliche goes: beauty (or the lack thereof) is only skin deep. And in the case of this (more…)
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New Carissa
Posted: 21 April, 2010 by Fairlane in special, uglyTags: Fairlane, special, ugly, woodchipcarrier
Silly Warship Names
Posted: 19 March, 2010 by Fairlane in specialTags: Fairlane, name, navy, special, Top 5
From Ric Hedman via http://www.navsource.org
Silly Warship Names
Watching the movie “High Fidelity” once inspired me to create several lists of so-called “top 5’s.” (more…)
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Tredegar Hall & Company
Posted: 5 March, 2010 by Fairlane in special, uglyTags: Fairlane, special, ugly, various
Tredegar Hall
IMO: NA
Build: 1906 by W Doxford & Sons, Ltd – Sunderland in the U.K.
Tumblehome has to me been one of the most oddball incorporation into ship design. (more…)
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Delta Mariner
Posted: 5 February, 2010 by Fairlane in special, uglyTags: Fairlane, Roro, special, ugly
From NASA via http://www.osd.noaa.gov
Delta Mariner
IMO: 9198501
Build: 2000 by VT Halter Marine – Pascagoula, Mississippi in USA, nr 1835
Nicknamed the “Foss Rocket Ship” due to its owner, the primarily tug and barge based Foss Maritime, the designation of a “rocket ship” seems a little out of place. (more…)
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