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Category: Ships

Liner in the Devon sunset

Here is a photo of a liner that was laid up off Paignton during my recent trip together with an … More

Cutty Sark.

Cutty Sark. Photo by Paul Hudson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/pahudson/ Cutty Sark is the last surviving example of a Clipper. The ships got … More

Cutty Sark, Greenwich

Aboard the SS Great Britain

There were three classes of Passengers on the SS Great Britain Luxury in First Class Comfort in Second Class Not … More

SS Great Britain

SS Great Britain

SS Great Britain, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was the world’s first ocean liner. Launched in 1843 she was the … More

SS Great Britain

The Tall Ships leave Liverpool.

We are fortunate every couple of years to host the Tall Ships on the Thames riverfront at Greenwich, which is … More

Tall Ships Festival

Chatham Historic Dockyard: HMS Gannet

  A Sloop launched at Sheerness in Kent in August 1878 she saw service in the Pacific from 1879-1883 before … More

Chatham Historic Dockyard, HMS Gannet

Chatham Historic Dockyard: HMS Cavalier

  Built at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, HMS Cavalier was launched in March 1943. She served in the … More

Chatham Historic Dockyard, HMS Cavalier

Chatham Historic Dockyard: Tour (part 3)

The Dockyard had an extensive railway network                

Chatham dockyard

Chatham Historic Dockyard: Tour (part 2)

XE8 Midget Submarine Expunger built in 1944 for operations in the far east. It was sunk as an underwater target … More

Chatham dockyard

Greenwich Re-visited

  Last Friday went to Greenwich with Steve Evans to see the Cutty Sark.             … More

Cutty Sark, Greenwich

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