TIDEWAY - 1973
Twin decked river cruiser Tideway photographed on the Thames on 10 March 2016.
I spent two days in London last week on a training course and walked to the river during my lunch break on both days.
She was built in 1973, can carry 85 people and is 19m long.
MMSI = 235056224
I spent two days in London last week on a training course and walked to the river during my lunch break on both days.
She was built in 1973, can carry 85 people and is 19m long.
MMSI = 235056224
WYNDHAM
Catamaran party boat Wyndham photographed on the River Thames on 8 February 2016.
She was built in 1981 and was previously operated by Falmouth Leisure Cruises as Twinstar III operating day cruises to Trelissick Gardens & Smugglers Cottage.
The vessel was laid up in 2008 and subsequently bought in 2009 by Thanes Executive Charters who renamed her after a complete refurbishment Wyndham Grand. Refurbished again in 2015 she has now been named Wyndham and operates as a party boat on the river. Licensed to carry 120 people she is 19m long with a 5m beam and has no fixed seating offering a flexible layout.
She has a fully services galley and can provide seated lunch and dinner for up to 60 people.
As well as a small open area at the front she also has a open top deck that can accommodate 90 people
MMSI - 2351110642
Call Sign - 2IMU7
Photographed, London, 8 February 2016
She was built in 1981 and was previously operated by Falmouth Leisure Cruises as Twinstar III operating day cruises to Trelissick Gardens & Smugglers Cottage.
The vessel was laid up in 2008 and subsequently bought in 2009 by Thanes Executive Charters who renamed her after a complete refurbishment Wyndham Grand. Refurbished again in 2015 she has now been named Wyndham and operates as a party boat on the river. Licensed to carry 120 people she is 19m long with a 5m beam and has no fixed seating offering a flexible layout.
She has a fully services galley and can provide seated lunch and dinner for up to 60 people.
As well as a small open area at the front she also has a open top deck that can accommodate 90 people
MMSI - 2351110642
Call Sign - 2IMU7
Photographed, London, 8 February 2016
DJINN PALACE - 1964
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Djinn Palace photographed in the Albert Dock, Liverpool on 1 October 2014.
A Super Haringvliet 1325 she was built in the Netherlands by Jachtwerf Haringvliet of Hellevoetsluis in 1968. The vessel is constructed from steel, teak and Brazilian mahogany. Overall she is 13.25m long with a 4.0m beam and 1.2m draught with a 18,000kg displacement. Accommodation on board comprises six berths in two cabins with a large saloon. Powered by twin 6-cylinder DAF 575 105 HP (78.29Kw) diesel engines driving 3 bladed contra-rotating propellers through hydraulic gearboxes she can make 8.5 knots. At the time of writing she is for sale, asking price is £54,000. |
SPEED BOAT (129)
Speed boat we used to get back from Koh Larn on the 17 August 2014.
The front of the boat was open and this is where we sat.
The boat was fast and on quite a number of occasions we became airborne as we hit waves and the wakes of the local ferries as we headed back to Pattaya where we moored just off the beach and waded to shore in knee deep water.
This was one of numerous speed boats that are available for charter and the vessels are constantly buzzing from Pattaya to Koh Larn and surrounding areas
The front of the boat was open and this is where we sat.
The boat was fast and on quite a number of occasions we became airborne as we hit waves and the wakes of the local ferries as we headed back to Pattaya where we moored just off the beach and waded to shore in knee deep water.
This was one of numerous speed boats that are available for charter and the vessels are constantly buzzing from Pattaya to Koh Larn and surrounding areas
ALBAQUILA - 1947
Albaquila photographed in the Albert Dock, Liverpool on 16 September 2014. I spotted her whilst I was doing a lap of the Albert Dock basin during my lunch break and took her picture from my phone.
She is a twin screw motor yacht built in 1947 by Osbourne William of Littlehampton.
Of timber construction she is 14.34m long with a 3.35m beam and 1.67m draught.
Over the last few years I believe she has undergone extensive renovation.
She is a twin screw motor yacht built in 1947 by Osbourne William of Littlehampton.
Of timber construction she is 14.34m long with a 3.35m beam and 1.67m draught.
Over the last few years I believe she has undergone extensive renovation.
EROS (DP.362357)
Passenger Vessel Eros in Le Treport harbour on 10 August 2013.
She can accommodate 116 passengers and undertakes trips along the coast where visitors can admire the sand and shingle beaches and cliffs of Treport and
Mers-Les-Bains.
She is the largest of three vessels operating trips out
of the harbour.
Her registry is DP.362357, she is 22.57m long and has a
GT of 34.95. Call sign is FS 2429 and MMSI 227010090.
She can accommodate 116 passengers and undertakes trips along the coast where visitors can admire the sand and shingle beaches and cliffs of Treport and
Mers-Les-Bains.
She is the largest of three vessels operating trips out
of the harbour.
Her registry is DP.362357, she is 22.57m long and has a
GT of 34.95. Call sign is FS 2429 and MMSI 227010090.
Motor Cruiser - Gralian - 1937
Photographed in Yarmouth on the Isle Of Wight on 29 October 2013 Gralian is a Motor Cruiser built in 1937.
She has a length of 13.12m with a 3.35m beam and 1.52m draft, Gross Tonnage is 21.00.
Gralian was the fifth of eight Medina Class 45' motor yachts built by Saunders-Roe in Cowes on the Isle of Wight between 1935 and 1939. Originally named Jeakelard she is of carvel construction with teak planks on oak frames. She was originally a gift from Joyce Sherren to her husband Wing Commander PC Sherren, a First World War flying ace who was killed in the King's Cup Race in 1937.
During World War 2 she was requisitioned as a patrol vessel, serving on the East Coast and taking part in the D-Day landings in 1944. Her ship's bell is inscribed 'War Service Admiralty 1940-1946'. She was renamed Gralian after the war and has cruised extensively in British and European waters. In 1969 her two Chrysler petrol engines were replaced by Mercedes Benz OM314s.
Gralian is on the UK Historic Ships Register.
She has a length of 13.12m with a 3.35m beam and 1.52m draft, Gross Tonnage is 21.00.
Gralian was the fifth of eight Medina Class 45' motor yachts built by Saunders-Roe in Cowes on the Isle of Wight between 1935 and 1939. Originally named Jeakelard she is of carvel construction with teak planks on oak frames. She was originally a gift from Joyce Sherren to her husband Wing Commander PC Sherren, a First World War flying ace who was killed in the King's Cup Race in 1937.
During World War 2 she was requisitioned as a patrol vessel, serving on the East Coast and taking part in the D-Day landings in 1944. Her ship's bell is inscribed 'War Service Admiralty 1940-1946'. She was renamed Gralian after the war and has cruised extensively in British and European waters. In 1969 her two Chrysler petrol engines were replaced by Mercedes Benz OM314s.
Gralian is on the UK Historic Ships Register.
Sarinda - Harbour defence launch (ML1392)
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Seen in Liverpool on 4 September 2013 Sarinda was built as Harbour Defence Launch (HDML) ML 1392 by
Berthon Boats, Lymington. She was ordered on 11 September 1942 and completed on 20 December 1943.
She has a length of 21.95m, 4.57m beam, 1.40m draft with Gross Tonnage of 59.
The HDML was designed by W J Holt at the Admiralty in early 1939 and ML 1392 is one of 486 HDMLs constructed mainly by yacht builders in the UK as well as other Allied countries.
Originally her complement would have been 10 personel and she would have typically been armed with a QF-2 pdr main gun, 20mm Oerlikon AA Cannon and 0.303 vickers machine guns located either side of the bridge. She would have also carried 6 to 8 depth charges on her aft deck. As the QF-2-pounder guns were not particularly accurate, possibly because of the boats tendency to roll many were replaced by another 20 mm Oerlikon gun.
Engines on this type of vessel varied but her diesel engine and single propeller would make between 11 and 12.5 knots.
As part of the 149th ML Flotilla she was a navigation leader at Gold Beach during the D-day landings in June 1944. On 6 March 1945, she captured a Biber type German midget submarine off Breskens in the Scheldt estuary. After the war, she continued in service as the fast despatch boat FDB 73.
In October 1947, she was transferred to HM Customs & Excise and renamed Valiant. In the 1960's she was sold and became the motor yacht Frol-Pejo and by the mid 1970's she had been renamed Sarinda.
A total rebuild as a motor yacht was started in 1979 and completed by a new owner after she was sold in 1987.
Berthon Boats, Lymington. She was ordered on 11 September 1942 and completed on 20 December 1943.
She has a length of 21.95m, 4.57m beam, 1.40m draft with Gross Tonnage of 59.
The HDML was designed by W J Holt at the Admiralty in early 1939 and ML 1392 is one of 486 HDMLs constructed mainly by yacht builders in the UK as well as other Allied countries.
Originally her complement would have been 10 personel and she would have typically been armed with a QF-2 pdr main gun, 20mm Oerlikon AA Cannon and 0.303 vickers machine guns located either side of the bridge. She would have also carried 6 to 8 depth charges on her aft deck. As the QF-2-pounder guns were not particularly accurate, possibly because of the boats tendency to roll many were replaced by another 20 mm Oerlikon gun.
Engines on this type of vessel varied but her diesel engine and single propeller would make between 11 and 12.5 knots.
As part of the 149th ML Flotilla she was a navigation leader at Gold Beach during the D-day landings in June 1944. On 6 March 1945, she captured a Biber type German midget submarine off Breskens in the Scheldt estuary. After the war, she continued in service as the fast despatch boat FDB 73.
In October 1947, she was transferred to HM Customs & Excise and renamed Valiant. In the 1960's she was sold and became the motor yacht Frol-Pejo and by the mid 1970's she had been renamed Sarinda.
A total rebuild as a motor yacht was started in 1979 and completed by a new owner after she was sold in 1987.
LADY SANDALS
In front of the Albert Dock on 13 September 2013 a super yacht called Lady Sandals was moored which I believe was at one time owned by the actor Nicholas Cage but now belongs to Gordon Butch Stewart owner of Sandals/Beaches Resorts.
Built in 1985 by Feadship as Yard Number 631 she was designed by De Voogt Naval Architects and had a refit in 2007.
Her overall length is 40.11m with a 35.66m beam, 2.36m draft and 349 GT.
Accommodation is provided for 8 guests in 4 cabins (1 Master, 1 Double, 2 Twins). She has a crew of 7. The hull is constructed from steel with an aluminium superstructure and teak decking.
She has two Caterpillar diesel engines with a total power output of 2330hp / 1714kW driving twin screws giving a maximum speed of 16.0 kts and a cruising Speed of 13.0 kts. Range is 3,250 nm at 12 kts.
Built in 1985 by Feadship as Yard Number 631 she was designed by De Voogt Naval Architects and had a refit in 2007.
Her overall length is 40.11m with a 35.66m beam, 2.36m draft and 349 GT.
Accommodation is provided for 8 guests in 4 cabins (1 Master, 1 Double, 2 Twins). She has a crew of 7. The hull is constructed from steel with an aluminium superstructure and teak decking.
She has two Caterpillar diesel engines with a total power output of 2330hp / 1714kW driving twin screws giving a maximum speed of 16.0 kts and a cruising Speed of 13.0 kts. Range is 3,250 nm at 12 kts.
Ex-CCGS SIMON FRASER
Ex-Canadian Coastguard vessel CCGS Simon Fraser (IMO 5328732) seen in Livorno, Italy on 8 June 2012.
Built as a Buoy Tender in 1960 by Burrard DDN, Vancouver BC as Yard No 306 the Simon Fraser has a length of 62.28m, 12.8m beam and 4.27m draft.
The Fraser is powered by two Diesel Electric 2-cylinder Alco diesel engines via two propellers giving a speed of 13.8 knots and range of 5000nm at this speed or 5800nm at 10 knots, her original complement was 24.
She was sold by the Canadian Authorities via Crown Assets Disposal for $251,000 and when photographed was in the process of being turned into a luxury yacht by Exploration Commercial Charter Yachts of Livorno. The Fraser underwent general maintenance and was confirmed as being seaworthy at the Woodside dock in Dartmouth, N.S. before leaving for Livorno via Bermuda.
The ice-class vessels multimillion-dollar refurbishment will see extensive changes to her superstructure and interiors.The vessel will be used for charters and being an ice-class ship could be used for expeditions to the Arctic or Antarctic.
MMSI -
REG - IT,
IMO - 5328732
Call Sign -
Ex Canadian Coast Guard Ice Breaker
Built - Burrard DD Co, n.Vancouver, CA
Yard No. 306
L 62m W 13m
GT - 1353
Year - 1960
Livorno 31 May 2012
Built as a Buoy Tender in 1960 by Burrard DDN, Vancouver BC as Yard No 306 the Simon Fraser has a length of 62.28m, 12.8m beam and 4.27m draft.
The Fraser is powered by two Diesel Electric 2-cylinder Alco diesel engines via two propellers giving a speed of 13.8 knots and range of 5000nm at this speed or 5800nm at 10 knots, her original complement was 24.
She was sold by the Canadian Authorities via Crown Assets Disposal for $251,000 and when photographed was in the process of being turned into a luxury yacht by Exploration Commercial Charter Yachts of Livorno. The Fraser underwent general maintenance and was confirmed as being seaworthy at the Woodside dock in Dartmouth, N.S. before leaving for Livorno via Bermuda.
The ice-class vessels multimillion-dollar refurbishment will see extensive changes to her superstructure and interiors.The vessel will be used for charters and being an ice-class ship could be used for expeditions to the Arctic or Antarctic.
MMSI -
REG - IT,
IMO - 5328732
Call Sign -
Ex Canadian Coast Guard Ice Breaker
Built - Burrard DD Co, n.Vancouver, CA
Yard No. 306
L 62m W 13m
GT - 1353
Year - 1960
Livorno 31 May 2012
GALAXY SHARM
Dive / Snorkelling Boat Sharm Al Sheikh - April 2013 |
ALEX ROYAL
Dive / Snorkelling Boat Sharm Al Sheikh - April 2013 |
SARA CAMILLA
Dive / Snorkelling Boat Sharm Al Sheikh - April 2013 |
mabrouka
Motor Yacht built be Camper & Nicholson, UK L 18m W 4m Year - 1926 Cannes 30 May 2012 |
Cannes
Yachts in Cannes - 30 May 2012
