Ship spotting

[Thorvic]

I used to love flying into Norfolk to see the ships in the yard.  PHL is great too.  Final for 27R goes right over the shipyard. 

Anyhoo...I have a relative in England who lives right on the coast (I mean right on the beach) between South Sheilds and Sunderland.  She has a front row seat to the Sunderland Airshow (coming up this weekend).  When Iwas there last week the ships were already starting to show up.  Not sure what this one is, but it was parked right in front of her house last week.  Bay Class maybe..?

RFA Fort Rosalie or Fort Austin replemishment ship

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/royal-fleet-auxiliary/rfa-flotilla/fleet-replenishment-ships/rfa-fort-austin/photo-gallery/

G

[Captain Canada]

I'd love to go see a fleet review someday...preferably while there is still a Navy !

Took the bro-in-law to the airport in Hamilton on the weekend, so the boy and I did the CWHM as well as HMCS Haida. What a beauty.....

[pyro-manic]

Went to Nothe Fort in Weymouth today, and there were two RFA ships - a Fort Rosalie and a Bay - in Portland harbour. No camera or binocs to see which ones, unfortunately.

[GTX]

Some from my recent travels:















Regards,

Greg

[B777LR]

Uhh, a bottlecruiser and a Soviet / East German PT something

[ALVAMA]

Great photos!!
I'm a shipspotter myself, I've seen the USS Elrod, Klakring. Mexican LPD ex-USS- newport, Ark Royal, Illustrious, Tromp lots more. you can see something at my webside http://warshipsresearch.web-log.nl/ or email me at warshipsresearch@live.nl , pleace feel free to contact me. I'm trying to make my first Whatif model now. I've seen alot of great stuff here

[Jschmus]

Took another walk down to the river yesterday.  Out of deference to Todd, I did not see any large helicopters.     Nor any helicopters at all.  I did get a few more ship photos.

USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8) a Supply-class fast combat support ship.

As built, the ship sported a NATO Sea Sparrow launcher and a pair of Phalanx guns, but these have been removed since the ship was reassigned to Military Sealift Command.

Another shot of the Leyte Gulf, from a different angle, just because the Ticos are such pretty ships.


This is the Norfolk Naval Shipyard's 350-ton Hammerhead crane.  In the background you can just make out the old (decommissioned) Jordan Bridge.

[B777LR]

Found these pretty images of the Absalon and Esbern Snare

[Jschmus]

I trekked down to the post office this afternoon, and spotted this moving upriver towards the Portsmouth Marine Terminals.


Once she's loaded, they'll barely be able to get her back out of the channel.

A little further downriver, outside the BAe drydock where I shot the USNS Arctic the other day, I found this, the COSCO Panamax tanker Xuan Wu Hu.

[B777LR]

Yet another day sailing, and i feel as if i have been sailing far too little this year (only 3 times a week, and 2 weeks this summer i went sailing/instructing every day )

The big surprise happened when all of a sudden, HDMS Dannebrog rounded a small island, and passed within 2 kilometers in front of us For those of you who don't know, the Dannebrog is the flagship of the Danish navy, and the royal yacht
I've seen her plenty of times by sway in Copenhagen, but this was the first time i have seen her at sea!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMY_Dannebrog_(A540)

[Jschmus]

Yet another walk down to the river today, but this time I added a quick ferry ride over to Norfolk and back.

One more shot of the Arctic, looking up through the open end of the drydock.


One more view of USS Leyte Gulf, this time with USS Winston Churchill (DDG-81) behind.


I finally got some decent photos of USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41).


And one of the upper works, for all of you who like the details of radars and guns and antennae.


I got a quick tour of USCGC Beluga (WPB-87235), an 87-foot Marine Protector-class Coastal Patrol Boat


There were also some small craft in the area, an Army Corps of Engineers patrol boat


and one from the Norfolk Police Harbor Patrol Unit


Edit: I didn't realize that when I first posted these, I cloned the Leyte Gulf/Churchill pic instead of posting the Whidbey Island.  Fixed now.

[Jschmus]

It took me a while to sort through the photos I've taken the last few weeks.  BAE have been busy of late.  Here's a look at what they were working on last week.



When I was taking those photos, a passerby asked me what was over there.  I told her that was the BAE Systems shipyard.  "It's a farm, and they grow destroyers."  From left to right: USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55), USS Truxtun (DDG-103), USS Winston Churchill (DDG-81) and USS Princeton (CG-59).


Late last week they moved the Truxtun into another dock.

A couple of merchies.

The Saint Demetrios, out of Panama.


and this guy, moving downriver entirely under tug power, ship name and type unknown.

[DaFROG]

Pair of collins class's.
Appologies for the picture quality, i didn't have long range spy photography in mind when i bought the camera 

[Mossie]

Some fantasic shots guys, I've somehow missed this thread!?!?!    I'll have a look through my files & post a few.

[Mossie]

As promised, handy having a few days off work!



Acrtic Corsair, a musuem ship in Hull.  Important for being the last side winder trawler, before stern trawlers sperseded them.  Was named Arctic Cavalier at some stage in her in her life, before reverting back to the original.  This is the subject of the Revell 'North Sea Trawler' kit & I've got several other photos if anyones interested.



SS Great Britain in Bristol.  Doesn't need much introduction, but she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was the first iron ship to have screw propellor, & the largest ship of her time by far.


Cobelfret Ferries Pauline, from Spurn Point on the River Humber