RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted October 27, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2016 At least this Russian fleet didn't emulate it's czarist predecessor who fired on and I believe sank some fishing boats in the North Sea, believing them to be Japanese warships. Jamie Blimey, I've heard of being off course but that required them to be seriously lost! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 (edited) Yes, the aircraft carrier, adding to global warming, black smoke is conducive to burning heavy crude. I think you mean indicative of burning what's called bunker fuel. I've read elsewhere that the North Sea and the English Channel is an Emission Control zone which means that they should use low sulphur fuel or pay a fine. I'm sure Putin won't mind if we invoice him directly... Blimey, I've heard of being off course but that required them to be seriously lost! They weren't lost: it was the Russian Baltic Fleet setting off for Japan during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05. They knew they were in the North Sea but they feared that the Japanese might have surreptitiously sent a force round from the other side of the world to intercept them. Three British fisherman were killed, and two Russians died as a result of "friendly" fire. (Not too bad a result for the Brits, really, considering they were completely unarmed, against an imperial navy battle fleet.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogger_Bank_incident As Judge Dread pointed out, when the Russians eventually reached the Far East (having had to go the long way around Africa, having been refused passage through the Suez canal on account of having attacked British shipping en route) they got their @rses handed to them on a plate by the Japanese. The Japanese did have the sneaky advantage of having practised fighting naval battles against real warships beforehand - as well as having faster ships, more big guns, better rangefinding equipment, and playing at home: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tsushima On a farcebook thread someone has posted that it isn't allowed out to play unless its accompanied by an ocean going tug. That would be the Nikolay Chiker, according to the information I've seen. You can look her up on https://www.vesselfinder.com/ - she seems to be hanging around off the north coast of Morocco at the moment. Edited October 27, 2016 by ejstubbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 As Judge Dread pointed out, when the Russians eventually reached the Far East (having had to go the long way around Africa, having been refused passage through the Suez canal on account of having attacked British shipping en route) they got their @rses handed to them on a plate by the Japanese. The Japanese did have the sneaky advantage of having practised fighting naval battles against real warships beforehand - as well as having faster ships, more big guns, better rangefinding equipment, and playing at home: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tsushima Going seriously off-topic here, but the Japanese flagship, the Mikasa, was built in Barrow-in-Furness. The builder's plate is visible when you board it ('tis preserved in dry dock in Yokosuka), gave me a funny twinge of pride (having grown up just within sight of the shipyard cranes). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 27, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2016 Going seriously off-topic here, but the Japanese flagship, the Mikasa, was built in Barrow-in-Furness. The builder's plate is visible when you board it ('tis preserved in dry dock in Yokosuka), gave me a funny twinge of pride (having grown up just within sight of the shipyard cranes). I think you will find that most, if not all, of the modern Japanese battleships at Tsushima were British built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Quite probably, but the Mikasa is the only one I know of still open to paying visitors. You could probably do the Mikasa and the Foreigners' Cemetery in Yokohama in a day trip, the latter of which has a corner full of British railway engineers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Spent the afternoon,or part of it, on Shakespeare Cliff. Two, to keep you going,with a 55mm, lens. DSC_0424 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0423 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Is there going to be any beach left Cheers, Bob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Is there going to be any beach left Cheers, Bob. This was, 1415 ish. 2 hours before low tide today, 1630 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Blimey, I've heard of being off course but that required them to be seriously lost! Apparently, both nations had bought ships from Armstrong's yards on Tyneside, so they may well have thought that these ships had come from there. I had heard that delegations from both countries were at Elswick yard at the same time, but it was so big, they could be kept apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted October 27, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2016 Apparently, both nations had bought ships from Armstrong's yards on Tyneside, so they may well have thought that these ships had come from there. I had heard that delegations from both countries were at Elswick yard at the same time, but it was so big, they could be kept apart. At that time both Armstrong's and Vickers were busy selling battleships to all and sundry. In the case of the ones they built for South America, each succeeding one, to a different country, had an extra 2 guns so that theirs was bigger than their neighbours. The last one had 14 big guns, all of which could be fired on either broadside. Unfortunately the ship wasn't completed when WW1 broke out and it was taken into RN service along with one that was complete on the Tyne. The Turkish crew of that one were marched off at bayonet point, or so the story goes. IIRC we acquired an extra 3 battleships that way. Jamie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Is it safe,to post some more ? DSC_0418 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0409 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0408 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Did you faux tilt-and-shift those photos in post #4156 dt? Looks like a horribly small depth of field, centred right in the middle of each photo. That, or I need to go (back) to Specsavers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Did you faux tilt-and-shift those photos in post #4156 dt? Looks like a horribly small depth of field, centred right in the middle of each photo. That, or I need to go (back) to Specsavers, Hi Scott, yes, see what you mean, I rarely use the smaller 22-55mm lens. looks like,it is not auto focusing,when hitting the button. This was with the second hand Cannon Will have to put up with the shots from this sd card. DSC_0378 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0380 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0381 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0382 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0383 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0384 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0385 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0386 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0387 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr DSC_0389 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 From the Panasonic DCM-G3, don't think these are much better. P1570489 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1570494 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1570493 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1570491 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1570490 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1570485 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1570484 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1570477 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Seems a very elaborate way of building sandcastles on a beach. In my day I only used a bucket & spade! Stewart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 What's the story with the little lagoon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 What's the story with the little lagoon? They've had these ever since they've been installing the rock-armour in earnest; it looks as though they dig them so that the first layer of the boulders is below beach level, rather than just plonked on the surface, where the next tide would remove the shingle from beneath them, and render the rock heap unstable. I do like the patterns in the shingle; it almost looks as though it could be an Andy Goldsworthy installation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 What's the story with the little lagoon? What,what, Seagoon, It's a mirage , I tell you, you'll be seeing Palm trees. Next ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 If its a seagoon willy Bloodknock and little Ned be coming down the beach ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 If its a seagoon willy Bloodknock and little Ned be coming down the beach ? By train ? DSC_0436 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr Leaf Busters. Dover Priory. 28.10.16. by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 If its a seagoon willy Bloodknock and little Ned be coming down the beach ? Eeeee's fallen in the water.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 By train ? DSC_0436 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr Leaf Busters. Dover Priory. 28.10.16. by David Todd 2012, on Flickr Looking at those Locos, it might just be possible to ascertain the direction of travel ... :jester: J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 Looking at those Locos, it might just be possible to ascertain the direction of travel ... :jester: J You can certainly see which windscreens don't get used................ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Looking at those Locos, it might just be possible to ascertain the direction of travel ... :jester: J In that case you would be wrong J, They just got out of the clean cab to drive back out through the tunnel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 In that case you would be wrong J, They just got out of the clean cab to drive back out through the tunnel I noticed they had gone back that way, but ... are you sure they knew where they were going?? ....... .......... J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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