RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2012 The Anzac Class frigates always strike me as quite a pleasing looking design (unless you object to the slightly odd funnel arrangement of course) this is HMAS Stuart at the fleet base in Sydney in late 2004 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2012 I'm not impressed with military and passenger ships, I much prefer the humble Tramp Steamer, a few examples of Whitby registered ships here. (all Rowland & Marwood/Headlam & Sons owned) MS Egton (1962) MS Runswick (1956) SS Sandsend SS Kildale One of Rowland & Marwoods ships, the SS Streonshalh, has a place in history being the last ship sunk by the Admiral Graf Spee. SS Streonshalh 1 SS Streonshalh 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted June 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2012 I've always liked the Russian Tall Ship Mir. Mir leaving Blyth, Northumberland Mir off Blyth David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Italian Zara class cruisers. Always thought these a handsome class, but not very good at their job. They had no radar, and as a result three of the four got zapped by the RN at Matapan in a night action. I have a kit of Pola in a box waiting to be bult - one day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Home to my father for a time during WW11. Reina del Pacifico. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I have a personal reason for liking this one, she got me over the sea to a new home in 1956! And, as an added bonus, a connection with the CPR, so railway related. http://www.simplonpc...BritainPCs.html or here http://www.liverpoolships.org/empress_of_britain_canadian_pacific.html Cheers, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Interesting reading about the last passenger liners built in the UK. I claim a tenuous connection to them because the Lancaster furniture makers Wareing and Gillow did the cabins and public rooms on many of these ships. When transatlantic air travel took most of the trade the orders for ships stopped and this was largely the cause of the closure of this old renowned company. I had relatives who worked at Gillows ( in Lancaster it was always Gillows) and lost their jobs as a result. The fledgling university moved in to the furniture factory as a temporary measure. So that is my connection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hi, I personnally think that the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship the USS Freedom is a rather fine looking vessel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Freedom_(LCS-1), as is the secound of the class USS Indepedence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(LCS_2) They show raw power and the raked front of freedom makes it look very sleek! Well, that's what I think! Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Trike gone wrong that is thought to be actually capable of a sustained 60mph. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 To me it looks more like a trike that has gone wrong. Hi, Well, yes it does actually, andit's got a rather large behind, but as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 "...it's got a rather large behind, but as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder!" Never stopped J-Lo having lots of fans! ;-) Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted June 12, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2012 I particularly like the lines of the Daring class guided missile destroyers HMS Dragon taken in Portsmouth Harbour last year, along with a couple of other photos of attractive ships taken on the same day... HMS Warrior HMS Victory Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 I particularly like the lines of the Daring class guided missile destroyers HMS Dragon taken in Portsmouth Harbour last year, along with a couple of other photos of attractive ships taken on the same day... I'm not sure that the 'conehead' look works for me... HMS Warrior Now that is a nice looking ship, but then I'm a fan of warships from the 1860s to the early 1900s. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted June 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2012 They still haven't finished refitting Victory yet, then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 There had been larger paddlers, Great Eastern for one, but at the time she was the largest surviving, certainly in terms of tonnage. Travelled on BQ 3 times to Lundy for holidays. She was actually only 20' longer than Waverley, but 270 tons greater GRT. The CQ was somewhere in between. It may just be perception but I thought the P&A Campbell Queens had rather more accommodation, at least one more saloon or bar, than the Waverley and seemed a lot larger but I'd have to compare arrangement drawings to know for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Going back to the Leanders, HMAS Sydney II in camouflage takes some beating: http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4722/images/23-sydney.jpg (On a personal note, this ship was my great uncle's first assignment out to sea-on its final trip) HMAS Sydney IV (Adelaide class) is also quite nice, seen here over the wreck of the Sydney II http://www.flickr.com/photos/siinbad1/3057422266/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 ...as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Simon Indeed, Simon. This thread, as with the similar one on locomotives has thrown up some (to me) remarkably ugly examples of the subject under discussion. I won't mention any particular ships; it might be considered ill-mannered to criticise another person's taste, and the choice might be defended in terms of "handsome is as handsome does" - the latter may be so, but thinking of another thread where one can espouse one's favourites, we all know of women of charm, intellect and moral worth we would yet hesitate to describe as beautiful. (Prig mode off) I do enjoy these postings, nodding at those I agree with, shaking my head over those I don't. My choice of ship - the QE2: exquisite! Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickstart Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Hi The Russian military ships of the 1970s and 80s to me looked brilliant (well, maybe not the aircraft carriers). All the best Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2012 'Earl of Pembroke' aka 'Endeavour', Jim Cook wanted the best so he chose what he knew, a Whitby 'Cat'. From Wikipedia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 This thread's title reminds me of a true (?) story of a WWII Atlantic convoy escort being joined by a new warship, sleek and smart in its fresh paint, in contrast to the battered and rusty older vessels. The flagship signalled to the new arrival: "You're beautiful" and received the reply: "I'll bet you say that to all the ships"! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Waverley is indeed an attractive ship. There was an advert in the Scotsman on Saturday for the summer season trips. (First week of the school holidays in this civilised part of the world). Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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