http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/imagelibrary/picture/number2731.asp

The distant panoramic view of the ships takes us back a long time ago.
Thanks Stef for sending me this one!

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5010

Brought from Stockholm to the Thames a decade ago, the Dixie Queen is a replica 19th-century Mississippi paddle steamer.

http://www.vintageworks.net/search/detail.php/32/ship/40/12103/1

Jozf Emiel Borrenbergen – Ships, Barges and Towboats in Harbor

http://www.skitzone.com/2010/its-a-colorful-world/

Yes, it is.

http://www.nauti-cool.com/

Vessel name: Jumbo Javelin
Similar vessel: Fairpartner
Type: Heavy lift vessel.
In order to increase operational flexibility, the deckhouse and bridge are placed forward and only extend across half the deck-width. This solution maximises longitudinal deck space, allowing for the comfortable accommodation of reactor columns which can exceed 150m in length.
(info from g-captain forum)

A new blog with cool images, videos and whatnot!

http://shipspot.wordpress.com/

A new blog featuring research on some details that make an apparently ordinary ship, extraordinary.

http://shipspot.wordpress.com/

A new blog featuring research on some details that make an apparently ordinary ship, extraordinary.

http://1x.com/photo/6889/

I posted this one from a pic dump sometime ago but I’m glad now I got the original site.

http://thescuttlefish.com/2010/07/05/1936-japans-idea-of-futuristic-ocean-liners/

That’s a Japanese 1936 illustration of a modern ocean liner the cargo of which is dedicated to carry life saving vessels for emergencies.

http://shipoftheday.blogspot.com/2008/04/fairmount-summit.html

Anchor-handling tug Fairmount Summit (IMO: 9315563, Port of Registry: Panama). This 75 metres long, 18 metres wide tug has an engine capacity of 16,320 BHP which is delivered by a Wartsila W6L32. This capacity gives the vessel a 205 ton bollard pull. She was built in 2005 at Niigata, Japan and is owned by the dutch company Fairmount Marine.