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Thank's for your comments Phil, Paul and Ken, you're right about our Navy. :wink: :D
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The Cunard liner Sylvania of 1957. :wink: :D

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Good photo Joe

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Cheers Paul. :wink: :D
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The Cunard ships the Mauretania and Campania outside Cammell Laird Ship Builders in 1914. :wink: :D
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Good photo Joe

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Heath Cock Tugboat on the River Mersey 1960.

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A Princes Landing Stage Service to commemorate the anniversary of the successful attack on Zeebrugge during WW1. The Iris and the Daffodil ferry boats played a big part in the operation. They received great acclaim on their return and were honoured by being renamed the Royal Iris and the Royal Daffodil.
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A busy River Mersey, No date. :wink: :D



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A few photos of the "Applegarth" tug boat of which my uncle was skipper of throughout the 60s & 70s.

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I like the photos of your uncles Tugs Keith. :wink: :D
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Maria Theresa, a tanker on the Mersey 15/10/2021. :wink: Picture by Tony McDonough


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The Three Queens on the Mersey, passing one of the ion men. :wink: :D

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Great photo Joe.

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Thanks for that Paul. :wink:
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The SS Atlantic Conveyor on the 25thMay 1982. :)

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Sad ending Joe :cry: :cry:

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It certainly was Paul, and some essential kit went down with her. :( :(
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Hi Joe, With regard to your picture of the SS Atlantic Conveyor and its dreadful loss in 1982,
It reminded me of February 1982 when I sailed on MV Norland of North Sea Ferries from
Hull to Rotterdam with my lorry, en route to Braunschweig in Northern Germany.

About 8 weeks later, following the dreadful invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina, MV Norland
was sent to The Royal Navy Dockyard at Portsmouth for alterations and the building of a
helicopter pad at the stern of the vessel. It took loads of equipment, armaments, helicopters
and about 5000 troops to the Falklands. The ship took a battering from Argentine fighter
aircraft but remained afloat. Eventually, MV Norland returned home to Hull in a sorry state,
but she sailed up the River Humber, and arrived in port to a heroes welcome from thousands
of people. I have attached some pictures of MV Norland, 1 at Hull, 2 & 3 at Portsmouth, and
the last one at San Carlos Water in the Falklands. I hope some kind person can enlarge the pics.

Cheers, Ray Smyth.
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I’m researching a ship/vessel named SS Thebes The owner was Moss Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
Thebes, Official no.29896
Registered in Liverpool
Has anyone got any photos they could share please?
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Atlantic blue riband holding liner in 1887, R.M.S Umbria of Cunard pictured here at the Liverpool Landing Stage in 1902.


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Great photo Joe

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Shorneyb wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:10 pm I’m researching a ship/vessel named SS Thebes The owner was Moss Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
Thebes, Official no.29896
Registered in Liverpool
Has anyone got any photos they could share please?
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Hiya Shorne, I couldn't find anything of the history of SS Thebes sorry. :wink:
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Thanks for the photos of those Ships Ray, it was much appreciated. :wink:
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HMS Queen Elizabeth at Liverpool cruise terminal

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FAB looking ship that :D

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Great photos of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, Paul, :wink: :D :D
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Thanks Joe and Mack :wink:

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Thanks for the pics, Paul. Did they let you board the ship?
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No Phil it was closed to the public, shame really.

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My photographs taken in September 2007 show the Tug Golden Cross in the lock with the tug Trafalgar, my mates company James Troop had recently rebuilt the engines on the Golden Cross.
Built in 1955 by Scott and Sons Bowling, she had numerous owners over the years including the Carmet Tug Co Ltd Bromborough in 1978. In 1996 she was owned by actress Suzi Wong and Captain White.

At one point in its life its claim to fame was towing the Royal yacht Britania out of Teesport .
In 2012 it was bought by a group of volunteers for restoration and moored at Ardentinny where it broke its moorings and was beached after taking on water, in November 2013 it was towed to Rosneath and broken up.

The QE2 was in port on this day and we sailed up to and around the ship moored mid river, as the QE2 was leaving the river it was the our intention to follow her for a short distance, but the QE2 dropped a gear and lifted her skirts and left us for dead in the water, quite a turn of speed for such a large ship.

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Paul wrote: Sun Mar 27, 2022 1:25 pm HMS Queen Elizabeth at Liverpool cruise terminal

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Hello Paul

Re your photograph of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the press never seem to give credit to the yards that were involved in the build, Camel Lairds built the flight deck and lots of internal units, which were then barged up to Scotland.

The Survey ship Sir David Attenborough was totally built at Lairds, she is undergoing sea trials at the moment which include forcing its way through 3 metre thick ice, the BBC did an article on it, but gave no mention of the yard who built it.

Anyway my rant over ! Super photograph

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Thanks John.

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I hope you don't mind me enlarging your photos, JFD. :lol:

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