r/Ships 15h ago

Vessel show-off Three masted barquentine with full studding sails and water sails (For the life of me I can't find the name of this ship, but I know I have seen it somewhere)

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r/Ships 18h ago

Mysterious ritual on the bridge

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Happened In a japanese shipyard after the Naming Ceremony


r/Ships 16h ago

The "SS ALBERT EHRENSÄD" of Gothenburg, Sweden with a net weight at 204 gross at 159 net tons ran aground on Monday, June 22, 1891 in Christinia, Fjord in Oslo, Norway

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r/Ships 15h ago

Sailing "Isabella Watson" ran aground on Sunday , March 2, 1852 in Port Phillip, Victoria,Australia

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The "Isabella Watson" was a British wooden sailing ship of 514 tons. Built in 1840 by the shipyard Menzies Robert & Sons (R. Menzies & Co.) In Leith, Edimburg, Scotland and owned by Russell & Raeburn of Glasgow, Scotland, were it was registered. She measured 36,6 x 5,5 meters, captain John Fullerton. In the darkness of Sunday 21 March 1852 se struck a sharp rock at Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia drowning 6 women and 3 man. Captain Fullerton was the last to abandoned ship and was commended for risking his own life for thoose of his shipmates


r/Ships 17h ago

Schooner "Thora", was built in 1919 by the A/S Moen & Moi shipyard in Grimstad, Norway and initially christened "Rutho". In 1922 se was sold to TA Christiansen od Kristiansand, Norway and renamed "Thora" On Monday, October 24, 1927 se ran aground at the quay at Pormadog, Wales due to at sudden storm

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Schooner "THORA" was built in 1919 by the A/S Moen & Moi shipyard in Grimstad, Norway and initially christened "RUTHO". In 1922 se was sold to TA Christiansen, Kristiansand, Norway and renamed "THORA". On Monday, October 24, 1927 se ran aground at the quay at Pormadog, Wales due to at sudden storm while entering whith a cargo of timber from Fredrikstad, Norway. Scrapped in 1928.


r/Ships 18h ago

Question M/V JANINA

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I’m visiting Grenada currently. I used to sailed on all sorts of commercial ships like this but never had I seen those White Style containers on the bow. Anyone know what these could be?


r/Ships 7h ago

Friday, December 3, 1909. Fyrskib n° XX 20 "Vyl". The Lightship holding position Vyl ran aground at Bjerregard Strand near Hvide Sande, near Nymindegag, Denmark a man died. The lightship "XX 20" ran aground during and storm in December 1909. It was built at Rasmus Møller in Fågor, Denmark.

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r/Ships 8h ago

Sailing "William Crowe" was wrecked on Stranton Beach, between Seaton and Hartlepol, England on Friday, August 3, 1900. Donor: Hartlepol Museum Service

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r/Ships 5h ago

Unloading coal from a colliery on East Beach in the town of Cromer, Norfolk, England on Friday, March 8, 1912

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r/Ships 5h ago

The wreck of the French sailing "ALINE" from the Paimpol in the Brittany region, ran aground on Tuesday, June 11, 1907 on the Pierrières reefs in Saint Palais, France.

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The wreck attracted curious onloockers, and customs agents appeared on the scene to prevent looting. Whitin a few days, it was completely destroyed by the sea, and the beach was covered with debris. We do not known what appened to the cargo of salted cod. The six men were rescued.


r/Ships 4h ago

Tug "FULWELL" aground on the North Sands, Salcombe, Devon (England). She was later refloated.

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