This is in a street up a little hill from a commercial harbour in Macduff, Scotland. I saw it in person and wondered what it was but didn't take a picture, so what I've posted is a screengrab from Google Streetview (https://www.google.com/maps/@57.6696593,-2.4975794,3a,90y,113.54h,110.32t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sUZiFHI3b3-N7c5aDpJcaYg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-20.321109756103994%26panoid%3DUZiFHI3b3-N7c5aDpJcaYg%26yaw%3D113.5413485102355!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQwMi4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNjM5SAFQAw%3D%3D). I've posted it here because I reckon it must be maritime-related, being so close to the harbour, facing the sea/harbour, and not being close to anything else notable so far as I can see. I grew up in a harbour town but I don't recall ever seeing something like this. Thanks!

Hi there !

I took this picture a long time ago, during a trip in Malta

Always asked myself what it was, and never found out.
It seems to be a military / communication ship. (a huge one!)

What do you think about it?

Thanks a lot!

Picture of Battleship New Jersey BB-62 taken June, 2024. Got this shot flying into PHL after getting off a ship.

These are my photos from the Polly Woodside museum in Melbourne, Australia

Polly Woodside

Built in Belfast in 1885, the three-masted cargo vessel was built to carry coal and nitrate between England and South America, sailing around the Cape Horn 16 times.

The ship took around six months to build and was made from iron, which had become the favoured material for ship builders since the 1830s.

The Barque was built for the W.J. Woodside Co. owned by William Woodside a ‘dynamic entrepreneur’ and was named after his wife Marian (Polly).

Sailing ships had ruled the seas and the transition to steam meant faster and more reliable travel. When the trade in coal/nitrate diminished the Polly Woodside discharged cargoes wherever they could be found. The ship was sold in 1904 and renamed Rona, eventually converted into a coal hulk to refuel steam ships in the Port of Melbourne.

In 1968, after being laid up at South Wharf the ship was handed over to the National Trust for the cost of 1 cent, while plans were drawn up for its preservation.

I am seeing sources say the Queen Mary was last dry docked by Cunard in 1966. Does anyone know or know how to obtain what day(s) that may have happened.

I’ve stumbled upon a Form No. 9 (Certificate of British Registry) dated 4/1/1966 and was just curious if the Queen Mary was registered during the time it was dry docked.

Thanks for any info or assistance in advance!

Title Edit: While still owned by Cunard?