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Wednesday 19 October 2016
TS Queen Mary
TS Queen Mary in James Watt Dock after receiving a fresh coat of paint and hull inspection in dry dock.
She will be taken to Glasgow to berthed until more funds can be raised to help with her restoration.
Click HERE for pictures of her arriving in Greenock
Click HERE for a video.
Tuesday 18 October 2016
Monday 17 October 2016
Álvares Cabral
The Vasco da Gama class is a class of frigates of the Portuguese Navy. Named in honor of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, the ships are based on the German MEKO 200 design, and are Portugal's major surface ships. Portugal operates three ships of this class, which were built in Hamburg by Blohm + Voss (B&V) and by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in Kiel, using modular construction techniques.
The project for the construction of three frigates of this class was authorized by the Portuguese Government in 1985, five years after the request of the Portuguese Navy for the acquisition of new surface ships. According to Conway's, 60% of the funding for these ships came from NATO military aid. Similar ships have been built for the navies of Greece, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand.
With thanks to wikipedia
Wednesday 12 October 2016
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