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English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: Nathan|C on August 25, 2008, 15:11:55

Title: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Nathan|C on August 25, 2008, 15:11:55
Post here info and picture(s) about your favourite ship and maybe a small paragraph on why it's your favourite. Mine:

Pride of Hull
Length: 215.1m
Year of Launch: 2001
In service: December 2001
Country Of Building: Venice, Italy
Speed: 22kn
Flag: British
Sisterships: Pride of Rotterdam
Route: Hull - Rotterdam
Homeport: Hull

Why i like it: There is something about the Pride of Hull that i just like more about her than her sister - can't exactly put my finger on what though.

Pictures:
(http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4029/prideofhullqu1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/4460/4826644209ce95d2b96ny5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: --tractorman-- on August 25, 2008, 15:28:40
Viking
Length: 100m
Year of Launch: 1997
In service: 26 June 1997
Country Of Building: Unknown
Speed: Average of 35kn
Flag: UK/IOM
Sisterships: i think, superseacat, superseacat 3, superseacat 4
Route: Douglas - Liverpool, Douglas - Dublin, Douglas - belfast
Homeport: Douglas, IOM

Why i like it: Well, its the vessel iv mostly gone on and theres something about it it like more than Snaefell, but not much more than the Incat 050

pictures
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/HSC_Viking.JPG/300px-HSC_Viking.JPG)
(http://www.ferry-site.dk/picture/ferry/9141845g.jpg)
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: maritiem on August 25, 2008, 15:35:26
i like those ship i will only send some pics and why i like them.
i like those first 3 onese because they are not so huge (i liked medium-sizes cruiseships)
and ofcourse the qm2 just because she is so beautifull

maritiem
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Jayshum on August 25, 2008, 16:27:33
To be honest, I'm very fond of all my local tugs.

http://j-eyres.fotopic.net/c1256804.html - Great pictures of them there.

However, if forced to, my favourite is the Trafalgar. I was fortunate enough to see both her lauch, and her commissioning ceremony, both around 10 years ago now, and have been out on her about 15-20 times. 

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2688768649_12594c5725.jpg)
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Minime on August 25, 2008, 17:04:59
This is my favouriteship, the name is Smyril and it sails between two Islands in the Faroe Islands, I like it because of the good looking, speed and other stuffs
Don't have so much info about it
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Capt. Le Velle on August 25, 2008, 22:57:16
this is random but i heard the queen mary 2 is haunted
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: llamalord on August 26, 2008, 03:56:32
No, it's the Queen Mary 1 that is haunted.  There are many ghosts that have been witnessed on the ship.  Strangly enough they all appeared after it'd first trip to California. :-\
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: IRI5HJ4CK on August 26, 2008, 09:04:38
My favourite "Ship" has to be the Stena Pioneer, as it constantly docks at my local port-Fleetwood.

M/F Stena Pioneer

Route: Fleetwood - Larne
 
Building year: 1975 / 1980

Building yard: J.J. Sietas KG, Schiffswerf GmbH, Hamburg, Germany (#755)

Owner: Stena Line

Operator: Stena Line

Length: 125,0 m / 140,1 m

Breadth: 19,05 m

Draft: 5,77 m

GT: 14.426

Machinery: 2 * Deutz 12M540

Speed: 18,5 kn.

Number of passengers: 12 / 60

Number of beds: 12 / 60

Number of cars: 120

Lanemetres: 1.674

Port of registry: Hamilton

Flag: Bermuda

Former names: European Pioneer (1998-2004) - P&O Irish Sea
Bison (1993-1998) - Pandoro
Bison (1989-1993) - B&I Line
Bison (1975-1989) - Pandoro
 
Former owners: Pandoro Ltd. (1975-2004)
Stena Line (1975)

Sister ships: Stena Leader, Stena Seafarer 

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Please do not use these pictures without my permission, they are copyrighted to me. And were taken by me.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2728355511_d06fd8e2d9.jpg?v=0)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/2728327263_9afc71de5c.jpg?v=0)

Would you like some more picture's of the Stena Pioneer? Just Ask! I can go up and see her when she comes into dock! she docks "just up the road" ;)

Kind Regards,
Jack.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Kapn Jonah on August 26, 2008, 15:24:58
QueenMary 2, obviously!

Year of Launch:2003
Maiden Voyage:December 2003
Ensign: Southampton
Port of Registry: Southampton
Top Speed:35.5 knots
Main Route: Transatlantic Crossing
Sisterships: QE2, QV
Why i Like her:
Because she is the most majestic ship in the world! THe reason i would rather her than her sistership QE2 because she is bigger, wider, longer, taller, deeper and looks more seaworthy.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Kapn Jonah on August 26, 2008, 15:26:23
yes i woul like some more pics!
My favourite "Ship" has to be the Stena Pioneer, as it constantly docks at my local port-Fleetwood.

M/F Stena Pioneer

Route: Fleetwood - Larne
 
Building year: 1975 / 1980

Building yard: J.J. Sietas KG, Schiffswerf GmbH, Hamburg, Germany (#755)

Owner: Stena Line

Operator: Stena Line

Length: 125,0 m / 140,1 m

Breadth: 19,05 m

Draft: 5,77 m

GT: 14.426

Machinery: 2 * Deutz 12M540

Speed: 18,5 kn.

Number of passengers: 12 / 60

Number of beds: 12 / 60

Number of cars: 120

Lanemetres: 1.674

Port of registry: Hamilton

Flag: Bermuda

Former names: European Pioneer (1998-2004) - P&O Irish Sea
Bison (1993-1998) - Pandoro
Bison (1989-1993) - B&I Line
Bison (1975-1989) - Pandoro
 
Former owners: Pandoro Ltd. (1975-2004)
Stena Line (1975)

Sister ships: Stena Leader, Stena Seafarer 

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Please do not use these pictures without my permission, they are copyrighted to me. And were taken by me.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2728355511_d06fd8e2d9.jpg?v=0)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/2728327263_9afc71de5c.jpg?v=0)

Would you like some more picture's of the Stena Pioneer? Just Ask! I can go up and see her when she comes into dock! she docks "just up the road" ;)

Kind Regards,
Jack.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: IRI5HJ4CK on August 26, 2008, 16:09:31
yes i woul like some more pics!

Ok, photo's will be coming your way in a bit ;)

Jack.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Nathan|C on August 26, 2008, 16:53:41
Hye guys, don't forget to set out your post like the 1st one, we need info on these ships!
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: The Captain on August 26, 2008, 19:01:09
This is my favorite shiff ;D:

(http://www.gamereplays.org/community/uploads/post-10063-1160835031.jpg)

She is pretty big ::).(Watch what the googley eyes are staring at ;D. It seems just perfect that they look right up at the ship ;D.)

Model: Super Star Destroyer ;D
Name: Executor ;D.
Length: 4 miles ;D.
Cannons: 35 ;D.
Time of service: During the Galactic civil war ;D.
Built: Before Galactic civil war ;D.
Build planet: Kuat drive yards ;D
Speed: Lightspeed ;D ;D ;D ;D.
Flag: Imperial emblem ;D.
Sister ship: Imperial star destroyer Eclipse ;D.
Route: Imperial space ;D.
Home port: Death star ;D.
 
Why I like it- It is the biggest shiff of all time ;D!

More pictures:

(http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/2006/191/reviews/932730_20060711_screen001.jpg)

(http://www.theforce.net/SWTC/Pix/cg/bop/xvt-bop.jpg)



Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: --tractorman-- on August 26, 2008, 19:06:04
This is my favorite shiff ;D:

(http://www.gamereplays.org/community/uploads/post-10063-1160835031.jpg)

She is pretty big ::).(Watch what the googley eyes are staring at ;D. It seems just perfect that they look right up at the ship ;D.)

Model: Super Star Destroyer ;D
Name: Executor ;D.
Length: 4 miles ;D.
Cannons: 35 ;D.
Time of service: During the Galactic civil war ;D.
Built: Before Galactic civil war ;D.
Build planet: Kuat drive yards ;D
Speed: Lightspeed ;D ;D ;D ;D.
Flag: Imperial emblem ;D.
Sister ship: Imperial star destroyer Eclipse ;D.
Route: Imperial space ;D.
Home port: Death star ;D.
 
Why I like it- It is the biggest shiff of all time ;D!

More pictures:

(http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/2006/191/reviews/932730_20060711_screen001.jpg)

(http://www.theforce.net/SWTC/Pix/cg/bop/xvt-bop.jpg)





haha thats great! im sure she sails well
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: The Captain on August 26, 2008, 19:11:53
Thanks ;D.

I guess she does, but then again, she is 4 miles long ;D ;D ;D ;D. But then, there is lightspeed ::) ;D.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: lilfirefighterbailey on August 26, 2008, 19:26:18
Hi Guys,

This one is my favourite and she will always be. It's the one and only RMS Titanic

Length-269.1 m
Tonnage - 46,328 Gross register tons.
Speed - Maximum 23 knots
Capacity - 3,547 passengers and crew, fully loaded
Owner:    White Star Line
Port of Registry:    Liverpool, Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Route:    Southampton to New York City
Builder:    Harland and Wolff yards in Belfast, Ireland
Laid down:    31 March 1909
Launched:    31 May 1911
Maiden voyage:    10 April 1912
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Captain Best on August 26, 2008, 21:04:43
My Is Prinsesse Ragnhild.

Former Route: Bergen—Stavanger—Hirtshals
Built: 1981, HDW, Kiel, Germany
Rebuilt: 1992, Astilleros Españoles, Cadiz, Spain
Owners: 1981-1990: Jahre Line
1990-present: Color Line
Entered service: 1981
Homeport: Oslo, Norway
Tonnage: 16631 gross register tons (GRT) (originally)
35855 GRT (currently)
Length: 170,00 meters (originally)
205,25 meters (currently)
Width: 24,00 meters (originally)
26,60 meters (currently)
Depth: 5,80 meters (originally)
6,10 meters (currently)
Propulsion: 2 × Stork-Werkspoor 20TM410 diesels
combined 18600 kW
Speed: 21knots
Passenger capacity: 892 (originally)
1900 (currently)
Passenger beds: 892 (originally)
1875 (currently)
Cabins: 565 (currently)
Car capacity: 603 (originally)
700 (currently)
Lanemeters: 900 (currently)
Status: Laid Up

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/PrinsesseRagnhild.jpg/800px-PrinsesseRagnhild.jpg)
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: The Captain on August 26, 2008, 21:08:09
That looks like a pretty good shiff ;) :).
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Kapn Jonah on August 27, 2008, 01:10:32
That looks like a pretty good shiff ;) :).

why do you keep saying "shiff"?
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Jayshum on August 27, 2008, 01:19:04
Isn't that just the German word for 'Ship'?
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Kapn Jonah on August 27, 2008, 01:22:08
not sure, but i think so, but isnt The Captain american?
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Capt. Le Velle on August 27, 2008, 03:03:27
i think he is american
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: llamalord on August 27, 2008, 03:34:21
*Ahem**Ahem* -It's spelled "Skiff" ;)
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Kapn Jonah on August 27, 2008, 03:37:31
 ???
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: llamalord on August 27, 2008, 03:40:47
Could you at least try to make it more clear what " ??? " means?
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Kapn Jonah on August 27, 2008, 03:43:18
*Ahem**Ahem* -It's spelled "Skiff" ;)

  ???
sorry if it wasnt clear enough for you, i forgot to add the quote
its actually spelled ship
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: llamalord on August 27, 2008, 03:46:49
I ment the german word for "Ship" is spelled "Skiff" not the previosly stated "Shiff".
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Kapn Jonah on August 27, 2008, 03:48:16
ahhh.....
then why  ???  is it spelled "shiff" on the german forum? :-\
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: llamalord on August 27, 2008, 03:55:27
Because it's Both!!! :D
I just looked it up in a dictionary it's:


"Schiff"
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Capt. Le Velle on August 27, 2008, 03:57:02
it is spelled both.  but im not taking sides
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: llamalord on August 27, 2008, 04:02:09
Smart Move. ;D
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Kapn Jonah on August 27, 2008, 04:04:57
No sides to be taken, it doesnt matter! ;D
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: mvsmith on August 27, 2008, 04:34:41
*Ahem**Ahem* -It's spelled "Skiff" ;)


That’s gotta be the biggest @#$%^ “skiff’ I’ve seen. How many oars does she have?

http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/board,16.0.html (http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/board,16.0.html)
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: llamalord on August 27, 2008, 04:41:19
Umm, Did I miss something? ???
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: MMMMMM on August 27, 2008, 05:04:10
Mine Non Other Than Allure Of The Sea's


Name: Allure of the Seas
Owner: Royal Caribbean International
Operator: Royal Caribbean International
Port of Registry: TBA
Ordered: February, 2006
Builder: Aker Yards, Turku, Finland
Cost: USD 1.2 billion (EUR 755 million)
Status: On Order
General characteristics
Class and type: Oasis Class cruise ship
Tonnage: 220,000 GRT
Displacement: app. 100,000 tons
Length: 1,181 ft (360 m)
Beam: 154 ft (47 m)
Height: 213 ft (65 m) above water line
Draft: 30 ft (9 m)
Decks: 16 Passenger Decks
Installed power: 8 Wärtsilä V12 Engine @ 17,500 hp each
Propulsion: 3 × 20 MW Asea Brown Boveri Azipod, all azimuthing[citation needed]
Speed: 20.2 kn (37.4 km/h/23.2 mph)
Capacity: 5,400 passengers
Crew: TBD



(http://i36.tinypic.com/i1mpsk.jpg)
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Ship Sim on August 27, 2008, 07:36:22
My favroite ship.

KMS Bismark

Displacement: 41,700 tonnes standard
50,900 tonnes full load
Length: 251 metres (823.5 ft) overall
241.5 metres (792.3 ft) waterline
Beam: 36.0 metres (118.1 ft) waterline
Draft: 9.3 metres (30.5 ft) standard
10.2 metres (33.5 ft) full load
Propulsion: 12 Wagner high-pressure;
3 Blohm & Voss geared turbines;
3 three-blade propellers, 4.70 m diameter
150,170 hp (121 MW)
Speed: 30.1  knots during trials (one work claims a speed of 31.1 knots (57.6 km/h)[1]
Range: 8,525  nm at 19 knots (35 km/h)
Complement: 2,092: 103 officers 1,989 men (1941)
Armament: 8×380 mm/L47 SK-C/34 (4×2)
12×152 mm/L55 SK-C/28
16×105 mm/L65 SK-C/37 / SK-C/33
16 × 37 mm/L83 SK-C/30
12×20 mm/L65 MG C/30 (Single)
8×20 mm/L65 MG C/32 (Quadruple)
Armour: Belt: 145 to 320 mm
Deck: 110 to 120 mm
Bulkheads: 220 mm
Turrets: 130 to 360 mm
Barbettes: 342 mm
Conning tower: 360 mm
Aircraft carried: 4×Arado Ar 196 A-3, with 1 double-ended catapult
All found on Wikipedia.

Bismark`s Keel was layed down at Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in july 1936 as part of plan Z which was the  plan to re-equipment and expand the Kriegsmarine. She was launched in 1940 with Kapitän zur See Ernst Lindemann comanding her. Because the war started before Hitler thought it would, Plan Z was dismised because Germany needed to put there resources into invading poland and there Blitz warfare, so bismark was used as a commerce raider and plan Z  was not carried out.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Paddy134 on August 27, 2008, 12:36:40
TS Michelangelo
Operator: Italian Line
In service: May 5, 1965
Out of service: July 5, 1975
Tonnage: 45,911 gross register tons
Length: 904 ft
Year of Launch: 1962
Country Of Building: Ansaldo Shipyards, Genoa, Italy
Speed: 26.5 kn
Flag: Italian
Sisterships: TS Raffaello
Route: Genoa-New york
Homeport: Genoa
Capacity: 1775 passengers (535 1st Class, 550 Cabin Class, 690 Tourist Class)
Crew:725

Why i like it: She is one of the great superliners from the twilight years of classic ocean travel. Her sheer style and splendor is unparalleled throughout the history of transatlantic ocean travel. Her only rival would be the SS Normandie.

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll114/paddy3443/Michelangelo-a_NYP_DeMonteac.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll114/paddy3443/Michelangelo_a_Palermo_1966FScrir21.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll114/paddy3443/Michelangelo-lido_1a_classe_colJFA2.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll114/paddy3443/Michelangelo-France-QE2JF.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll114/paddy3443/fig06_Fiorenza_ballroom.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll114/paddy3443/Mich-Raff-a_NY_Raffaello_QM_1965GMa.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll114/paddy3443/spaccato_2_picccor.jpg)
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Ship Sim on August 27, 2008, 13:26:16
Nice ship. Kind of looks like the SS Normandie. ;)
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: saltydog on August 27, 2008, 13:36:48
I like this ship..It's the Flavia, which brought us from Australia to Italy some time ago..
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Captain Best on August 27, 2008, 20:38:49
He's American Yes.,

But he can Germanish.

Example. i can

English

And Norwegian ;) :D

And its Schiff Too.

(http://www.spielzeugs.info/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/schiff1.jpg)
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: The Captain on August 27, 2008, 23:32:07
Ya, I am American, but I am not sure I can germanish ;D.

I ment the german word for "Ship" is spelled "Skiff" not the previosly stated "Shiff".

I think that since I have been saying over and over again, I know what I am saying ;). You don't think I would speak german impropperly, do you ;D? And *ahem, I was right ;D.

I do not say "ship" anymore. I only say shiff. Sorry, my German protocalls ;).
Title: Re: Your Favourite Ship
Post by: Nathan|C on August 28, 2008, 08:23:02
Back to Topic  ;)