The SS Rotterdam returns. A MUST see

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[Aad The Pirate]

Ahoy Ship(sim)mates,
Have a look and tell me what's Your opinion about this:
http://www.fotorondleiding.nl/rotterdampanoramas/pano138-terugkeerssrotterdamaug2008.htm
Regards
Aad
PS Unless You have a very very wide screen use the sliderbar bottom of page

[Minime]

Nice ship, but why do the use so many tugs?

[svenuske1]

Niiicééééé 

[Aad The Pirate]

Nice ship, but why do the use so many tugs?

Ahoy minime,
This great Steam Passenger Vessel was doomed to be scrapped. After a lot of troubles (including removing of all the Asbestos) she was rescued from the blowtorch, towed to Rotterdam and got her final berth as a Hotel/Conference/Museum ship. And 'cause her engines wern't in operational order she needed all those tugs to berth her.
BTW, not all the tugs are really towing, a lot are only there to show their respect to the Big R.
Regards
Aad

[Minime]

oh, I'm really happy they saved that beutyful ship

[matt5674]

Ahoy minime,
This great Steam Passenger Vessel was doomed to be scrapped. After a lot of troubles (including removing of all the Asbestos) she was rescued from the blowtorch, towed to Rotterdam and got her final berth as a Hotel/Conference/Museum ship. And 'cause her engines wern't in operational order she needed all those tugs to berth her.
BTW, not all the tugs are really towing, a lot are only there to show their respect to the Big R.
Regards
Aad

the ship is almost the same fate as Queen Mary 1.both are now hotels and museums right?

[Aad The Pirate]

the ship is almost the same fate as Queen Mary 1.both are now hotels and museums right?

Ahoy matt,
Don't know about the QM I, but the Big R will be, after time, at the moment they are busy to replace the davits and life-boats. They where removed for saftety-reasons (sounds stupid) during the big haul. That's why You can't see them on that panoramic pic's. (BTW, this pic (see attachment) is my favorite.
Regards
Aad

[matt5674]

sorry its just i live in america and i never knew bout the big R till you made this topic.

[mvsmith]

I'm a butt fancier.

Portside: Kotug SD SHARK
Starboard: Kotug SD STINGRAY
Photo: Nico Ouwenhand

[RMS Gigantic]

There's a P6 and RPA off to the side!

[eviss]

Ahoy matt,
Don't know about the QM I, but the Big R will be, after time, at the moment they are busy to replace the davits and life-boats. They where removed for saftety-reasons (sounds stupid) during the big haul. That's why You can't see them on that panoramic pic's. (BTW, this pic (see attachment) is my favorite.
Regards
Aad

Ahoy to you too, Aad

Thank you for sharing these pictures. A Dutch treat for those who remeber that recreation in time.

As proud as we should be of this monument, a tear is blinking in the corner of our eyes, seeing the end.

vr, gr. / kind regards Erik

[Aad The Pirate]

I'm a butt fancier.

Portside: Kotug SD SHARK
Starboard: Kotug SD STINGRAY
Photo: Nico Ouwenhand

Ahoy Marty,
I'm (almost) sure that the meaning of the word LEKKO (the magazine title) is known to You. To all others:
It's a Dutch/German Slang for the British/American Tugboat command for Let Go (all towlines)
Regards
Aad

[matt5674]

almost like the let go tugs option on the towline telemotor on titanic,the great british/irish ship of 1912

[RMS Gigantic]

almost like the let go tugs option on the towline telemotor on titanic,the great british/irish ship of 1912

The docking/manuvering telegraph, ah, yes

Do you know what any of the other commands on it do?

[matt5674]

i only know them when in ss08.i'll try to put their names on here after i write them down

[bulkcarrier]

Very nice set of Pano Shots!

Thanks for sharing,

R/
Galen

[Nathan|C]

There's a P6 and RPA off to the side!

I think you'll find both are a VERY common sight on the New Waterway leading upto and around Rotterdam 

If you look in the pic in the first post, Stena Trader and Britannica are docked in the background, so that's Europoort. The PoR is out of the picture to the left.

[J3nsen]

Nice too see her stil alive 

[mvsmith]

Ahoy Marty,
I'm (almost) sure that the meaning of the word LEKKO (the magazine title) is known to You. To all others:
It's a Dutch/German Slang for the British/American Tugboat command for Let Go (all towlines)
Regards
Aad

Hi Aad,
Do the Dutch TV commercials say LEKKO my EGGO?

That’s a very good magazine; I’ve been a subscriber for some time. I recommend it to anyone interested in tugs and the towing/offshore/heavy-lift industries. There are a lot of great photographs and plan drawings in each issue.

The centerfold—Miss July—is Nan Hai Jiu 101, a 20,000 hp, 22 kt China Rescue boat. She’s a beauty, and would make a great addition to the SS fleet.

The US representative of LEKKO, Al Lindner, happens to live across the Columbia from me in Brush Prairie, Washington. His email is lekkousa@msn.com for anyone here.

Kind regards,
Marty

[Aad The Pirate]

Ahoy Marty,
Sorry for the delay. Maybe Terry told You 'bout my pc-problems? Anyhow, I have no idea 'bout the tv-commercials at all. At the first sight of that kind of stuff I switch to another channel. I HATE COM's
Regards
Aad

[mvsmith]

Hi Aad,
In the US, Eggo is a brand of frozen waffle that one can pop into the toaster. TV commercials show two people reaching for the same package in the market freezer and saying “leggo my Eggo!”
I never use that product; I eat only waffles imported from Belgium.
Regards,
Marty

[matt5674]

where was the ss rotterdam when gone from rotterdam?

[Thruster]

It is a shame ofcourse that after that major rebuild, a big dent was made near the stern. That will be very hard to bump out again, considering the thickness of the steel.

[mvsmith]

That would be a job for Bondo.

[Nathan|C]

It is a shame ofcourse that after that major rebuild, a big dent was made near the stern. That will be very hard to bump out again, considering the thickness of the steel.

Who's fault was that? And wasn't the SS Rotterdam blue before?