Topic: The SS Rotterdam returns. A MUST see (Read 19659 times)

Aad The Pirate · « **on:** October 03, 2008, 12:59:18 »

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 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2008, 14:13:13 »

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

svenuske1 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2008, 14:13:46 »

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Aad The Pirate · « **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2008, 14:50:27 »

Quote from: Minime on October 03, 2008, 14:13:13

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 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2008, 16:06:31 »

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

matt5674 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2008, 16:43:15 »

Quote from: aadjepiraatje on October 03, 2008, 14:50:27

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 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 03, 2008, 18:06:30 »

Quote from: matt5674 on October 03, 2008, 16:43:15

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 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2008, 00:02:46 »

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

mvsmith · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2008, 01:34:37 »

I'm a butt fancier.

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

RMS Gigantic · « **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2008, 01:37:56 »

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

eviss · « **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2008, 02:06:04 »

Quote from: aadjepiraatje on October 03, 2008, 18:06:30

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 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 04, 2008, 17:12:34 »

Quote from: mvsmith on October 04, 2008, 01:34:37

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 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2008, 17:34:45 »

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

RMS Gigantic · « **Reply #13 on:** October 04, 2008, 20:53:13 »

Quote from: matt5674 on October 04, 2008, 17:34:45

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 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2008, 04:39:51 »

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

bulkcarrier · « **Reply #15 on:** October 09, 2008, 18:49:17 »

Very nice set of Pano Shots!

Thanks for sharing,

R/
Galen

Nathan|C · « **Reply #16 on:** October 09, 2008, 19:00:19 »

Quote from: RMS Gigantic on October 04, 2008, 01:37:56

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 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 09, 2008, 23:31:04 »

Nice too see her stil alive

mvsmith · « **Reply #18 on:** October 10, 2008, 00:23:09 »

Quote from: aadjepiraatje on October 04, 2008, 17:12:34

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?

Thatâ€™s a very good magazine; Iâ€™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 centerfoldâ€”Miss Julyâ€”is Nan Hai Jiu 101, a 20,000 hp, 22 kt China Rescue boat. Sheâ€™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 (http://lekkousa@msn.com) for anyone here.

Kind regards,
Marty

Aad The Pirate · « **Reply #19 on:** October 10, 2008, 15:33:22 »

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 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 10, 2008, 19:58:08 »

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 â€œleggo my Eggo!â€
I never use that product; I eat only waffles imported from Belgium.
Regards,
Marty

matt5674 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 12, 2008, 07:54:40 »

where was the ss rotterdam when gone from rotterdam?

Thruster · « **Reply #22 on:** October 12, 2008, 19:03:48 »

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 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 12, 2008, 20:17:06 »

That would be a job for Bondo.

Nathan|C · « **Reply #24 on:** October 13, 2008, 06:16:24 »

Quote from: Thruster on October 12, 2008, 19:03:48

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?

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