Ships from Canada – 1907 built steamship KEEWATIN
The world’s last Edwardian (TITANIC era) passenger steamship KEEWATIN was underway to her new home last Friday 28th April, 2023. She was built in 1907 by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Glasglow, Scotland as yard number 453. She was one of 3,800 similar ships built from 1900 to 1920 and is the same […]
Offshore News – 7 Solstad Vessels Sold For Scrapping – 05.10.2021
Solstad Offshore has sold seven older vessels for green recycling in Norway (Green Yard Feda and Green Yard Kleven) as part of the company’s rescue plan, which involves a divestment of 37 ships. The seven vessels are – FAR SOVEREIGN built by Langsten Slip & Batbyggeri, Norway as yard number 122 in 1999. Homeport is […]
Malta Naval Visits – ROS REGINA MARIA F 222 19-21.09.2021
One of the Fourteen built Type 22 Class frigates for the Royal Navy entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Sunday 19th September at 0952 hrs as ROS REGINA MARIA F 222 with the Romanian Navy. Originally as HMS LONDON F 95 (ex-BLOODHOUND) she was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL) in Glasgow, Scotland. She was ordered […]
Ship of the Week – S/S VIRTU
The S/S VIRTU was built and engined by the Clyde Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow, Scotland at Castle Works with Yard No as 314 for the British & Irish Steam Packet Co. Limited (B+I) in 1915 for their Dublin-South of England Cargo and Passenger Service and named LADY WIMBORNE after Her Excellency The Lady Wimborne, […]
