1931 steam tug finds new home on the Medway
Chris Graham on 26th August 2022
We report on the historic, 1931 steam tug that's found a new home on the Medway, although its future remains uncertain.
Shipping
1956 passenger vessel Friesland
Chris Graham on 14th August 2022
Kevin Hoggett provides an update on the 1956 passenger vessel Friesland and her current role as a popular excursion boat.
The first aircraft carriers
Chris Graham on 9th August 2022
As part of celebrating a century of the aircraft carrier, David Hobbs charts the arrival of the first of these naval giants.
The decisive Battle of Midway explained
Chris Graham on 24th July 2022
Conrad Waters recounts the decisive Battle of Midway, which was a turning point in the Pacific theatre during World War II.
HMS Victory’s 10-year renovation plan announced
Chris Graham on 11th July 2022
John Megoran explains the once-in-a-generation renovation project that's about to start on Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory.
117-year-old Canadian tugboat sinks
Chris Graham on 4th July 2022
We report on the unfortunate sinking of the 117-year-old Canadian tugboat, James Whalen, which occurred recently in Toronto.
1961 USS Kitty Hawk scrapped
Chris Graham on 27th June 2022
The 1961 aircraft carrier, USS Kitty Hawk, is being scrapped after 48 years of service in the US Navy, much of it in the Far East.
Conventional breakbulk refrigerator ships remembered
Chris Graham on 20th June 2022
Jim Shaw takes a nostalgic look back at conventional breakbulk refrigerator ships, a type of vessel that's now all but disappeared.
98-year-old River Dart paddler
Chris Graham on 8th June 2022
An appeal has been launched to raise funds for the essential repairs needed to keep a 98-year-old River Dart paddler afloat. Can you help?
Wonderful summer boat excursions
Chris Graham on 1st June 2022
We report on the encouraging plans to get summer boat excursions back up and running again after two years of Covid-induced inactivity.
10 classic ships interestingly re-purposed
Chris Graham on 24th May 2022
We spotlight 10 classic ships from the 1950s, '60s and '70s that were interestingly re-purposed during their working lives around the world.
1955 submarine USS Growler
Chris Graham on 15th May 2022
James Hendrie looks back over the career of the 1955 submarine USS Growler; the US Navy’s early attempt to field a cruise missile submarine.
Blue Funnel’s Centaur to Singapore
Chris Graham on 9th May 2022
Jim Shaw recalls a voyage taken on Blue Funnel’s Centaur to Singapore in the 1970s, and the ships seen off the ‘Lion City’ in that decade.
America’s fallen from WW2
Chris Graham on 4th May 2022
We mark the 75th anniversary of when America's fallen from WW2 started being repatriated for proper burial at home.
