Flagships of the Year award winners, 2022
Chris Graham on 7th November 2022
We report on the four vessels that were the winners of the National Historic Ships UK Flagships of the Year awards this year.
classic ships
Kiel Canal classic from the 1970s
Chris Graham on 29th September 2022
Here’s a selection of photographs taken by the late Gordon Turner, of classic cargo ships in the, described by Jim Shaw. Kiel Canal: Carrying the profile of a tanker, the 10,898dwt cargo ship Chopin was built in 1959 by Yugoslavia’s…
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.
1912 Steam tug Kerne nearly ready
Chris Graham on 1st December 2020
The Merseyside-based steam tug Kerne, built as a Thames lighterage-type vessel in 1912, will be back in action soon, Paul Kirkbride reports.
