North Sea

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…
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.
The Royal Navy’s first submarine
Chris Graham on 11th February 2022
James Hendrie tells the fascinating story of the Royal Navy's first submarine, Holland 1, which is now on display in Gosport.
A fabulous Ford 3000!
Chris Graham on 4th April 2021
Now and then you come across a genuinely superb, restored tractor, as the late Alan Barnes did with Tom Mew’s fabulous Ford 3000.
The Kiel Canal
Chris Graham on 26th May 2020
The Kiel Canal was originally built to allow Germany’s naval vessels quick passage between the North Sea and the Baltic. It soon became a busy, commercial waterway, as we explain.

Kiel Canal classic from the 1970s