Fjordsteam 2022 attracts historic ships
Chris Graham on 10th October 2022
We report on on the recent and vert successful Fjordsteam 2022 event in Norway, which attracted some very interesting historic ships.
Ships Monthly
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…
Terrible losses sustained by the Royal Navy
Chris Graham on 20th September 2022
Conrad Waters recounts the terrible losses sustained by the Royal Navy and its Commonwealth allies between November 1941 and May 1942.
1975 former Sealink ferry now operating in Greece
Chris Graham on 8th September 2022
We report on a 1975 former Sealink ferry that's found a new lease of life having swapped the English Channel for sunny Greek waters.
The world’s only full-rigged tall ship
Chris Graham on 31st August 2022
Steve Newman spotlights Royal Clipper, the world's only steel-hulled, five-masted, full-rigged tall ship that's still afloat.
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.
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.
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.
