Not the real thing of course, but a model of R.N.L.B. Ralph & Joy Swann, that was formerly based at Ramsgate. This nice model is seen here at speed being operated by by the Ellesmere Port Model Boat Club at the Hooton Park Bus Running & Aviation Day, Ellesmere Port, on 13/08/2023.
The real one was built in 1976 at Bideford Shipyard( Now owned by Harland & Wolff (Appledore), North Devon, and was powered by 2 x 250hp Ford Mermaid 595T, then from 1981 by 2 x 250hp Caterpillar D3208T. © Peter Steel 2023.
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Not the real thing of course, but a model of R.N.L.B. Ralph & Joy Swann, that was formerly based at Ramsgate. This nice model is seen here at speed being operated by by the Ellesmere Port Model Boat Club at the Hooton Park Bus Running & Aviation Day, Ellesmere Port, on 13/08/2023.
The real one was built in 1976 at Bideford Shipyard( Now owned by Harland & Wolff (Appledore), North Devon, and was powered by 2 x 250hp Ford Mermaid 595T, then from 1981 by 2 x 250hp Caterpillar D3208T. © Peter Steel 2023.
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The real deal was later known as HMS Hart and then Day Raider. RTTL stands for Rescue & Target Towing Launch and they were powered by Paxman engines and built c.1956. This superb model is seen here being operated by the Ellesmere Port Model Boat Club at the Hooton Park Bus Running & Aviation Day, Ellesmere Port, on 13/08/2023. © Peter Steel 2023.
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This electric ferry was ordered in 2017 by Brittany Ferries. She was laid down in 08/2018 and launched in 12/2018 by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany. She was to have been operated by Brittany Ferries as Honfleur, but they cancelled the contract in 2020 after extended delays. The incomplete vessel was then taken to Fosen Yard at Trondheim, Norway, for completion. In 03/2023 she was renamed Rusadir for a six-month charter to Baleària and entered service in 05/2023. With a GTW 42400 and a length of 187.4m, she can carry 1,670 passengers and 650 vehicles. The Rusadir is fully electric and has an electric plant with dual LNG engines, technology that enables it to run on various fuels. These engines can alternate between fuel oil and natural gas consumption. She has a speed of 22 knots and is seen here in the Port of Málaga, Spain, on 31/07/2023. She sails under the flag of Cyprus with a home port of Limassol. This photo was taken from the lovely Castillo de Gibralfaro. © Peter Steel 2023.
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Britannia is seen here in the Port of Málaga, Spain, on 31/07/2023, where she had arrived at around 08:00 hrs. having departed from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, at around 17.00 hrs. on 29/07/2023. This photo was taken from the lovely Castillo de Gibralfaro.
MV Britannia was completed on 26/02/2015 by Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy. She was laid down on 15/05/2013, launched on 14/02/2014 and Christened by the late HRH Queen Elizabeth II, on 10/03/2015 with her maiden voyage on the 14/03/2015. She is from the Royal Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 143,730, has seventeen decks of which fourteen are passenger accessible giving a maximum passenger capacity of 3,647 and 1,398 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä 12V46F x 2 & Wärtsilä 14V46F x 2 & propulsion electric motors - 2 x VEM Sachsenwerk GMBH and is capable of 21.9 knots and a cruising speed of around 19 knots.
MV Britannia was on a lovely 14-night Western Mediterranean Cruise; Southampton - Gibraltar - Ibiza, Spain - Palma de Mallorca, Spain - Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy - Malaga, Spain - Cadiz, Spain - Southampton. © Peter Steel 2023.
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