Ships and boats

I have long been interested in ships of all kinds. I can’t really give you a satisfactory explanation why, except to say that our childhood holidays usually began with the excitement of a ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Jersey and we absolutely loved the Navy days we were taken to in Portsmouth in the early 1980s. Our interest was stoked by a regular supply of Navy news from Ted, a near-neighbour at our local allotments, whose son was serving on HMS Glasgow during the Falklands War.

This page is an attempt to index of some of the many and varied vessels that I have seen and photographed in the last few years, with quick links to the relevant posts…

Naval vessels

UK (Royal Navy)

HMS Archer, HMS Argyll, HMS Belfast, HMS Blazer, HMS Blyth, HMS Bristol, HMS Bulwark, HMS Charger, HMS Dasher, HMS Defender, HMS Diamond, HMS Dragon, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Example, HMS Hurworth, HMS Illustrious, , HMS Kent, HMS Lancaster, HMS Middleton, HMS Ocean, HMS Pembroke, HMS Portland, HMS President, HMS Pursuer, HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Ranger, HMS Severn, HMS Smiter, HMS St Albans, HMS Sutherland, HMS Trumpeter, HMS Warrior.

UK (Royal Fleet Auxiliary)

RFA Fort Austin, RFA Fort Rosalie, RFA Proteus, RFA Wave Ruler.

Brasil

Brasil

Canada (Royal Canadian Navy)

HMCS Iroquois

Netherlands (Royal Netherlands Navy)

HNLMS Bruinvis, HNLMS Holland, HNLMS Luymes, HNLMS Snellius.

Belgium

BNS Godetia, BNS Louise Marie, BNS Narcis.

Estonia

EML Sakala

France (Marine Nationale)

FS L’Aigle, FS Chacal, FS Commandant Blaison, FS Cormoran, FS Guépard, FS Jaguar, FS Latouche-Tréville, FS Léopard, FS Lion, FS Lynx, FS Panthère, FS Premier Maître L’Her, FS Tigre, FS Var

Germany (Deutsche Marine)

FGS Ammersee, FGS Auerbach/Oberpfalz, FGS Augsburg, FGS Bad Bevensen, FGS Frettchen, FGS Groemitz, FGS Hameln, FGS Hermelin, FGS Hyane, FGS Karlsruhe, FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, FGS Mosel, FGS Niedersachsen, FGS Schleswig-Holstein, FGS Seehund 4, FGS Seehund 7, FGS Seehund 8, FGS Seehund 10, FGS Siegburg, FGS Wiesel, Gorch Fock.

Italy (Marina Militare)

ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne, ITS Sfinge

Japan (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)

JS Kashima

New Zealand

HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Resolution, HMNZS Wellington

Poland

ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko

Russia

RTS Vice Admiral Kulakov

United States

USS Donald Cook, USS George H. W. Bush, USS Gettysburg, USS Mitscher.

Cruise Ships

MS Hamburg, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, Queen Victoria.

Ferries

MV Explorer 12, MV Mont St Mitchel, Meridian Star, Morning Star, Royal Iris, Stena Britannica, Stena Lagan, Twinkling Star, MS Tycho Brahe, MV Wight Light, MV Wight Sky.

Superyachts

Arctic P

Yachts

Derry-Londonderry-Doire, GREAT Britain, Henri Lloyd, Invest Africa, Jamaica Get All Right, Old Pulteney, Mission Performance, PSP Logistics, OneDLL, Qingdao, Stealth Mission, Switzerland, Team Garmin.

Tall ships, barges and other sailing vessels

Alexander von Humboldt II, Aphrodite, Artemis, Belem, Blue Mermaid, Cambria, Centaur, Earl of Pembroke, Edith May, Etoile, Gallant, Hendrika Bartelds, Huan Tian Xi Di, Jantje, J.R.Tolkien, Juan Sebastián de Elcano, Kathleen & May, Lady of Avenel, Marjorie, Mercedes, Morgenster, Niagara, Orinoco, Pelican, Provident, Repertor, Royalist, R. Tucker-Thompson, Santa Maria Manuela, SB Hydrogen, Spirit of New Zealand, Stenoa, Thalassa, Thor Heyerdahl, Twister, Wylde Swan, Zephyr.

Pleasure craft

Dunkirk Little Ships

Bluebird of Chelsea, Elvin, Hilfranor, Janthea, Lady Gay, Mada, MTB 102, Silver Queen, Wanda

Tugs

Christine, Lieni, Portwey, RT Ambition, SD Dolphin, SD Seal, Svitzer Anglia, Svitzer Bootle, Svitzer Brunel, Svitzer Cecilia, Svitzer Laceby, Svitzer Mercia, Swiftstone, Wenzina, ZP Bear.

Container ships, freighters and other industrial vessels

City of Westminster, MS Adeline, Maribo Maersk, OOCL New Zealand, Selandia Seaways.

Hovercraft

AP1-88 Freedom 90, AP1-88 Island Express.

Other ships

MS Gann, MS Stubnitz, MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, MV Havengore, RMS St Helena, THV Galatea, THV Patricia, TS Jack Petchey, TSS Earnshaw.