Shipping in the River Wear, Sunderland 17th. June 2012

Tug/supply vessel Ivero sailing from Sunderland

Liquidpropane gas carrier Happy Falcon in the Port of Sunderland

Unknown vessel in Wear Dock

General cargo/Container ship Paula entering the Tyne, 2nd. June 2012

Ship details at http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1096127

River Humber Shipping 26th. - 27th. May 2012

All photographed from Cleethorpes, looking twaords Spurn Head

Tor Freesia on the left, Suecia Seaways on the right

The sailing vessel with the tan sails is the Humber sloop Spider T

French Survey Vessel Laplace and Patrol Vessel Cormoran

French hydrographic survey vessel Laplace and patrol vessel Cormoran on the Tyne at Spiller's Quay.

Cargo Ship Andromeda leaving the Tyne 28th. April 2012

Pilot boat Collingwood alongside. Caught in a crosswind while trying to drop the pilot.

Shipping on the River Wear, Sunderland 22nd. April 2012

 Cable layer Maersk Responder.

 Tug Nautilus

HMS Hood leaving Clydebank

HMS Hood being towed from the builder's yard at Clydebank, which probably dates this photograph at 1920. The photograph may well have been taken from the cab of one of the shipyard cranes.


There's a fine photograph of her fitting out here.