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Gravesend
8th, 9th & 14th March 2009
 
 
Shipping at Gravesend on Sunday 8th, Monday 9th and Saturday 14th March 2009.
 
 
Sections on this Page:-
Cobelfret
Anglian Way
Cymbeline
DFDS Lys-Line
Lystind
Maersk
Johannes Maersk
Lars Maersk
P&O Ferries
Norking
Thames Luxury Charters
Elizabethan
Thames Workboats
Avante
Blue Ensign
Blue Shadow
Unknown
 
Ships on this Page:-
Anglian Way - Cobelfret
Avante - Thames Workboats
Blue Ensign - Thames Workboats
Blue Shadow - Thames Workboats
Cymbeline - Cobelfret
Elizabethan - Thames Luxury Charters
Johannes Maersk - Maersk
Lars Maersk - Maersk
Lystind - DFDS Lys-Line
Norking - P&O Ferries
 
Unknown Workboat
 
Photo Diary:-
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Gravesend - 8th/9th March 2009 - Maersk and Hamburg Sud freighters - this page!
Gravesend - 11th February 2009 - Norcape and freighters
Gravesend - 10th August 2008 - Marco Polo and a Thames Barge Driving race - this page!
Gravesend - 6th March 2008 - Princess Pocahontas on Tilbury-Gravesend ferry
Gravesend - 22nd January 2008 - Princess Pocahontas and Cobelfret/Ferryways ferries
Gravesend - 21st March 2007 - Princess Pocahontas and Cobelfret/Ferryways ferries
Gravesend - 31st January 2007 - Tugs, Maersk container ship and Cobelfret ferries
River Thames - Greenwich-Tower Pier - 22nd January 2007
Tilbury-Gravesend - 4th January 2007 - Tugs, RNLI, piers, ferries & excursion boats
 
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Gravesend
8th & 9th March 2009
 
 
Thames Luxury Charters
 
Elizabethan
 
337grt - 120ft long - 250 passengers
 
Originally built as a flagship for Greenwich Pleasure Craft, then sold to Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group: 1982-89), before purchase by current owners (2006) Thames Luxury Charters.
 
 
Elizabethan passing Tilbury following overhaul at Gravesend
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Elizabethan passing Tilbury
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Elizabethan passing Tilbury
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Elizabethan passing Tilbury
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Elizabethan passing Tilbury
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Cobelfret
 
Anglian Way
 
IMO number : 7613404 - Name of ship : ANGLIAN WAY
Ship Builder : 1977-04 Rickmers Rhederei GmbH Rickmers Werft - Bremerhaven Yard/hull No.: 388
Call Sign : 9HIB9 - Gross tonnage : 7628 - Type of ship : Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1977 - Flag : Malta
 
Name Changes:- 2001-07 Anglian Way, 1999-11 Tuvalu, 1995-02 Germany, 1994-10 Thomas Wehr, 1994-02 Hornlink, 1993-10 Fuldatal, 1993-04 Santa Maria, 1993-02 Mana,
1986-00 Thomas Wehr, 1985-00 Dana Germania, 1982-00 Tor Neerlandia, 1978-00 Thomas Wehr, 1977-00 Wacro Express, launched as Thomas Wehr

 
Anglian Way passing Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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Anglian Way passing Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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Anglian Way passing Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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Cymbeline
 
IMO number : 9007764 - Name of ship : CYMBELINE
Ship Builder : 1992-07 Dalian Shipyard Co Ltd - Dalian LN Yard/hull No.: R70/4
Call Sign : LXCZ - Gross tonnage : 11866 - Type of ship : Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1992 - Flag : Luxemburg
 
 
Cymbeline passing Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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Cymbeline passing Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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Cymbeline passing Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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DFDS Lys-Line
 
Lystind
 
IMO number : 8811297 - Name of ship : LYSTIND
Ship Builder : 1990-06 Brodogradiliste 'Titovo' - Kraljevica Yard/hull No.: 485
Call Sign : LCGF3 - Gross tonnage : 4471 - Type of ship : Palletised Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1990 - Flag : Norway International Ship Register
 
 
Lystind leaving Tilbury for Bilbao
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Lystind leaving Tilbury for Bilbao
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Lystind leaving Tilbury for Bilbao
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Lystind leaving Tilbury for Bilbao
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Lystind leaving Tilbury for Bilbao
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Lystind leaving Tilbury for Bilbao
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P&O North Sea Ferries
 
Norking
 
IMO number : 7902635 - Name of ship : NORKING
Registered owner : RETTIG GROUP LTD BORE - Operator : P&O North Sea Ferries
Ship Builder : 1980-09 Rauma-Repola Oy - Rauma Yard/hull No.: 260
Call Sign : OIKP - Gross tonnage : 17884 - Type of ship : Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1980 - Flag : Finland - Original Name : Bore King
 
 
Norking leaving Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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Norking leaving Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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Norking leaving Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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Norking leaving Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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Norking leaving Tilbury for Zeebrugge
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Maersk
 
Lars Maersk
 
IMO number : 9294379 - Name of ship : LARS MAERSK
Registered owner : MOLLER-MAERSK A/S
Ship Builder : 2004-11 - Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S - Lindo Yard/hull No: 193
Call Sign : OVSB2 - Gross tonnage : 50657 - Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 2004 - Flag : Denmark
 
Lars Maersk leaving Tilbury for Las Palmas
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Lars Maersk leaving Tilbury for Las Palmas
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Lars Maersk leaving Tilbury for Las Palmas
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Lars Maersk leaving Tilbury for Las Palmas
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Lars Maersk leaving Tilbury for Las Palmas
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Johannes Maersk
 
IMO number : 9215189
Name of ship : JOHANNES MAERSK
Ship Builder : 2001-11 Volkswerft GmbH Stralsund - Stralsund Yard/hull No: 434
Call Sign : OWFD2 : Gross tonnage : 30166 : Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 2001 : Flag : Denmark

Johannes Maersk leaving Tilbury for Manzanillo
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Johannes Maersk leaving Tilbury for Manzanillo
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Johannes Maersk leaving Tilbury for Manzanillo
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Johannes Maersk leaving Tilbury for Manzanillo
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Johannes Maersk leaving Tilbury for Manzanillo
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Johannes Maersk leaving Tilbury for Manzanillo
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Thames Workboats (R.Bain & Co)
 
Avante
 
Built by Valden Engineering (Faversham) in 1987
Powered by a Gardner 6LXB - Speed: 6 knots
1987: J&B Marine
1996: Bought by L.Bain & Co
2008: Still in service based at Gravesend
 
Avante at Gravesend
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Avante at Gravesend
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Avante at Gravesend
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Avante at Gravesend
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Blue Ensign
 
Built by Watercraft in Shoreham in 1985 for the MOD
Served aboard the Salvage ship HMAS Salmoor
Powered by a Perkins T6.354 - Speed: 10 knots
2006: Sold by MOD to Quest Diving, Portland.
Feb 2007: Bought by R.Bain (Thames Workboats)
 
Blue Ensign at Gravesend
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Blue Ensign at Gravesend
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Blue Shadow
 
Built in Poole in 1989 for the MOD
Served aboard the Salvage ship HMAS Salmoor, along with Blue Ensign.
Powered by a Perkins 6.354 - Speed 9 knots
Nov 2007: Released by MOD for disposal.
Dec 2007: Bought by R.Bain (Thames Workboats)
 
Blue Shadow at Gravesend
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Unknown Workboat
 
Unknown workboat at Gravesend
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