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Shieldhall
Page 3: Photographs From 2008
This page is devoted to photographs from 2008 of the preserved steamship
Shieldhall
, operated by Solent Steam Packet Limited. Postcards and earlier photographs are shown on
Shieldhall - Page 1
.
The following information is from the
Shieldhall
website:-
www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk
:-
Shieldhall
was laid down in October 1954 and entered service in October 1955. Built by Lobnitz & Co., of Renfrew, she is of special interest as she was built on older classic lines with a traditional wheelhouse, of riveted and welded construction with a straight stem and a cruiser stern.
Shieldhall
was operated by Glasgow Corporation to transport treated sewage sludge down the river Clyde to be dumped at sea. She continued a tradition, dating back to the First World War, that Glasgow's sludge vessels carried organised parties of passengers when operating during the summer months. Thus
Shieldhall
was built with accommodation for 80 passengers.
In 1976, after 21 years of faithful service on the Clyde,
Shieldhall
was laid up.
Shieldhall
was purchased by the Southern Water Authority in 1977 and after minor modifications, she carried sludge from Southampton to an area south of the Isle of Wight for five years from 1980. It was when she was suddenly withdrawn from service in 1985, due to rising fuel prices, that active preservation began.
As a result of an initiative by the Southampton City's Museum Services, a preservation society was formed and
Shieldhall
was purchased from Southern Water in 1988, for £20,000. The Society is registered as an Industrial and Provident Society as The Solent Steam Packet Limited and operates as a charity. All work associated with the Society and
Shieldhall
is carried out by unpaid volunteers. Much work has been done on the ship by these volunteers in order to keep her in sea-going condition. The saloon has been restored and the galley brought up-to-date. Crewed by volunteers,
Shieldhall
is a frequent sight around the Solent running excursions and such like. She has been to Holland for the Dordrecht Steam Festival and she has been an attendee at each of the International Festivals of the Sea at Bristol and Portsmouth.
During the summer months, various excursions are run in the Solent area and during the course of these voyages, passengers are encouraged to visit the Bridge and machinery spaces.
Sections on This Page:-
Shieldhall Photographs
- Round Isle of Wight: 14th June 2008
On Board Shieldhall
Calshot
Container Ships
Cruise Ships
Ferries & Excursion Ships
Fastcat Shanklin
Hotspur IV
Ramblin' Rose
Solent Express
Hythe Ferry
Needles Pleasure Cruises
Wightlink Ferries
Southampton Water
Spithead & Solent Forts
Calshot Castle
Fort Albert
Fort Victoria
- to be added
Horse Sands Fort
Hurst Castle
- to be added
No Mans Land Fort
St Helens Fort
Tugs & Harbour Craft
Shieldhall at Southampton
- August 24th 2008
Ships on This Page:-
Fastcat Shanklin
- Wightlink Ferry
Hotspur IV
- Hythe-Southampton Ferry
Independence of the Seas
- RCI cruise ship
NYK Aphrodite
- Container ship
OOCL Southampton
- Container ship
Queen Mary 2
- Cunard cruise ship
Ramblin' Rose
- Needles Pleasure Cruises
Sea Princess
- Princess Cruises ship
Solent Express
- Hovertravel hovercraft
Shieldhall Pages:-
Shieldhall - Page 1
- Postcards and photographs up to 2003
Shieldhall - Page 2
- Photographs from 2004-2007
Shieldhall - Page 3
- Photographs from 2008
- this page!
Solent Photo Diaries:-
Photo Diary - Header Page
Portsmouth - 10th/11th December 2008
- including
Norman Voyager
Isle of Wight - 4th-11th July 2008
- images from a week in the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight Cruise - 14th June 2008
- images from a cruise around the Isle of Wight on the
SS Shieldhall
- this page!
Isle of Wight - 17th June 2007
- Hovertravel, Wightlink, Yarmouth Pier
Portsmouth - 3rd December 2006
- Royal Navy carriers, Warrior and Gosport ferries
Portsmouth - 7th September 2006 - 1
- Royal Navy carriers, Warrior and Gosport ferries
Portsmouth - 7th September 2006 - 2
- Cross Channel & Isle of Wight Ferries
Associated Pages:-
www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk
- Official Shieldhall website
Ferry Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
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Round the Isle of Wight Cruise - 14th June 2008
Shieldhall
was due to leave Southampton at 10:00hrs for a non-stop cruise around the Isle of Wight. Due to arrival of a large container ship, her departure was delayed by 30minutes, which was to be of great benefit later in the day. Despite poor forecasts, the weather was sunny for most of the day. As is often the way, cloud formed rapidly over the mainland, but the coastal areas of the Isle of Wight remained cloud-free all day.
Shieldhall
was due to pass
Independence of the Seas, Queen Mary 2
and
Sea Princess
in Southampton Water on our return (passing on the 'wrong' side for good photography at this time of the evening). However, our delayed departure meant that we were too late to cross the path of the
Indy
, allowing excellent opportunities to photograph all three ships from the sunny side as we wainted just outside the main channel. This was an unforgettable sight. An excellent cruise was had by all on board, and my thanks go to the dedicated volunteers who keep
Shieldhall
running. Views of
Shieldhall
, the shorelines, and other shipping encountered, are shown below.
On Board Shieldhall
On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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Shieldhall
making excessive smoke for a film crew
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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Shieldhall
making excessive smoke for a film crew
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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Shieldhall
making excessive smoke for a film crew
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
with
Sea Princess
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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On board
Shieldhall
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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Southampton Water
Netley Castle on Southampton Water
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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The sole remains of the once-huge Netley Hospital on Southampton Water
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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Calshot
Calshot Spit is a one-mile long sand and shingle bank, located on the southern bank of the open end of Southampton Water, on the south coast of England. At the end of the spit are Calshot Castle, an RNLI lifeboat, a Coastguard station, several slipways, a former Royal Navy and Royal Air Force flying boat station and Calshot Activities Centre.
Calshot Castle is one of Henry VIII's device forts, built on Calshot Spit at the Solent near Fawley to guard the entrance to Southampton Water. It was built as a circular blockhouse with a three storey central keep in 1540 using stone from Beaulieu Abbey. The outer walls were lowered in 1774 and the gatehouse was rebuilt in order to provide more living space. The south east battery was added in 1895 but has since been demolished. The castle was in use until 1956. It is now owned by English Heritage and visitors to the castle can park in the adjacent leisure centre car park.
Calshot Naval Air Station was originally set up in 1913. Its choice as a location for operating flying boats is clear: the landing area is sheltered by land on the three sides of Southampton Water and by the Isle of Wight, several miles away, on the fourth side. In 1929 and 1931, Calshot was the venue for the Schneider Trophy, an international air race for seaplanes. The hangers are preserved and used for the Activities Centre, and sailing/diving/boating purposes.
Calshot Castle and aircraft hangers
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008
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Calshot Castle and aircraft hangers
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Calshot Castle and aircraft hangers
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Calshot Castle
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Calshot Castle
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Calshot Castle
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Calshot Castle
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Spithead & Solent Forts
The Spithead forts were built in the Solent in the 1860's to protect Portsmouth from bombardment from the sea, at the same time as the Gosport and Portsdown land forts were built.
Horse Sands
,
No Mans Land
and
St Helens Forts
were built 1865-80, and Spitbank was started 2 years later. Ryde Fort was abandoned shortly after construction started becouse of unstable foundations.
Horse Sands
and
No Mans Land
are identical at 200 foot in diameter and fully armour plated. The other 2 are slightly smaller at 150 foot diameter with iron plating on the front only.
Horse Sands Fort
Horse Sand Fort, is one of the larger Royal Commission sea forts in the Solent off Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It is 240' across, built between 1865 and 1880, with two floors and a basement, armour plated all round. The original armament was to have been 45 x 10" and 44 x 12.5" RML guns on the gun floors and 10 x 12" RMLs on the roof in five turrets. In fact the turrets were never built and the limited space meant the 12.5" guns had to be operated with less than full charges of powder. In 1882, 12" RBL guns were placed in alternate bays.
Horse Sands Fort