HMNZS Muritai

The 462 ton Muritai was a Wellington harbour ferry built for Eastbourne Borough Council in 1922-23, and from a brief scan of some manuscript items in the Borough archives I gather people had warm summer excursions memories of her, in that way people tend to feel about tugboats and ferries, Muritai was commissioned as aContinue reading “HMNZS Muritai”

Indian light cruiser INS Delhi (formerly HMS & HMNZS Achilles) in 1953.

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A New Plan for Queen Mary

MarineLink January 15, 2020 Queen Mary docked in Long Beach, Calif. (Photo: Urban Commons) A new plan is being formulated to preserve and improve one of the world’s most historic and well-known vessels. The record-setting superliner Queen Mary has been sitting permanently moored in Long beach, Calif. since its removal from transatlantic service in 1967. AContinue reading “A New Plan for Queen Mary”

USS Cowpens (CG-63) receives fuel from the MSC ship USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) during exercise Valiant Shield, Aug.10, 2007

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French battlecruiser/fast battleship Strasbourg.

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