Tall Ships At Last

Went by Metro, via Pelaw, to Hebburn. Very few people on foot, but queues of lazy sods in cars. Got to Hebburn Marina by a little after eight, and the Parade of Sail began to come by half an hour later.

This picture of the people there I took around 8.30am. It got busier later.

There was a PA system and some blokey commenting. He couldn't pronounce the name of this Polish ship, and I can't remember it.

I like this one of Mir, Russian of course, but built at Gdansk, with the cranes of Walker.

I've always been fascinated by this giant crane, with the little crane on top of it, and it's great in perspective to the masts on this ship.

The last photo I took was of the British hopeful, Prince William, as she departs, going by the frigate being built at Swans. We still build the occassional ship round here, you know.

Comments

  1. FactoBruntThu Jul 28, 03:09:00 pm BST

    Great pictures. Very contrasting between the lovely lines of the wooden ships and the chunky straight edges of those enormous cranes. We don't get cranes down here like that. They're proper northern cranes, like.

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  2. DanoThu Jul 28, 05:32:00 pm BST

    Nice Ship pics sir. We don't get ships like that here. Not where I am anyway.

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  3. JohnFri Jul 29, 06:58:00 am BST

    Okay, those pictures were worth the wait. Thanks. I'm trying to figure out how to mention Nelson in here . . . so, Nelson. (As in Admiral)

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  4. ApprenticeFri Jul 29, 10:37:00 am BST

    Yeah, they are great pictures. The cranes are fabulous, worth shots of their own.

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  5. Garry NixonFri Jul 29, 11:01:00 am BST

    You're all too kind. I'm very pleased with the yellow crane and black hulled boat one.

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