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Remontowa
Remontowa (full name: Gdańska Stocznia "Remontowa" im. J. Piłsudskiego S.A.) is a company and shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. The yard specialises in ship repair and conversions. ''Remontowa S.''A. is one of 26 companies that make up the Remontowa Group. It is the biggest shipyard in Poland. History * The yard was established on 1 July 1952 as Baza Remontowa - Ostrów with its registered office in Gdańsk. * 7 November 1952 change of name to Gdańska Stocznia Remontowa. * In the 1960s, the yard built warships and research vessels for the Polish Navy and for export to the USSR, operating under the name ''Northern Shipyard''. Facilities Remontowa shipyard has a new-build shipyard and a separate ship repair/conversion yard. The site also has a design officer and some component manufacturing facilities. Newbuilds *Car ferries ''Argyle'', ''Bute'' and ''Finlaggan'' for Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne *Hybrid car ferries '' Ben Woollacott'' and ''Dame Vera Lynn'' for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salish-class Ferry
The Salish-class vessels are four intermediate-capacity ferries operated by BC Ferries and were built in 2016 at Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Gdańsk, Poland. They were the first dual-fuel powered vessels in British Columbia service, capable of using liquified natural gas or diesel oil to operate. ''Salish Orca'' entered service on the Comox–Powell River route in May 2017. ''Salish Eagle'' entered service on the Tsawwassen–Southern Gulf Islands route in June 2017. ''Salish Raven'' entered service for the Southern Gulf Islands on August 3, 2017. These vessels replaced and . Description The four Salish-class vessels, ''Salish Eagle'', ''Salish Orca'', ''Salish Raven'' and ''Salish Heron'', have a displacement of and all measure and max . Salish-class vessels are long overall and between perpendiculars. The ferries have a beam of . They are powered by dual-fuel engines capable of using liquified natural gas (LNG) or diesel fuel to operate. The engines are rated at . They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icebreaking Emergency Evacuation Vessel
Petroleum exploitation companies operate a fleet of Ice Breaking Emergency Evacuation Vessels (IBEEV) on the Caspian Sea, to service the extensive oil fields there. The vessels are designed to evacuate up to 338 individuals per trip. They are designed to function using compressed air to power their engines, if they are passing through pools of burning oil, or oxygen poor environments—carrying enough compressed air to function for 50 minutes. Every evacuee is issued a rebreather, for passing through anoxic environments, if the airtight evacuation capsules are compromised. The vessels are insulated so passengers and crew can survive transiting through pools of burning oil. Since the Caspian freezes during winter the vessels are designed to break up to of ice. The vessels were designed by AKAC Inc. and Robert Allan Limited, a firm of Canadian naval architects. Initially, in 2005 Remontowa Remontowa (full name: Gdańska Stocznia "Remontowa" im. J. Piłsudskiego S.A.) is a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ORP Kormoran (601)
ORP Kormoran (601) – a lead ship of Polish Navy's Kormoran II class MCMVs. She was laid down on 23 September 2014, launched on 4 September 2015 at Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Gdańsk and commissioned on 28 November 2017. Her non-magnetic 58.5 meters in length hull was made from austenitic steel. She has 830 tons of standard displacement. ''Kormoran'' employs sophisticated mine countermeasures including underwater drones. The ship serves in the 13 Minesweeper Squadron, belonging to 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla. Building The contract between the Armament Inspectorate and the consortium of Remontowa Shipbuilding SA, the Research and Development Center of the Maritime Technology Center in Gdynia and the Naval Shipyard SA for the construction of a prototype of a minehunter and two serial units was concluded on 23 September 2013. A few weeks later, tests of the vessel model, designed by Remontowa Marine Design & Consulting, began in the swimming pool of Centrum Technik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolwich Ferry
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry across the River Thames in East London, connecting Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north. It is licensed and financed by London River Services, the maritime arm of Transport for London (TfL). Around two million passengers use the ferry each year. A ferry has operated on the Thames at Woolwich since the 14th century, and commercial crossings operated intermittently until the mid-19th. The free service opened in 1889 after tolls were abolished on bridges to the west of London. Traffic increased in the 20th century because of the rise in motor vehicle traffic and it remained popular because of the lack of nearby bridges. Pedestrian use dropped after the construction of a parallel foot tunnel and the extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Woolwich Arsenal station. Alternatives such as the Thames Gateway Bridge and Gallions Reach Crossing have been proposed as replacements, but there are no plans to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caledonian MacBrayne
Caledonian MacBrayne ( gd, Caledonian Mac a' Bhriuthainn), usually shortened to CalMac, is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, and ferry services, between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west coast. Since 2006, the company's official name has been CalMac Ferries Ltd, although it still operates as Caledonian MacBrayne. In 2006, it also became a subsidiary of holding company David MacBrayne, which is owned by the Scottish Government. History David MacBrayne MacBrayne's, initially known as David Hutcheson & Co., began in 1851 as a private steamship operator when G. and J. Burns, operators of the largest of the Clyde fleets, decided to concentrate on coastal and transatlantic services and handed control of their river and Highland steamers to a new company in which Hutcheson, their manager of these services, became senior partner. One of the other partners was David MacBrayne (1817-1907), nephew of Messrs. Burns. In 1878, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NLV Pharos
NLV ''Pharos'' is a lighthouse tender operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man. History ''Pharos'' and her sister ship, (2006) were built by Stocznia Remontowa, Gdańsk, Poland as part of a £38 million contract. ''Galatea'' serves the same role for Trinity House on the coast of England, Wales and the Channel Islands. ''Pharos'' is the tenth NLB vessel to carry the name, replacing the ninth ''Pharos'' in March 2007. The first ''Pharos'', which operated as a lighthouse vessel from 1799 to 1810, was a simple wooden sloop 49 feet long (approx 15 metres) and 18 feet wide (approx 5½ metres). Pharos was the great lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Service NLV ''Pharos'' is based in Oban and works mainly in Scottish and Manx waters, servicing over 200 automatic lighthouses, buoys and beacons. She is also ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
THV Galatea
THV ''Galatea'' is a lighthouse tender operated by Trinity House, the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of England, Wales and the Channel Islands. History THV ''Galatea'' was launched in July 2006, replacing the THV ''Mermaid'', in service with Trinity House since 1987. ''Mermaid'' was sold to the Gardline group of Great Yarmouth, for conversion to survey vessel. ''Galatea'' is a sister vessel to the NLV ''Pharos''. The Queen and Prince Philip visited the Pool of London on 17 October 2007 for the naming of ''Galatea'', moored alongside . This is the second Trinity House vessel named ''Galatea''. The first, a paddle yacht built in 1868, served Trinity House until 1895. She was named in honour of which had recently completed a round-the-world voyage under the command of Queen Victoria's second son, Captain the Duke of Edinburgh, who was Master of Trinity House at the time. ''Galatea'' attended the commissioning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Woollacott (ship)
Ben Woollacott is the name of a ship built by Remontowa to serve as part of the Woolwich Ferry service. The ship is named after a teenage deckhand who drowned in an accident while untying mooring ropes of the ferry ''Ernest Bevin'' in 2011. Ben came from a family of Thames watermen that had worked on the river for six generations. The new ferry arrived in London on 15 November 2018. It has an automatic docking system to hold the ferry in place during loading. The vessel operates alongside sister ship ''Dame Vera Lynn Dame Vera Margaret Lynn (; 20 March 191718 June 2020) was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were very popular during World War II. She is honorifically known as the " Forces' Sweetheart", having giv ...''. References {{Commons category, IMO 9822011 Woolwich Ferry Ships built in Gdańsk 2018 ships Water transport in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benennungen der bekanntesten Städte etc., Meere, Seen, Berge und Flüsse in allen Theilen der Erde nebst einem deutsch-lateinischen Register derselben''. T. Ein Supplement zu jedem lateinischen und geographischen Wörterbuche. Dresden: G. Schönfeld’s Buchhandlung (C. A. Werner), 1861, p. 71, 237.); Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. * , )Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benennungen der bekanntesten Städte etc., Meere, Seen, Berge und Flüsse in allen Theilen der Erde nebst einem deutsch-lateinischen Register derselben''. T. Ein Supplement zu jedem lateinischen und geographischen Wörterbuche. Dresden: G. Schönf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dame Vera Lynn (ship)
''Dame Vera Lynn'' is one of the ferries currently operating the Woolwich Ferry service in London. The ship was named after the singer whose songs became popular during the Second World War, and more recently during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Dame Vera Lynn was born in East Ham and grew up not far from the ferry. The vessel and sister ship arrived in London in 2018 to replace the existing ferries that had been in service since the 1960s. Both were built by Remontowa in Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ..., Poland, have an automatic docking system to hold the ferry in place during loading, and are equipped with hybrid engines that allow them to run on electricity generated by motors. References {{reflist Woolwich Ferry Water transport in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Finlaggan
MV ''Finlaggan'' ( gd, Fionnlagan) is a drive-through vehicle and passenger ferry built in Poland for Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited. From 2011, she has been operated by Caledonian MacBrayne on the Islay service from Kennacraig. History MV ''Finlaggan'' was built in Gdańsk for the Kennacraig - Islay route. Launched on 30 June 2010, she arrived in Scotland in May 2011. During trials, she developed engine problems, forcing cancellation of the inaugural sailing. She had further problems with her bow doors, requiring withdrawal from service for overhaul of her hydraulic systems in Birkenhead. Layout ''Finlaggan'' is of Ro-Ro design with bow and stern ramps. She is the first CalMac ship to have "clam shell" bow doors, that open sideways. The car deck is partially open at the stern and has a mezzanine deck capable of transporting an additional 18 cars. She has three passenger decks, two with external panoramic seating. There is a restaurant, shop, and two disabled lifts servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Bute
MV ''Bute'' ( gd, Eilean Bhòid) is a ferry owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, on the route between Wemyss Bay and Rothesay on Bute. History She is the seventh Clyde ship to bear the name ''Bute'' and Calmac's first ferry built outside the UK since the in 1974. There was much dissent over the decision to order a new ferry from outside the UK. Launched in Poland, she sailed for Scotland, arriving in Gourock on 28 June 2005. After successful berthing trials, she entered service on 11 July. Layout ''Bute'' has a semi-open car deck with a clearance height of . Like the before her, she has bow and stern access. In addition she has a starboard vehicle ramp aft, which was used at Rothesay before the pier was converted to allow end-loading. Passenger accommodation is on two levels: the first housing forward and aft lounges with a kiosk area and toilets between, while the second level is open deck space from the twin funnels to just f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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