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RFA Freshspring
RFA ''Freshspring'' was a Fresh-class water tank vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She survives in civilian hands as SS ''Freshspring'', the last surviving example of the Fresh-class ships. The last of fourteen ships, she was used to carry fresh water out to larger ships. She is listed on the National Register of Historic Vessels maintained by National Historic Ships. Working career ''Freshpring'' was the last of the Fresh-class vessels to be built, and was launched by Lytham Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire on 15 August 1946. Following initial trials, she sailed to Malta, replacing one of her sister ships which had been sunk during the Second World War. Originally coal fired by hand, she was converted while in Malta to burn heavy fuel oil, with oil burners being fitted in each of the three furnaces in the Scotch boiler. Completing around 15 years service in Malta she was repatriated to the UK, working around River Clyde and the west coast of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytham St Annes
Lytham St Annes () is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is on the The Fylde, Fylde coast, directly south of Blackpool on the Ribble Estuary. The population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 42,954. The town is almost contiguous with Blackpool but is separated from it by Blackpool Airport. The town is made up of the four areas of Lytham, Ansdell, Fairhaven and St Annes-on-Sea. Lytham St Annes has four golf courses and links (golf), links, the most notable being the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, which regularly hosts the The Open Championship, Open Championship. Lytham St Annes is a reasonably affluent area with residents' earnings among the highest in the North of England. Towns and districts Lytham St Annes consists of four main areas: Lytham, Saint Anne's-on-the-Sea, Ansdell and Fairhaven. Lytham The name Lytham comes from the Old English ''hlithum,'' plural of ''hlith'' meaning (place at) the slopes'.'' The Green, a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
