HMS Bronington M1115 sunk!!

At some point in the last 24hrs HMS Bronington has sunk (or was sank??), upright on tuesday but now about to roll over! Very sad to witness, i did see at least one hatch open that was definitley closed last time i was there so read into that what you will.

The last of the "tons" is no more :-(

River Mersey shipping 5TH June 2015

Some from todays quick visit to the Albert Docks, Liverpool the day before the River Festival 2015 starts. 2 Royal Navy Lynx helicopters were a bonus. Also here is HMS Ramsey M110, here for 4 days and now moored in Canning dock as part of the weekends activities.

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CSL Clyde

CSL Clyde

Stolt Puffin

HMS Ramsey M110

HMS Ramsey M110

Stolt Greenshank

Battle of the Atlantic 70years at Liverpool

 A few images from the last few days on the Mersey during the Battle of the Atlantic celebrations weekend. BoA70.

will do a more complete posts later in week, lots of images to sort.

Battle of Britain flight

Royal Navy Seaking in arctic cammo

Royal Marines assault demo

4 of the 11 visiting P2000 vessels

ORP GENERAL TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO F273 Polish Navy

VICE-ADMIRAL KULAKOV 626 and Patricia

HMCS IROQUOIS 280 and GENERAL TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO F273 

FGS GROMITZ M1064 German Navy minehunter

HMS PEMBROKE M107 Royal Navy minehunter

ORP GENERAL TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO F273

ORP GENERAL TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO F273

HMS Edinburgh arrives for her final Liverpool visit

HMS Liverpool @ Liverpool 2nd March 2012

A few from todays ferry trip in good weather for a change..

On Monday5th March on leaving HMS Liverpool may well give a gun salute to her place of "birth" Cammel Lairds, she sailing out around 11.00hrs

HMS Campbletown (F86) leaving Liverpool, 7th March 2011

The Royal Navy frigate HMS Campbletown (F86) left Liverpool for the last time today. She has been at the pierhead over the weekend.

She was built at the Cammel Laird yard on the River Mersey and payed tribute to her "builder" with a gun salute before sailing out.

All the above images were taken by Shipais forum member "Das Boot" and the copyright and ownership belong to him, all images used with full permission

HMS Campbletown

HMS Campbletown

HMS Cambletown

HMS Campbletown

Cammel Lairds workers watching HMS Campbletowns salute

HMS Campbletown (F86) at Liverpool 3rd March 2011

The Royal Navy frigate HMS Campbletown (F86) arrived on the River Mersey today for a farewell visit. She was Built at Cammel Lairds. These taken in a break in the thick fog on the river this morning!

Yet another RN vessel getting decomissioned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As a "supposed" maritime nation we should hanging our heads in shame for allowing this to happen, were will it end??

HMS Campbletown

HMS Campbletown

HMS Campbletown

Name: Hms Campbeltown
MMSI: 234578000 [UK]
IMO: 4907139
Callsign: GABK
Speed/Dir: 0.3 kts / 132° SE
Status: Underway
Dest:
ETA: ***00 24:60
Type: Military Ops (35)
Size: 148m x 14m x 3m
Received: 10:07:47 03 Mar 11 GMT