RRS Sir David Attenborough leaving Cammel Lairds 21st Oct 2020 "Boaty Mcboatface"

The polar research vessel RRA Sir David Attenborough left her makers yard at Cammel Lairds this week under her own power for the first time. After setting her compass on the River Mersey she made her way over to the pierhead at Liverpool where she is now berthed prior to starting an extensive period of trials in the Irish Sea.

https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/sites-and-facilities/facility/rrs-sir-david-attenborough/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RRS_Sir_David_Attenborough

 

 

HMS Dauntless D33 arriving at Cammel Lairds for upgrade work

The Royal Navies type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless has arrived at Cammel Lairds to undergo a propulsion upgrade program! She was assisted by tugs from Svitzer and Baluda Towage

The work will include the removal of 2 existing generators and replacing them with 3 new more powerful units....read more about it here...

https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/cure-for-royal-navy-destroyers-engine-woes-in-sight/

Helicopter "ops" on HMS Prince of Wales R09 today at Liverpool

The helicopters that were embarked on the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales left the vessel today. I missed the Lynx wildcat and the 2 Merlins but managed to "catch" the Chinook!!

not the best quality images as my camera was at max zoom in the rain!

Visit to HMS Prince of Wales at Liverpool 1st March 2020

Paid a visit to the HMS Prince of Wales today and it was impressive, the public were only "allowed" into the hangar area/deck which was a shame but there was plenty to see and do! The whole event was very well organised considering 13K free tickets for the event went within an hour!! The weather was 100% better than the day she arrived.

HMS Prince of Wales will leave the Mersey on the 6th March and hopefully in the future we will get to see and visit her sister ship HMS Queen Elizabeth

Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady inaugral call at Liverpool 25th February 2020

Virgin Voyages brand new vessel Scarlet Lady made her one and only call at Liverpool today , the 110.000GT vessel, built by Fincantieri in Italy was launched in February this year and is the 1st in class.

She will sail from Liverpool on the 26th February for Miami, Florida where she will operate "adult" only cruises to the Carribean.

RFA Tiderace on the Mersey 27th December 2019

RFA Tiderace A137 was on the move today, she was towed out of the wetbasin at Cammel Lairds this morning and was taken over to berth at the pierhead, Liverpool, She will be drydocked at Lairds in the next few days..

Drone Video courtesy of @stratusimagery

RFA Tiderace

RFA Tiderace

RFA Tiderace

RFA Tiderace

RFA Tiderace

RFA Tiderace