Tag Archives: Scotland

The Clipper Ship City of Adelaide Ready by March for Transport to Australia

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Rick Spilman

Last October, we posted about the shipping cradle that had been fabricated in Australia and shipped to Scotland which will be used to transport the oldest composite clipper ship, the City of Adelaide, back to her namesake city in South … Continue reading →

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1,000 Year Old Viking Boat Burial Site Found in Scotland

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Rick Spilman

Archaeologists from the University of Manchester have excavated the first known Viking ship burial on mainland Britain, believed to be roughly a 1,0000 years old. The boat burial site was found near Ockle on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Scotland. Archaeologist Dr Hannah Cobb said the “artefacts and preservation make … Continue reading →

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Tall Ships Festival at Greenock, Scotland

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Rick Spilman

If there are tall ships in port, there must be a party going on. About 60 ships are expected at Greenock’s James Watt Dock from the first leg of the Tall Ships 2011 race from Waterford. Estimates range from 100,000 – … Continue reading →

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Tall Ship Elissa in Space and a Possible Rodent Problem

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Rick Spilman

The Tall Ship Elissa was built was built in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1877 by Alexander Hall and Co. She has been fully restored and is currently sailing out of Galveston, Texas. She recently successfully completed drydocking and inspection. A small piece of … Continue reading →

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Maersk B Class Ships, World’s Fastest Container Ships, in Layup

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Rick Spilman

We have recently posted about the roller coaster ride that has been container ship design over the last few decades. See Containerships – from Slow to Fast to Slow to Fast to Slow Again. The smartest minds in the shipping … Continue reading →