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Saint Eloi- Passenger Ro Ro Ferry ALA - Sealink 4649/1975/France/7207451 Arriving at Dover - 26.8.1977 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Cantieri Nouvali di Pietra Ligure,Genoa,Italy vessel was built in 1972 but due to funding was not completed till 1975 Names Saint Eloi - 1975-89 Channel Entente - 1989-90 King Orry - 1990-98 Moby Love - 1998 Moby Love 2 - 1998-2002 Moby Love since 2002 Aeolos - Nov 2017 Azores Express - April 2019 Aqua Star - July 2021 Sporades Star - April 2022 -
Spirit of London - Passenger Cruise Ship P and O Lines Ltd 17042/1972/UK/7211517 Docked at Southampton ready for its Maiden Voyage - 11.11.1972 Don Smith Collection Notes:-Type Passenger ship
P&O Group service 1972-1989
Built at Cantieri del Tirreno e Riuniti Yard Riva Trigoso,Italy
Registry London, UK
Names History Originally ordered as SEAWARD by Norwegian Caribbean Line Then became Spirit of London the followed by Sun Princess until Feb 1989 Starship Majestic until Mach 1995 Southern Cross until Oct 1997 Flamenco until Feb 2004 Elysian Flamenco until Mar 2004 New Flamenco until June 2008 Flamenco I until August 2011 then Ocean Dream and then was scrapped as it sank of the coast of Laem Shebang Port,Thailand on 27.2.2016 and was scrapped in situ -
Mikhail Lermontov - Passenger Cruise Ship Ivan Franko Class Passenger Ship 19872 grt/1972 blt / Russia/7042318 Leaving Tilbury - 28.8.1982 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Owned by Baltic Shipping Company Built by VEB Mathias-Thesen Werft,Wismar,East Germany Hit rocks and Sank 16.2.1986 Nr Marlborough Sounds,New Zealand whilst on a 2 week cruise from Australia -
Michelangelo - Transatlantic Passenger Liner/Cruise Ship 45911 grt / 1965 blt / Italy / 5234113 At Tilbury Landing Stage - 2.8.1974 Don Smith Collection Notes:-The SS Michelangelo was a luxurious Italian ocean liner built in 1965 for the Italian Line's transatlantic service.Despite being a marvel of Italian engineering and design, the ship had a short and ill-fated career.Construction: The ship was built by Ansaldo Shipyards in Genoa, and its hull design was meant to be both modern and fast.Funnels: The Michelangelo had distinctive latticed funnels topped with large fins. This innovative, wind-tunnel-tested design was intended to keep smoke away from the passenger decks, and it proved to be highly effective. Interiors: The liner's interiors were stylish and modern, decorated in an Art Deco style by renowned Italian architects. Notable features included a 489-seat cinema, a variety of public lounges, and multiple swimming pools. Sister ship: The Michelangelo was built alongside an identical sister ship, the SS Raffaello, which was constructed in a different Italian shipyard. The two ships were among the last great transatlantic liners ever built. End of service: After just ten years in service, the Michelangelo was laid up in 1975, having never turned a profit. Sold to Iran: In 1977, the Shah of Iran purchased the Michelangelo and the Raffaello to be used as floating military barracks. The ships, which originally cost $45 million each, were sold for just $2 million apiece. Scrapped: After the Iranian revolution, the ship deteriorated. Plans to convert it into a luxury cruise ship never materialized. The SS Michelangelo was ultimately sold for scrap and dismantled in Pakistan in 1991. -
Katra Tug 68/1936/UK Underway Thames,Pool of London - 1972 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Broken up 1982 -
Jim Higgs ex Lord Ritchie Tug Cleanaway Funnel 108/1960/UK/5212074 Underway Thames,Pool of London taken from Tower Bridge - 1985 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Pollock Shipbuilders,Faversham,Kent Broken up 2014 -
Jim Higgs ex Lord Ritchie Tug Cleanaway Funnel 108/1960/UK/5212074 Underway River Thames - 1991 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Pollock Shipbuilders,Faversham,Kent Broken up 2014 -
Jim Higgs ex Lord Ritchie Tug Cleanaway Funnel 108/1960/UK/5212074 Underway Thames,Pool of London - 1985 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Pollock Shipbuilders,Faversham,Kent Broken up 2014 -
Jim Higgs ex Lord Ritchie Tug Cleanaway Funnel 108/1960/UK/5212074 Underway Thames,London with 5 barges - 1985 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Pollock Shipbuilders,Faversham,Kent Broken up 2014 -
Horton Tug 31/1968/UK Upper Pool,London - 1988 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Richard Dunston Ltd - Thorne -
General VIII Tug 77/1965/UK From Tower Bridge - Pre 1985 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Built Richard Dunston - Thorne -
Fossa Tug William Watkins Livery 83/1961/UK Underway KGV Dock,London - 1970’s Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Henry Scarr Ltd - Hessle London Tugs Ltd's 1961 Hessle built tug FOSSA Built for Gaselee & Son Ltd Acquired by Wm.Watkins in 1965 1977: KILDA (Killick, Martin) 1988: MAMBA (Alan C.Bennett, Rochester) 2002 Sold to Simon Bradley, converted to houseboat at Port Werburgh, River Medway. -
P.S.Waverley Preserved Paddle Steamer - Passenger Ship 693/1947/UK/5386954 Docked at Whitstable,Kent - 1990 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Notes:- Built by A& J. Inglis of Pointhouse, Glasgow. Keel laid Thursday 27 December 1945 FIRST PASSENGER SAILING Monday 16th June 1947 OPERATIONAL OWNERS 1947 – London & North Eastern Railway 1948 – British Transport Commission 1951 – Caledonian Steam Packet Company Limited 1973 – Caledonian MacBrayne Limited 1974 to present day – Waverley Steam Navigation Company (since 1978 operated by Waverley Excursions Ltd.) -
P.S.Kingswear Castle Preserved Paddle Steamer - Passenger Ship 94/1924/UK Anchored River Medina,Nr Newport,Isle - Of -Wight - 29.8.1969 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Philip & Son,Dartmouth -
P.S.Kingswear Castle Preserved Paddle Steamer - Passenger Ship 94/1924/UK Departing at Whitstable - 1985 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Philip & Son,Dartmouth -
P.S.Kingswear Castle Preserved Paddle Steamer - Passenger Ship 94/1924/UK Underway Thames just after leaving Tilbury Landing Stage - 1985 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Built by Philip & Son,Dartmouth
