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West Country Unrebuilt 4-6-2 No.34024 Tamar Valley and another unrebuilt behind 34024 in Exeter Central Station - 8.6.1957 Dave Cobbe Collection -
Class 4F 0-6-0 No.44389 at Willesden Shed (1A) - 17.5.1964 Dave Cobbe Collection -
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. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Achille Lauro - Passenger Cruise Ship ex William Ruys 23629 / 1947 /Italy / 5390008 Arriving at Madeira - April 1978 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Built 1947 as William Ruys Became Achille Lauro in 1965 taken over by MSC in 1987 and renamed StarLauro Sank off Somalia ,Indian Ocean (caught fire) -
Cunard Adventurer - Passenger Cruise Ship 14194/1971/UK/ 7046936 Underway San Francisco - 1976 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Names of this vessel Cunard Adventurer (1971–1977) Sunward II (1977–1991) Triton (1991–2004) Coral (2004–2013) Cora (2013–2014) Operators:- Cunard (1971–1977) Norwegian Cruise Line (1977–1991) Epirotikti Line (1991–1995) Royal Olympic Cruises (1995–2004) Louis Cruises (2004–2013) Scrapped at Alang,India in 2014 -
EUROPIC FERRY - Pass Ro-Ro Ferry 4190 grt / 1968 blt - UK In the North Sea - 22.6.1974 The Don Smith Collection -
HENGIST - Pass Ferry 5950 grt /1972 blt / UK / 7205063 Leaving Folkestone,Kent - 7.9.1976 The Don Smith Collection -
ARCADIA - Pass Cruise 29871 grt / 1954 blt / UK / 5022065 Arriving at Southampton - 1971 Don Smith Collection -
SNAEFELL - Pass / Ferry Off Douglas,Isle of Man - July 1976 The Don Smith Collection -
MANX MAID - Pass Ferry Off Douglas,Isle of Man - July 1976 The Don Smith Collection -
MONAS ISLE - Pass Ferry Leaving Dublin,Ireland - 17.8.1973 The Don Smith Collection -
MANXMAN - Pass Ferry Off Douglas,Isle of Man - July 1976 The Don Smith Collection -
TYNWALD - Pass Ferry Docked at Dublin,Ireland - 17.8.197 The Don Smith Collection
