I’m always so grateful when folks send me photos, especially like all of these. Tony A catches all kinds of boats I miss, like
Anne-Sofie earlier this month in Albany. I’m not sure what the cargo in and/or out was, but these SAL vessels get around. Does anyone know if that “float” center just under the crane hook serves as an outrigger for loading/unloading crane movement? As of this posting, she’s already in Genoa.
Here’s more from Tony . . . Dimuro Clark had been Turecamo Girls for over half a century and appeared on this blog many times.
I like their logo.
And finally, long-time reader and sometimes contributor, Tommy Bryceland sends these photos of a local boat–which appeared in yesterday’s post–far from homewaters,
with guided missile frigate and ex USS Boone on the hip in Campbeltown Loch in Scotland last week. Atlantic Salvor towed it there from the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The ship is expected to be used as a target in an upcoming live fire exercise out in the Atlantic Ocean. Would the frigate be anchored during such an exercise? I’m imagining it’s expected to sink upon termination of the firing.
Many thanks to Tony A and Tommy for sharing these photos.
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August 25, 2022 at 4:12 pm
Chris Roehrig
The tank hooks on the side of the ship and they fill it with water as a counter weight before the lift.
August 26, 2022 at 1:53 am
George Schneider
Those target vessels are typically put adrift and sunk in very deep water. They have no way on, and are purposely left in the most-unseaworthy possible condition to be sure they sink. I don’t get the idea that the ability to sink one is any badge of honor.
August 26, 2022 at 10:21 am
Tom Whittemore
That float is empty and used to provide additional floatation once the load is shifted from the dock over to the cargo hold while the ballast tanks are adjusted. Saw pictures and heard port radio comm’s that indicated GE generators were being loaded at the port. Check Google for the Stellamare incident when they were loading generators.
August 26, 2022 at 10:42 am
tugster
Thx, Tom. Who could forget the Stellamare . . . https://professionalmariner.com/three-dead-as-heavy-lift-ship-capsizes-while-loading-generator/
August 26, 2022 at 2:13 pm
ws
FFG-28, Boone, an Oliver Hazard Perry class surface combatant:
These ships and their General Electric LM-2500 combustion turbines had a profound effect on ship propulsion systems..
There weren’t too many Steam turbine ships built after the Oliver Hazard Perry Ships..Land based power stations followed suit..
August 27, 2022 at 4:09 pm
Paulb
I believe that both Chris and Tom are correct. Stabilizing pontoons are ballasted or not depending on the needs for stability assist when the tipping moments exceed the safety margin set by the company during a lift.
https://repository.tudelft.nl/islandora/object/uuid:b3c23f27-259a-44a4-9e16-598740232b3e/datastream/OBJ/download
August 27, 2022 at 7:42 pm
tugster
Paul, Chris, Tom– Thx for weighing in.
October 4, 2022 at 4:23 pm
tugster
The USS Boone is now at the bottom of the sea: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2022/september/23/220923–british-and-american-forces-obliterate-former-us-warship-during-impressive-test-of-firepower