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1. Newby7🇨🇦Bronze

   Fleet Admiral·6 years ago

   Wonderful boat.Who helps you with moving to get into the water.
   Rick

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2. RNinMunich🇩🇪Bronze

   Fleet Admiral·6 years ago

   Only two were lost Baz, Derbyshire 1980 (built as Liverpool Bridge, last of the Bridge class) and Kowloon Bridge 1986 off West Cork Ireland.
   You're right; Derbyshire was lost off Okinawa Japan, NW Pacific.
   Cheers, Doug
   
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge-class_OBO_carrier

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3. Shipyard Baz🇬🇧

   Petty Officer 2nd Class·6 years ago

   Yes, it was tragic the loss, 42 crew two wives and a ship's dog. Somewhere off the Sea of Japan, hove to in a typhoon. I saw the programme but remember it clearly in 1980. Do believe six ships were constructed of the same design and not sure if all were lost.

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4. RNinMunich🇩🇪Bronze

   Fleet Admiral·6 years ago

   Hope she has strong well maintained hatches and alarms on the forward ventilators in the bow SB.
   To avoid suffering the same fate as the original!!😮
   Now at the bottom of the Indian Ocean I believe..
   She featured in the NAT GEO TV series about ships disasters, 'Seenot', a while ago.
   Don't know what the series is called in English.
   😎

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5. Shipyard Baz🇬🇧

   Petty Officer 2nd Class·6 years ago

   The Derbyshire II

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6. Shipyard Baz🇬🇧

   Petty Officer 2nd Class·6 years ago

   The (My) Derbyshire had three interchangeable decks; Oil, Bulk cargo and container. each deck was 48"

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7. Shipyard Baz🇬🇧

   Petty Officer 2nd Class·6 years ago

   This one was 72" x 13" Beam, named her the Derbyshire II in memory of the Derbyshire, lost in 1980 with all hands. Again scratch-built.

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8. brianupyonder🇬🇧

   Warrant Officer·6 years ago

   hope you have a fork lift truck
   brian👍

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9. Shipyard Baz🇬🇧

   Petty Officer 2nd Class·6 years ago

   58" x 8½ Beam, scale roughly 1/115

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10. brianupyonder🇬🇧

    Warrant Officer·6 years ago

    That looks a monster
    what size is it
    brian

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