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A restoration and upgrade project. Approximately 40 year old plastic model of Oceanic. A German built and for many years operated Ocean Going Tug build 1969
Much to do as it needs a full mechanical refit, having just two 2mm shafts plus motors and a rudder but no other gear at all.
On the cosmetic side the superstructure needs some serious work as it has transfers for much of the detail, like windows, portholes, doors and vents. Strangely she has no handrails or companionways between decks, plus many other bits.
Have started a list of parts required to send off to Santa to see what may come at Christmas.
A restoration and upgrade project. Approximately 40 year old plastic model of Oceanic. A German built and for many years operated Ocean Going Tug build 1969
Much to do as it needs a full mechanical refit, having just two 2mm shafts plus motors and a rudder but no other gear at all.
On the cosmetic side the superstructure needs some serious work as it has transfers for much of the detail, like windows, portholes, doors and vents. Strangely she has no handrails or companionways between decks, plus many other bits.
Have started a list of parts required to send off to Santa to see what may come at Christmas.
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On the late watch this evening
Looks like Ro Ro is a tad older than we realise! Like 1851 and with trains and not road transport.
Attached is a link to an IMO page, a little heavy and tragic reading as it covers some sad history, which I remember! Also a Wikipedia page which is very similar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off
Nerys
Last one I went on weighed in at around 20,000 tonnes
SS Forde was less than 1000 Tonnes?? And initially not a Ro Ro either! How times have changed.
Added a more detailed link I found!
Ian
Nerys
Take a look at the attached link that good old Google has thrown up.
Looks like the first two ships Townsend used are repurposed RN vessels!
Ian
Re "Foundation Franklin"
Tush tush; poor research by that author!🙄
Apparently FF was built as HMS Frisky in 1918.
Scrapped in 1949 after being damaged in a hurricane the year before.
Cheers, Doug 😎
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Franklin
Nerys
Another famous actor owned a "Repurposed" ship, John Wayne, Wild Goose an ex WW2 Minesweeper that good old Google tells me is still in service as a Dinner Cruise Boat out of Newport CA.
Looks like it might have been an Apache (indian Tribes) class tug ?
Classic again - interesting history.
Have a book on Royal Navy tugs - but the one taken over by the Canadians and renamed Foundation Franklin is seemingly not listed at all. Although in her history author Farley Mowat clearly states that her original RN name (which escapes me at this moment ) was found on the builders plaque - which also gave the date of her build - no tugs of that class were listed in that year.........Strange
Thats more like it JB - classic lines - as you say a beautiful boat - wonder how he afforded it ?