Ship spotting

scooter · August 20, 2025, 05:20:04 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 20, 2025, 05:01:34 AMI'm not sure about that. I've been to Duluth, right at the west end of the Great Lakes and some of the waves that day were horrendous!

There's even songs about ships having been overwhelmed and sunk on the Lakes in the past.

*coughs* Edmund Fitzgerald *coughs*

According to Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_freighter), the last lake freighter with two deckhouses was the Algosoo, designed in 1974, scrapped 2016. All new lake freighters have the more modern single superstructure aft.

Captain Canada · September 16, 2025, 04:50:22 PM

HMCS Margaret Brooke sailing past Sarnia today. Cool.

kerick · September 16, 2025, 06:03:50 PM

Nice!

The Rat · September 17, 2025, 10:33:00 AM

Quote from: Captain Canada on September 16, 2025, 04:50:22 PMHMCS Margaret Brooke sailing past Sarnia today. Cool.

SALUTE!

Mossie · September 17, 2025, 12:21:52 PM

Interesting ship.

kerick · October 23, 2025, 07:17:07 PM

Ships can be so beautiful!

NARSES2 · October 24, 2025, 05:50:53 AM

Quote from: kerick on October 23, 2025, 07:17:07 PMShips can be so beautiful!

Indeed. They can also be some of the most utilitarian looking objects out there

Captain Canada · March 13, 2026, 12:28:03 PM

Finally caught one of the new ice breakers yesterday. Nice looking boat !

perttime · March 13, 2026, 01:04:01 PM

^ Looks as if it would be capable of other work too.