woensdag 19 december 2018

FS LE BORDELAIS F 764

F 764   LE BORDELAIS   Brest   1977                                         G.GYSSELS

F 764   LE BORDELAIS
FLAG : FRANCE
TYPE : LE CORSE - CLASS  Type E 50 FAST FRIGATES  ( Escorteurs Rapide )
LAID DOWN : 30 January 1953
LAUNCHED  : 11 July 1953
COMMISSIONED : 07 April 1955
DECOMMISSIONED : August 1966

She was decommissioned in August 1966 and laid up in reserve at the Penfeld at BREST and used for spare parts. On 04 July 1973 the entire front was cut ( 8 meters ) to repair the F 760 CORSE.
From 1974 she was used as a floating dock at the Naval Base BREST. On 01 June 1976 she was struck from the Navy  ( lost name and pendantnumber ) and became Q 556.
She was sold for scrap in September 1981 and scrapped at Vigo SPAIN


dinsdag 18 december 2018

SOLWAY FISHER : OIL PRODUCTS TANKER

SOLWAY FISHER   Terneuzen   21 10 2018 a                                    G.GYSSELS

SOLWAY FISHER  :  OIL PRODUCTS TANKER
IMO : 9320491
FLAG : BAHAMAS
IN SERVICE : 2006


SOLWAY FISHER   Terneuzen   21 10 2018 b                                    G.GYSSELS

SOLWAY FISHER   Terneuzen   21 10 2018 c                                    G.GYSSELS

maandag 17 december 2018

SEAGO PIRAEUS


SEAGO PIRAEUS   Terneuzen   21 10 2018 a                                    G.GYSSELS

SEAGO PIRAEUS  :  CONTAINER SHIP
IMO : 9313955
FLAG : DENMARK
IN SERVICE : 2007 

PREVIOUS NAME :
MAERSK BROWNSVILLE  :  ( 2007 - 2011 )
BROWNSVILLE  :  ( 2011 - 2012 )
MAERSK BROWNSVILLE  : ( 2012 - 2013 )
SEAGO PIRAEUS   Terneuzen   21 10 2018 b                                    G.GYSSELS

SEAGO PIRAEUS   Terneuzen   21 10 2018 c                                    G.GYSSELS

SEAGO PIRAEUS   Terneuzen   21 10 2018 d                                    G.GYSSELS
SEAGO PIRAEUS   Terneuzen   03 03 2015 a                                    G.GYSSELS
SEAGO PIRAEUS   Terneuzen   03 03 2015 b                                     G.GYSSELS
SEAGO PIRAEUS   Terneuzen   03 03 2015 c                                   G.GYSSELS










zondag 16 december 2018

NRP DOURO P 591 ex HDMS RAVNEN P 560





P 591   DOURO   Zeebrugge   29 06 2018                                    G.GYSSELS

P 591   DOURO
FLAG : PORTUGAL
TYPE : TEJO - CLASS PATROL SHIP   ( Standard Flex 300 or SF 300 Class )
LAUNCHED : 20 November 1993   ( as HDMS P 560 )
COMMISSIONED : 07 October 1994  ( as HDMS P 560 )
DECOMMISSIONED : 07 October 2010 ( as HDMS P 560 )

PREVIOUS NAME :
HDMS  RAVNEN  P 560

Decommissioned on 07 October 2010 she was sold to Portugal in October 2014.
She arrived at Lisbon in August 2015.
Recommissioned as NRP DOURO P 591
NRP  DOURO  P 591 & FS  PLUVIER  P 678   Zeebrugge   30 06 2018 a                                  G.GYSSELS

NRP  DOURO  P 591  &  FS  PLUVIER  P 678   Zeebrugge   30 06 2018 b                                    G.GYSSELS

NRP  DOURO  P 591  &  FS  PLUVIER  P 678   Zeebrugge   30 06 2018 c                                    G.GYSSELS



zaterdag 15 december 2018

USS WHITE PLAINS AFS - 4

AFS 4   WHITE PLAINS                                                      ( Original  b & w negative in collection )

AFS 4   WHITE PLAINS
FLAG : U.S.A.
TYPE : MARS - CLASS COMBAT STORES SHIP
LAID DOWN : 02 October 1965
LAUNCHED  : 26 July 1966
COMMISSIONED : 23 November 1968
DECOMMISSIONED : 17 April 1995

Decommissioned on 17 April 1995 she was stricken on 24 August 1995 at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at Pearl Harbor.
She was sunk as a targetship during  RIMPAC 2002 on 08 July 2002.


vrijdag 30 november 2018

HNLMS JAGUAR F 822 ex PCE 1609

F 822   JAGUAR   Gent   05 1983                                     G.GYSSELS

F 822   JAGUAR
FLAG : NETHERLANDS
TYPE : US PCE - TYPE  ( Patrol Craft Escort )
LAID DOWN : 10 December 1952  ( as USS  PCE 1609 )
LAUNCHED  : 20 March 1954  ( as USS  PCE 1609 )
COMMISSIONED : 11 June 1954  ( as HNLMS F 822 JAGUAR )
DECOMMISSIONED : 22 December 1983

Decommissioned on 22 December 1983 and stricken from the Naval Register on 01 January 1985. Sold for scrap together with 3 sisterships, on 30 June 1987, to Firma HEUVELMAN B.V. at Veenendaal  NETHERLANDS.
F 822   JAGUAR  &  F 820   VOS   towed to the scrapyard   1987                       ( Original  b & w negative in collection )


WHITCHAMPION



WHITCHAMPION   19 01 2018 a                                    G.GYSSELS

WHITCHAMPION  :  OIL PRODUCTS TANKER
IMO : 9252280
FLAG : U.K.
IN SERVICE : 2003


WHITCHAMPION   19 01 2018 b                                    G.GYSSELS

WHITCHAMPION   19 01 2018 c                                    G.GYSSELS

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