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Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman (F827)

Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman (F827)
The Royal Netherlands Navy Multi-purpose (M-Class) or Karel Doorman Class frigates were built by the De Schelde Group in Flushing and have been operational since 1996. They are equipped for anti-submarine, anti-air and surface warfare roles. M-class frigates have supported anti-drug operations in the Caribbean with the US Navy, UN operations in the Adriatic and…
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Hope

Hope
The Friend Ships Ministries' sea-going relief ship Hope Radio station: In September 2005, The Midland, West Texas-based Blessings For Obedience (BFO) Ministry installed a 250-watt FM radio transmitter aboard the Friend Ships Ministries' relief ship Hope in Gretna near New Orleans. BFO had been granted an FCC emergency radio station licence which, according to Kelly…
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Greif

Greif
Type of ship: schoonerbrig (steel) Call signal: D Q F D Port of registry: Greifswald Owner: Hansestadt Greifswald See- und Tauchsportzentrum (STZ) Total area of sails: 570 m<font-size="#5">2 at 15 sails   5 yard-sails 10 fore & aft sails BRT: 179,20 Displacement: 280 t Engine: MTU Marine Diesel 8 cyl., 171 KW (233 hp) Length over…
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Galexy

Galexy
In 1939, Mid Tyne Ferries, based in Hebburn On Tyne, were formed to acquire the old Tyne General Ferry Company's operations. The Galexy, or MTF No 1 as it was known then, was purchased to replace the aging steam powered ferries. The boat was built by J. S Watson Ltd. of Gainsborough. I was 80…
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M.S. Fortuna

M.S. Fortuna
  Flag: Dutch. Classification: N.S.I.  Dimensions: L.o.a  44,00 Mtrs. Width 7,00 Mtrs. Draught 2.25 Mtrs.  GRT: 340 g.t.  Speed: Approx. 10 knots Technical Equipment: Main Engine Bolnes 400 Hp. Auxiliary Engines. 02 x Perkins 1995  40 Kva Accommodation: Large Mess room / Kitchen. 08 Cabins total 09 Berths. 01 lift for disabled people. Toilets for disabled…
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M.V. Earl of Zetland

The Earl of Zetland had been used as a ferry between Lerwick and the remote northerly Islands of Shetland. Radio station: Radio Sovereign (Ristricted Service Licence) from March 24th to April 20th 1994 Location: Moored in the recently finished Sovereign Harbour, just outside of Eastbourne (England)
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Dolfijn

The MV Dolfijn was used to take a new anchor system out to the MV Mi Amigo, after the British Authorities boarded the ship when it drifted into territorial waters. Captain Koos van Laar used the vessel to tow the MI Amigo to her new position in the Thames Estuary on August 1974. The Dolfijn…
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M.V. De Hoop

M.V. De Hoop
The Hospital Church vessel De Hoop, 208 feet long, 1,106 tons gross, 390 tons net, was built by NV Schps. Gerb. Pot-Bolnes. From 1964 until 1st January 1989, the vessel served as a mother ship to the fishing fleets, supplying medical, technical and spiritual aid. Jan Sundermann writing in Janaury 2016: Being always interested in…
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Coastal Ranger

Coastal Ranger
The 175-foot cargo ship, the "Coastal Ranger," is one of a fleet owned by a Seattle company, Coastal Transportation Inc.  The fleet is used to deliver supplies to Alaskan fishing companies, and return to Seattle with the cargo holds filled with fish.  The Coastal Ranger was one of the oldest of the fleet and with…
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M.S. Bison

M.S. Bison
An unknown former laboratory ship, now used as a fishing boat Radio station: On Wednesday August 1st 1979 Radio Veronica (then being a part-time broadcaster on Hilversum 1) broadcast from the Bison from 7.00 to 10.45 h. During his "Ook Goeiemorgen" programme Bart van Leeuwen linked up with the M.V. Mi Amigo and spoke to…
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