Another little where?
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sailorman
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Gillingham
FullCircle
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Bah.
tillergirl
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Where is Bah?
Santana379
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It's a suburb of Humbug - famous German seaport.
Sixpence
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Do they do nice sweets there ?, I do like humbugs
FullCircle
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Gillingham.
Pye_End
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Is St Mary's Island Gillingham or Chatham?
Cantata
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I looked at that as we passed by a couple of weeks ago and wondered who she belongs to, and whether or not anyone hopes to restore her one day.
On a different but similar subject...in the next month or so, the 'rebuilt' PS Medway Queen will arrive at her new home just downstream of that paddle tug, she will be kept in the inlet strangely called Gillingham Pier.
Seen various press reports about how Medway Queen has been 'repaired', but in truth she has a brand new hull (the first fully-riveted hull built in UK for umpteen years) built in Bristol, and various old bits like the engine repaired and installed. She won't be viable as a working ship when she returns, there will still be a lot to do. Info at www.medwayqueen.co.uk.
Used to have an annual return trip on her from Herne Bay to Southend when I was a kid...spent the entire trip watching the engine. Magic.
On a different but similar subject...in the next month or so, the 'rebuilt' PS Medway Queen will arrive at her new home just downstream of that paddle tug, she will be kept in the inlet strangely called Gillingham Pier.
Seen various press reports about how Medway Queen has been 'repaired', but in truth she has a brand new hull (the first fully-riveted hull built in UK for umpteen years) built in Bristol, and various old bits like the engine repaired and installed. She won't be viable as a working ship when she returns, there will still be a lot to do. Info at www.medwayqueen.co.uk.
Used to have an annual return trip on her from Herne Bay to Southend when I was a kid...spent the entire trip watching the engine. Magic.
Suttle
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Chatham
FullCircle
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Suttle
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That's me, one race a year and always the last to the start line!
Malish
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Chatham Maritime
ChattingLil
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even I knew that one!
sailorman
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She is a nice steel boat Lisa, could be the nxt project
. She would look well in St Katts
xyachtdave
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It's about 100 metres from my mooring, reckon its only in Chatham Maritime for estate agents and in Gillingham for people that want to find it.
Many years ago going a job in Wandsworth (our builders drawings/client stated the road was in Wimbledon....) our plumber arrived late one day was told off by the client.
His reply - 'Well I've been driving round f 'ing Wimbledon trying to find your house!' - still makes me chuckle!
Many years ago going a job in Wandsworth (our builders drawings/client stated the road was in Wimbledon....) our plumber arrived late one day was told off by the client.
His reply - 'Well I've been driving round f 'ing Wimbledon trying to find your house!' - still makes me chuckle!
Behome
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I believe she's owned by a preservation society with the intention of some sort of restoration. I think used to work on the River Tees.
Tomahawk
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If that is what inthink it is.....
It is an ex an Ex grey funnel line auxilary tug once used for towing Flat tops.
She was abused for a spot of minor target practice...
It is an ex an Ex grey funnel line auxilary tug once used for towing Flat tops.
She was abused for a spot of minor target practice...
