The Queens new Britannia!?

[Firefly625]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17771318

 

[Richard Shead]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17771318

Gotta love the BBC almost as bad as the Mail nowadays....she was hauled through the streets of London from Brentford to.........Isleworth....

 

[Firefly625]

Gotta love the BBC almost as bad as the Mail nowadays....she was hauled through the streets of London from Brentford to.........Isleworth....

but on route they must have gone through Trafalgar Square?!

 

[PatrickH]

" 'ere Liz, we took the Yacht off you and now feel you should have a barge - we'll supply the rowers for the first trip but after that you're on your own, OK?"

 

[sarabande]

does the "rowbarge" (what a word!) look a teensy-weensy bit top-heavy ?


Pass the Sturgeron, Philip, please....

 

[neale]

does the "rowbarge" (what a word!) look a teensy-weensy bit top-heavy ?


Pass the Sturgeron, Philip, please....

Phil and Liz won't be on that boat. Some other, as yet unnamed, royals will be though.

 

[ARA]

does the "rowbarge" (what a word!) look a teensy-weensy bit top-heavy ?

They have a floor safe where all the jewels are kept. That will give it stability

 

[Bajansailor]

Here is a bit of info about her Builder :

http://www.environmenttrust.co.uk/publications/268-gloriana.html

They mention that the vessel has water tight bulkheads and 'an engine' - the sketch in the link above shows a centre line engine, but I saw a propeller on the port side in the wee film, hence I presume she has two engines rather than one?
Perhaps they are wee green electric motors?
Everybody seems to be staying very quiet re the motor(s), focusing instead on the 18 rowers.
Useful to have the motor(s), if the rowers decide to go on strike......
The finished boat does not look very much like the original sketch - just as well really, as it looks horrible with no sheer forward.

Why does the BBC (and no doubt others) so often feel the need to exaggerate?
They say that she is 94' long, and I was thinking 'no way' - in the article mentioned above, they say that she is 23m long (75') and that seems to be more realistic.
If she is indeed over 24m, I suppose she does not come under the MCA rules for vessels over 24m because she will be on inland waters (?).

Changing tack slightly, remember how last year the Daily Mail proposed a new sailing ship to replace Brittania?
This is what they said about her :
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...cht-Here-unveil-truly-majestic-blueprint.html

However there is a more objective description of her here, in this paper on the RINA website :
http://www.rina.org.uk/p/1/NationalFlagship.pdf

Colin Mudie drew these preliminary plans 5 years ago though, hence the odds of the ship actually being built are probably fairly slim.

 

[AndieMac]

They mention that the vessel has water tight bulkheads and 'an engine' - the sketch in the link above shows a centre line engine, but I saw a propeller on the port side in the wee film, hence I presume she has two engines rather than one?
Perhaps they are wee green electric motors?
Everybody seems to be staying very quiet re the motor(s), focusing instead on the 18 rowers.
Useful to have the motor(s), if the rowers decide to go on strike......

I saw a little sail-drive angled out as well Martin.

I guess to be practical they would need the reserve (silent drive?) horsepower during official ceremonies, being more likely scheduled to suit specific times of the day rather than favourable tidal flows or opposing strong winds.
To say nothing of manoeuvrability!

 

[neale]

I saw a little sail-drive angled out as well Martin.

I guess to be practical they would need the reserve (silent drive?) horsepower during official ceremonies, being more likely scheduled to suit specific times of the day rather than favourable tidal flows or opposing strong winds.
To say nothing of manoeuvrability!

I guess it is also useful to be able to manoeuvre the thing without calling upon the services of 18 rowers.

 

[nonitoo]

In this clip you can see two drives at different times, one to port and one to starboard.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...ilee-barge-Gloriana-launched-onto-Thames.html

Tom

 

[AndieMac]

I guess it is also useful to be able to manoeuvre the thing without calling upon the services of 18 rowers.

Exactly neale, imagine coming alongside with decent boat speed over the rudder to maintain steerage, the oars are shipped probably vertically......how does she stop?

 

[Sultans_Kapitein]

Phil and Liz won't be on that boat. Some other, as yet unnamed, royals will be though.

According to the BBC;

The Gloriana, which is covered in gold leaf, will not carry any member of the Royal Family.

Seems to be a lot of 'variance' the BBc say £1million and the Telegraph say £500,000