The world's ugliest ship?

[Twister_Ken]

Just come across a pic of this beauty, the Peggy Palmer.

Makes some of the car carriers coming out of Southampton look positively elegant.

 

[macd]

Peggy Palmer? Should be called the Nora Batty.

 

[TimBennet]

She's a dumb pusher barge for use on the Mississippi. The white control bridge structure and masts at the stern are actually part of a huge tug that fits into a gigantic 'V' shaped cut out in the stern of Peggy Palmer. The tug and barge then act as one unit. Works well on the flat calm of rivers.

 

[Vallich]

Yes, truly ugly but it was designed to be that shape for the reason mentioned by TimBennet whereas Elizmor (and her ilk) was originally a lovely boat by all accounts, but is now quite ugly due to the modifications...

 

[Grehan]

I suspect the vessel might also be empty.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Yes, truly ugly but it was designed to be that shape for the reason mentioned by TimBennet whereas Elizmor (and her ilk) was originally a lovely boat by all accounts, but is now quite ugly due to the modifications...

FFS, can we leave Elizmore out of it? Some people really love to twist the knife.

 

[jerrytug]

She is beautiful in her own way, as form follows function, it would have looked wrong if they had tried to streamline her.

1981, 37,000 DWT, laid up, according to Marine Traffic.

She would make a great houseboat conversion, if you had a mooring of course..

 

[jbweston]

I wonder if Ms Peggy Palmer is flattered to have this vessel named after her?

 

[SHUG]

this is a strong contender

 

[Twister_Ken]

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this is a strong contender

Ahem, not a ship!

 

[Sire]

Easy! The ugliest ship ever created, in my opinion, is the M/S Camilla, that sails out of Lappeenranta, Finland.
http://www.karelialines.fi/fi/m-s-camilla
I expect its mother loves it though.

 

[E39mad]

Are you sure the ships name is not Patsy Palmer