World's ugliest ship parks in Southampton

[Twister_Ken]

I know that multi-storey carparks have never set high architectural standards, but whatever happened to sea-going elegance?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-34196246?SThisFB

 

[prv]

Doesn't look significantly uglier than any of the other car transporters that frequent Southampton.

Pete

 

[[70521]]

but whatever happened to sea-going elegance?

Elegance costs too much to build and run.

 

[NickRobinson]

Multi storey car park? Its wrong, on so many levels....

 

[bbg]

Do you expect an HGV to be elegant? Or a crane? Or a digger? They are tools, nothing more.

 

[Biggles Wader]

I wonder if this one can stay upright when it sails?

 

[Romeo]

Looks better than many cruise ships I see.

 

[Robin]

WE frequently saw similar in the Channel ( Wallenius Lines?) when we were out and about, ugly for sure but the slab sides make very good radar targets.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Not sure aesthetics is high on the must have list when it comes to cargo ships of any kind.

 

[E39mad]

Must be delivering all the French cars....

 

[prv]

Must be delivering all the French cars....

Nope - usually loading Minis, Range Rovers, Rolls Royces, and heavy earthmoving equipment. Probably other things as well, and I assume they don't arrive empty, but those are what I notice driving onto them whenever I sail past.

Pete

 

[Seajet]

Agreed it's not much worse than the other car transporters, but ' hands up who'd like to take it around Cape Horn ? '

 

[Greenheart]

I wonder what happens when a vessel of that size, whose construction is probably over 99% steel, gets hit by lightning?

 

[Lon nan Gruagach]

I wonder what happens when a vessel of that size, whose construction is probably over 99% steel, gets hit by lightning?

All the through hulls pop out.

 

[Seajet]

Dan,

was once in an electrical storm mid Channel and saw a ship about 1/2 mile away get a direct hit by forked lightning; as far as I know no ill effects, meanwhile it was hitting the sea all around us, the crew said " It's just a matter of time isn't it ?! " so we blew up the inflatable and towed it behind - needless to say we didn't get hit but I wasn't disappointed.

 

[jac]

it's more elegant than many of those awful green walenius line ships that you often see.

 

[Seajet]

All the through hulls pop out.

Dougal,

is that serious ? I mentioned this was a reported snag with strikes and had a load of unbelieving loudmouths asking for proof, when I'd read up on it years before - as they should have...

 

[grumpy_o_g]

Dougal,

is that serious ? I mentioned this was a reported snag with strikes and had a load of unbelieving loudmouths asking for proof, when I'd read up on it years before - as they should have...

It can happen if the bonding is carp. From the two cases I've seen the heat generated distorts metals causing the rivets to actually pop out but there was also vapourisation of rivets and surrounding areas in places. This was Dural and Monel of course, rather than steel.

 

[Sybarite]

Nope - usually loading Minis, Range Rovers, Rolls Royces, and heavy earthmoving equipment. Probably other things as well, and I assume they don't arrive empty, but those are what I notice driving onto them whenever I sail past.

Pete

Rolls Royces ? That ship could take the entire production line of RR's for two years, in one trip.

 

[Seajet]

It can happen if the bonding is carp. From the two cases I've seen the heat generated distorts metals causing the rivets to actually pop out but there was also vapourisation of rivets and surrounding areas in places. This was Dural and Monel of course, rather than steel.

grumpy o g ,

understood and I'm familiar with Dural & Monel; I hope some people are reading this who jumped on me for suggesting skin fittings can be blown out by lightning, far too uncomfortable a thought to be real...