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Various boats and ships, mostly military. |
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 | This set of placemarks highlights the weapons and sensors on the Arleigh Burke class of destroyer, as well as trying to help point out how to identify one. |  | 04/05/2008 | 116 | 
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 | This set of placemarks highlights the weapons and various sensors on a Ticonderoga class cruiser as well as helping to point out ways to identify one. | | 04/05/2008 | 124 |
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 | This is a sailing ship built in Meiji Era for researching fishing bank and developing crabbing ship and practical training for whale catch.
Now Unyo Maru at the campus of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology ( Integrated university of Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine and Tokyo University of Fisheries).
http://www.minato-ala.net/mag/photo/0701_4_kounan4ch... |  | 03/28/2008 | 124 |
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 | The “Yotei-maru" was a railway ferry built in 1965 that plied between Aomori and Hakodate. Named after Mt. Yotei (Ezo Fuji) in Hokkaido, this ship traveled a total of 4 million nautical km and carried 11.78 million passengers during its 22 years and 7 months of service. It ceased operations with the opening of the Seikan (Aomori-Hakodate) tunnel in March 1988, but until then it played an a... | | 03/22/2008 | 82 |
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 | USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT-16), known as "The Blue Ghost", was an Essex-class aircraft carrier, the fifth United States Naval ship named in honor of the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington. Laid down as Cabot on 15 July 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass., the ship was renamed Lexington 16 June 1942, after the loss of Lexington (CV-2) in the Battle of the Coral Sea. She wa... | | 03/22/2008 | 304 |
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 | USS Stewart (DE–238) is an Edsall class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart (July 28, 1778 – November 6, 1869), who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812. The Stewart is one of only two preserved U.S. destroyer escorts and the only surviving example of her class. | | 03/20/2008 | 779 |
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 | Gaddani Beach is a beach on the Arabian Sea located near the Hub River and Cape Monze in Gaddani, Pakistan.
Gaddani beach has been the final destination for many ships which have been broken up for scrap at this location, including the SS Canberra in 1997.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Canberra | | 03/19/2008 | 281 |
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 | The M/V Freewinds is a cruise ship operated by the Church of Scientology. Its home port is Curaçao, and it frequents the Netherlands Antilles and the Caribbean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freewinds | | 03/19/2008 | 247 |
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 | This is the Yuanwang 3. Yuanwang is generally translated as 'Long View'. The ship is one of several used to track satellite launches and other space events. |  | 03/16/2008 | 705 |
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 | Helene is a small paddle steamer sailing from Haderslev to Aarosund and Aarø in the Little Belt.
There are dailey departures (except Monday) from Haderslev Harbour to
the island of Årø and Årøsund.
The sail through the Haderslev Fjord
is an exceptional beautiful natural experience. The 12 km long narrow
fjord is very varied and gives the yach... | | 03/15/2008 | 79 |
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 | A large havarated ship on the beach of Jemo Island (Marshall Islands) | | 03/14/2008 | 173 |
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 | OLDENDORFF CARRIERS operates one of the world's largest floating coal transshipment terminals, the 'ISKEN', in the Bay of Iskenderun in Turkey. The terminal, which was also conceptually designed by OLDENDORFF CARRIERS, was put into operation in November 2002, together with two hopper self-unloaders (HSUs) and two pusher tugs. Around 3.0 million tons of coal are being discharged by this system e... |  | 03/13/2008 | 573 |
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 | Whats left of a supertanker (the ship is over 160 feet wide) off the island of Khark in the Persian Gulf. | | 03/11/2008 | 1,161 |
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 | A shipwreck near the capital of Mauritania, Nouakchott. | | 03/09/2008 | 1,047 |
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 | Here you see the USS New York (LDP-21) under construction at the shipyard in Avondale.
Pre-Comissioning Unit New York (LPD-21), the fifth ship in the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the state of New York. The ship is designed to deliver a fully-equipped battalion of 700 Marines.
The ship is th... | | 03/06/2008 | 913 |
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 | This is a fairly complete set of placemarks for the Russian Baltic Sea base at Baltiysk. Of particular note in this set is the Sovremenny class destroyer belching smoke. As noted in the placemark, although there is a LOT of smoke, I can't find any news stories about a fire on board a ship at the base. It might just be the boilers being started up; however, it is a considerable amount of smoke m... | | 02/24/2008 | 365 |
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 | The three Indian Navy destroyers of the Delhi class are the most modern and largest to be fully built in India. They began as Project 15 in 1977, initially as frigates to replace the Godavari class. They were manufactured at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.
The Delhi class is a hybrid of Soviet and Western designs, incorporating elements of the Sovremenny class destroyer, the Raj... | | 02/20/2008 | 285 |
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 | USS Edson (DD-946) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Colonel Merritt “Red Mike” Edson USMC (1897–1955), who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as Commanding Officer of the First Marine Raider Battalion.
Edson was launched 4 January 1958 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. M. A. Edson; and commissioned 7 Nove... | | 02/19/2008 | 373 |
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 | USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and last Nimitz class supercarrier of the United States Navy. She is named for former President George H. W. Bush, who was a naval aviator during World War II. George H. W. Bush is to be the final Nimitz class aircraft carrier constructed; her successor will be Gerald R. Ford, the first of a new class.
She is the second United States a... | | 02/19/2008 | 744 |
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 | A huge tanker off the coast of Malaysia, very close to Brunei. | | 02/12/2008 | 267 |
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 | A huge (550+) foot submarine docked at Severodvinsk, Russia. | | 02/12/2008 | 536 |
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 | The remains of a supertanker at Alang. The ship has a width of over 220 feet. |  | 02/06/2008 | 435 |
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 | A 969 foot long cruise ship anchored at Harwich, England. | | 02/06/2008 | 121 |
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 | The third USS Salem (CA-139) was a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser in the United States Navy.
Salem was laid down on 4 July 1945 by the Bethlehem Steel Co.'s Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Mass.; launched on 25 March 1947; sponsored by Miss Mary G. Coffey; and commissioned on 14 May 1949, Captain J. C. Daniel in command. Her main battery held the world's first automatic 8" guns... | | 02/04/2008 | 491 |
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 | 5 empty remains of ships. | | 02/03/2008 | 255 |
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