USS Clark (FFG-11) was the fifth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates.The ships were designed in the United States in the mid-1970s as general-purpose escort vessels inexpensive enough to be bought in large quantities to replace World War II-era destroyers and 1960s-era frigates.Intended to protect convoys, landing forces, supply and replenishment groups.The frigate was ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program, Clark was laid dow...

HNLMS Zuiderkruis (1975-2012) was the second Fast Combat Support Ship of the

Royal Netherlands Navy. Primarily intended for Replenishment At Sea (RAS=UNREP operations) fueling Nl Task Group and NATO units. As a modern design Zuiderkruis enabled a “one stop replenishment” and carried also AVCAT, fresh water and

stores/spare parts. A helicopter deck facilitated VERTREP.

The ss ‘Australis’ was a well known ocean liner which entered

service in 1940 as the ss ‘America’ for the United States Lines.

The ship was sold to the Greek Chandris Lines in 1964 and

served until 1977 very successfully on the route Western-

Europe-Australia-New Zealand. This volume of Liners spans

the history of the great liner from when she was purchased in

1964 until her sad wrecking in January 1994.

Ordered by the Royal Navy in 1941 the destroyers of the 5th Emergency Flotilla became known as S-class and served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II. In the last months of the war three were transferred to the Royal Neth. Navy for service in the Far East. HMS Serapis was renamed HNLMS Piet Hein and served in Indonesian War of Independence and saw action in the Korean War. She was sold for scrap in 1962.

The primary role of the Type 42 destroyers was providing air defense for the fleet. With their long-range sensors, the ships could also act as radar pickets, sailing ahead of a task group. HMS Southampton was the eighth ship of originally destined to be a 16-ship class, of which two have been exported to Argentina. The type 42 comprised eight Batch 1 vessels, four Batch 2 and four Batch 3 Stretched Type 42.

In de pikdonkere nacht zie ik in het schijnsel van de zaklampen dat hun bootje zware slagzij maakt. Het ding lijkt te kapseizen en ik vermoed dat het lek is. Snel schiet ik in de kleren en loop op een drafje naar het scheepje een paar honderd meter verderop in het weiland. Als ik er aan kom, zie ik een tafereeltje dat ik nooit meer zal vergeten. Het kleine polyester jachtje maakt zware slagzij, doordat er een nieuwsgierige vaars (jonge koe) met zijn voorpoten in het gangboord is gaan staan. D...

The s.s. 'America' was an ocean liner which entered service in 1940 for the United States Lines. She was designed by the famous naval architect William Francis Gibbs. In the 54 years between her introduction and her wrecking in 1994, she had eight different owners (of which one twice) and sailed under the names of 'America' (carrying this name three different times), 'West Point', 'Australis', 'Italis', 'Noga', 'Alferdoss' and 'American Star'. She served most in passenger service as s.s. 'Ame...

Het dekseltje past niet goed op de verfspuit en wipt er met grote regelmaat af. Enfin, met een stukje tape red ik het wel... Met een mondkapje voor en de spuit vol sneldrogende witte verf, ga ik vol goede moed in de - voor mij veel te kleine - machinekamer aan de slag. Haastig als ik altijd ben, zijn er geen voorzorgsmaatregelen getroffen betreffende de ventilatie. "Ach, het is zo gepiept," denk ik dan. Het gaat mooi vlot en alles wordt prachtig wit. De verf droogt snel, maar na een tijdje be...

Achille Lauro was originally the liner Willem Ruys when sold to the Italian Lauro Organization in 1966. Achille Lauro left the Riuniti yards as a newborn star. After being hijacked by Palestinian warriors (PLO), in October 1985, the blue liner and cruiser made international headlines. Swept by a catastrophic fire Achille Lauro sank 2 December 1994 off the Somalian coast.