This page is an archive of images taken during the summer of 2011,
covering the refit period in Portsmouth and then our onward journey to Glasgow
and places further north.
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4th September 2011
Whale spotted today |
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4th September 2011
Mooring recovered this afternoon |
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2nd September 2011
Airgun firing aft of the ship |
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1st September 2011
Third Engineer Jim on Yoga duty |
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1st September 2011
Ringed plover in the cargo tender |
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30th August 2011
John cleaning the Bridge windows. |
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30th August 2011
Preparing a mooring for deployment |
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30th August 2011
Concentration whilst driving the ship |
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30th August 2011
The Underway Instrumentation Control Room this morning. |
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30th August 2011
There she blows....a bit closer this time for this fin whale |
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29th August 2011
The main street, Longyearbyen |
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29th August 2011
Old coal workings |
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29th August 2011
Old snow vehicles. |
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29th August 2011
Russian ice breaking tug |
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28th August 2011
Some interesting vegitation spotted at Longyearbyen. |
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28th August 2011
A view from ashore at Longyearbyen |
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28th August 2011
Transferring science cargo in Longyearbyen on the 25th. |
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28th August 2011
Sunsetting on the local mountains |
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28th August 2011
Blue whale in the distance. |
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24th August 2011
Evening picture from last night |
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24th August 2011
Evening picture from last night |
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24th August 2011
Liquid Nitrogen hits the sea. |
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23rd August 2011
BOB in the mist....can you see it?? |
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23rd August 2011
BOB being lifted onboard this morning |
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23rd August 2011
Land ahoy, appearing out of the fog suddenly this afternoon. |
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23rd August 2011
A better view of a fin whale. Pic Spencer Wyles |
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23rd August 2011
There she blows. Pic Spencer Wyles |
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22nd August 2011
Modern art on polystyrene cups |
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22nd August 2011
The cups after being down to 1000m |
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22nd August 2011
An assortment of specimens retrieved from the sea bed this morning. |
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21st August 2011
Gull landing on the flagpole forward |
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21st August 2011
Gull being removed from the flagpole |
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21st August 2011
Gull wars on the lifeboat. |
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21st August 2011
Dolphin on the bow |
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20th Auguat 2011
A view of Spitsbergen |
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20th Auguat 2011
The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise alongside Longyearbyen this morning. |
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20th Auguat 2011
Lamp changing on the Main Mast. Pic Richard Turner |
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20th Auguat 2011
Hands free up the Main Mast this morning. Pic Richard Turner. |
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18th August 2011
The JCR yesterday. Pic Dave Phillips |
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17th August 2011
Prins Karl Forland this morning. |
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17th August 2011
Shapes to indicate our situation. |
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17th August 2011
Preparing to launch the Fast Rescue Craft. |
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17th August 2011
The JCR from the Fast Rescue Craft. Pic Jo Cox |
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16th August 2011
Science in action. |
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16th August 2011
Land ahoy! The view this morning. |
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16th August 2011
Gas bottles outside the UIC Room |
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14th August 2011
The Poseidon yesterday evening |
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14th August 2011
The view of Spitsbergen |
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12th August 2011
Rainbow this morning, alas no pot of gold. |
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12th August 2011
Snow covered land today |
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12th August 2011
Chains in the Rope Store |
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11th August 2011
Humpback whale breaching....look carefully or you will miss it! |
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11th August 2011
Kelvin driving the aft crane |
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8th August 2011
Servicing the ice maker. |
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8th August 2011
Science in action |
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8th August 2011
Setting up a current meter |
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7th August 2011
The view outside my cabin window as I do my ironing. |
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7th August 2011
The Lander opened up on the Aft Deck. |
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7th August 2011
Collecting the data from the Lander instruments |
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6th August 2011
The Lander breaks the surface for the first time since last October. |
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6th August 2011
The Lander has landed. |
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6th August 2011
Nick, Riff and Lee in the Officer/Scientists Saloon. Pic Richard Turner |
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5th August 2011
The Lander is sighted. Pic via NOC |
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5th August 2011
Wildlife!! Image via NOC |
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5th August 2011
Driving HyBIS. Pic Richard Turner |
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5th August 2011
The Deck team. Pic Richard Turner |
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4th August 2011
HyBIS recovery today |
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4th August 2011
Puffins! |
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4th August 2011
HyBIS on the Aft Deck with a lovely sky. |
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4th August 2011
Mid-ship gantry being deployed |
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3rd August 2011
The view approaching Longyearbyen yesterday |
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3rd August 2011
The piston corer stowed alongside |
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3rd August 2011
The box corer recovered today |
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2nd August 2011
A protected tern? Pic Spencer Wyles. |
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2nd August 2011
Arctic tern chicks. Pic Spencer Wyles |
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2nd August 2011
Puffin. Pic Spencer Wyles |
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1st August 2011
The JCR at Ny Alesund |
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1st August 2011
Arctic terns at rest |
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1st August 2011
The NERC facility at Ny Alesund |
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31st July 2011
Close up of the CTD |
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31st July 2011
The CTD, suspended from the Mid-ship gantry |
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31st July 2011
The CTD enters the water |
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31st July 2011
The CTD vanishes below the surface |
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30th July 2011
The sun never sets!! |
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30th July 2011
Fulmar |
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30th July 2011
Fulmar |
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30th July 2011
Fulmar |
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30th July 2011
Fulmar |
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29th July 2011
The Port lifeboat |
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29th July 2011
Russian trawler this afternoon |
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28th July 2011
Third Officer Spencer demonstrating how to wear a B.A. mask. |
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28th July 2011
The Emergency Generator |
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28th July 2011
Dave and Gareth playing with hydraulic hoses |
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28th July 2011
Bravo Locker |
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28th July 2011
The JCR as seen from the Isle of Skye. Pic Keith Elliott |
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28th July 2011
A fishing boat spotted yesterday. Pic Richard Turner |
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27th July 2011
The River Clyde today |
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27th July 2011
Heron and ducks today |
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27th July 2011
Scenic views on the River Clyde |
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27th July 2011
Scenic views on the River Clyde |
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27th July 2011
Pilot Launch Gloch |
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27th July 2011
Ship reflection in Breahead Shopping Centre. Pic Richard Turner |
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25th July 2011
The barge AMT Trader passing the end of King George V dock. |
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24th July 2011
Chipping and painting |
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24th July 2011
Chipping and painting |
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21st July 2011
Working on the Foremast |
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21st July 2011
Keys galore |
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20th July 2011
Wind farm blades on the dockside |
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20th July 2011
Terminating a scientific cable |
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20th July 2011
Maintaining a motor. |
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18th July 2011
A rat, the best I could do for wildlife today |
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18th July 2011
The JCR this evening. |
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18th July 2011
Looking through the shed at the ship |
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17th July 2011
No 2 Hold full of science kit |
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17th July 2011
Wildlife on the aft mooring ropes |
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17th July 2011
Science equipment in the Main Lab |
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16th July 2011
A very busy Aft Deck this morning |
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16th July 2011
Science kit on the deck |
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14th July 2011
Scientific moorings being loaded today |
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14th July 2011
Dave Peck slinging cargo |
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14th July 2011
Mobilising on the Aft Deck |
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12th July 2011
The Rough Workshop |
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12th July 2011
Part of the control system for some fishing nets |
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12th July 2011
An underwater camera |
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12th July 2011
The new winch on the Aft Deck |
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12th July 2011
The UIC Room today |
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11th July 2011
Scientific cargo being loaded today |
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7th July 2011
The anchor |
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7th July 2011
Looking up the mooring ropes |
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7th July 2011
Removing the old CTD wire |
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7th July 2011
An arriving ship with windfarm parts |
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6th July 2011
The gantry and crane, getting ready to lift it onboard. |
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6th July 2011
Bollards! |
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6th July 2011
One of the mountings for the Stern Gantry |
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6th July 2011
Cutting an access hole to tighten the gantry nuts |
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6th July 2011
A peregrine falcon spotted close to the ship. |
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5th July 2011
A relic of years gone by. |
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5th July 2011
Dumbarton Castle |
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5th July 2011
Looking down the Clyde as it starts to narrow |
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5th July 2011
The JCR approaches King George V Dock. Pic Helen Gloistein |
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4th July 2011
Northern Ireland on Sunday morning |
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4th July 2011
Little Cumbrae Island, entrance to the Firth of Clyde |
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4th July 2011
The Waverley passing us on Sunday |
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4th July 2011
Dolphin. Picture Richard Turner |
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2nd July 2011
Carpenter's Store. |
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2nd July 2011
Example of swath bathymetry. Pic BAS/SPRI |
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2nd July 2011
Example of swath bathymetry. Pic BAS/SPRI |
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1st July 2011
The chart table on the Bridge. |
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1st July 2011
A boobie this afternoon |
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1st July 2011
The Rope Store, Forward. |
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1st July 2011
The Bosun's Store |
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30th June 2011
The Paint Store |
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30th June 2011
Looking aft this afternoon. |
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30th June 2011
Royal Navy helicopter visiting yesterday. Pic Spencer Wyles. |
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29th June 2011
Approaching Falmouth after lunch today |
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29th June 2011
Boat transfer to shore |
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29th June 2011
Looking aft this afternoon |
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28th June 2011
The JCR departing Portsmouth this morning. Pic Shelagh Phelps. |
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28th June 2011
The Admiralty Pilot Launce Solent Racer |
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28th June 2011
Looking aft from the pointed end this afternoon. |
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26th June 2011
Seen at Gunwharf Quays Marina |
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26th June 2011
Spinnaker Tower |
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26th June 2011
HMS Victory |
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26th June 2011
HMS Victory's anchor |
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25th June 2011
Bunkering in Portsmouth |
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24th June 2011
Dave Peck receiving his Long Service Award |
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24th June 2011
Dave Peck's Long Service Award |
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24th June 2011
The police launch Sword refuelling this morning |
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24th June 2011
HMS Protector returning to her berth this morning. |
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23rd June 2011
HMS Victory |
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23rd June 2011
HMS Victory |
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22nd June 2011
Testing the hatches. |
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22nd June 2011
Working aloft this afternoon. Pic Spencer Wyles |
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21st June 2011
Load testing the FRC davit. |
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21st June 2011
Load testing the Aft crane. |
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20th June 2011
A simple sink replacement! |
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20th June 2011
Refurbishment of the Officers Bar. |
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18th June 2011
Pizza anyone? Ash with lunch. |
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18th June 2011
Colourful parts in the Engine Room. Pic Richard Turner. |
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18th June 2011
Lifeboat davits. |
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16th June 2011
Life-raft racks. |
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16th June 2011
Looking from the Aft of the ship. |
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16th June 2011
Old electonic equipment recently removed. |
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16th June 2011
New access hatch on the Main Mast |
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15th June 2011
An archive image of the JCR in Drydock |
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15th June 2011
An archive image of the JCR in Drydock |
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15th June 2011
An archive image of the JCR in Drydock |
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15th June 2011
An archive image of the JCR in Drydock |
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14th June 2011
A radar turning unit with gearbox and motor removed for servicing. |
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14th June 2011
The Bridge |
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14th June 2011
Welding generator on the Monkey Island |
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12th June 2011
A cable run exposed. |
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12th June 2011
The highest point of the ship. |
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11th June 2011
Johnny doing a bit of cleaning |
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11th June 2011
The UIC Room today |
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11th June 2011
Looking down from the Main Mast |
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11th June 2011
A panoramic image from the Main Mast |
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10th June 2011
How to paint a ship.... |
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10th June 2011
The Refit Office |
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10th June 2011
The Duty Mess at lunchtime |
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10th June 2011
The Pooh Plant |
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8th June 2011
Cutting an access hatch in the side of the thermal fluid tank |
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8th June 2011
Damage to the thermal fluid tank |
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8th June 2011
Inside the thermal fluid tank. |
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8th June 2011
The aft winch, with undercoat applied. |
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8th June 2011
The Main Mast this afternoon |
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8th June 2011
Jamie with tonight's desert. |
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7th June 2011
A valve removed from pipe work for inspection. |
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7th June 2011
Stern thruster components being put back in place. |
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6th June 2011
The lifeboats ashore for servicing. |
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6th June 2011
Large transformers in the Prop Motor Room |
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6th June 2011
Tom and one of his engines! |
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6th June 2011
Deck plates removed to access the pipework. |
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5th June 2011
An access hatch into one of the tanks onboard |
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5th June 2011
Looking down into a tank. Pic Spencer Wyles |
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5th June 2011
Access ladder in a tank. Pic Spencer Wyles |
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5th June 2011
The inside of a tank. Pic Spencer Wyles |
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5th June 2011
Mooring winch aft receiving some tender loving care. |
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3rd June 2011
Scaffolding going up the Main Mast |
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3rd June 2011
Looking down on the main engine |
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3rd June 2011
Maintenance work on a main engine |
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3rd June 2011
Looking into a main engine |
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3rd June 2011
Burning work in the Shaft Tunnel |
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2nd June 2011
Scaffolding on the Monkey Island this afternoon. |
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2nd June 2011
Fishing pots just outside the |
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2nd June 2011
The JCR in C Lock this evening |
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2nd June 2011
The JCR in C Lock this evening. |
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1st June 2011
HMS Diamond outbound from Portsmouth today. |
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1st June 2011
Entering Portsmouth this morning. |
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1st June 2011
HMS Protector |
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31st May 2011
Helicoptor practising in the harbour. |
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31st May 2011
Departing Portland with the pilot boat approaching. |
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30th May 2011
A murky day for the lifeboat to be taken for a spin in Portland Harbour. |
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30th May 2011
Launching the Fast Rescue Craft this morning |
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30th May 2011
Looking across Chesil beach |
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29th May 2011
The Silver Cloud arriving at Portland this morning. |
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29th May 2011
Custons House, outside the dock. |
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29th May 2011
Ocean litter!! |
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29th May 2011
A wooden boat just off a beach at the far end of the causway from Portland. |
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29th May 2010
Sliver Cloud leaves Portland with a bang....or three |
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28th May 2011
Sorting out the stores received in Portland. |
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27th May 2011
Spencer preparing a cargo lift. |
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27th May 2011
The crest and the flag. |
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27th May 2011
Lithuanian navel vessel alongside at Portland. |
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26th May 2011
The JCR alongside in Portland. |
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26th May 2011
Looking east from the berth at Portland |
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26th May 2011
A panoramic view of the Portland area. |
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