"The Ships"

Ships Photography
 

- featuring ships from the following time period -
 

1940 - 1949

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1974-Flm483-74-Frm24
"Justice"
(Photographed in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1974
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
This great classic is the original "Quebec", - built in Canada for French flag in 1948.
Dwt.: 4986 tons, - Loa.: 113,6 m, - Beam: 14,8 m, - Propulsion: Uniflow piston steam engine, - 10,5 knots
Renamed "Wing Soon" in 1967, - "Tung Ho" in 1971, - "Justice" in 1973, - and scrapped in Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1975
 
 
 
 
 

973-15-071
"Tailungshan"
Photographed in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour in 1973
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Classic Hansa-B type built at Nakskov 1947 for Danish flag as "London", - here as "Tailungshan" under Sopmalia flag and obvioulsly Chinese operated.
DWT.: 5300 tons, - LOA.: 109,6 m., - Beam: 15,5 m., - Propulsion: Diesel, - 3120 IHP, - 12,5 knots.
Renamed: "Tailungshan" 1963, - and  scrapped in Kaohsiung 1978.
 

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R 11 "Vikrant"
- ex. HMS "Hercules", British "Majestic" Class Carrier -
- photographed off Bombay, - India -, Jan. 1982 -
(Photography © by Karsten Petersen)
 

Majestic Class
Ex. British HMS "Hercules"

Laid down: 1943 - Launched: 1945 - Commissioned: 1961
Displacement: 19.500 tons full load
Dimensions: 213,4 x 24,4 x 7,3 metres
Aircraft:  22
Guns: 7 x 40 mm
Propulsion:  Geared turbines, 40.000 shp, - 2 shafts, - 24,5 knots
Complement, peace/war:  1075/1345
 
 

1987-March-Frame-22-Vikrant-R11
"Vikrant" R 11
- ex. HMS "Hercules", British "Majestic" Class Carrier -
- photographed off Bombay, - India -, March 1987 -
(Photography © by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

1987-March-Frame-00-Vikrant-R11
"Vikrant" R 11
- ex. HMS "Hercules", British "Majestic" Class Carrier -
- photographed off Bombay, - India -, March 1987 -
(Photography © by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

1987-March-Frame-03-Vikrant-R11
"Vikrant" R 11
- ex. HMS "Hercules", British "Majestic" Class Carrier -
- photographed off Bombay, - India -, March 1987 -
(Photography © by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

1987-March-Frame-04-Vikrant-R11
"Vikrant" R 11
- ex. HMS "Hercules", British "Majestic" Class Carrier -
- photographed off Bombay, - India -, March 1987 -
(Photography © by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

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