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Photographer:
MattB [ View profile ]
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Feb 9, 2018
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Feb 10, 2018
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AMMUNITION BARGES 1235A & 1228A, I think this is the Naval jetty on the River Tamar opposite Saltash. Can't see anything on the net. Is it part of the fuelling jetty?

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The change of color from buff to white upperworks reflects the change of ownership from Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service to Serco Marine Services. I was not able to find anything else on Serco site.

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Thanks for that Steve. Most interesting. I thought this would've been an idea we "borrowed" from the US as in the case of most things.

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The US Navy has ashore ammunition storage bases such as Yorktown VA and Earl NJ. For the most part ships go either there directly or are supplied by UNREP ships that go there.
Some of the Pre Postioned Ro Ros in places such as Diego Garcia and Guam carry munitions as well.
The US Navy has used barges in the past and even used old hulks of obsolete ships in WW2.
I have seen small container ships and cargo ships be used by the US Army and Air Force in shipping from places such as Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal in Wilmington NC as well.

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Does the US Navy have anything similar ?

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Surely correct category is Naval Auxillaries

Allan

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Correct category ? Would they be motorised barges?

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Thanks Bob - I learnt something there.

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@MattyBoy -Correct. There are five QHMs: Clyde Portsmouth, Plymouth, East Cove Port (Falkland Is) and Gibraltar

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Out of curiosity, the Queens Harbour Master is present where a naval base is located, is that correct ?

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Thanks for the kind comment ventuari. :-)

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Hi MattyBoy. Interesting shot. I would never think that these "barges" were for ammunition. Looks, as you say, "elaborated"... Congratulations my friend.
MBregards.
ventuari

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Thanks rarcand. For ammunition barges they look elaborate.

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These are ammunition barges, check https://www.flickr.com/photos/kev_slade/8004245800/
It looks they got a new paint job. On Google Earth, one of them has "SERCO" visible from the sky.

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