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ROSS REVENGE - IMO 5121213

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Photographer:
Ken Smith [ View profile ]
Captured:
Jul 31, 2014
Title:
Ross Revenge
Location:
Gravesend, London, United Kingdom
Photo Category:
Special Purpose Vessels
Added:
Jul 31, 2014
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3,273
Image Resolution:
1,600 x 1,207

Description:

ROSS REVENGE 987gt Built 1960 Now Classified as a Hulk
L/A Freyr - Icelandic Trawler
Ross Revenge 1983 as floating Radio Station Vessel Radio Caroline. http://radiocaroline50.co.uk/ - http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/index.html#history.html
Outbound from Tilbury Dock for the River Blackwater Essex after being laid up in the dock for approx 10 years,she lay on the Landing Stage for several months before entering the Dock on Apr 27th 2005
Assisted by GPS Avenger and Horton as stern tug.
Gravesend
July 31st 2014

Vessel
particulars

Current name:
ROSS REVENGE

Former name(s):

 -  Freyr (Until 1963)

Current flag:
U.K.
IMO:
5121213
Build year:
1960
Builder:
Ag Weser - Bremen, Germany
Manager:
Buizenwerf - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Owner:
Buizenwerf - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Vessel Type:
Radio Ship
Gross tonnage:
978 tons
Photos:
20 photos by 11 photographers

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Fishing Vessels - 1 photos

Special Purpose Vessels - 17 photos

Fishing vessel loa 70ft/21m and over - 2 photos

Photographers
of this ship

(11)

Capt. Hilmar Snorrason

3 photos

Ken Smith

5 photos

John Jones

2 photos

john white

1 photos

Dulko

2 photos

patrick

1 photos

Bunts

1 photos

Lee Shuttlewood

1 photos

martin klingsick

1 photos

Doug Shaw

2 photos

Arie de Ruijter

1 photos

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Although I cannot be absolutely certain, I seem to recall that her 3 sister ships Vikingur - AK100; Mai - GK 346 and Sigurdur - IS33 continue to fish out of Iceland.

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Many thanks Bob, as for destination GPS Avenger confirmed River Blackwater so it is somewhere in the area, guess we shall have to wait for someone to find her.
Kind regards
Ken

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person
Great catch Ken

GPS AVENGER is at anchor just off Brightlinsea, I wonder if that's where she has gone.

Regards

Bob

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person
It would certainly be an interesting ship to have a look around if and hopefully it will be open to the public. Keep us informed Ken & Phil as I would certainly love to make a visit to her.

Cheers, Dan.

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Thanks Phil and Holger, especially Holger who has given me so much help and advice over the years from his home town,it is my pleasure Holger and of course Phil likewise.
I have added a second link outlining more history of the life of Caroline which may be of interest.
Kind Regards
Ken

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Hi Ken,

amazing shot of the Seebeck shipyard built former FREYR. She was delivered when I was 2 years old.
Always thought that she had already gone.
But this exites me a lot. Thanks Ken, my friend, for posting and doing me this favour!

Kind regards,
Holger

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Lovely photo Ken. I believe that she is still owned by a group of volunteers who have been restoring her to her former glory since she arrived at Tilbury. They plan to maintain her as a piece of floating and radio history. The idea is to berth her somewhere accessible so that she can be opened to the general public.

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Oh dear...! I think that some of us are now going to feel very old indeed.

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Floating Radio Station vessel, never heard of such, seen it the first time - very interesting!

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Houseboat conversion ? Mmmm let me think, what about a get together from shipspotting members and lets convert it into a shipspotting view point with open areas for photography, very cheap drink, cabins for rent and perfectly situated on a swinging mooring somewhere where the ships pass by all day !

I could even provide my own boat for crew transfers from ship to shore.

Sorry, dreaming again I think !

Cheers, Dan.

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Hi Dan

Her mast blended in with the background, as to her future no idea, they have been working on her and transmitting so maybe plans to start up again, the mast is a new addition, or they do houseboat conversions on the Blackwater, so who knows, she is dead ship.
Kind regards
Ken

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person
Very good bonus ! But thought you might have seen the mast moving before the funnel !!!

What's the plans for her now Ken once at her new location ?

Cheers, Dan.

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Hi Dan,
Thanks for the comment, it was a bonus, when she called up to come out of the lock PLA didn't know about her movement so there was a delay to sort the paper work out and was why she was not listed for departures, luckily saw her funnel moving down the dock and knew the tugs were with her.

Kind Regards
Ken

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I think she might be heading to the river Blackwater, that's what the last transmission was from her mast by DJ Doug Shaw and DJ Phil English !

Good shot and good weather for it too.

Cheers, Dan.

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