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Published: 2007-09-08 09:11:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 780; Favourites: 13; Downloads: 25
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This is the 'Grand Turk' being moored at Great Yarmouth dock.The Grand Turk is a replica of a three-masted sixth-rate frigate, well known for depicting HMS Indefatigable in the TV series Hornblower. She has also served in the same TV series as the French ship Papillon. She was built primarily as an action vehicle for the international TV and film industry.
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Friday night was the only time worth visiting. The ship had been out in the bay and was just returning to be moored. Once it was moored there was no decent location to get a sharp detailed shot. All along the quey it was full of tents and trailers for the festival, blocking any view to the ships. It slipped away quietly on Tuesday morning.
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exactly. Only on their terms, seems to be the name of the game over that weekend.
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It pays to get behind with dev's sometimes...I've enjoyed reading the comments on this image.
Nice shot Normie.
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Thanks Alice, I find adding info to some shots is worth the while and adds a bit of interest to and why the shot was taken.
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Thank you. Just put two new pics up. might interest you.
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Pleasure.
Just looked...
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Thanks Alice. Read your comments, much appreciated.
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Thanks Tremayne. just getting dark and steady hands, well sort of.
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heheh - remember the drinking starts after the shots are taken 
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Gotcha, That's where I have been going wrong all these years.
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She's impressive, especially against that beautiful sky, and I like her all the more for making me think of pirates 
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Thanks Sue. much appreciated. 
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Assume I'm never in the know, thats your best option.
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lol. I like that.
Stick yer chin and take your best shot.
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Ooooooo I love anything nautical. Gorgeous shot, wish I was on it now
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Thank you.
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My pleasure
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Thank you.
It does, talk about putting a quart into a pint pot. Will return late Sunday evening when all the crowds have gone home.
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LOL......Will be nice to see some more shots
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I will check out the other shots and put a few more up.
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Nicely done Normie. You got some background/location info in there too, although it took me a few seconds to work out where you'd taken the shot from.
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Thanks Andy, Again a tip from you. 
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Thank you and for the 
Not how this was going to turn out. It was getting dark so had to up the ISO to keep the sharpness. Ah Oh.
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Welcome - yes I know that high ISO/grain versus bluriness
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Thank you, sir. How are things, looks like you got your computer sorted.
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Yes, I had to call my ISP to get thing back up and running again. They came on Friday at 6 PM. And then they called to check if it was working.. at 10PM. That new management rocks.
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Good to hear and great to have you back on line
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I love ships Normie!~ We had a replica of the HMS Rose here in Bridgeport for several years. She was the frigate that shelled Stonington harbor here in Connecticut when we had our little disagreements with you lot. She was the ship used in Master and Commander and several other films and shows. She was sold off to Newport Rhode Island some time back.
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I like the old tall ships. This one is in port for Maritime Festival.
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When last night to avoid the crowds.
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Yea I do too.. we have Mystic Seaport with the only remaining wooden Whaler. Charles W Morgan and some others there. Its' where they built the replica of Amistad the famous slave ship they used in the movie. She is home ported in New Haven but she's rarely there, she's always out on tour.
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We lost most of our ship building to overseas companies. Thinking being British would do but it need more like cheaper prices.
The only company I can think of is Fairline. Probably more but none spring to mind at present.
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We don't have much here anymore either.. Mystic is just a historical place..with preservationists and restorers....we still make submarines in Groton..I know the big Bath Boatworks in Maine is no longer used... I don't know where they build them these days
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Far east and the Baltic states are the two main builders, these days.
Oh, forgot Chennai for 3 bits of wood tried with string. [link]
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Can't forget them! I know the Scandanavians build lots of huge cruise ships
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Sell them to the USofA. ) That's the Scandanavians not the chennai ones.
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yea lol Imagine a Chennai cruise ship!
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Thanks Dave, I need that.
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Hahahah lol.. well at least you would know where the ship's "log" is!
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Oh dear. In't it time you went down to Pub for drink and game of darts.
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Hahha. I don't drink (scary isnt it)
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