Duke of Lancaster

digitalCG
Posted 20/06/2012 - 13:09 Link
An odd sight sitting forlornly on the North Wales coast, UK viewers can watch this to see how it ended up here.

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snappychappy
Posted 20/06/2012 - 13:38 Link
Beautifully composed shots and a great sense of scale with the low viewpoints.
Stuey
Posted 20/06/2012 - 21:44 Link
I like the composition etc of these

For many years this has been known locally as 'the rust ship' - it's a shame really that it has spent so long without being used

The coast episode does a good job in relation to it's history - I would like to think it has a future
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judderman62
Posted 20/06/2012 - 23:11 Link
It was oft known as the Mostyn Fun Ship .

i had heard that hey'd very recently started cutting it up - no idea if it's true or not.

I did visit some months back and she was still in one pice, well sheeted off and sealed.
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digitalCG
Posted 21/06/2012 - 08:36 Link
judderman62 wrote:
i had heard that hey'd very recently started cutting it up - no idea if it's true or not.
I took these a few weeks ago during that brief unseasonably hot spell. No sign of activity, no piles of metal or skips full of stuff. I'd say it's not being cut up... yet.

In these modern days of health and safety gone mad I can't see anyone going to the expense of refurbishment and adaptation - a mighty cost, probably exceeded only by its scrap value?
Stuey
Posted 21/06/2012 - 12:33 Link
judderman62 wrote:
It was oft known as the Mostyn Fun Ship.
The fun ship was one of it's official names

The rust ship being the one seemingly most favoured by some of the locals

I hope they don't scrap it and find a decent use for it
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Koolking
Posted 21/06/2012 - 15:55 Link
Very nice! Comment Image
judderman62
Posted 21/06/2012 - 20:16 Link
Stuey wrote:
judderman62 wrote:
It was oft known as the Mostyn Fun Ship.
I hope they don't scrap it and find a decent use for it
Me too - I kind alike the old girl
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Frogfish
Posted 22/06/2012 - 08:22 Link
Really nice - like the B&W version best.
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judderman62
Posted 24/03/2013 - 19:24 Link
I have been back here few months back and she was still in one piece and now has lots of street art adorning her
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Smeggypants
Posted 25/03/2013 - 06:11 Link
Love the Black and White version.

You need to get into the ship itself and do some urbex bet it's amazing inside and on deck


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Posted 25/03/2013 - 06:12 Link
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davidtrout
Posted 25/03/2013 - 10:11 Link
I was in that area about three or four years ago and potographed this ship but never knew why it was there. Thanks for your post, now I know.
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HowardJ
Posted 25/03/2013 - 11:52 Link
Some of you might be interested in seeing how she was in her heyday. Not mine unfortunately. But I particularly like the one of her entering Holyhead.


http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sealink-holyhead.com/railway/sh...

Cheers,

Howard
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simonkit
Posted 25/03/2013 - 12:32 Link
We're the security guards around, they were pretty keen at keeping people away at one time?

Simon

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