CARDIFF - Sat 21st May 2011

No new ships in since the last post, but a few movements:-
The tanker Bro Designer arrived from Milford Haven on 16th and sailed back there on 17th.
Coaster Berthold K arrived from Belfast on 17th and sailed for Plymouth on 19th.
Coastal container ship Soul Sound arrived from Warrenpoint on 17th, sailed on 18th, arrived again on 20th and sailed on 21st.
Container ship Charlotte Borchard arrived from Leixoes on 19th and sailed for Liverpool on 20th
20th saw the arrival from Brest and Cherbourg of two French Naval Ships...........

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
FNS CEPHEE                       France              1980's      600disp       52           9
FNS SAGITTAIRE                France               1980's      600disp      52           9

M652 Cephee

M650 Sagittaire

Seen berthed on the Britannia Quay in Cardiffs Roath Basin, two French Eridan Class minehunters.  Cephee (M652) and Sagittaire (M650) on a courtesy visit to the city.  45 ships of this class were built between 1981 and 1989 in a joint venture between Belgium, France and The Netherlands.


HOLSTENTOR                   Antigua             1989         3393              87            13

Holstentor

Discharging scrap metal on Ryans Wharf in the Roath Dock, she had also arrived on 20th from Kings Lynn.  She is due to sail on 22nd bound for.......... UPDATE:  below, another photo of her taken in July 2011

Holstentor, Blue Anchor Bay, Bristol Channel 13 July 2011

HMS EXPLOIT                   UK                  1988         49disp            21            6

Exploit

Arrived back this week after a few months away, on her usual berth in Penarth Marina is the Archer Class patrol boat Exploit.  She is used as a training vessel, attached to Birmingham University Royal Naval Unit - she provides training to undergraduate students and normally has a crew of 5 plus up to 12 students.