CARDIFF - Fri 12th Nov 2010

HMS Manchester was due to arrive today.  It was a real November day - leaden skies and a S Westerly gale blowing in the channel.  I arrived at the beach in time to see Manchester heading back out to sea and the 2 tugs sent to assist her rushing back towards Cardiff.  I suspect that the strong winds would have made locking and berthing quite difficult.  Though why she went back out to sea rather than anchor in the sheltered Cardiff Pool is anyones guess.  For some reason I didn't manage to get down to see her once she had docked, so the only photo I got, was of her just before she disappeared around Lavernock Point.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
HMS MANCHESTER           UK                  1980         5200disp      141        15

HMS Manchester

A Type 42 Destroyer.  Commissioned 1980, decommissioned Feb 2011.


HT CUTLASS                     UK                      1984         287gt           30          9

HT Cutlass

SVITZER BEVOIS                UK                    1985         250gt            29         9

Svitzer Bevois

CARDIFF - Sun 27th June 2010

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
BOUNDER                          Antigua            1989           3202dwt       89          13

                                                                 Bounder
Loading scrap metal at Ryans Wharf in the Roath Dock.


HMS KENT                        UK                     1998        4900disp       133          16

                                                                  HMS Kent
Type 23 Duke Class frigate Kent is seen manouvering out of the Roath Basin after a courtesy visit to Cardiff.


HT CUTLASS                   UK                    1984          287gt              30           9

                                                                      HT Cutlass
The lead tug assisting with the departure of HMS Kent.


WESTGARTH                  UK                       1983         266               32         10

                                                                 Westgarth
The stern tug assisting with the departure of HMS Kent.

CARDIFF - Sun 25th Apr 2010

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
LAGANBORG                     Netherlands      2008        7433dwt       122         14

                                                               Laganborg
Arriving late afternoon, being assisted by tug...................

HT CUTLASS                    UK                   1984           287gt            30            9

                                                                  HT Cutlass

BARRY - Tues 24th Nov 2009

Name                                 Flag                 Year       Tonnage          LOA      Beam

ALEC D                               UK                     1960        160gt             18            11

                                                                    Alec D
Tug/multicat Alec D laid up awaiting her next job.

ESHIPS QUEST                Marshall Is             2003        8501 dwt      118            19

                                                               Eships Quest

Chemical tanker Eships Quest arriving to discharge  and assisted by tugs.............

HT CUTLASS                       UK                1984           287gt       30                  9

                                                           HT Cutlass

SVITZER LYNDHURST       UK                    1996       379gt       30                  11.6

                                                           Svitzer Lyndhurst