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Hamble Cruise on Spirit of Portsmouth
7th September 2006 - Page 1
 
 
This is one of two pages of photos taken on a cruise from Portsmouth to the Hamble on September 7th, 2006. This page shows the Gosport Ferries which I travelled on, the places seen on the cruise, and Royal Navy ships encountered. Other ships are shown on Portsmouth: 7th September 2006 - Page 2.
 
 
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Portsmouth
 
Hamble Cruise on Spirit of Portsmouth
September 7th, 2006
 
 
 
 
Gosport Ferries
 
Spirit of Portsmouth
 
Spirit of Portsmouth at Gosport pontton prior to the cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, September 7th, 2006
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Spirit of Portsmouth at Gosport pontton prior to the cruise
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Spirit of Portsmouth at Gosport pontton prior to the cruise
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Spirit of Portsmouth at Gosport pontton prior to the cruise
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Gosport Queen
 
Despite the arrival of the two new ferries, the older Gosport Queen and Portsmouth Queen continued to maintain the ferry service for many months during most of the day, with Spirit of Gosport often covering during peak periods. At this time Spirit of Portsmouth was reserved mainly for cruises. This September visit was the last time I saw Gosport Queen and Portsmouth Queen in service together - on subsequent visits the new ferries were running all services. I believe that Gosport Queen has since been withdrawn, with Portsmouth Queen remaining as spare vessel. For 2007 the number of cruises has been reduced substantially.
 
 
Gosport Queen leaving Portsmouth
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Gosport Queen leaving Portsmouth
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Gosport Queen crossing from Portsmouth to Gosport, with the Spithead forts in the background.
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Portsmouth Queen
 
Despite the arrival of the two new ferries, the older Gosport Queen and Portsmouth Queen continued to maintain the ferry service for many months during most of the day, with Spirit of Gosport often covering during peak periods. At this time Spirit of Portsmouth was reserved mainly for cruises. This September visit was the last time I saw Gosport Queen and Portsmouth Queen in service together - on subsequent visits the new ferries were running all services. I believe that Gosport Queen has since been withdrawn, with Portsmouth Queen remaining as spare vessel. For 2007 the number of cruises has been reduced substantially.
 
 
Portsmouth Queen leaving Portsmouth
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Portsmouth Queen arriving at Gosport
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Portsmouth Queen arriving at Gosport
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Portsmouth Queen leaving Gosport
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Portsmouth Queen leaving Gosport
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Portsmouth Harbour
 
Leaving Portsmouth Habour
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Pilot boats at Gosport
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Lightship Mary Mouse at Haslar Marina
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The Spinnaker Tower
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The Spinnaker Tower
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The Spinnaker Tower
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Calshot
 
Calshot Castle
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ex-Barracks at Calshot
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ex-Hangar at Calshot
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ex-Hangar at Calshot
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Calshot Castle
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River Hamble
 
Hamble - ferry to Warsash
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Hamble - ferry to Warsash
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Hamble - ferry to Warsash
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Houseboat at Hamble
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Jolly Sailor pub on the River Hamble
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Warsash Maritime Academy training lifeboats
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Warsash
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Warsash
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Warsash
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Warsash ferry pontoon
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ex-Lifeboat on the Hamble
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ex-Lifeboat on the Hamble
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Spithead
 
The Spithead forts were built in the Solent in the 1860's to protect Portsmouth from bombardment from the sea, at the same time as the Gosport and Portsdown land forts were built. Horse Sands, No Mans Land and St Helens Forts were built 1865-80, and Spitbank was started 2 years later. Ryde Fort was abandoned shortly after construction started becouse of unstable foundations. Horse Sands and No Mans Land are identical at 200 foot in diameter and fully armour plated. The other 2 are slightly smaller at 150 foot diameter with iron plating on the front only.
 
 
No Mans Land Fort
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No Mans Land Fort
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No Mans Land Fort
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No Mans Land Fort
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No Mans Land Fort
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No Mans Land Fort
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Horse Sands Fort
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Spithead Fort
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Spithead Fort
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Spithead Fort
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Spithead Fort
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Bouy marking the remains of the Mary Rose
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Royal Navy
 
Illustrious (R06)
 
Only one of the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers is operational as a Strike Carrier at any time. Illustrious assumed the role of fleet flagship in June 2005 when Ark Royal went for refit at Rosyth where she received a new mizzen mast visible at the end of the island structure and was converted to operate in both the Strike Carrier and Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH) roles. Ark Royal completed this refit at the end of 2006 and was commissioned to act as an LPH whilst the Ocean is at refit (so both carriers are in operational use in 2007). The third carrier Invincible was decommissioned in July 2005 and was placed in Extended Readiness at Portsmouth until 2010, when she is likely to be disposed of.
 
 
HMS Illustrious (behind) at Portsmouth.
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HMS Illustrious (behind) at Portsmouth.
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HMS Illustrious (behind) at Portsmouth.
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HMS Illustrious (behind) at Portsmouth.
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Fearless (L10) & Intrepid (L11)
 
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Bristol (D23)
 
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St Albans (F83)
 
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Almirante Cochrane
ex-Norfolk (F230)

On November 22nd 2006, Chile officially received the former Royal Navy frigate Norfolk, renamed Almirante Cochrane. The vessel is the first of three former Royal Navy Type-23 frigates to be handed over to Chile, under a £134 million pound sales agreement signed in September 2005. The two other frigates (former HM Ships Grafton and Marlborough will join their sister ship in the Chilean Navy in 2008.

HM Ships Norfolk, Grafton and Marlborough were declared surplus to Royal Navy requirements as a result of force level adjustments announced in 2004. BAE Systems was appointed as the prime contractor for the refurbishment and reactivation work, bringing the vessels up to the Chilean Navy’s requirements. This transfer of the three Type 23 Frigates is the second major purchase of former British assets by Chile since 2000. The first stage in modernising Chile’s fleet was the acquisition of the Type 22 frigate HMS Sheffield in 2003, following her retirement from Royal Navy service.

Almirante Cochrane undergoing final preparations for handover
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Brecon (M29)
Cottesmore (M32)
Dulverton (M35)
 
These three minesweepers are laid up at Portsmouth.
 
 
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Bustler & Powerful
 
Tugs Powerful (A223) & Bustler (A225), managed by Serco Denholm.
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Newhaven (A280)
 
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Nutbourne (A281)
 
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