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Post by hullnumbers on Jul 9, 2009 14:03:47 GMT -8
I'm back ;D Since i joined this forum i have decided to add a new thread  This one will be a place to put photo's and info on all the Shipyards that have helped build our fleet. Including the Shipyards that built other vessels that were for another company but joined the fleet of BCF's later on in life. |
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Post by hullnumbers on Jul 10, 2009 21:41:09 GMT -8
For starters i was researching the history of the Howe Sound Queen and came across at where she was built in Quebec. So i tried typing it in google earth and it worked. So here are the photos that i copied ![]() MID Shipyard[/img] No Photos  Sorry still have no idea how to do this. I even read the rules so i am going to need help with this. |
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 10, 2009 21:57:10 GMT -8
there are none...
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jul 10, 2009 22:00:06 GMT -8
Sorry still have no idea how to do this. I even read the rules so i am going to need help with this. The URL of the photo goes between the ![]() [/img] tags. [img]www.insertyourphotourlhere.com[/img]The photo has to be uploaded to a photohost like www.photobucket.com on the internet. You cannot link photos directly from your computer hard drive to the forum. |
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Post by hullnumbers on Jul 10, 2009 22:31:51 GMT -8
Oh, I don't have any photohost. these pictures are on my files on my computer. Info i find will be posted so you guys and gals can get to the websites or cordinates of the places.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 10, 2009 22:34:49 GMT -8
Oh, I don't have any photohost. these pictures are on my files on my computer. Info i find will be posted so you guys and gals can get to the websites or cordinates of the places. works great. I use it all the time. |
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jul 10, 2009 22:46:29 GMT -8
Hullnumbers, please see here. |
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 11, 2009 8:21:11 GMT -8
I just use facebook. I upload them there, then i right click and select properties, then I copy the url, and paste it between the {img}{/img} things on the page, and PRESTO. it always works. I tried it with flickr once, but its more finnicky. It takes longer to upload the photos, and it takes longer to select which photos to upload as well. I'd go with facebook if I were you.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 11, 2009 9:50:20 GMT -8
....and also make sure that the end-result meets the forum guidelines for size: not more than 800px wide.......or else you'll find that one of us almighty moderators has edited your post (or deleted it, if we're lazy ;D).
800px wide.........
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 11, 2009 11:01:41 GMT -8
....and also make sure that the end-result meets the forum guidelines for size: not more than 800px wide.......or else you'll find that one of us almighty moderators has edited your post (or deleted it, if we're lazy ;D). 800px wide......... Mr. Flugel Horn is.. His Holiness - most Mericful Exhalted, Grand Poobah Master of the Forum Realm and Commonwealth, Supreme President of the Forum's Politburo, Chair of the Forum's Presidium. ...and protector of the Holy hand-grenade of Antioch. And I try to be as mericful as I can. Showing meric to the people is what I was incarnated to do. And as my avatar nickname suggests, I can be a "son of thunder" in my reactionary style. (I always try to promote the Aramaic language ;D). -------------- Hey BobbyHullNumbers: What is your interest in shipyards? ie. the equipment, the history, the significance? Do you have the various history books on the North Vancouver shipyards? (there are at least 2, maybe more). |
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Post by hullnumbers on Jul 11, 2009 12:10:07 GMT -8
The reason i am intrested with shipyards is everything. Including the original hull numbers of the curtain ships. But the hull numbers page has been created all ready so i decided to add the shipyards. And no i have no books on the shipyards i got it all from the internet or google earth. I am also intrested in the location.
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Post by hullnumbers on Jul 11, 2009 12:14:20 GMT -8
Lets hope this works. So here it is: The first one is the MID Shipyard where the Howe Sound Queen was built.  The second is a further look in Quebec.  Hope you like this Note. these photo's came from Google Earth. |
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Post by FNS on Jul 11, 2009 12:54:43 GMT -8
Lets hope this works. So here it is: The first one is the MID Shipyard where the Howe Sound Queen was built. The second is a further look in Quebec. Hope you like this Note. these photo's came from Google Earth. These look good. I "right-clicked" on these to see the properties and the top one is 800 and the bottom one is 799, all within the 800 guidelines on this Forum. Sometimes, I may voluntarily resize another poster's picture to the 800 maximum if I feel that the picture is very important enough to be seen on a particular thread, subject to final action/reworking by our moderators. I do this at my own discretion, though. |
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Post by hullnumbers on Jul 13, 2009 19:05:50 GMT -8
I was doing my research that i collected and found a shipyard in Pictou, Nova Scotia. I have no idea the name but i believe it is the spot where the only and last steam ship ferry was built on the BC coast. I am taking about the SS Smokwa or BCF's headache. If anyone agrees. So here it is, Aclose up of the site  The others are further looks   |
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 13, 2009 20:48:17 GMT -8
....and also make sure that the end-result meets the forum guidelines for size: not more than 800px wide.......or else you'll find that one of us almighty moderators has edited your post (or deleted it, if we're lazy ;D). 800px wide......... sorry for going off topic, again, but how wide exactly is 800 px? |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 14, 2009 5:45:27 GMT -8
sorry for going off topic, again, but how wide exactly is 800 px? Right-click on any picture and you'll see the dimensions in the unit-of-measure known as Pixels (PX). So 800px is exactly between 799 & 801 pixels. Whatever program you use to re-size your photos for posting will show the dimensions of the photo in pixels. ========== Hail Smokwa! |
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Post by hullnumbers on Jul 14, 2009 7:55:24 GMT -8
Ok, can we now get back to what this page is about we need more photo's or facts on the shipyards that built our fleet.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 14, 2009 17:30:32 GMT -8
Are you interested in seeing pictures of local yards that repair our fleet? I have pictures of Nanaimo Shipyards doing work on BC Ferries.
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Post by Scott on Jul 14, 2009 17:59:38 GMT -8
hullnumbers,
Have you ever located the shipyard where the QUEEN OF THE NORTH was built?
A/G Weser Werk Seebeck, Bremerhaven, Germany
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Post by hullnumbers on Jul 14, 2009 18:32:56 GMT -8
For Flugel Horn, Yes i am intrested in seeing pictures of local yards that repair our fleet. This page will be on anything to do with shipyards.
And John H, i have found the location where the QUEEN OF THE NORTH (ex. Stena Danica) was built but it is difficult to tell because it is on a river in a city. I will send you the photo if you like and you can look at it.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 14, 2009 20:14:31 GMT -8
Below are excerpts from one of our archived threads: ============= Pics from Friday, December 29, 2006. Location: Nanaimo Shipyard, on Stewart Ave, Nanaimo BC (photos taken from Mobey-D*ck Motel's parking lot & marina). Event: - MV Nimpkish, having a quick visit to shipyard, in between coming off the mid-coast routes, and going on relief to Quadra-Cortes route. - I arrived at 9:30am, as Nimpkish was still in the railed-drydock. - 20 minutes later, the Nimpkish was lowered into the water, on the railed-drydock. I got to see this whole process, complete with occasional hearing of mariner-language choice-words, as the workers worked with the ropes, etc. Here's the website page re the railed-drydock. www.nanaimoshipyard.com/nanaimo_shipyard/facilities.htmlHere are some pics showing the marine railway and the lowering of the ship back into the water:           |
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Post by Scott on Jul 14, 2009 21:01:31 GMT -8
I haven't been down there for over a year, Flugel. I remember hearing that Nanaimo Shipyards would be closing down. Any further news, or has it happened or was that just a rumor?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 14, 2009 21:14:08 GMT -8
I haven't been down there for over a year, Flugel. I remember hearing that Nanaimo Shipyards would be closing down. Any further news, or has it happened or was that just a rumor? I rarely drive past there, so I don't know what's currently happening with the yard. I do know that MV Nicola was there last year getting work done. |
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jul 14, 2009 21:25:43 GMT -8
I haven't been down there for over a year, Flugel. I remember hearing that Nanaimo Shipyards would be closing down. Any further news, or has it happened or was that just a rumor? I cruised by there last night... There is a fairly large Canadian Navy vessel in the drydock. I seem to recall reading something not too long ago that said this is the largest vessel ever to be drydocked here in Nanaimo. |
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Post by Ferryman on Jul 14, 2009 21:52:44 GMT -8
I haven't been down there for over a year, Flugel. I remember hearing that Nanaimo Shipyards would be closing down. Any further news, or has it happened or was that just a rumor? I cruised by there last night... There is a fairly large Canadian Navy vessel in the drydock. I seem to recall reading something not too long ago that said this is the largest vessel ever to be drydocked here in Nanaimo. I know it's a little off topic, but...... Here's the reference you likely saw... www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/nanaimonewsbulletin/news/50272097.htmlI cruised by there about an hour ago as well, and it looks like quite the extensive refit being done on the ship. All of the wheelhouse windows are boarded up. |
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This one will be a place to put photo's and info on all the Shipyards that have helped build our fleet. Including the Shipyards that built other vessels that were for another company but joined the fleet of BCF's later on in life.
