Ugly Ships

TLAM Strike · 05-01-10, 12:22 AM

Post 'em

Any nautical craft that violates your concept of aesthetics.

Weiss Pinguin · 05-01-10, 12:32 AM

One man's ugly is another man's beauty. That last one looks kind of cool, although that crane looks like it'd be horribly unbalancing.

Now THIS is ugly:

Feuer Frei! · 05-01-10, 01:08 AM

XabbaRus · 05-01-10, 05:10 AM

Paint job ruined a good craft.

Jimbuna · 05-01-10, 05:19 AM

Feuer Frei! · 05-01-10, 11:10 AM

Maybe they need to:

krashkart · 05-01-10, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Something about this one almost cries "Badass", but the stern needs some work.

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

This one must fit:

A floating flapjack?

05-02-10, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Is it just me or does that ship look like its bending in the middle?

iambecomelife · 05-01-10, 05:58 PM

An unattractive (and unsafe) design...

Admiral8Q · 05-01-10, 06:15 PM

The Abegweit?

I actually steered that boat when I was a kid. I used the radar and comunications radio too. I wouldn't call it ugly. Top heavy maybe, but not ugly. I did spin the wheel around hard to starboard and then back to center. The entire ship leaned heavy then settled back on course. Scared the hell out of the bridge crew, lol!

Ah, childhood memories!

msxyz · 05-01-10, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Admiral8Q

I actually steered that boat when I was a kid. I used the radar and comunications radio too. I wouldn't call it ugly. Top heavy maybe, but not ugly. I did spin the wheel around hard to starboard and then back to center. The entire ship leaned heavy then settled back on course. Scared the hell out of the bridge crew, lol!

Ah, childhood memories!

Amazing it can stay afloat without capsizing. It must have a very heavy keel!

Any reason to make it so tall and narrow?

Admiral8Q · 05-01-10, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by msxyz

Amazing it can stay afloat without capsizing. It must have a very heavy keel!

Any reason to make it so tall and narrow?

Probably because it was meant/designed to cary as many trucks and cars as possible and the Northumberland strait between P.E.I. and Newbrunswick/Nova Scotia doesn't have rough weather most of the time. The trucks would hold it down, but they would have to be on the side with the prevailing wind. Also it was an icebreaker, the bow was only a few feet abouve the water line as you can see in the photo.

Definitely not a sea worthy vessel, I agree in retrospect. I wonder if I could have toppled the boat when I was a kid for turning the helm so hard, ha ha!!

The old Abegweit was a nicer ship I bet, but it was before my time. Here's a photo:

Admiral8Q · 05-01-10, 07:12 PM

Damn I just found out they ditched the Abegweit.

I guess after the Confederation Bridge, ferries were not needed any more.

I walked across it when it opened, took the "John Hamilton Grey" back. Another ferry.

Well here's the Abegweit now!

TLAM Strike · 05-01-10, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by msxyz

Amazing it can stay afloat without capsizing. It must have a very heavy keel!

Any reason to make it so tall and narrow?

Its a Ro/Ro or Roll on/Roll off ship designed to carry lots of cars and trucks. Some like to call them Roll on/Roll over ships because of their top heavy designs. However since the vehicle deck is enclosed it tends not to take water if it heels over making it harder to capsize than it would appear.

Turbografx · 05-01-10, 07:42 PM

Admiral, according to wiki the Abegweit was able to sail from Texas to India. Not a journey I would have liked to make, she looks top heavy with a shallow draught.

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Admiral8Q Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Posts: 1,077 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	The Abegweit? I actually steered that boat when I was a kid. I used the radar and comunications radio too. I wouldn't call it ugly. Top heavy maybe, but not ugly. I did spin the wheel around hard to starboard and then back to center. The entire ship leaned heavy then settled back on course. Scared the hell out of the bridge crew, lol! Ah, childhood memories! __________________

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Admiral8Q Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Posts: 1,077 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Damn I just found out they ditched the Abegweit. I guess after the Confederation Bridge, ferries were not needed any more. I walked across it when it opened, took the "John Hamilton Grey" back. Another ferry. Well here's the Abegweit now! __________________

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Turbografx Old Stormalong Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Gret Stet of Loosiana Posts: 232 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	Admiral, according to wiki the Abegweit was able to sail from Texas to India. Not a journey I would have liked to make, she looks top heavy with a shallow draught.