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A classic liner; the SS France Brand new set of real life pictures Fresh set of SSE ShipSim Magazine Issue 19 - March 2011 - www.shipsimmag.compictures1

©ShipSim Magazine 2010 Issue 19 28th March 2011 Vessel in Focus This month we take a look at the Hamilton class cutter as well as some facts about the US Coastguard itself and the missions it undertakes.

Pictures from SS A new month and a fresh set of pictures from Ship Simulator Extremes.

Competitions Page The usual quizzes and word searches including ‘Guess the Ship’ as well as a new crossword puzzle.

Media View the winning picture for last month’s ‘Picture of the Month’ competition and some new ShipSim pictures.

Real Life Pictures A selection of pictures from the maritime world.

Ocean Liners Page This month on the Ocean Liners page we take a look at the SS France, a popular transatlantic liner that is remembered fondly.

Wardroom Latest news from SSM as well as the Ferry Pack winners from the recent Ferry Pack competition.

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The Cutter... A new genre of vessel to SS Cutter Facts Length: 115m The Coastguard Cutter that The ships undertake a range we see in SSE is based off the of missions and the Beam: 13m Hamilton class cutters used by Coastguard as a whole has 11 the US Coastguard. main missions including drugs Draught: 4.6m interdiction as well as search The first ship of the class, the and rescue. Homeport: San Diego Hamilton was launched in December 1965 and was the However the Coastguard also Speed: 29kn first of twelve vessels. run ice breaking missions as well as environmental Displacement:3300 The Coastguard needed high protection. tonnes endurance vessels that have a range of 14,000 nautical miles In 1988 the fleet had a Range: 14,000nm and have an endurance of 45 renovation programme that days. saw the ship’s weapons and Crew: 167 electrical systems upgraded as Hamilton class vessels use the well as machinery and crew Class: Hamilton CODAG (Combined Diesel areas. and Gas) arrangement for their propulsion. Two diesel The lead ship of the class, Ÿ engines and two gas turbines Hamilton has received several The Hamilton class provide the ships with a top awards over the years cutters are spread over speed of 29 knots. including an award for six home ports. ‘Operational Excellence’. Ÿ The ships have helicopter There are 12 vessels in facilities with a flight deck and The SS Cutter was first the class hanger enabling them to keep introduced with the release of Ÿ the helicopter inside. SSE along with its smaller The class has also been counterpart, the Protector. nicknamed the ‘Secretary’ class

Ÿ The US Coastguard was founded in August 1790 by Alexander Hamilton

Ÿ In 2008 the Coastguard serviced almost 42,000 aids-to-navigation

Ÿ The Coastguard received its current name in 1915

Ÿ The US Coastguard enforces fisheries management at sea.

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©ShipSim Magazine 2010 Guess the Ship Ship Quiz:

Q: Red Eagle’s owner? A: Red Funnel

Q: Bridge at mouth of NY harbour? A: Verrazano Narrows Bridge

Q: German environment in SS? Can you guess the name of this ship and who operates her? A: Hamburg

Ship Quiz Q: Greenpeace vessel featured last month? Ÿ Name of the tug featured in the last issue? A: Esperanza

Ÿ Herkules Atlas is a ______Q: Name of pilot boat in SSE? Ÿ What is the name of the heavy lift vessel in SS? A: Apollo

Ÿ Dover to Calais ferries cross the ______Channel Guess the ship:

Ÿ Name of the cruise ship that won the CCC contest? Red Osprey, operated by Red Funnel. Nautical Term of the Month Nautical Term Scuttle Hawser

1 2 Down: Large rope used for towing or 2. Used to turn a ship mooring ships. 3 3. Sometimes known as ‘The Pond’ 5. Bottom of a ship Word Search 4 Across: Porthole 1. Paper method used to assist Mast with navigation Azipod 4. Type of ship that does line 5 Bow voyages Thruster 6 6. The people needed to keep a Lifeboat ship running Congratulations to Capt Matt, JaneMann who guessed last month’s Send your answers to: quizzes correctly. [email protected] or via our contact form.

Winners will be mentioned in the next issue.

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©ShipSim Magazine 2010 Congratulations to December’s POTM Winner!

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©ShipSim Magazine 2010 Ocean Liners Welcome to the Ocean Liners page, produced in association with OceanLiners.com. Sticking with last month’s French theme we take a look at the SS France, a classic liner.

History of the France France Facts When her keel was laid in With jet aircraft replacing ocean Built: 1957 September of 1957, the SS liners as the preferred France became one of the last transportation across the Builder: Chantiers de classic ocean liners to be built. Atlantic and the loss of l'Atlantique She was constructed in Saint- government subsidies, the SS Nazaire, France by the shipyard France was withdrawn from Length: 316.1m Chantiers de l’Atlantique, who service in 1974. also constructed the famous SS Beam: 33.8m Normandie ocean liner, which The liner remained out of capsized in New York in 1942. service for years, and in 1979 Draught: 10.8m was sold to Norwegian Cruise At a time when transatlantic Line (NCL) who renamed her Crew: 1253 passenger trade was forecast to the SS Norway. She proved decline and the cost of oil popular as a cruise ship but as Fate: Scrapped increasing, building an ocean the cruise ships and industry 2008 liner with public funding was evolved the SS Norway was less naturally controversial, competitive amongst rivals, Timeline: however after 3 ½ years of despite several upgrades. debate funding was finally approved for the SS France. In 2004 Norwegian retired the 1960: Launched by the SS Norway, however due to French The SS France became one of asbestos on board it took until the longest and fastest ships 2006 to sell the liner for scrap 1962: Maiden voyage ever built, a symbol of French metal. The ship was once again national pride. renamed, this time as the SS 1980: Re-christened as SS She was 1,035 ft. long and could Blue Lady, in preparation for Norway sail at 30 knots. scrapping. 2003: Boiler explosion At the time of her construction Destruction of the liner was the SS France was the longest essentially completed in 2008, 2008: Scrapped, Alang passenger ship in the world, in Alang, India. India with the highest tonnage.

French designers and artists creatively decorated the ships interior.

For thirteen years she sailed the North Atlantic between Le Havre and New York in style, and ultimately operated cruises in the winter season, utilising her versatile design. Wikimedia Wikimedia Commons

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©ShipSim Magazine 2010 Name Link Description Great Lakes www.boatnerd.com Great lakes. § Competition winners Congratulations to forum members Panama Canal www.panamacanal.com Panama Canal site. ‘larsdehaan’, ‘MS Tiger’, ‘Gillgan60’, Marine Traffic AIS www.marinetraffic.com/ais Vessel tracker. ‘Cat320DL’ and ‘hisnameisrob’ who Professional Mariner www.professionalmariner.com Maritime magazine. were all selected to win a copy of the new Ferry Pack. Thanks to everyone Ships Monthly www.shipsmonthly.com Maritime magazine. who entered! Maritime News www.marinelink.com Maritime magazine. Marine Log www.marinelog.com Maritime magazine. § Calling all mariners If you work at sea and would like to Baird Maritime www.bairdmaritime.com Online news. tell us about your work or take part Marine Link www.marinelink.com Maritime magazine. in an interview we would love to hear Thank you to Chitch for compiling this set of maritime links. from you. If interested send a message via shipsimmag.com or a direct email to [email protected].

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Malle Heitetty Kippari, PI48895 A ‘ferry’ special issue! Other contributors: To mark the release of the brand - new Ferry Pack ShipSim Magazine Issue 20 will be released with a Special thanks to: ferry theme focusing on some of the new vessels included as well as Frank_VSTEP, Swenson the areas and services that they operate in. www.shipsimmag.com Not forgetting the usual SSM All articles and images property of their favourites including the respective owners. No content from this Competitions page. magazine may be copied without permission from the owners. Issue 20 will be available from the 22nd April 2011

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