Hi

Have a look at these great pictures of Nelsons Flagship "Victory" at
Portsmouth, England.

Comments welcome.

http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Victory%20Nelson%2001.htm


Icarus


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It's one of those trailer sailors, that you don't dare take out on the
water.

Nelson, if he was alive, would be sad to see this glorious vessel
unfit for the sea.

Bart Senior

Icarus wrote

Hi

Have a look at these great pictures of Nelsons Flagship "Victory" at
Portsmouth, England.

Comments welcome.

http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Victory%20Nelson%2001.htm

"Bart Senior" wrote in message .net...
It's one of those trailer sailors, that you don't dare take out on the
water.

Nelson, if he was alive, would be sad to see this glorious vessel
unfit for the sea.


Unfit for sea ya say Bart!
I thought the Brit's had pride in Englands naval past.

It's always nice to see ol Ironsides offsho
http://www.sheriff.co.wise.tx.us/cuf.../ironsides.jpg

She's clearly cared for properly, still a US Navy ship of the line.

Joe




Bart Senior

Icarus wrote

Hi

Have a look at these great pictures of Nelsons Flagship "Victory" at
Portsmouth, England.

Comments welcome.

http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Victory%20Nelson%2001.htm

You do know she's motoring? 10 years ago she had nearly sunk from neglect.

Cheers

Joe wrote:

"Bart Senior" wrote in message .net...

It's one of those trailer sailors, that you don't dare take out on the
water.

Nelson, if he was alive, would be sad to see this glorious vessel
unfit for the sea.



Unfit for sea ya say Bart!
I thought the Brit's had pride in Englands naval past.

It's always nice to see ol Ironsides offsho
http://www.sheriff.co.wise.tx.us/cuf.../ironsides.jpg

She's clearly cared for properly, still a US Navy ship of the line.

Joe





Bart Senior

Icarus wrote


Hi

Have a look at these great pictures of Nelsons Flagship "Victory" at
Portsmouth, England.

Comments welcome.

http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Victory%20Nelson%2001.htm

It was even nicer to see it in person. This shot was taken on her last trip,
from Boston about 20 miles to Marblehead in July, 1997. I don't know how they
got a shot with only one boat in view - there must have been 5000 boats out
there. Although most people in Boston loved the event, all of the former recent
captains of the Constitution signed a petition asking that she not be risked
again in such a venture.

Old Ironsides does continue to do an annual turn-around and various other short
trips. They continue to train with sails, but attached to an escort tug.

Although I'm currently berthed about a mile away (near the scenic LNG
off-loading facility) I kept my previous boat at Constitution Marina. This was
the view from the transient slip I used they last time I was the
http://www.sv-loki.com/Along_the_Way/constitution.jpg



"Joe" wrote in message
om...
"Bart Senior" wrote in message
.net...
It's one of those trailer sailors, that you don't dare take out on the
water.

Nelson, if he was alive, would be sad to see this glorious vessel
unfit for the sea.


Unfit for sea ya say Bart!
I thought the Brit's had pride in Englands naval past.

It's always nice to see ol Ironsides offsho
http://www.sheriff.co.wise.tx.us/cuf.../ironsides.jpg

She's clearly cared for properly, still a US Navy ship of the line.

Joe




Bart Senior

Icarus wrote

Hi

Have a look at these great pictures of Nelsons Flagship "Victory" at
Portsmouth, England.

Comments welcome.

http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Victory%20Nelson%2001.htm

Negative, Nav. The U.S.S. Constitution doesn't have a motor, and when that shot
was taken she was free of her tow line, sailing on her own. Ten years ago she
was in dry dock for a long planned restoration. It was intended to be only
limited work, but after an inspection it was decided to do a full restoration.
However, it would be unfair to say it "had nearly sunk from neglect," since the
hull was relatively sound.



"Navigator" wrote in message
...
You do know she's motoring? 10 years ago she had nearly sunk from neglect.

Cheers

Joe wrote:

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
.net...

It's one of those trailer sailors, that you don't dare take out on the
water.

Nelson, if he was alive, would be sad to see this glorious vessel
unfit for the sea.



Unfit for sea ya say Bart!
I thought the Brit's had pride in Englands naval past.

It's always nice to see ol Ironsides offsho
http://www.sheriff.co.wise.tx.us/cuf.../ironsides.jpg

She's clearly cared for properly, still a US Navy ship of the line.

Joe





Bart Senior

Icarus wrote


Hi

Have a look at these great pictures of Nelsons Flagship "Victory" at
Portsmouth, England.

Comments welcome.

http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Victory%20Nelson%2001.htm

Navigator wrote:
You do know she's motoring?

You're showing your ignorance yet again, Navvie.

The USS Constitution does not have an engine.


... 10 years ago she had nearly sunk from neglect.

Actually, in 1994 she was in the middle of a rather expensive refit.

DSK

No it wasn't. It was splitting open like a rotten egg and was being
braced by steel bands with fire pumps running 24/7. I was there -I
walked past her every day...

Cheers

Jeff Morris wrote:

Negative, Nav. The U.S.S. Constitution doesn't have a motor, and when that shot
was taken she was free of her tow line, sailing on her own. Ten years ago she
was in dry dock for a long planned restoration. It was intended to be only
limited work, but after an inspection it was decided to do a full restoration.
However, it would be unfair to say it "had nearly sunk from neglect," since the
hull was relatively sound.



"Navigator" wrote in message
...

You do know she's motoring? 10 years ago she had nearly sunk from neglect.

Cheers

Joe wrote:


"Bart Senior" wrote in message

.net...

It's one of those trailer sailors, that you don't dare take out on the
water.

Nelson, if he was alive, would be sad to see this glorious vessel
unfit for the sea.



Unfit for sea ya say Bart!
I thought the Brit's had pride in Englands naval past.

It's always nice to see ol Ironsides offsho
http://www.sheriff.co.wise.tx.us/cuf.../ironsides.jpg

She's clearly cared for properly, still a US Navy ship of the line.

Joe






Bart Senior

Icarus wrote



Hi

Have a look at these great pictures of Nelsons Flagship "Victory" at
Portsmouth, England.

Comments welcome.

http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Victory%20Nelson%2001.htm

DSK wrote:

Navigator wrote:

You do know she's motoring?


You're showing your ignorance yet again, Navvie.

The USS Constitution does not have an engine.


No kidding? I guess that means they won't need your 'sailing' expertise.
But the engine is on another boat that always shadows her.


Cheers

Hi all

Great picture of Ironsides +++

I don't know if Victory can sail, but if she went to sea and sunk I
think the British government would have to resign because she is such
a part of English history.

So she stays in dock.

:-)

Peace

Icarus

Http://y2u.co.uk

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(Joe) wrote in message . com...
"Bart Senior" wrote in message .net...
It's one of those trailer sailors, that you don't dare take out on the
water.

Nelson, if he was alive, would be sad to see this glorious vessel
unfit for the sea.


Unfit for sea ya say Bart!
I thought the Brit's had pride in Englands naval past.

It's always nice to see ol Ironsides offsho
http://www.sheriff.co.wise.tx.us/cuf.../ironsides.jpg

She's clearly cared for properly, still a US Navy ship of the line.

Joe




Bart Senior

Icarus wrote

Hi

Have a look at these great pictures of Nelsons Flagship "Victory" at
Portsmouth, England.

Comments welcome.

http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Victory%20Nelson%2001.htm