Post-war sign of the times
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Forum Name: Where Are Those Boats Now
Forum Description: Tell everybody where those old boats are
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Printed Date: 27 March 2026 at 12:40am
Topic: Post-war sign of the times
Posted By: Jacmac
Subject: Post-war sign of the times
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 6:51pm
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Hello all, I found this photo image while trawling the web and thought it might be of interest to the site users. Unfortunately it is a rather sad image depicting the final resting place of two types of legendary RAF machinery - A Hants & Dorset RTTL and three Short Sunderlands (tail of third just visible in far right). I'm guessing this in the far east somewhere, but I am sure those with more knowledge will confirm. A real shame that such graceful boats ended their working lives by being abandoned.  |
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Posted By: David Earle-Pay
Date Posted: 06 July 2008 at 12:18pm
A further sign of the times is the increase in the price of steel and scrap - so those with a commercially minded attitude only see the value and not the worth, hence the final day of this "Worthy"
------------- David Earle-Payne Make it idiot proof, and then someone will make a better idiot! |
Posted By: johnk
Date Posted: 07 July 2008 at 9:55am
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Hi David,
Great images, indeed, with scrap prices as they are, any steel vessel is liable for the chop rather than preservation!
Johnk
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Posted By: barnacle
Date Posted: 07 July 2008 at 10:43am
| the top pic of the H&D and the Sunderlands is Seletar, taken circa 1958/59 |
Posted By: dgray
Date Posted: 08 July 2008 at 2:42pm
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Out of curiosity, where was the landing craft and what year was the photo taken? ------------- Don Only a number, not even a name. How shall posterity hear of thy fame? |
Posted By: David Earle-Pay
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 3:32pm
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Hi Don,
The picture was taken last Sunday at Bursledon.
Regards David, ------------- David Earle-Payne Make it idiot proof, and then someone will make a better idiot! |
Posted By: dgray
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 3:57pm
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Thanks David, My father had one like this years ago when they build airfields on the Aran Islands. Was this one a WW2 LCM? I seem to remember they were about 40' but I may be wrong. Regards Don |
Posted By: David Earle-Pay
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 5:10pm
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Don,
As far as I know it was WW2 , I had uploaded some other pictures of her a year or so back, but I can't find where they were posted. If you want I can post them again.
Apparently there was a group interested in her, and it was offered to them at half scrap value, but they didn't have the money.
David ------------- David Earle-Payne Make it idiot proof, and then someone will make a better idiot! |
Posted By: dgray
Date Posted: 11 July 2008 at 7:52pm
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Hi David, I'd love to see some photos. You can email me at www.rania.co.uk if posting is a problem. Thanks Don ------------- Don Only a number, not even a name. How shall posterity hear of thy fame? |
Posted By: dgray
Date Posted: 11 July 2008 at 10:32pm
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Looks like the landing craft was bigger than the ones used in 'Saving Private Ryan'. http://www.daylife.com/photo/04u00U1cA0gak http://www.daylife.com/photo/033Qc708m7edw   Is it a 50' LCM at Bursledon? ------------- Don Only a number, not even a name. How shall posterity hear of thy fame? |