Great news for UK polar research Harriet from the NERC press office kindly sent me these high resolution images (click to go large) Paint it grey, what’s not to like? It would also be an ideal HMS Protector replacement…
This story caught my eye this week; [browser-shot width=”600″ url=”;] It is a reminder that Rolls Royce have been designing ships for quite some time but what I thought was pretty interesting was the final paragraph in the story. The…
When you look back there have been a number of notable examples of the auxiliary mothership, or perhaps more accurately, a useful conversion of a civilian vessel to carry out warlike tasks on a temporary or semi permanent basis. We…
This is a repost of something I posted ages ago, thought it might be worthwhile to dust it off again In a number of posts the comments have stimulated a vigorous debate about the relative merits of naval and commercial…
Read about this on G Captain this morning Will Ulstein’s X-Bow Be Incorporated into the Next Generation of US Coast Guard Cutters? Vigor Industrial, and of course Ulstein certainly hope so. They’ve been working together for the past two years…
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their considered feedback and comments on the Security, Interdiction and Maritime Support System (SIMSS) concept I described recently. For what is a hair brain scheme by some random chap off…
Operating in singles, multiples and a part of a larger force the key attributes of SIMSS is flexibility and adaptability. SIMSS is somewhat of a blank canvas and it is likely that uses will be found for it beyond its…
One of the ways in which we can squeeze maximum value from this concept is to embrace payload modularity. The fundamental thought process behind payload modularity is to sever the link between the means of transport (the ship) and things…
One of the trends seems to favour compact vessels and then shoe horn as much equipment as possible and in a nod to those secondary roles, squeeze in a couple of containers spots and call that job done, again, a…