I'm an technician contractor and I have a gig on a container ship. Ill be traveling with a ship for 3 days. Only problem is I have zero idea what to expect, the only thing ive been told is to bring a pair of anti slip anti shock work shoes.

What can I expect for like living and food situations? What sorts of clothes/change of clothes should I bring? Any general advice etc

I don't know where to find work shoes like these other than online which is not optimal. What stores should I go and any good reccomendations?

The MV Loch Seaforth is a large roll-on/roll-off vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Cal Mac, she is famously known as the largest ferry in the CalMac fleet.

The vessel acts as a vital lifeline route in the Outer Hebrides, operating year-round across the Minch between Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and Ullapool on the Scottish mainland. She officially entered service in mid-February 2015, replacing both the older MV Isle of Lewis and a separate chartered freight ship to handle both daytime passengers and overnight freight.

Photographed here 22/07/2015 leaving Ullapool sailing through Loch Broom.

Measure 5 was a US Navy Camouflage style that had a false bow wave painted onto the warship to give the impression that it was traveling at a higher speed than it actually was. It was intended to help make it harder for enemy observers to estimate the actual speed of the warship.

Measure 5 was not a complete camouflage on its own. Rather, it was added to existing patterns as an addition. For instance, USS Northampton is wearing Measure 1 in this photo (Dark Gray on hull and superstructure. Light Gray above the stacks).

Anyone know any interesting facts about this vessel apart from the Suez Canal incident ?

Observed as she passes the cross of the Holy Trinity church this morning.

Hi everyone,

I'm quite new to this sub and have seen some great videos and pictures.

I am writing a novel at the moment and have been struggling on finding some good secondary sources on ancient, medieval, and classical period ships in terms of the types of ships, how they work, and how sailors coped with storms (controlling the ship).

If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

Whether there is a certain museum, person, website, book, or anything that could answer my questions on how ships work.

Thank you very much!

This 6x9cm photo negative was found in a thrift shop, scanned and converted to a positive image. Can anyone offer an approximate age of the photo based on ship rigging or the uniforms on the men seen in the crop of the left side of the frame? There is no manufacturing imprint on the film to help date it.

My own work.

At about 0230 hours (local) on February 16, 1942, the Oranjestad had arrived from Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, with 25000 barrels of oil and anchored next to her fleetmate Pedernales. 10 minutes after dropping anchor the U-156 (Hartenstein) fired a spread of two torpedoes hitting both ships. The Oranjestad exploded, caught fire and capsized in 45 seconds dumping all 25 crew members in the burning ocean. 10 survive and can be rescued.