In 2009, Sogreah, a firm of consulting engineers working in the fields of water, energy and the environment, launched the Otello, a 1:25 scale model of one of the world’s largest container carriers. This event was part of the celebrations to mark the extension of its shiphandling training center, Port Revel.
On March 29, to open the 2010 season, Sogreah will launch the latest addition to its fleet, the Q-Max, a faithful reproduction of a 1,132 ft LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) carrier with a capacity of 266,000 m3. Thanks to this latest model, sailors can now train on a ship that represents the new giants now sailing the seas.
The Port Revel development program was launched in October 2007 and represents an investment of over one million Euros, consolidating the centre’s worldwide leadership in training pilots in shiphandling operations. By extending the lake to cover a total of five hectares, of which 70% is shallow water, doubling the number of quays and installing additional current-generating equipment, Port Revel can now offer an extremely varied range of situations and host 10-12 trainees each week as opposed to eight previously. [Continue Reading →]
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From the gCaptain archives…
Our friend Peter Mello at Sea-Fever, a must read maritime blog, brings us the model building obsession of William Terra. This one stopped me cold for a number of reasons. First Battleships have been a personal obsession of mine since childhood and were the subject of the weapons presentation during my plebe year at Annapolis. Second, these “manned models” are an excellent (some say superior) alternative to simulators for shiphandling training. Last, if it comes from Sea-Fever it’s bound to be interesting.
In the post titled “The Germans are coming! The Germans are coming! (by pickup and trailer)” Sea-Fever writes;
Four years in the making and a few more needed to “complete” the project, Mr. Terra built a 1:20 scale, 30′, navigating model of the World War II German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. (Wikipedia entry) Per Bizmark & Tirpitz:
- The model is scratch built like a canoe using 2,54 – 10,16 cm (1 – 4 in) bass wood strips and then covered with fiberglass.
- Estimated weight 318 kg (700 lbs).
- The beam is 1,32 meter (52 in).
- The length is about 9,1 meter (30 foot).
- It can carry 2 persons.
- The model is powered by a 15 hp (11,2 kw) outboard engine under rear gun turret.
- It can sail 24 kilometer per hour (15 mph).
- Furthermore the model has a music system build in.
- While William Terra cruise the lakes of Maine he enjoys listening to Wagner.
- The Commander-in-Chief in the photographs is William Terra.
- William Terra would like to see more models build in this scale
Click HERE for photos and related links.
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When shipping companies spend millions or hundreds of millions of dollars building a new ship they often follow up with a model that’s a fraction of the size and price for the Company’s Headquarters. Such was the case after Disney built it’s first cruise ship the Disney Magic.
This model was built by one of the best in the business, Miami based Maritime Replicas. They tell us:
Maritime Replicas was honored to be commissioned to build this 20 foot long, 1:48 scale model of the DISNEY MAGIC, well before the actual ship was completed by FINCANTIERI in Italy.
The model is the centerpiece in the DISNEY CRUISE TERMINAL at Port Canaveral, and one side depicts the ship as viewed at sea, with the opposite side having the hull ’shell’ omitted and all interim areas modelled in the finest accuracy and detail.
Be sure to visit there Special Projects page where you can find more photos of this vessel and more of their most impressive works of art.
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Maybe it’s just because we have fans aboard the DD2 but more likely just because this is an amazing model. It shows the Global SantaFe’s (soon to be Transocean?) Development Driller 1 full equipped for offshore oil exploration and oil field development. To see more photos of the model Click Here.
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