Arctic Penguin by sossy
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Description
Scotland, Argyll, Inveraray
It was a hazy day and it gives a special mood away. I think it fits to the iron sailing ship Arctic Penguin, 3-masted Schooner, moored at the pier and is now used as Maritime Heritage Museum with a coffee shop.
Builder:
1910, Dublin Drydock Company Ltd, Dublin - cost £7,230
History:
1910 - 1966, Lightship - name LV Penguin
1966 - 1982, Training Ship - renamed Hallowe'en
(Sold in 1966 to T.E. McSweeney and converted into a Youth Adventure Sea Training Vessel.)
1982 - 1988, Cruise Boat - renamed Artic Penguin
(Converted to a schooner and sold to Mr D. Norris, 1982.)
1995 - , Maritime Museum at Inveraray Pier
Comments (25)
lisalisette
Great shot.. and nice to know it is a museum now :)
starfire777
Great shot!!!
virginiese
Very nice ship !
illkirch
Auf dem Schiff wird man nicht seekrank. Es hat die Jahre gut überstanden
Jean_C
I like the atmosphere of this image! Superb boat and excellent capture, Rita!
rainbows
This is a corker of a capture, dear Rita. Love it all. Hugs. Di. xx
Hendesse
Schönes Foto, da möchte man gleich auf Reisen gehen. Das Schiff gefällt mir, es hat irgendwie Charakter und das Wetter paßt auch perfekt.
bebopdlx
Beautiful ship and photo.
X-PaX
Very nice capture Rita. Maybe a conversion to black and white would look very nice for such historic shots.
Leije
I like the maritime and foggy atmo, a bit desolate, excellent capture, Rita !
johndoop
Great picture!!!!! Glad he got a second life!!!!!
VDH
Nice view and place! Excellent capture!
Odrah
Stunning!
sharky_
A very nice schooner and good condition. Nice capture. Aloha
Cyve
ABsolutely FABULOUS !!!
jocko500
wow this is lovely
GiveMe
Handsome ship, nice shot.
62guy
No longer riding the waves - oh well, it is better than the breakers.
Bossie_Boots
Fantastic shot my friend :)
Dotthy
was du alles so weist, tolles Bild, macht Lust auf Urlaub. Aber leider keiner in Sicht.
Richardphotos
very beautiful schooner and quite a history
prutzworks
very nice shot in the old days I build schooner models from scratch thanks for sharing
GOLDILOCKSUK
Ohhh stunning view it's beautiful :) Cathy xoxoxo
danapommet
What a beautiful sailing ship and a lovely capture! Excellent clarity in zoom!
dragonmuse
What a beautiful vessel. Your image really does justice to it.