Forum: Veteran Ships : About ships built before 1970

I was in Philppines in january this year and was so lucky to come onboard a ex cruise ship : M/V Doulos was buildt in 1914 for Mallory...

S/T (Steam trawler) BORGENES has been moored in Kristiansund for years now, without any restauration being done except putting her on the slipway at...

Norwegian Royal Yacht "Norge" Sadly, I haven't been able to see this fine vessel too many times. The only time I can recall seeing it, is in Oslo....

RMS Titanic of the White Star Line. What is a respectable forum covering passenger ships without an own thread for the Titanic? As far as I can...

I made my two trips on the Hurtigrute in July/August 1974 ('Polarlys' from Bergen to Kirkenes and Honningsvåg, 'Harald Jarl' thence to Svalbard and...

Well, and now for something completely different... maybe it's a bit out of place in this forum. After all, Switzerland is a landlocked country and...

The following message is from Donald Johnson. He asked me to post this message on his behalf: And here is a brief history of her on the SS...

Steamer "Stockholm" I don't have much information on this vessel as of this moment, so if anyone can fill in with some additional details, it...

Hello my name is Louis i was a crew member on this amazing ship from 90-98, i would love to share my photos from that time onboard. Here is few to...

RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 - the story continues. We started a thread at the old board a long time back, and we have kept a long and vigilant eye on...

You can read more about the press release here: http://www.ssunitedstatesconservancy.org/SSUS/Home.html

During my time onboard i kept a diary about my life on the QE2 now its time to share it with you all.

"Pride of Telemark" headed for Alang, India ... and I bet it ain't for a sunshine cruise to India! A few days ago, a friend of mine made me...

In my opinion, she's the most beautiful preserved liner after the Queen Mary, what a great lines she has. It's a great thing such a liner is still...

M/S Skogøy. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nordland/1.7139193

Bergen 1. - 4. August 2013: The place to be! After Stavanger houses the arrangement FJORDSTEAM 2012 9. - 12. August 2012, it's Bergen again in...

A programme from the steamers jubelee tour earlier this year will be sent on the norwegian broadcasting channel NRK1 29th December at 19:45:) I...

Old steamship FOSEN Looks like they have found the old steamship FOSEN at the shore line of Meløy in Nordland county... ...

ex-Salten, Gamle Salten Thread at the old forum:...

She will be retiring on Sept. 6, this year. My late husband and I sailed on her when she was the SCANDINAVIAN SUN with Scandinavian World Cruises,...

Here is a few pics of an old ferry which many will know and have travelled on, especially those from around Sognefjorden. If I remember right she...

I found these pictures of Nomadic's restoration, isn't this amazing? She looks like new, it's so awesome this beautiful historic tender has been...

ex-SS Olympia, ex-Caribe, ex-Caribe 1: Regal Empress Since now the Maxim Gorkiy has also gone to the breakers, the next ship in danger of running...

I continue here the story of the Greatest Liner Ever Build !!! Here the Long Tragedy in New York :( :( :( ...

ex- SS America; ex- USS West Point AP-23; ex- Australis; ex- Italis; ex- Noga; ex- Alferdoss; ex- American Star. Ship with many names and few...

Here's an idea for a thread. I'm sure some of you are lovers of travel as well as all things water related. If people can recommend ship...

Thursday 9th February there will be a meeting in the Norwegian Shipping Historical Society in Kristiansund about the sinking of hurtigrute "Irma" and...

This one has featured several places on CVF but doesn't have its own thread anywhere, as far as I can find. To correct that, here is a picture of...

Queen Elizabeth (lost at Hong Kong) Followed up from the old board, the story and musings of Queen Elizabeth ( old thread ). Saw the old James...

ex-Ilmatar, ex-Viking Princess, Palm Beach Princess Anyone know the current status of this ship - a ship which VDS (Vesterålens Steamshipcompany)...

Kristina Cruises - Kristina Regina Just made this short video for your enjoyment... the Kristina Regina leaving the Baltic Sea back in 2005: ...

To avoid having too many threads for Veteran Ships or Boats that will only attract a few posts I propose to create a General thread where these can...

Ship saved from the scrappers! New lease on life for a classical ship. As reported in another thread, not only is the former Kungsholm...

With the loss of the Regal Empress and the Maxim Gorkiy to Alang, the future doesn't look promising for the surving classic oceanliners of the 1950's...

Steam ice-breaker Elbe built 1911. http://www.dampfeisbrecher.de/index.html (german) Buoy ship Bussard built in 1906....

We spent a weekend aboard the Cap San Diego, which is a museum ship in Hamburg. You can also book a cabin there for your accomodation. The...

Steamship "OSTER" of Norway How strange is that, we do not have a thread for this fine old veteran yet here at CVF. Just came across this...

Somebody else here, who love lightships?:) In June 2008 the first meeting of lightships in Hamburg took place. Only three lightships were...

Here some photos from old ships from Bergen, all seen im September 2010. DS Stord 1: In front the SS Granvin.

The very last vessel of the steam type from the fleet of Fylkesbaatene i Sogn og Fjordane, D/S Stavenes, under restoration in Bergen this Tuesday...

The old steam-icebreaker Stettin was build in 1933 by 'Stettiner Oderwerke'. It works as icebreaker at the river Oder and in the Stettiner 'Haff'...

USS Independence - the last of the American Liners. I'm afraid we are about to loose interest and track of this old beauty - let us try to find...

Old Link: Old Thread Link Here is hopefully my next drawing for you all. Seeing as Queen Elizabeth 2 is now retired, here's my tribute to the...

This is how a work boat/bouy tender from Kystverket in Norway can turn into a luxury yacht. Work done by Ocean Gecko:...

SS Hestmanden - a Norwegian freighter star At our old forum, we had a short thread about this old veteran ship called Hestmanden (link to thread...

M/S Rogaland, Buildt 1929 by "Stavanger Støberi og Dok" Length 59 meters. 100 pax. Interior:

I am surprised to see that Joakim A havent already made a thread about the "Gamle Helgeland". Well, anyway, here are some pictures of this old lady....