The shape of things that came

[Berthier]

Queen mary 2 and HMS Endeavour in Australia. 200 hundred years of naval development in a single photo.

[David Manley]

Aesthetics have gone downhill a lot in the last 200 years :)

[Blackrose]

Aesthetics have gone downhill a lot in the last 200 years :)

True, though the sanitation has gone up :)
Karl

[The Royal Hajj]

That's a great photo!

[csadn]

True, though the sanitation has gone up

Considering the rates of norovirus, and similar, outbreaks on cruise ships.... :P

[David Manley]

and the notorious "blowback" that can occur in some commercial systems......... :)

[Berthier]

And the minor navigation errors around small Mediterranean islands!

[Blackrose]

And the minor navigation errors around small Mediterranean islands!

That was piloting ego...err error

Karl

[Killick]

My son Neville did a trip on the Young Endevour from Hobart to Sydney he had a great time trip of a life time, especially the storm in Bass Straight!

[Capt P]

Excellant photo. Gives a good prospective.

[Comte de Brueys]

Nice photo.

Where is the german submarine?

[Churruca]

Nice photo.

Where is the german submarine?

:D Very good question, Brueys!
Really is a great picture. I think the aesthetic comparison is subjective, but the differences in fuel consumption...

[David Manley]

Where is the german submarine?

There he is :)

[Berthier]

Be afraid, very afraid .....

[David Manley]

Yeah, there could be an Italian driving the cruise liner.....

[Coog]

Are the passengers going Van Diemen's Land?

[Berthier]

No Endeavour was captained by James Cook and surveyed the east coast of Australia in 1770. Convicts to van diemens land came later, first they went to Sydney (1788) then later Tasmania (VD Land).

Might be some criminals on the QM2 mind you....

[Churruca]

Might be some criminals on the QM2 mind you....

It's highly possible... Ther are a lot of people aboard. Statitically must be some criminals among them :)

[Bligh]

Hey look, some idiot forgot to rig any sails on that giant ship.
Bligh.

[Churruca]

Hey look, some idiot forgot to rig any sails on that giant ship.
Bligh.

:D

[Coog]

Hey look, some idiot forgot to rig any sails on that giant ship.
Bligh.

Obviously a prison hulk.

[csadn]

Hey look, some idiot forgot to rig any sails on that giant ship.
Bligh.

With flanks that big, who needs sails?

[Coog]

Obviously a prison hulk.

Found that prison ships were still being used as late as 2005 by the UK. Here's a link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weare_(HM_Prison)

Click on picture for enlargement and more details.

[Bligh]

That one got past me. I had no idea that we were using ships as prisons as late as that.
They kept that quiet, or I read the wrong papers.
Rob.