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I am prepared for that with my.........
Rob.
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Very good, Rob. Let us hope that the storm abates and some fair Trade Winds appear.
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Yes indeed Dave.
The wind has now moderated to just a......
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Here is a drink, which I have wanted to post here for a while but finding a picture of the label was difficult because I think it is out of production. It honours H.M.S. Sheffield.
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What a cracking picture Dave.
It certainly does the Sheffield justice.
Rob.
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Shame about the spelling mistake (unless they really did mean shinny, although thats not a manoeuvre I'd expect a light cruiser to be particularly good at)
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Good spot Dave.
I can't imagine they did mean it.
Rob.
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I think it must be a spelling mistake and it should be 'Shiny Sheff' unless it is a local peculiarity. The cruiser H.M.S. Sheffield was the first ship equipped with radar and she had a distinguished record in W.W.2.
Here is another famous ship. the Turbinia. Turbinia was the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, and easily the fastest ship in the world at that time. She could travel at a maximum speed of 34.5 knots, which is faster than many modern ships.
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This one is a real cracker Dave.
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Guess I will now need a.......
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Yes so I can.
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Yes Dave. It was unfortunate that we had already used up all the pictures of...
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Perhaps you could have some of this, Rob.
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A drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm!
Bligh.
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A very good year so I am informed.
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This Golden Ale is simply called Admiral.
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Maldon do have some fine Naval associated ales Dave.
Here is another.
Rob.
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That one was on my list, Rob, but you beat me to it. Launched at Harwich in 1895, Centaur spent her early life in continental trade and later shipped grain and linseed oil on the East Coast. She is now owned and operated by the Thames Sailing Barge Trust.
This is an interesting one:
The M.B. Molliette was a concrete barge built in 1919. After an undistinguished career as a barge, she was used for target practice and sunk off Mersea Island in 1942.
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I am finding a lot of pirate ones we have not done yet but just for a laugh here is an odd Nelson one.
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For a change we have a waterway today.
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Leading to the..........
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This is brewed using local oysters.
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I bet that plays havoc with your libido Dave.
Rob.
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My beer for today is
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Another sailing barge today. s.b. Unity was a ‘stackie’ designed to carry bulk loads, such as hay. She was built in 1864 and her remains lie in Sampsons creek near Wivenhoe.
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My beer of the day is.....
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Another sailing barge.
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More of a floating windmill I would say.
You can't fool me captain.
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This beer features a buoy.
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So does this one. This beer is brewed exclusively for the 'Sunny Sailor' pub in Maldon.
I wonder how many people will understand the double entendre in your last entry, Rob.
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Anyone who is a Matelot or has any memory of.......
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Or indeed..........
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To make up for not posting one yesterday, here is a beer from Maldon's barge series.
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I will conclude my set of Pugwash beers with this one.
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Here is another buoy beer. These buoys marked wrecked ships but the name could also describe someone who has drunk too many of these beers.
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Today HMS Leigh. But where is the ship, you ask?
During the Second World War Southend Pier was taken over by the Royal Navy and was renamed HMS Leigh with surrounding areas being renamed HMS Westcliff. It was closed to the public on 9 September 1939.
Its purpose in the war was twofold. Firstly it served as a mustering point for convoys. Over the course of the war 3,367 convoys, comprising 84,297 vessels departed from HMS Westcliff. Secondly, it was Naval Control for the Thames Estuary. Notable in its career was the accidental sinking of the Liberty ship SS Richard Montgomery which, still containing several thousand tons of explosives, is visible from the North Kent coast and Southend beach at low tide, and continues to pose a threat to navigation and the surrounding area to this day. [From Wikipedia]
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Interesting bit of history there Dave.
My beer for today is a bit whimsical too.
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Here we have a label showing the first of the famous barge series from Maldon Brewery.
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I have this one resurrecting the Pirate theme as my latest copy of Black Sails series three has just arrived.
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Here is a drink for this time of year.
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Nice one Dave.
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Another barge but with an unusual name.
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I bet that gives you a bit of a lift!
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Sticking with the Pirate theme, as I don't want to barge in on Dave's selection.
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Perhaps someone needs to have a reminder.
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Still a pirate theme for me.
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