The Radio Forts of the Thames Estuary
A sailing from Queenborough, Sheerness on the Isle-of-Sheppey on 22nd September 2019
A copy free feature of a 'Grand Forts Tours' on the 'X-Pilot' from her home port
Queenborough at dawn
Queenborough All Tide Landing
'X-Pilot' on Queenborough All Tide Landing
Crew chat with Alan
Helmsman
Van Oord 'Jetsed' water injection dredger moored off Sheerness
Wreck of 'SS Richard Montgomery' beyond Warden's Point
Wreck of 'SS Richard Montgomery' beyond Minster
Wreck of 'SS Richard Montgomery' beyond Sheerness
Wreck of 'SS Richard Montgomery' beyond Sheerness
Guests aboard 'X-Pilot'
Coaster 'MV Neptune' moored off Sheerness
A regular cross channel ship running from Kent to Calais
Locally most often transporting aggregates to small ports on the Kent coast such as Ridham on the Swale and Whitstable
A general cargo ship built in 1992 of 2386 DWT IMO 9030474 Call Sign MCHJ6 with a gross capacity of 1512 tons 74.86 x 11.4 metres registered in Faversham
Note the stern anchor showing she once worked the rivers of Germany
French pleasure boat making for the Medway
Coaster passing South of Shivering Sands making for Alexandra then Princes Channels
Skipper Alan talking to Guests
Circular cruise around Knock John
Other than a slight list the legs are in fair shape
Knock John
Through the legs of Knock John
Knock John looking South East
Leaving Knock John
Cruising the Knock John Channel
South East Mouse Buoy
Knob Buoy, Shivering Sands and left North Cardinal Buoy
Knob Buoy and Kentish Flats Wind Farm
Knob Buoy on edge of restricted area between Knock John Channel and Shivering Sands Towers
Shivering Sands looking North
Audio |
Phil
Jay 'Discomania Show (Mid-day 20th August 1966) |
Radio City's last summer on-air Phil Jay's 'Discomania' programme was recorded at home in Orpington, Kent from April 1965 only stepping aboard the Fort once
Dorothy Calvert in the makings of a small box studio
Shivering Sands Southern Gun Tower 1, looking very sad Radio Sutch and City Studio window open top left
Leaving Shivering Sands steaming past the chemical carrier 'Sishem Beijing'
Built in 2007 registered in Burmuda Draft 8.71 m DWT 13068, GRT 8627, IMO 9397042
Vattenfall's 'Tornado'
Damaged Turbine blade
Sunshine over the Wind Farm
Ro-Ro Car Transporter approaching the Red Sand Towers
French Sailing Vessel
A pair of French Sailing Vessels
Red Sands Gun Towers looking North East
West side of Red Sands Fort Searchlight Tower
West side of Red Sands Fort detail of Searchlight Tower
Britain at War Magazine 'Sea Defences' May 2019
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