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Swarozyc

Tugboats are the little mighty helpers of the ships in harbors or out in the sea when they have trouble. Swarozyc was one of them. She was built in 1944 by Amsterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (ADM)...

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Ottoman coastal trade ship

There are some boats which are very distinctive, which have the unique design of the waters they are sailing in. Once Constantinopole, now İstanbul have always been a center of trade. And this boat was...

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S/S Emanuel

S/S Emanuel was built in 1907 by Helsingør Skibsværft & Maskinbyggeri Denmark with yard number 115. During her carreer, the ship got the names Lena, Lena Schmith and Capetan Giannis. She was scrapped in 1966. The scale...

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Martha

We told about the story of S/S Aslaug before, so this is the movie shot onboard her. The movie Martha was shot in 1967 and became a cult comedy in Scandinavian countries. The Danish...

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S/S Aslaug

When i came across S/S Aslaug’s original plans, i was very happy cause i had another set of model ship plans to share with modellers. But after i made a brief research, i saw...

S/S LØVENØRN

Another good addition to our free scale model ship plan archive. Denmark is one of the countries where naval architecture got shaped. Maritime history dates a long way back. Viking long boats are enough...

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Shipspotting at Istanbul Straight

Well, it’s a very usual thing for Istanbullers to come across a steel wall while they are trying to cross Bosphorus Straight on the way to job. This time i had the chance to take a...

Norway’s new bank note designs

Norges Bank introduced the new bank notes of Norway which are set to be released in 2017. The new design of the bank notes are pieces of art, which shows Norway’s connection with sea. The designs...