In this section of the site Travels with LPSPhoto contains materials on the marine theme - Maritime museums, ships, ports that I met during my travels.
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Museum of the 1. Flottille in Peenemünde
The shores of the island of Usedom were inhabited during the Viking age, this is confirmed by archaeological finds near Peenemünde, which date back to the 10th century. A document from 1282 states that these lands are part of the Duchy of Pomerania...read more 
АК-176 Soviet Naval Gun
Soviet project 1241 "Molniya" missile corvettes (Tarantul class in NATO) were armed with an AK-176 universal artillery system mounted in the bow. The development of installations of this type began in 1969, the first tests were conducted in 1977, the installation was adopted in 1979, has undergone a number of upgrades and is still being produced...read more
Project 1241.RE 'Molnija' (Tarantul-class) Missile Boat History and Description
In 1973, the government of the USSR commissioned the Central Naval Design Bureau "Almaz" to create a small strike ship to carry the Mosquito anti-ship missiles. This development was a response to the appearance of similar ships in the NATO naval forces...read more
Retractable Devices of the Juliett-class Submarine (U-461)
The upper part of the submarine, called the conning tower, has nothing to do with the command room of a surface ship. The Central post, where all the controls of the submarine are concentrated, is located inside the strong hull...read more
Ictineo I, the First Ever Submarine
In the courtyard of the Maritime Museum of Barcelona is a unique exhibit-a copy of the submarine Ictineo I, built by the Catalan engineer and inventor, writer and artist Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol. Monturiol received a law degree, and was engaged in journalism on social topics, eventually became seriously interested in science and technology...read more
Bofors L/70 and Oerlicon 2SS Guns, Obús 105/26 Howitzer, Torrevieja
The naval 40mm anti-aircraft machine gun of the Swedish company Bofors, model L/70, is presented. This rapid-fire gun was developed in 1948, but is still used in both the sea and land forces of many countries...read more
Bolsøy, Tustna, Veøy Ferries
On the summer tourist line Geiranger-Hellesylt operate three ferries built at the Hjørungavaag shipyard in the 70s. These are the oldest ships of the company Fjord1, they worked for a long time on the main crossings, but they have long been replaced by more modern and spacious ferries...read more
Maritime Hall in San Martino Museum, Naples
In 1866, the Carthusian Monastery of St. Martin in Naples was nationalized and declared a national monument. At the suggestion of the archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli, the territory of the monastery became a museum of the history of Naples and the southern Kingdoms...read more
Royal Galley (Galera Real)
The main exhibit of the Maritime Museum in Barcelona is the galley Real (Spanish Royal), the flagship of the Holy League fleet during the battle with the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto. This is not a mock-up, but a complete reconstruction of a 16th-century warship, the only one currently available...read more
4-inch QF Mk XVI Naval Gun (ORP Błyskawica)
According to the project, seven 120-mm Bofors wz. 34/36 guns were installed on the Grom-class destroyers, which include the Błyskawica. After the defeat of Poland, the ship went to England, operated as part of the British fleet, guarding convoys in the North Atlantic...read more
Human Torpedo SLC (Maiale) in Taormina
There is an interesting attraction in the Taormina city Park: the underwater vehicle SLC (Siluro a lenta corsa, slow-moving torpedo), developed in 1936 by young Naval engineers Theseo Thesei and Emilio Toschi...read more
Santísima Trinidad Battleship Replica, Alicante
The sailboat that now stands in Alicante repeats the legendary ship only externally. In some places, it is claimed that the Santisima Trinidad was built for filming, but there is no information about films featuring this ship. In fact, this floating structure was conceived as an entertainment complex...read more
Control Room of Tarantul-class Missile Boat
All ship and armament control systems are located in the forward part of the superstructure. The largest room is occupied by the missile weapons control equipment located on the starboard side...read more
Maritime Museums
Maritime Museum of Barcelona - Madrid Naval Museum - Maritime Museum in Torrevieja - Museo Naval de San Fernando - Museo del Mare, Ischia Ponte - Museums Ships in Peenemünde Harbor - Maritime Museum of Lisbon - Maritime Museum of Ílhavo...read more
Museum Ships
Ictineo I, the First Ever Submarine, Barcelona - Santa Eulalia Schooner, Barcelona - S-61 Delfín Submarine, Torrevieja - Albatros III Patrol Boat, Torrevieja - Pascual Flores Schooner, Torrevieja - Dom Fernando II e Glória Frigate, Lisbon - B-413 Foxtrot-class Submarine, Kaliningrad - Kosmonaut Viktor Patsayev, Space Communication Ship, Kaliningrad - Vityaz, Scientific Vessel, Kaliningrad - Irbensky lighthship, Kaliningrad - SRT-129 Fishing Trawler, Kaliningrad - Sołdek Museum Ship, Gdańsk - ORP Błyskawica, Gdynia - Dar Pomorza Training Sailingship, Gdynia - Hans Beimler Missile Boat, Peenemünde - U-461 submarine, Peenemünde - Gil Eannes Hospital Ship, Viana do Castelo...read more
Navy
Vasa Museum, Stockholm - М314 Alta, Sauda Class Minesweeper, Oslo - Danish Navy Diving Service - Y311 Søløven, Danish Navy Diving Service Ship - Copenhagen. Diving boat of the Denmark Navy - Selen Submarine, Sehested Messile Boat and Danneborg Yacht, Copenhagen - Peder Skram Frigate, Copenhagen...read more
Sailing Ships
Santísima Trinidad battleship read more
Ferries
MS Silja Europa, Turku-Stockholm - Tycho Brahe ferry - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ferry, Rostock-Trelleborg - MS Galaxy, cruise ferry. Stockholm-Turku - Pescara Jet and Croazia Jet Fast Ferries in Naples - M/F Romsdalsfjord, LNG-powered Ferry - Bolsøy, Tustna, Veøy Ferries - DFDS Crown Seaways Ferry - Finlandia Ferry (Eckerö Line) - Almería Ferry Port - Algeciras Jet High Speed Sea Catamaran in Tarifa - Agata Ferry, Ischia - Small Fleet and Ferries at Hasköy Pier, Istanbul...read more
Cruise Ships
MS Galaxy, Cruise Ferry - F.I. Panferov River Cruise Ship in Perm - Club Med 2 Cruise Ship in Molde - Costa Luminosa Cruise Ship - Marco Polo Cruse Ship - Saga Ruby classic ocean liner - MV Corinthian Cruise Ship in Malaga - Dragon, Galleon of 17th-century (Replica)...read more
Seaports
Passenger port of Naples - Yachts at the Albert Edward Pier, Cannes - Port de Barcelona - Almería Ferry Port - Cadiz Seaport. Сontainer Terminal - Museum of Seaport Tarragona - Port Vell, Barcelona...read more