J3576 : The 'Royal Princess' arriving into Belfast

taken 9 years ago, 3 km from Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The 'Royal Princess' arriving into Belfast
The 'Royal Princess' arriving into Belfast
The 330m long cruise ship 'Royal Princess' ( see LinkExternal link & LinkExternal link ) arriving into Belfast. The ship is enormous - about 141,000 tonnes, carrying up to 3,600 passengers and 1,346 crew. Here she is slowly proceeding along the Victoria Channel with the assistance of the tug 'Svitzer Surrey' LinkExternal link on her stern towards her berth on Stormont Wharf.
Stormont Wharf, Belfast

Wharf at the Victoria Channel, Belfast docks. The wharf was constructed 1956-62 by Charles Brand & Son, to provide a total lineal quayage of 580 metres; this was further extended by an additional 250 metres which was completed in 2009. Stormont Wharf is now one of the longest deep water quays in Ireland.

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Date Taken
Sunday, 7 June, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 11 June, 2015
Geographical Context
Coastal  City, Town centre  Docks, Harbours 
Place (from Tags)
Belfast Docks  Belfast 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 355 763 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:37.0402N 5:54.1642W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 353 758
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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Shipping  Belfast Docks  Ships  Belfast Harbour  Cruise Ship  Luxury Cruise Ship  Tugboat  Tug  Tug Boat 

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