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taken 15 years ago, 3 km from Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

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Two unusual ships in Belfast

Two specialist ships in the Musgrave Channel in Belfast docks, seen below the towering cranes 'Samson' and 'Goliath' in the Harland and Wolff building dock.

The large white ship on the right is the 'Resolution' (see also Link

). The ship is used in the construction of offshore windfarms and was in Belfast to collect turbine foundations from Harland and Wolff for an offshore windfarm in the Solway Firth (see Link

). Its unusual shape comes from the six 130m legs which, once on site, jacks the vessel out of the water and provides a stable working platform to construct windfarms at sea. See Link

for some technical info on the Resolution.

Just to the left of 'Resolution' and partially hidden is the 'Sea Energy' (see also Link

). This is another offshore construction vessel and will be used to construct the middle and top rotor sections of the turbines in the same offshore windfarm.

Some related images to this project can be seen at Link

Wind turbine parts, Belfast harbour

This collection shows some of the parts and the vessels used to transport them at sea.

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Grid Square: J3575, 1026 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Rossographer (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 10 September, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 11 September, 2008
Category: Dock (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: J 359 756 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.6301N 5:53.8324W
Camera Location: Irish: J 365 766
View Direction: South-southwest (about 202 degrees)