One of our more unusual visitors, the futuristic Turanor Planet Solar
We have been fortunate this year to have had a wide range of visitors to the West India Docks.
Let me remind you of some of our most notable visitors.
January
MS Stubnitz – a East German made ex fishing vessel
March
HMS Lancaster – Royal Navy
April
HMCS Iroquois – Canadian Navy
The Gorch Fock – tall ship belonging to the German Navy
May
L’ Aigle – Eridan Class Mine Warfare Vessel of the French Navy.
June
HMS Richmond – Royal Navy
STS Tenacious – a wooden sail training ship
F.S. Cormoran is a Flamant class patrol vessel in the French Navy
MV Arctic Sunrise an Icebreaker ship operated by Greenpeace
Currently held by the Russian Government for Trespass and Piracy
French Training Ships
A748 Léopard, A749 Panthère, A750 Jaguar , A751 Lynx , A752 Guépard , A753 , Chacal A754 , Tigre, A755 Lion.
July
Montigne – Super Schooner
August
Turanor Planet Solar – Solar panel powered
Stad Amsterdam – Tall ship
Big Eagle – Super Yacht
Amerigo Vespucci – Italian Navy Tall Ship
September
Light Holic – Super Yacht
Stavros S Niarchos – British brig-rigged tall ship
HMS Northumberland F239 – Royal Navy
October
Odessa II – Super Yacht
Sea Owl – Super Yacht
November
FS Eridan (M641) – French Navy Minesweeper
HMS Tyne (P281) – Royal Navy
December
Massey Shaw – Historical Fireboat
Other Highlights
City of Adelaide at Greenwich
Great River Race
Clipper around the World Race.