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Postby tynebuoy » Mon Mar 28, 2016 4:16 pm

Not sure when this was. i think 1993 for the Tall Ships. Not many navy vessels ever went to OTP.
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Re: HMS Amazon - F169

Postby brianh » Mon Mar 28, 2016 6:21 pm

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Amazon sailing from Walker on 4th of March 1991.
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Re: HMS Amazon - F169

Postby Whickham » Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:10 am

AMAZON alongside at Walker. I would say this was the same visit as captured by Kevin.
She is in the same position, but without the bunting and on a slightly brighter day.

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Re: HMS Amazon

Postby Whickham » Sun May 01, 2016 8:44 am

AMAZON alongside at Newcastle Quay. Sorry no date on photo.

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Re: HMS Amazon

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Sun May 01, 2016 8:58 am

Amazon at North Shields on 17 August 1980.
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Re: HMS Amazon

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:48 pm

Amazon at Walker on 2 March 1991.
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Re: HMS Amazon

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:04 pm

Another picture of Amazon during the 1993 Tall Ships event. Amazon at Walker on 16 July 1993.
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Re: HMS Amazon

Postby E28 » Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:10 pm

This Amazon is the 10th RN ship of name and is not named for the river in Brazil.

The Amazons were a tribe of warrior women who fought the Greek heroes over a period of time. They were murderesses and had a loathing of men. In due course when Europeans first arrived in South America similar war like women were encountered by this vast river which in a sinister way was then named Amazon in reverence to those early warrior women.

Patently begs the question regards breeding. Screwed then stewed. Yummy.
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Re: HMS Amazon

Postby E28 » Sat Aug 24, 2019 6:53 pm

Mega scarce if not unique occurence with the construction of all 3 grey navy ships named Amazon in the 20th Century.

The trio were all built in the same yard, 1 and 2 by Thornycroft, 3 by the then Vosper Thornycroft all in Woolston.
1 - launch 29 July 1908.
2 - Launch 27 Jan 1926 and not intended date.
3 - launch 26 April 1971 for this Type 21 Frigate.

I have checked and double checked all RN warships built in the 20th Century where 3 or more bearing the same name have been constructed. Amazon is totally unique. Amongst Tribal names where 3 of each name were built there is Tartar, Nubian, Zulu, Mohawk then Ghurka/Gurkha had 4.

As for merchant ships there is absolutely nothing which can match this owner builder association for varied and obvious reasons.
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Re: HMS Amazon

Postby northeast » Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:21 am

"As for merchant ships there is absolutely nothing which can match this owner builder association for varied and obvious reasons."
You mean 3 of same name for single owner from one shipyard?
I haven't checked that but have a suspicion it may have happened.
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