grebeman
Old Codgers Group
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- Barrie
HMS Illustrious is the British Navies oldest active serving ship. Here she puts to sea from Devonport naval base
Here she turns to port to negotiate the Drake Channel between Western King Point, Eastern King Point and Drake's Island having passed through the narrows off Devil's Point
Then a turn to Starboard to negotiate the Smeaton Passage into Plymouth Sound
Waiting in Millbay docks for Illustrious to pass was the sail training ship Stavros S Niarchos, a more unusual job for the Plymouth civilian ships pilot to undertake
A contrast in styles, although the warship is some 20 years older than the sailing ship
Barrie
Here she turns to port to negotiate the Drake Channel between Western King Point, Eastern King Point and Drake's Island having passed through the narrows off Devil's Point
Then a turn to Starboard to negotiate the Smeaton Passage into Plymouth Sound
Waiting in Millbay docks for Illustrious to pass was the sail training ship Stavros S Niarchos, a more unusual job for the Plymouth civilian ships pilot to undertake
A contrast in styles, although the warship is some 20 years older than the sailing ship
Barrie