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Joe Capp's Lowestoft > Ships and Boats Index > Aeria [1]
Aeria
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Built in East Germany as a Cold War spyship, and abandoned by them, unfinished, when they ran out of money. Acquired by the Russians, for use as a fishing trawler??? Of no further use when the Cold War ended, (hmmmm?)
Recently acquired by new owners and taken to Lowestoft Oct 2001 for assessment by naval architects.
Planned as a floating casino & restaurant. The refit will cost an estimated £7million!!!
No news, nor anything else known about her. This may be the only site in the world with pictures of her on it!! I sometimes think I'm the only one interested. But if you know any more please email me.
The front end of this weird ship - looking like it's been driven into something & flattened. Viewed from the seaward side there's been quite a few bumps, it seems!
Another view, showing her dwarfing the huge Anglian Princess tug, (behind).
The lorry on the left gives another indication of scale. That shape gives wonderful scope for the imagination - what can there be inside?!
Answer, there's nothing, actually. Not a dicky bird. Well OK maybe a bit of pigeon poop, that gets everywhere, but it's just a dark empty hull, nothing EXCITING.
Moving round to the other end & the shape just seems even more odd.
I took this one just to emphasise the weirdness of the shape.
This pic was taken from the seaward side, & from lower down. Now just imagine ALL that darker grey part of the hull under water up to where the numbers stop. Spy gear must be heavy!
A pic needing to be touched up when Mr Sod & Mr Murphy tire of proving their respective laws to me on the computer. But an interesting view nonetheless.
Side view. No windows. Now forgive my ignorance but how do they see where they're going?
It's exactly the same the other side too! Nicely inconspicuous on the open sea, don't you think? No way this would arouse anyone's curiosity - haha!
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