A-HA! That's the new mast then! That's to replace the one the MCA made them take down!

Well, 8 minutes into last nights 60's & 70's Request Show and I, along with others was mentioned, except that i was mentioned twice! Oh well!

Fotos by Ian Longman from (Ross Revenge Supporter Group)

There was a group working on her last weekend.

I am not sure if this news is new

http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/951967...s_to_Gravesend/

Typical! I was in Gravesend last week but knew nothing about this. It'll probably be moored not far away from my friends' flat too, she's just opposite Poccohontas' grave site.

Hmm, where do I sign?

Quote: mike wrote in post #28

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If you look at the date its Feb 2012. Also it mentions the QE2 bridge, and with her tower now fixed would make it very hard to pass under it.

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The tower doessn't look particularly high, I'll try and find the air draft for the QE2 bridge to see if she will still fit under and at what state of tide she could perhaps do it on.

Air draft under the bridge is "Vertical clearance 57.5 m (189 ft)" according to Wikki.

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Air draft under the bridge is "Vertical clearance 57.5 m (189 ft)" according to Wikki.

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Quote: mike wrote in post #33

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Im just wondering if Gravesend is the best place for this venture. Im sure I could think of many other places along the Kent and Essex coastline that would be of greater benefit to a ship as important as the Ross. If it does go ahead I think it would lose out to a great number of tourists only too willing to give money to look around her. Maybe those involved dont want her to be a money making attraction.

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Quote: coastie wrote in post #31

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Air draft under the bridge is "Vertical clearance 57.5 m (189 ft)" according to Wikki.

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I think the new tower has only 37 meters (not quite sure though)

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Quote: mike wrote in post #35

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I go to southend a lot in the summer months, its only 40 minutes away from home and I would certainly pay to see her.
If Im correct they have its own fire service at the end of the pier, but Im not sure how deep the sea is at the pier`s end.

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We haven't got a chart here to check at the moment. (a little bit out of our area!)

Having looked at the map though, to get to Gravesend, the Ross doesn't have to go anywhere near the QE2 bridge.

The minimum depth of water at the end of Southend Pier at Mean Low Water Springs is 7.3 metres. I doubt the Ross has that much draft.