Anvil Point Lighthouse near Swanage Dorset being painted. #lighthouse #AnvilPoint #Swanage #Dorset #England #Coast #photography

We're on the balcony of a cruise ship facing away from the dock and across a stretch of water to land and further docks and cranes on the other side, behind which there is a low landscape of trees and fields. A ship is docked opposite us, facing outwards and to the left. It has a deep green hull with white superstructure and a single yellow funnel slanting backwards at the very rear behind where the bridge is located. Most of the forward half of the vessel has open deck and the tops of vehicles can just be seen. The top deck's fore slopes down slightly before meeting the prow of the ship. It's a fairly overcast day.

For #SchiffsSamstag here's Anvil Point, a point-class ship that can be used as a roll-on, roll-off ferry but is designed to be used as a military cargo transporter when needed too. She was the last ship to be built at Belfast's famous Harland & Wolff shipyard in […]

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