A large part of the texts published here are based on the great “Encyclopedia of Offshore Radio” by Jim Parkes. We are very grateful to Dr. Adrian Peterson from Adventist World Radio. And we also received valuable information from Mike Brand, Paul Rusling, Andy Sennitt, Bernhard Beck, John S. Platt, Raoul Verolleman, Prince Holman, Leendert … Read more
In 1993-94, American magazine W5YI Report reported in detail on an new radioship in Boston Harbour. W5YI Report 01-08-1993 PIRATE TO BROADCAST FROM THE HIGH SEAS Do you remember Radio New York International, a pirate radio station that was operated some years ago by Alan Weiner from international waters outside the U.S. three mile … Read more
In the second half of the 1980s, American radio magazines reported extensively on another new radioship in Boston Harbour. Radio World – 1996-07-24 Vessel to Broadcast Message of Peace Former Radio Pirate Says He Will Play by the Rules When Broadcasting from the High Seas by Alan Haber KIOWA, Kan. A new offshore shortwave and … Read more
The Deep Diver was built in 1945 as a supply vessel for the Admiralty. Less than 100 feet long, she had a more powerful engine than the MV Mi Amigo. In 1977, the ship was partially equipped as a floating radio station in Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland, under the guise of a film lighting vessel—an … Read more
Ship details: Builder Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd., North VancouverLaid down 3 September 1940Launched 23 January 1941Commissioned 1 July 1941Decommissioned 6 October 1945Identification Pennant number: J162Honours and awards Atlantic 1944, Normandy 1944[1]Fate Sold 1947 for scrapClass and type Bangor-class minesweeperDisplacement 672 long tons (683 t)Length 180 ft (54.9 m) oaBeam 28 ft 6 in (8.7 … Read more
Ship details: The stern trawler SCH33 Maria was built in 1966 at T. van Duijvendijk’s Scheepswerf in Lekkerkerk under building number Z.79 for the account of Rederij Jaczon in Scheveningen. The SCH33 Maria entered service in October 1966. Gross dimensions: 643,74 reg. tons, net 353,84 reg. tons.Dimensions: 49.84/46.27 x 8.52 x 5.30 mSpeed: 13 nautical … Read more
KBIG AM 740: The Floating Radio Station on the S.S. Catalina Introduction KBIG AM 740 began broadcasting around June 1952 and became a notable station in Southern California’s radio history, particularly due to its broadcasts from the S.S. Catalina in the early 1950s. The station aired its programs while en route to the port of … Read more
Das Fracht- und Vermessungsschiff Gorsethorn, ursprünglich die Dido 77, mit einer Länge von 258 Fuß, wurde 1963 von Charles Hill & Sons Ltd in Bristol, England, erbaut. Das Schiff, nun in rostigem Braun gestrichen und mit einem Gewicht von 1.140 Tonnen, wurde im Frühjahr 1990 mit monumentalen chinesischen Schriftzeichen versehen. An der Bugseite des Radioschiffs … Read more
The 258-foot-long Gorsethorn, formerly known as Dido 77, was built in 1963 by Charles Hill & Sons Ltd in Bristol, England, and served as a cargo and surveying vessel. The now rust-brown-painted, 1,140-ton heavy freighter was adorned with massive Chinese characters in the spring of 1990. At the bow of the radio ship was a … Read more
By Ian Anderson In Offshore Echo’s Magazine 150 I explained how in the summer of 2007 I decided to settle something that had bugged me about Radio London’s radio mast ever since the time I first saw a picture of the Galaxy in 1965. In that article, and in the follow-up in Offshore Echoes 151, … Read more