Xtrememachineuk

Xtrememachineuk
— Wikipedian —
Name	Keir
Born	Scotland
Nationality	British
Country	United Kingdom
Current location	London, United Kingdom
Time zone	GMT
Education and employment
Occupation	Naval architect
Hobbies, interests, and beliefs
Hobbies	Photography, hiking, travelling, ships
Politics	Labour Party
Shows	Star Trek

I am Keir, a naval architect and former marine engineer. Whilst I contribute to a number of different subjects, my main area of expertise lies with ships.

New articles

The following is a list of new articles that I have contributed to Wikipedia on the subject of ships or shipping:

Modern ships: MV Thorco Cloud | MV Stolt Commitment | MV Maersk Rubicon

Royal Navy or Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships: RFA Proteus | RFA Stirling Castle

Historic ships: PS Magna Charta | SS Treganna | PS Ripon | El Gamo
Research vessels: RV Bernicia | RV The Princess Royal
UK Border Force vessels: HMC Active | HMC Eagle | HMC Nimrod | HMC Protector | MV VOS Grace
Shipyards and establishments: A&P Group | Emerson Cavitation Tunnel

Article Contributions

Historic and museum ships: SS Arnhem | PS Killingholme | PS Kingswear Castle | PS Lincoln Castle | PS Medway Queen | PS Rising Star | PS Tattershall Castle | PS Wingfield Castle
Merchant ships: SS Admiral Nakhimov | SS America | SS Californian | SS City of New York | Exxon Valdez | Glenlee | NLV Pole Star | RMS Queen Mary 2
UK naval ships: HMS Cavalier | HMS Charity | HMS Unicorn
Organisations: Merchant Navy
Others: St Jude's, Bristol

Places visited

A list of places I've visited on my travels. Underline denotes capital cities.

Country	Cities Visited	Other Areas Visited
Argentina	Buenos Aires
Australia	Adelaide • Canberra • Sydney	Barossa Valley
Austria	St Johann in Tyrol	Central Eastern Alps
Belgium	Brussels • Ypres	Tyne Cot
Cambodia	Phnom Penh • Siem Reap	Angkor Wat
China	Beijing
Egypt	Cairo • Port Said
England	Brighton • Bristol • Hull • Liverpool • London • Manchester • Newcastle • Oxford • Portsmouth • Southampton • York	Dartmoor • Lake District • North York Moors • Peak District • Stonehenge • Yorkshire Dales
France	Annecy • Crest • La Rochelle • Lille • Paris	Drôme • Vimy Memorial • Notre Dame de Lorette • Thiepval Memorial
Georgia	Kutaisi • Tbilisi	Kakheti • Kazbegi
Germany	Hamburg • Münster • Düsseldorf	Bavarian Alps
Greece	Athens • Piraeus	Kos
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	New Territories
Indonesia	Batam	Bali
Ireland	Dublin
Isle of Man	Douglas • Port Erin
Italy	Florence • Trieste • Venice • Verona	Lake Garda
Japan	Tokyo • Yokohama
Laos	Vientiane
Latvia	Ventspils
Malaysia	George Town • Johor Bahru • Kuala Lumpur • Kuantan • Lumut
Malta	Valetta
Morocco	Marrakesh	Atlas Mountains
Myanmar	Bagan • Mandalay • Yangon	Bagan-Mandalay Railway
Netherlands	Amsterdam • Delft • The Hague • Rotterdam • Vlissingen
Norway	Bergen • Stavanger	Stord
Philippines	Olongapo	Boracay
Romania	Constanța
Russia	Moscow • St Petersburg
Scotland	Aberdeen • Aviemore • Dumfries • Dundee • Edinburgh • Glasgow • Inverness • Oban	Cairngorms • Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park • Loch Ness • Mull • Scottish Borders
Singapore	Singapore	Pulau Ubin
Spain	Barcelona • Bilbao • Tarragona
Switzerland		Lake Constance
Taiwan	Kaohsiung • Taipei	Penghu
Thailand	Bangkok	Phang Nga Bay • Ko Yao Yai
Turkey	Bodrum	Bosphorous
Ukraine	Chornomorsk • Kiev	Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
United Kingdom	See England, Scotland and Wales entries
United States	Los Angeles • New York • Philadelphia • Phoenix • San Francisco • Washington, D.C.	Grand Canyon • Meteor Crater
Vietnam	Hanoi • Ho Chi Minh City • Hội An • Huế	Hạ Long Bay • Hải Vân Pass • Mekong Delta • Reunification Express
Wales	Bangor • Beaumaris • Caernarfon • Cardiff • Menai Bridge • Portmeiron • Rhyl	Anglesey • Brecon Beacons • Snowdonia National Park

Photo Contributions

Photo Contributions of Xtrememachineuk

Royal Navy Archer-class patrol vessel HMS Express berthed at Penarth Marina
UK Border Force HMC Nimrod alongside at Underfall Yard, Bristol, UK
The PS Wingfield Castle located Hartlepool's Maritime Experience in Hartlepool
The River Frome flowing through Riverside Park in Bristol, UK
The Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, UK
The Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia
The bulk carrier MV Fengli 9 moored at, A&P Tyne, Hebburn, UK
The MV Maersk Rubicon, then known as the Hanjin Aqua drydocked in Singapore in February 2016.
A new Severn Lamb-built train runs along the pier railway towards Pier Head Station in April 2023.