STATSRAAD LEHMKUHL, Sandon Dock, Liverpool. July 18, 2008.

Mexican Navy CUAUHTEMOC at Wellington Dock, Liverpool on July 18, 2008 whilst taking part in the 2008 Tall Ships Race.

The ARA LIBERTAD is the Argentine Navy (Armada de la República Argentina) sail traing ship. She was launched in 1956, built near Buenos Aires. She is seen here at Sir John Rogerson's Quay on a visit to Dublin on June 23, 2007. Her call at the Irish capital was to commemorate Admiral William Brown the Irish founder of the Argentine Navy.

The ARA LIBERTAD is the Argentine Navy (Armada de la República Argentina) sail traing ship. She was launched in 1956, built near Buenos Aires. She is seen here at Sir John Rogerson's Quay on a visit to Dublin on June 23, 2007. Her call at the Irish capital was to commemorate Admiral William Brown the Irish founder of the Argentine Navy.

The Polish full rigged sail training ship DAR MLODZIEZY berthed in Sandon Dock on June 16, 2007

The replica trans-Atlantic emigrant shipJEANIE JOHNSTON photographed at Wellington Dock, Liverpool on June 16, 2007 - her first visit to Merseyside.

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The passenger barque ARTEMIS seen in Canning Half Tide Dock, Liverpool on June 30, 2006. The vessel was on Merseyside for corporate hospitality purposes.

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The KHERSONES (Russian: Херсонес) is a Ukrainian three-mast tall ship, a full rigged ship. She is seen here on the River Mersey on June 12, 2005 during the Mersey River Festival Parade of Sail. The ship was built in 1989 in Gdańsk Shipyard, Poland, in a series of six sister ships (among which also the Mir), after the designs of Zygmunt Choreń. The ship is named after the city of Kherson on the North coast of the Black Sea.

On board the Ukranian full rigged ship KHERSONES berthed at Wellington Dock, Liverpool on June 10, 2005.

On board the passenger barque ARTEMIS off teh coast of the Isle of Man - May 29, 2005. The vessel was operating a series of coastal cruises from the Island during the TT Festival Period.

STS MIR is seen on the RIver Mersey - putting to sea after the Mersey River Festival Parade of Sail on June 20, 2004.

Ships Bell - MIR during a visit to Birkenhead - June 19, 2004. STS MIR (Russian: Мир, meaning World or Peace) is a three-masted, full rigged Sail Training Ship, based in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was built in 1987 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. MIR is the second largest of six sister ships designed by Zygmunt Choreń and weighs 2,385 tonnes. She is 109.2 metres long, with a beam of 13.9 m and a draught of 6.3 m. The main mast is 52 m high and along with the other masts supports a total sail area of 2,771 m2. Her sister ships are Dar Młodzieży, Druzhba, Pallada, Khersones and Nadezhda. Mir is 8 m shorter than the longest current sailing ship, the Sedov (117.5 m).

ASGARD II - a detailed shot of the Irish Sail training brigantine at Canning Dock, Liverpool on June 19, 2004. This beautiful little sailing ship, operated by Coiste and Asgard, was lost in the Bay of Biscay in September 2008.

Replica Royal Navy 6th Rate frigate GRAND TURK approaching Canning Half Tide Basin on June 12, 2004. She was visiting Merseyside again for the 2004 Mersey River Festival. The ship will be remembered for featuring as HMS INDEFATIGABLE in the Hornblower Television series.

Replica Royal Navy 6th Rate frigate GRAND TURK seen in Canning Half Tide Basin beside the Merseyside Maritime Museum on June 12, 2003. She was visiting for the Mersey River Festival. The ship will be remembered for featuring as HMS INDEFATIGABLE in the Hornblower Television series.

The KATHLEEN & MAY the world's last surviving topsail schooner visiting Youghall, County Cork seen here on August 95, 2002, shortly after restoration had been completed at Bideford, north Devon.