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Name	Keir
Born	Scotland
Nationality	British
Country	United Kingdom
Current location	London, United Kingdom
Time zone	GMT
Education and employment
Occupation	Naval architect
Hobbies, favourites 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