Suitably pulpy ships.

[Aethelflaeda was framed]

the key word: “research” vessel!  Ya know this one is just going to stumble onto a island populated by giant mutant crabs and terror birds, created by a mad scientist and a demon worshipping cult.

[CertainlySoon]

This reminds me of Gunther Plüschow's expedition ship "Feuerland" (1927), which I saw a few years ago in the Flensburg historic shipyard (Museumswerft). A dedicated amateur has self-published a biography of Plüschow (in German only). I ordered the book via a private homepage. There's not much else to find... A fascinating story!





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunther_Pl%C3%BCschow?wprov=sfla1
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feuerland_%28Schiff%29

[Andy in Germany]

A lovely ship and a great story, A sad ending though: It was finally scrapped a few weeks ago.

[Aethelflaeda was framed]

Scrapping it might not have removed the contaminating spores it picked up in its travels!  Watch out for strange night movements and behavior in the staff in the yard…they may well have started taking on fishlike features.