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| The "Mauretania"
leaving the Tyne in 1907. |
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A great advertisement for the Wallsend
Slipway - Motor cars driving through to Funnel casings of the
"Mauretania" |
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A timeless beauty -
Fred Olsen's ferry "Blenheim" , built by Thornycrofts's Yard , Southampton in
1951 . Shown here in 1958 . Ref KG
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Another of Fred Olsen's ferries - the
"Leda" 6,670 tons , built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson in 1952 .
Being swung here by the tug "Maximus" for her journey back to Norway .Ref
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| A lovely picture of "Leda (left) and
"Venus" (right ) , somewhere off the Norwegian coast . |
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CSO "Constructor" leaving the Tyne in
2002 on her way to South Africa . Formally the Stena "Constructor" , she was
built in 1980 as a Diving support vessel but converted to a Pipe layer by
Cammell Laird on the Tyne in 2000 / 2001 . Measures 136m x 25m x 10m and is
powered by 5 Nohab V16 Diesel engines , each delivering 3,600 Hp . Operated by
Coflexip Stena Offshore International ( CSO) . |
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| Arco "Avon" leaving the
Tyne , she is a Trailing Suction Hopper / Dredger . Built in 1986 - 3,474 tons
by Appledore Ferguson Appledore and operated by Hanson Aggregates Marine
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"Arco Humber" arriving from Amsterdam -
March 2005 |
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| Hereke 4 ( Istanbul
)entering the Tyne December 2002 with tugs Yarm Cross & Rowangarth .
Formally "Elbella-IV" she is a bulk carrier and built in Japan in 1976 and
operated by R. Sami Yazici - Fuat Miras . |
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Dutch tug "Zeeleeuw" - formally "Afon
Braint" . Built 1975 by Hoop , Hardinxveld BV . Measures 26.85m x 7.46m x 2.97m
and operated by Smit International of Rotterdam . |
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| "Spirit of Northumberland"
escorting a Jetski into Harbour , after it got into trouble off Tynemouth .
March 2005. |
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Tynemouth Lifeboat "Spirit of
Northumberland"starting to pick up speed as she leaves the Tyne - this boat is
very quick . She is a Severn Class Lifeboat .
Length : 17m - 55ft 9
in
Beam : 5.9m - 19.3 ft
Crew : 6
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41 tonnes
Speed : 25 knots - 30 mph |
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| DFDS North Sea ferry
"Prince of Denmark"-June 2003 |
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DFDS North Sea ferry "Prince of
Scandanavia"- Nov . 2003 |
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| "Princes of Scandanavia"
leaving the Tyne - March 2004 |
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"Ambassadeur" - Rotterdam , arriving
from Chatham - March 2004 |
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| "Euro Snow" operated by K Line ,
entering the Tyne Feb 2004 with the Pilot boat "Norman Foster". |
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"Euro Squall" operated by the K line ,
leaving the Tyne July 2003 |
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| Here is a rare sight on
the Tyne - a Sailing Coble . She is BK255 "Royal Diadem" built 1948 by
Harrisons of Amble and now owned by Peter Weightman . She is an 8 plank coble ,
measuring 30 ft 4 ins by 8 ft 4 ins beam and fitted with a Kelvin P4 diesel .-
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Car carrier "Acacia Ace" leaving the
Tyne Feb 2004 . Built in 1982 in Japan as the "Australia Highway" . Tug
"Roseberry Cross " in attendance . |
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| Fjordline ferry "Jupiter" arriving in
the Tyne from Bergen - Dec 2003 |
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"Jupiter" leaving the Tyne - Feb
2004 |
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| The Pilot boat "Norman
Forster" on her way to a ship in July 2003 . |
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Not exactly a Ship , the Pilot boat
"Bewick" performs a valuable service to ships entering the Tyne . Here she is
returning from a job in 2002 . |
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| This boat , is believed to
be a restored lifeboat named "Sarah"- taken July 2003 . |
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SN 92 " Amerique" , the last Steam
Trawler to operate out of the Tyne . French built as the "Boulonnais" in 1943 ,
she was scrapped in 1967 . Courtesy Ron Wright from "Beyond the Piers"
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| HMS "Ark Royal" - Nov.
2003 . Built by Swan Hunters in 1978 , length 210m (683 ft) x 36m (117 ft Beam
, Displacement 20,000 tons . Powered by 4 Olympus Gas Turbines (like Concordes)
giving 30 knts + . Due to stay in Service till 2015 . |
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Warship "HMS Quorn" - M41 leaving the
Tyne, Feb 2004 |
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| "Hedwin" - Newcastle ,
built by Robb Caledon , Leith in 1969 - 677 grt - Nov 2003 |
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UKD "Seahorse" - A Multicat , multi
purpose dredger built by Damen , Holland in 2000 . Length 25.97 m x 10.06 m
Beam - 203 grt . Nov 2003 |
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| Police boat "Northumbria -
Nov 2003 . A very noisy boat this one . |
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"Geo Searcher " leaving the Tyne on
Xmas Eve 2003 . |
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| "City of Lutece" on her
way to the Nissan 2 berth - Dec 2003 . |
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"Ladybird" leaving the Tyne Dec 2003 .
In attendance is the Pilot boat "Bewick" |
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| "Sven Dede " leaving the
Tyne , Feb 2004 . |
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"Bran Sands" leaving the Tyne - June
2003 |
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| "Elke" arriving March
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"Earl of Zetland" , now a
floating Restaurant in the Royal Quays , Albert & Edward Dock. March 2004
.The Earl of Zetland was built in 1939 by Hall Russell of Aberdeen and operated
between Shetland and Orkney as an inter-island ferry until 1975. Then she was
used as a survey vessel until conversion at Great Yarmouth into a floating
restaurant in 1988. |
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| "Bluewater" in for
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Landing craft B2 belonging
to HMS Bulwark - 25 Nov 2004 . |
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| HMS Bulwark entering the
Tyne on 25 Nov 2004 after Sea Trials . It is classed as a Landing Support
vessel and has a crew of 700 . Cost to build - £300 Million . |
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HMS Bulwark - 25 Nov
2004 |
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"Ivan" - Nissan Car
Carrier - Feb 2005
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"City of Sunderland -
Courtesy of Ray Buck - Nov. 2004 |
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| "Sand Heron" is a
Hydraulic Bucket dredger built by Merwede in 1990 with a GRT of 3,751 tons and
operated by RMC Marine . Port of Registry is Southampton . |
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Tug "Alexandra" (
Liverpool) leaving the Tyne for the Medway - March 2005 |
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| Tug "Goliath" (Kingston)
- March 2005 |
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HMS Illustrious - June
2005 . Built at Swan Hunters and commissioned 1982. Ships motto " Vox Non
Incerta" - "No uncertain Sound" |
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